Willian’s pinpoint hit against Leicester City, his second of the afternoon, has been voted Fulham’s Goal of the Month for May.
It was a strike that perfectly blended slick build-up play with individual brilliance.
When Joao Palhinha was wiped out following an exchange between Harry Wilson and Kenny Tete, Harrison Reed played advantage by switching the play first time to Willian out on the left.
He then shifted inside beyond two blue defenders until he was almost completely central, and arced a low, curling fizzer right into the corner of the net.
Willian had made a name for himself scoring that type of goal during his time down the road earlier in his career, but it was the first time the Fulham faithful had witnessed it.
“When I played for Chelsea, I always tried to do this kind of movement,” he told fulhamfc.com after the game, “to come inside and hit the target, and this one was a good one.”
35.3 per cent of fans voted for Willian as their favourite goal in May. It was another goal against Leicester which came in second – Tom Cairney’s sweet finish took 27.6% – while Aleksandar Mitrović’s header on his return against Southampton came third on 17.1%.
