Fulham defender Denis Odoi believes that the Whites are a top three side, when it comes to technical ability on the ball.
The west Londoners stated that case to great effect on Saturday as they put league leaders Newcastle to the sword at St James' Park.
Tom Cariney opened the scoring with a fine strike before 16-year-old Ryan Sessegnon's brace put Fulham 3-0 up.
Daryl Murphy pulled a goal back late on but the Magpies were well and truly outclassed.
“I think we put on one of our best performances of the season,” Odoi told the club’s official website.
“We can be very satisfied with how we played the ball around and the way we played as a team.
“It gives us a massive boost heading into our upcoming games.
“We know technically as a team we are a top three team but the game is more than just playing the ball and technical things.
“You also have to defend and defend as a team and we have not done that a few times.
“But today we are very satisfied and Newcastle seems like a team that really suits us well.”
Victory at home to relegation battlers Blackburn will lift Fulham into the play-off spots at the expense of Sheffield Wednesday.
It would also put them a point behind fifth placed Reading and a further two behind fourth placed Leeds. The teams finishing third and fourth gain home advantage in the second leg of the play-offs.
“Our goal is to be in the top six,” Odoi said. “We want to be there at the end of the season and play in the play-offs.
“Today we made a strong case for that and we will be pushing to get into those places and then hold on to that spot.
“We have been playing all the teams and we just feel like football wise we are often better than our opponent.
“But sometimes it’s the case that we concede to early or miss chances.
“But we know where we want to be and that’s the top six.
“The gaffer wants to play with a lot of possession and that shows on the pitch and I also think that we showed it today.
“We can keep the ball and with runners around we are very strong in possession.”
