Ryan Sessegnon said it felt ‘amazing’ to score the stoppage-time winner at Southampton that kept Fulham’s European hopes alive.

The Motspur Park academy graduate’s glancing header was also the 1,000th goal of this Premier League season – but it is far more valuable to the Whites for providing three precious points that keep them in the race for continental qualification.

Sessegnon told Premier League Productions:

“I feel amazing – very, very happy. It was a difficult game. They made it hard for us, particularly in the first half, but credit to the boys because we kept digging. We had most of the ball in the second half and thankfully got the winner.

“We knew it was going to be difficult to come here. They have got the chance to play with freedom because, unfortunately for them, they are already down and so the pressure is off. They showed their quality with the free-kick and we just had to respond in the second half – thankfully we did.

“The manager was very disappointed with us in the first half. We weren’t dynamic enough on the ball and we didn’t penetrate enough. In the second half, we played with more urgency and moved the ball much quicker because we had to – and that won us the game. The win was very important today. We had the chance to play before Bournemouth and we got the three points, so now the pressure is back on them.”