Freddie Sears and Brett Pitman were on target as Town beat Fulham 2-1 at Craven Cottage to win a fourth away league game on the trot for first time in more than 11 years. Sears netted after 16 seconds as the Blues made an explosive start, before Cottagers’ skipper Ross McCormack equalised with a freekick in the 14th minute, but Pitman secured the points when he turned in Sears’s cross on 57.
In the 16th of a series of pre-season reports, HarryfromBath assesses the mood in the Bluebirds’ camp ahead of the new season by delving into their forums. Reports on Bristol City and Reading will be on the site later today with the rest of the teams in the division covered between now and the start of the season.