Fulham boss Marco Silva has delivered his verdict on the 1-0 win over Sunderland

Marco Silva said his side were the deserved winners against Sunderland and praised the way they managed the set-piece threat from the Black Cats.

Fulham scored a late winner through Raul Jimenez to take all three points at Craven Cottage, but had created the better chances throughout the contest.

Silva said he was pleased with the control his side displayed throughout the game.

"Tough as we expected," Silva said.

"Doesn't matter who you play; it's always like that. We played a solid team and it was tough because we did not score. We create clear, clear chances in the first half. Second half not as many, but one or two good ones. I don't remember one chance from them. We controlled them very well. We won the game because we deserved it. We did not lose our concentration. It was a good performance.

“We clearly deserved the three points. Good performance from us. We scored a great goal, but we should have scored much earlier in the game. Winning puts us back on the right track after the last performance that wasn't the standard it should have been away from home. We started on the front foot. When they defend so deep as well, with that 5-4-1, we had to find a way to finalise our actions and that's what we did.

“We controlled almost all moments of the game. They didn't create any clear chances to score and we controlled our defensive set pieces very well. We know they are strong in offensive transitions and long throws, but we controlled the situation and stayed well balanced on the pitch.”

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Fulham boss Marco Silva praises super sub Samuel Chukwueze

Silva praised substitute Samuel Chukwueze, who made a huge impact from the bench in the game and provided the assist for Jimenez's goal.

"Massive impact," Silva said.

"On the right and the left. We try to play him on the left sometimes. He had a massive impact. We are seeing small spells for him. We are going to need him to have this type of impact, if possible, from the start of the match. He makes good decisions, and he is creative."

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