Fabio Carvalho’s calm finish was enough to ensure Fulham ended their pre-season with a win over Charlton.
Tyrese Francois sliced open the Addicks’ defence to set away the creative midfielder on an all-round positive day for Marco Silva.
Marco Silva selected his first Fulham side in front of fans at Craven Cottage. New signing Paulo Gazzaniga started between the sticks and Harry Wilson was named on the bench. There were starts for the youthful Francois and Carvalho.
The game had a leisurely feel to it which reflected the pre-season nature. Opportunities were few and far between as the centre back pairing of Tim Ream and Tosin Adarabioyo looked to spray balls in behind.
The youth combined to open the scoring on half an hour. Francois had shown composure all game, and he split open the Addicks’ defence to release Carvalho who slid under the onrushing keeper. He made his celebrations clear to the travelling Charlton fans.
The floods of Fulham players streaming in behind continued to cause problems. The lead remained just one at the interval with Mitrović’s instinctive prod the biggest chance other than the goal.
The visitors looked more threatening as the second half wore on. The changes made to the Fulham system were minimal considering the sizeable bench.
On the hour mark, the clear Fulham chances started to show. Anthony Knockaert headed over from close-range and took his frustrations out on the post. Frank Anguissa’s cross was delivered to perfection to create the chance.
The floods of Fulham changes started to reveal themselves. Harry Wilson made his debut and Joe Bryan, Jean-Michael Seri and Alfie Mawson were introduced in quick succession.
The game ebbed and flowed to a quiet close as the lads ended their pre-season with a win.
Fulham: Gazzaniga; Tete, Adarabioyo, Ream (Mawson 79’), Robinson (Bryan 79’); Anguissa, Francois (Seri 79’), Carvalho; Kebano (Wilson 64’), Mitrović, Knockaert.
Charlton: MacGillivray, Gunter, Dobson, Famewo, Matthews; Clare, Inniss, Morgan, Jaiyesimi; Stockley, Washington.
