Dress it up anyway you want - the first Brentford goal after just five minutes set the tone for a miserable Fulham Saturday afternoon.
Recalled Jazz Richards was cut off at the pass, literally. And then dallied on the ball before turning and running back towards his own defence.
There was a debatable tackle from behind from Bees’ Tom Field before the Whites right-back lost the ball.
Sam Saunders received the crucial pass, and in all fairness his terrific flick over stranded Marcus Bettinelli for 1-0 was a great goal, not that any of the 1,600 travelling fans behind that goal saw it that way.
Should Richards have had an easier outlet than being trapped on his own?
Slavisa Jokanovic was in no mood to single out any one player when so many were at fault.
He said: “It’s one name and then another name, or one side or another. There should have been better insurance from all of the team to protect defence.
“I don’t know how to fix the problem right now, but I know what the problem is."
