They might have been a little slow off the mark during a tight first half, but last night’s five-goal romp at Swansea was the tenth time Fulham have scored four or more this season. The Championship table toppers have now opened up a fourteen point lead over their closest rivals in the promotion race and much of it is down to the way Marco Silva shelved the risk averse football adopted by Scott Parker in favour of a far more adventurous approach.

The signs were there from Fulham’s very first away game back in August. Huddersfield, now very much in form under Carlos Corberan, were dispatched 5-1, with Silva deciding to send on Ivan Cavaleiro after Harry Wilson had been sent off with the Whites 3-1 up rather than making a more defensive substitution. Fulham also hit four at Birmingham City, before responding to Lyndon Dykes having the temerity to equalise in the west London derby at Craven Cottage by putting four past QPR.

Silva’s embrace of the more audacious option was solidified by his pairing of Tom Cairney and Jean Michael Seri together in central midfield for the first time at the City Ground. Some feared that an engine room not renowned for putting their foot in might get overrun by Nottingham Forest but Fulham passed their way to another clinical 4-0 victory. They then hit seven at Blackburn Rovers and put a further four past beleaguered Barnsley.

There was another seven-goal away day at Reading before back-to-back 6-2 batterings of Bristol City and Birmingham City and last night’s stroll in South Wales, admittedly made easier by the dismissal of Ryan Manning just before half time, was very much in the same vein. Fulham have now scored a staggering 89 goals in 35 games and they look very good value to become the first second division side to bring up a century since Manchester City in 2002. Fulham have only twice scored a hundred goals in a season before, in 1929 – when they remarkably finished fifth as one of four teams who finished on 52 points, and 1932 (when a final tally of 111 goals saw the Whites promoted from the Division Three South as champions).

Silva has played down talk of records as being for other people in recent weeks. He was keen to set his side the target of winning the Championship when he took his first training session at Motspur Park in the summer. For a club that isn’t accustomed to winning major honours – Fulham have only won six league titles in their history – that would be some achievement. Winning it in a style reminiscent of the Jean Tigana team that stormed to the Division One title in 2000/01 would be a real statement. That side’s 101 point tally might be obtainable if the Whites continue their current winning run.

The goal glut has largely been made possible by the penalty box predator, Aleksandar Mitrovic, who scored his 35th goal of an incredible campaign against Swansea. But others are worthy of mention, including Harry Wilson – who moved level with John Swift last night at the top of the Championship’s assist charts with thirteen – and Neeskens Kebano, whose consistency has been a brilliant by-product of his longest run in the side since making the move to Craven Cottage almost six years ago. Even Bobby Decordova-Reid, who has had to make do with minimal minutes, now has six goals to his name after scoring shortly after coming off the bench against the Swans.

All of this adds up to a season to savour. Silva has reset Fulham’s footballing philosophy to one that aims to attack the opposition at every opportunity. After two years of dreary displays under Parker, it was something we were all longing for. Seeing it deliver such superb results is the stuff dreams are made of.