Cairney leaves it late for Fulham

Blackburn old boy Tom Cairney scored a last-gasp winner to inflict a devastating defeat on his former club as Fulham snatched a 1-0 win at Ewood Park in the Sky Bet Championship.

The game looked to be heading for a stalemate after a much-improved performance from the hosts who looked better organised and could have won it through Danny Graham’s second-half strike that was brilliantly tipped wide.

But Cairney, who was sold last summer, showed great composure to both make and end a passing move in injury time with a thunderous finish that felt like a dagger to the hearts of the Rovers faithful.

On the balance of play, the struggling hosts did not deserve that but it underlined the Cottagers’ superb start to the season.

Their first win at this ground since 2005 is their seventh game without defeat in all competitions and they moved into second place in the league. Blackburn meanwhile, …

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