#4 Fulham – Premier League, 2007/08
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It was April 26th, 2008, and the venue was the City of Manchester Stadium. Pre-Abu Dhabi Manchester City were up 2-0 against Fulham with twenty minutes to go. A City win would mean relegation for the Cottagers with two games remaining.
However, something clicked for Roy Hodgson’s men and they levelled the tie with injury time remaining. Still, Fulham had just injury time to go back to London without getting relegated. Diomansy Kamara then scored his second of the game in the 92nd minute to give Fulham an unlikely victory and save their Premier League status.
The next round of matches saw Fulham beat another relegation contender Birmingham City and when Reading lost to Tottenham, Fulham were remarkably out of the bottom three.
Fulham only needed to match Reading or Birmingham’s result to be safe on the final day of the season, but the equation got tough when both their rivals scored big victories, meaning that Fulham had to beat Portsmouth to guarantee safety.
The Cottagers did the job with a nervy 1-0 win that sent Reading down the drop on goal difference. Hodgson would continue to work wonders at the club, culminating in a magical Europa League campaign two years later where Fulham would finish runners-up.
