Premiership: Fulham closer to safety, Leeds further from Champions League

Leeds 0 Fulham 1

Steed Malbranque ended 10 weeks of misery for Fulham by firing home the goal which should guarantee Jean Tigana’s side Premiership football for next season.

It was a crisp 52nd-minute finish which also doused the flickering flame of Leeds’ Champions League hopes and the potential £20m windfall which comes with it.

February 9 was the date of Fulham’s last league victory, following which they have endured a harrowing run of seven defeats and two draws which placed their top-flight future on the line.

But Fulham have now hit the magical 40-point barrier to move seven clear of Ipswich who appear doomed to join Derby and Leicester back in Division One.