Fulham lead Norwich City 2-0 at the interval after two early strikes from Clint Dempsey and Damien Duff at Craven Cottage.
It took just two minutes for the home side to open the scoring and it came courtesy of Dempsey, who pounced on a rebound from John Ruddy to tap home from close range.
Norwich began to enjoy possession of the ball as the match advanced, but it was Fulham who moved 2-0 ahead via Duff after 13 minutes, when the Irishman collected a Dempsey pass before finding the corner.
The away side's best chance of the opening period fell to Kyle Naughton after 24 minutes, but his effort from outside the box drifted wide.
Dempsey came close to the home side's third after 29 minutes, but he headed a Duff cross wide from inside the box.
Zak Whitbread might have cut the score to 2-1 five minutes before the break, before Dempsey rattled the post in the latter stages of the opening period.
Matt Law
