Fulham lost to West Ham United: Marco Silva: We paid the price for our mistakes

In the 21st round of the 2024/25 Premier League, Fulham lost to West Ham 2-3 after Iwobi scored a goal when they were two goals ahead. Marco Silva said they paid the price for their mistakes, but also urged the team to be tougher on both offense and defense and not to let the opponent get opportunities easily.

Fulham made a mistake in the 31st minute, Carlos Soler took the ball and shot from a distance, helping West Ham take the lead 1-0. Only 2 minutes later, Wan-Bissaka passed the ball and Soucek volleyed the ball directly, helping West Ham continue to lead Fulham 2-0.

In the 51st minute of the second half, Iwobi scored after receiving a cross from Anthony Robinson, helping Fulham to tie the game at 1-2. In the 67th minute, Fulham goalkeeper Leno made a mistake in passing the ball, Ings immediately passed the ball horizontally after getting the ball, and Paqueta took the opportunity to shoot the ball into the empty goal, helping West Ham to expand their lead to 3-1.

Although Anthony Robinson assisted Iwobi to score again in the 78th minute, Fulham eventually lost 2-3 to West Ham at the London Stadium, ending their unbeaten streak of nearly eight games.

Fulham manager Marco Silva said: "We paid the price for our mistakes. It's clear that we lost the game entirely because of our fault. We controlled the situation from the beginning of the game and created enough opportunities to take the lead. But we made a mistake when we passed the ball, and the opponent quickly scored the second goal during our defensive transition."

"I think the result of the game does not fully reflect the real situation on the field, and the team that performed better and created more chances did not win the game. But in football games, both offense and defense must be tougher, and we can't let the opponent easily seize the opportunity to punish us."

Marco Silva pointed out that "we were not decisive enough at critical moments, sometimes we made decisions too hastily, and we should show higher quality in offense. We scored two goals, but we also hit the post twice, and there were chances for Raul Jimenez and Traore. But the biggest problem in this game was not these, but the two chances we gave West Ham to score, which we need to analyze seriously."

"It's a very disappointing day. We've had a good season so far and we should have been in a better position. We conceded goals easily and we should have won games where we were in a dominant position. But we didn't and it's completely our fault."