Fulham once again reminded the entire Championship why they're well in the hunt for the play-off places as they gave Norwich a footballing masterclass in a 3-1 victory.

For the most part, you wouldn't have thought they were playing the game with ten men for the entire second half (and the seven minutes added on at the end) as they controlled and dictated the tempo, apart from a 15 minute spell where Norwich really came out them.

You could've forgiven the Cottagers for going into ultra defensive mode and try and get out of East Anglia with a point, but that's not the Jokanovic way and the way his team played showed why a number of clubs are sitting up and taking notice of the Serbian.

It had the feeling of a momentous win and something that could spur the side on to greater things - here's what we had to say about the victory.

Fulham gave a masterclass in football to Norwich

When they went down to ten just before half time, I personally thought Fulham had blown it and that a point would've been a great result.

But when will I learn that this side is different to sides of old?

The penalty really helped settle Fulham after the break and for the next 20 minutes you would never have known that they were the ones with ten men - Norwich struggled to get the ball off them and build any decent attacks of their own, much to the frustration of their fans.

They did get back into the game once Jerome came on, but Jokanovic threw Ragnar Sigurdsson into the fray to shore up the defence, something that worked as the three centre backs dealt time and time again with the Norwich crosses.

Jokanovic is making more and more of a name for himself and this performance will have sent a loud message to the entire country.

Masterclass: Slavisa Jokanovic

Tom Cairney was back to his best

It has been an absolute joy and pleasure to watch this man play football this season.

Every time he gets the ball he's immediately looking to make something happen, whether that be through himself or by playing in one of his team mates.

His goal yesterday took him to double assists and double goals for the season, the first Championship player to do so this season, and it's no surprise that when Cairney ticks, Fulham tick too.

After a few quiet games the 26-year-old was pulling all the strings at Carrow Road, while Stefan Johansen and Kevin McDonald's ferocious performances in the centre of the park allowed Cairney the freedom to roam forward and join Floyd Ayite and Sone Aluko in attacking the Canaries' back four.

If Fulham make the play-offs, opposing managers will be scrambling around their war councils trying to come up with ways to stop this man.

Tim Ream and the defence played their part

Fair play to Ream - he's come in for some stick from some sections of the Craven Cottage support this season, especially after Derby, but what a way to show what he can do.

It was backs to the wall at times, it wasn't pretty at times but it was gritty and that's the important thing - Ream and Tomas Kalas gritted their teeth and got stuck in to Nelson Oliveira and then into Jerome when he came on.

The pair of them put in a number of crucial blocks and tackles time and time again, frustrating the attacking threats of Alex Pritchard, Wes Hoolahan, Oliveira and the rest.

Fulham have defensive question marks hanging over them, there's no doubt about that, but yesterday's performance was one of the most solid I have seen - it wasn't comfortable, but there was an air of heroics around the back four that showed how much they want to be in the play-offs come the end of the season.

They need to produce another four performances like this to have a chance.

Colossus: Tim Ream

Four left and the feeling is good

There's only four games left and it was clear to see from the scenes at full time just how much this win meant to both fans and players - they both believe it's possible.

Only two points separate Fulham and Sheffield Wednesday, while they're only three behind Leeds United in fourth who seem to have been dragged right back into this play-off tussle.

Fulham are peaking at the right time in this race for the top six and this win has answered a lot of questions about the mentality of the side and how much they want this.

The feeling is good around Craven Cottage, and with four games left Fulham have every chance of grabbing a play-off spot.

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