Mitrovic could not have broken record without hard work of team-mates says Fulham boss Silva

Marco Silva was delighted that Aleksander Mitrovic has now broken the Championship record for goals scored in a season – but added it’s a team effort.

The Whites defeated Peterborough 2-1 at Craven Cottage on Wednesday evening. A Mitrovic brace looked to be sending Fulham on their way to a comfortable victory.

However, Jack Marriott halved the deficit with a minute remaining to ensure there was a nervy ending in South London.

Silva said: “Mitro knows the main thing and goal for all of us. All the goals come as a consequence of us doing our jobs.

“As always, that is the main thing for us. It doesn’t matter the position of our opponents in the table, it will always be a tough match.

“It is difficult to play against a team with nine or 10 behind the ball or inside the box. They sat back and waited for us to lose patience and make some mistakes.

“Slow first half and we were not so quick; to make the gaps we wanted to, you have to move the ball quicker. But we deserved to lead at half-time.

“To be honest I didn’t like the first 10 minutes of the second half, we gave them some chances and we were slow.

“They played around our box, but after the second [goal] the game became better. We moved the ball quickly, creating gaps and chances.

“Fantastic performance from their goalkeeper, he made some great saves and kept them in it.

“We made a mistake we cannot make at Championship level and we have to be more aggressive in that moment. They score a goal and they start to believe again.”