Parker gets 1st win as Fulham manager at Bournemouth
Posted April 20, 2019 7:00 am
BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) - Already relegated Fulham won its first away match of the Premier League season by overcoming Bournemouth 1-0 on Saturday.
Aleksandar Mitrovic scored a penalty eight minutes into the second half after being brought down by Jack Simpson, ending a goal drought stretching back to January.
It handed Scott Parker a first victory as caretaker Fulham manager after starting with five successive losses leading the 19th-placed team.
But it meant Eddie Howe lost his 500th match in charge of Bournemouth, which is 12th in the standings.
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Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic celebrates scoring his side's first goal of the game during the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Fulham at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth England. Saturday, April 20, 2019. (Mark Kerton/PA via AP)
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Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic, center, and Bournemouth's Dan Gosling battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Fulham at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth England. Saturday, April 20, 2019. (Mark Kerton/PA via AP)
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Bournemouth's Callum Wilson and Fulham goalkeeper Sergio Rico battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Fulham at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth England. Saturday, April 20, 2019. (Mark Kerton/PA via AP)
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Bournemouth's Nathan Ake chases the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Fulham at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth England. Saturday, April 20, 2019. (Mark Kerton/PA via AP)
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