{"id":1824,"date":"2018-05-26T14:29:30","date_gmt":"2018-05-26T19:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1824"},"modified":"2018-05-28T08:31:17","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T13:31:17","slug":"fulhum-promoted-to-premier-league-after-defeating-villa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1824","title":{"rendered":"Fulhum Promoted to Premier League After Defeating Villa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tomCairneyFulhamVAstonVilla_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tomCairneyFulhamVAstonVilla_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tomCairneyFulhamVAstonVilla_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>Fulham are back in the big time after winning a thrilling Sky Bet Championship play-off final against Aston Villa, with Tom Cairney ending their four-year Premier League absence in a pulsating encounter.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday may be the day of the Champions League final but the financial implications of the second-tier showpiece \u2013 worth at least $212million of additional revenue to the victor \u2013 dwarfs the Kiev showpiece.<\/p>\n<p>Fulham were favorites with the bookmakers \u2013 and perhaps the neutrals \u2013 on their first trip to Wembley since 1975, and emerged 1-0 winners against Steve Bruce\u2019s Aston Villa after clinging onto Cairney\u2019s first-half strike,<\/p>\n<p>Denis Odoi\u2019s sending off 20 minutes from time led to a jittery end for Slavisa Jokanovic\u2019s Whites, but they dug deep to secure the biggest financial prize in world football on a day to cherish.<\/p>\n<p>The decisive blow came midway through the first half as Fulham offered a glimpse of the football that has earned so many plaudits this term, with 18-year-old Ryan Sessegnon superbly threading through Cairney to fire home.<\/p>\n<p>Villa looked ripe for the taking as skipper John Terry struggled but Bruce, a man who knows a thing or two about promotion, got them firing in the second half.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Grealish was a constant thorn in the side and saw a mazy run ended by a fine stop, before being taken down by a clumsy Odoi challenge that led to a second yellow card and an anxious conclusion.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Fulham showed grit to match their skill to win and leave Villa, on the 36th anniversary of their European Cup triumph, facing another season in the Championship \u2013 and the financial ramifications that brings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-1824\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1824&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-1824\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1824&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-1824\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1824&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=1824\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fulham are back in the big time after winning a thrilling Sky Bet Championship play-off final against Aston Villa, with Tom Cairney ending their four-year Premier League absence in a pulsating encounter. 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