Fulham U21 5-2 Sunderland U21

Fulham Under-21s made it four straight PL2 wins with a 5-2 victory over Sunderland at Motspur Park.

We found ourselves 2-0 ahead at the break thanks to a Ben Kindon own goal and a stunning strike from Josh King.

Caden Kelly’s outrageous free-kick brought the visitors back into it, before three goals in a 16-minute spell saw us go 5-1 ahead, although Trey Ogunsuyi added a consolation in stoppage-time.

It was almost a nightmare start for our Young Whites as Kelly struck the bar after just 40 seconds with a dipping effort.

A clever spin from Terrell Works allowed him to create his own chance on eight minutes, stinging the palms of Kelichi Chibueze with a fierce effort.

We took the lead from the resulting corner as Jon Esenga’s dangerous delivery proved too difficult to defend, with the last touch from a Sunderland defender beating Chibueze.

The Black Cats shot-stopper then used his feet to keep out King, who drilled a low shot towards goal having been released down the right.

Our lead doubled when another whipped Esenga delivery wasn’t dealt with, as King landed on the second ball and unleashed a powerful half-volley to put Hayden Mullins’ side 2-0 up.

A simply stunning free-kick from Kelly on the stroke of the hour mark reduced the deficit. His whipped strike into the corner gave Michael Allen no chance.

Lemar Gordon was presented with an opportunity to extend our lead after being fouled in the box, but Chibueze guessed the right way to deny him from 12 yards.

But we did make it 3-1 just minutes later as another Esenga set-piece caused carnage in the box and ended up in the back of the net.

Substitute Callum Osmand created the fourth, unselfishly playing in Kristian Šekularac, who beat Chibueze with a dinked finish.

And Osmand turned scorer with just a few minutes to play as his curled shot took a deflection and landed in the bottom corner.

There was time for another goal as Ogunsuyi scored a consolation, tapping home from a rebound after Allen had made a fine initial stop.

Our Under-21s begin their National League Cup campaign at Maidenhead United on Tuesday night, 7:30pm kick-off.