For Harry Wilson in recent weeks the venue may have varied but the end result has largely been the same. On Tuesday the scene was Cardiff City Stadium, Wilson scoring his fourth goal in his past five Wales matches, a typically flush left-foot finish. Then there was his off-the-cuff stoppage-time double to earn Fulham a derby victory over Brentford at Craven Cottage this month, the first an audacious backheel flick, in front of the watching Wales manager, Craig Bellamy. By the time Wilson got to sleep in Surrey, it was the early hours of the following morning. “I had the game recorded so I got home and watched it back a few times,” he says, smiling. “That feeling when it looped in was amazing.”
The Fulham manager, Marco Silva, had used the final words of his dressing-room debrief to praise Wilson’s patience and attitude, aware he is yet to start a Premier League game this season. Then his teammates made a din and beckoned Wilson to make a speech.
