Fulham and West Ham settled for a draw on Saturday because the London duo ramped up their preparations for the approaching resumption of the Premier League.
The English top-flight rivals met at Craven Cottage, with objectives both facet of half-time seeing spoils shared within the pleasant encounter within the capital.
Brazilian striker Carlos Vinicius opened the scoring with a well-taken header previous Hammers keeper Lukasz Fabianski as he rose highest to satisfy Kenny Tete’s cross.
Jarrod Bowen (second from left) equalised with a late strike at Craven Cottage on Saturday
Carlos Vinicus (quantity 30) opened the scoring for Fulham with a well-taken header
A lacklustre West Ham, led by David Moyes, did not impress throughout giant exchanges of the first-half because the hosts comfortably defended their lead in entrance of a packed Cottage crowd.
Additional distress for the guests noticed star striker Gianluca Scamacca withdrawn within the sport’s early exchanges because the Italian limped off the pitch and straight down the tunnel for remedy.
Gianluca Scamacca was taken off early on within the London derby after choosing up an damage
Each managers watched on as neither staff managed to power a winner at Craven Cottage
The guests ultimately bought their breakthrough within the second-half as Englishman Jarrod Bowen capitalised on a defensive mix-up within the Fulham ranks to drag his facet stage.
West Ham midfielder Tomas Soucek squandered the possibility to seal a late comeback victory as his towering header was fantastically tipped over the bar by Marek Rodak with the match ending 1-1.
An in depth-fought encounter noticed each units of gamers achieve helpful match minutes
England star and West Ham captain Declan Rice watched on from the stands as he continues to get pleasure from an prolonged break following the Three Lions’ World Cup exit.
The Hammers skipper wrote in a publish on his Instagram earlier than kick-off that it was ‘good to be again watching the boys’.
