Rise of a Football God

(Fulham fixtures:)

(Premier league:)

(Fulham – Newcastle)

(Date: 21st September, 2024)

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(Premier league:)

(Nottm Forest – Fulham)

(Date: 28th September, 2024)

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(Premier league:)

(Man City – Fulham)

(Date: 5th October, 2024)

After the EFL Cup game against Preston, the next task in Fulham's game fixtures was a lineup of premier league games starting with a clash against Newcastle United at home.

Fulham carried their unstoppable momentum into this game.

Despite playing against a team that was on paper stronger than them, in front of their home fans, Fulham did not let up as Sam orchestrated this game, creating another masterpiece in front of Fulham supporters.

Fulham opened the floodgates as early as the 5th minute as Raul Jimenez lashed into an Emile Smith Rowe pass, unleashing a powerful volleyed shot into the net that left Nick Pope, the Newcastle goalkeeper with little chance.

After that goal, Newcastle upped the tempo as they tried to get into this game but they were thwarted by a single player named Samuel Moses.

Sam started in attacking midfield but considering the threat of their opponents, he often drifted deeper in the midfield to help weather the Newcastle offensive. It was safe to say that this was a defensive masterclass from him.

Defending was never part of Sam's great points, and he didn't exactly like it either, but playing with Austin in the NPFL taught him to do the dirty work.

And since he had the stamina to do it, why not?

Sam ran all over the midfield, playing a free role in this game as he tortured the Newcastle players and their attacking rhythm, winning the ball back at every slight opportunity he got.

He set Raul Jimenez up with another opportunity only for Nick Pope to pull out a sensational save, but Fulham doubled their lead soon after and this time, it was from Emile Smith Rowe.

After a few twists and turns just outside the Newcastle 18-yard box, with a perfectly executed Cruyff turn, Emile Smith Rowe burst into the box before shooting the ball towards the bottom left corner.

Nick Pope stood no chance.

"GOALLLL…!" Craven Cottage exploded for the second time this game; the fans felt on top of the world.

The first half ended 2-0 in Fulham's favor.

Immediately after the second half started though, Craven Cottage was stunned as Harvey Barnes scored a goal within just 1 minute after the restart in the 46th minute of this game.

That goal definitely rattled nerves but Sam dug in, locking his area of the pitch completely as with him leading the charge, his teammates stayed compact.

For the next 45 minutes, it was attack after attack from Newcastle United but Fulham thwarted it all as Sam played the role of a destroyer today.

But then, after 90 minutes, in additional time, Sam finally capped off his sensational performance with an assist as he played a perfect cross for Reiss Nelson to poke into the net.

The game ended 3-1 in Fulham's favor.

Sam got only 1 assist today but his all-round game stole the show, he won another consecutive man of the match award.

In exactly a week's time after playing Newcastle United at home, the Fulham squad traveled to Nottingham where they took on Nottingham Forest.

Visiting the City Ground again, it was just as tough as Sam experienced his first time. Against Nottingham Forest at home, Fulham were forced to sweat and work hard.

The first half was a high-octane affair that ended in a goalless draw.

The intensity increased even more in the second half. Unlike the Newcastle game, this was a highly intense game that had everything else except the goals.

But in the and, after constantly torturing the Nottingham defense all night, Raul Jimenez was tripped in the Nottingham box as he won a penalty for his team.

This striker confidently stepped up to score the penalty and he paid back the faith of his coach, scoring the goal to give Fulham the lead.

For the rest of the game, Nottingham Forest tried to no avail to equalize the game. Fulham also tried to extend their lead but buoyed by the loud noise being made by their fans, Nottingham Forest was highly compact defensively.

It was no wonder the only goal of the game so far came from a penalty.

In the end, despite how much Sam tried to impose himself on this game, he could not influence it the way he wanted.

But still, Fulham won. That was what mattered.

Fulham won 0-1, extending their unbeaten run to 8 games.

After 6 exciting matchdays of the English premier league where Fulham was on an unprecedented run of 6 wins out of 6 games, this was how the premier league table looked like currently.

(Premier league matchday 6 results:)

(Newcastle 1-1 Man City)

(Date: 28th September, 2024)

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(Chelsea 4-2 Brighton) Continue your journey on empire

(Date: 28th September, 2024)

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(Brentford 1-1 West Ham)

(Date: 28th September, 2024)

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(Everton 2-1 Crystal Palace)

(Date: 28th September, 2024)

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(Arsenal 4-2 Leicester City)

(Date: 28th September, 2024)

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(Nottm Forest 0-1 Fulham)

(Date: 28th September, 2024)

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(Wolves 1-2 Liverpool)

(Date: 28th September, 2024)

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(Ipswich Town 2-2 Aston Villa)n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

(Date: 29th September, 2024)

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(Man United 0-3 Tottenham)

(Date: 29th September, 2024)

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(Bournemouth 3-1 Southampton)

(Date: 30th September, 2024)

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(Updated premier league table standings:)

(1. Fulham GP: 6/ W:6/ D:0/ L:0/ Pts: 18)

(2. Liverpool GP: 6/ W:5/ D:0/ L:1/ Pts: 16)

(3. Arsenal GP: 6/ W:4/ D:2/ L:0/ Pts: 14)

(4. Man City GP: 6/ W:4/ D:2/ L:0/ Pts: 14)

(5. Chelsea GP: 6/ W:4/ D:1/ L:1/ Pts: 13)

(6. Aston Villa GP: 6/ W:4/ D:0/ L:2/ Pts: 12)

(7. Newcastle GP: 6/ W:3/ D:2/ L:1/ Pts: 11)

(8. Tottenham GP: 6/ W:3/ D:1/ L:2/ Pts: 10)

(9. Brighton GP: 6/ W:2/ D:3/ L:1/ Pts: 9)

(10. Nottm Forest GP: 6/ W:2/ D:3/ L:1/ Pts: 9)

(11. Bournemouth GP: 6/ W:2/ D:2/ L:2/ Pts: 8)

(12. Brentford GP: 6/ W:2/ D:1/ L:3/ Pts: 7)

(13. West Ham GP: 6/ W:1/ D:2/ L:3/ Pts: 5)

(14. Everton GP: 6/ W:1/ D:1/ L:4/ Pts: 4)

(15. Ipswich Town GP: 6/ W:0/ D:4/ L:2/ Pts: 4)

(16. Man United GP: 6/ W:1/ D:1/ L:4/ Pts: 4)

(17. Crystal Palace GP: 6/ W:0/ D:3/ L:3/ Pts: 3)

(18. Leicester GP: 6/ W:0/ D:3/ L:3/ Pts: 3)

(19. Southampton GP: 6/ W:0/ D:1/ L:5/ Pts: 1)

(20. Wolves GP: 6/ W:0/ D:1/ L:5/ Pts: 1)

After 6 exciting matchdays of the English premier league, this was how the league table looked like 6 games into the 2024/2025 season.

There were big surprises.

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[NOTE: GP stands for Games Played; W stands for Win; D stands for Draw; L stands for Loss; and Pts stands for Points. Also, a win gives 3 points and a draw gives only 1 point to each team. A loss gives 0 point.]