Fulham made it three wins out of three as a late Emerson Hyndman winner saw the hosts beat Cardiff 2-1 to further banish fears of a relegation scrap.

The Whites looked in fine form early on but were left behind at the break after Lex Immers exposed the hosts with a close-range header.

However, Scott Parker fired back shortly after the break, and with seconds remaining, Emerson Hyndman scored to seal the comeback.

And the result means Slavisa Jokanovic’s men can start to look ahead to next season in the Championship after their rivals MK Dons and Charlton both suffered defeat.

Fulham forced the first real opportunity midway through the opening half when Hyndman, returning to the first team, waltzed past a series of Cardiff challenges and curled an effort at goal which David Marshall kept out at full stretch.

Ross McCormack then challenged the Cardiff skipper just minutes later when his 20 yard free kick was parried to safety by the Blues keeper.

But it was the visitors who struck against the run of play when Aron Gunnarsson skipped beyond Richard Stearman and delivered a cross with the outside of his boot which an unmarked Immers stooped to head home.

Star striker: Ross McCormack
Magic: Moussa Dembele takes a shot

Russell Slade's men might have seen their lead doubled just before the break when Sean Morrison headed a Peter Whittingham corner against the upright.

The lead did not last long, however, and the hosts equalised just 43 seconds into the second half when captain Parker slammed a half volley into the net after a wonderful pass by Moussa Dembele.

The Whites forward should have put Jokanovic's men in front minutes later after substitute Ryan Fredericks burst through on goal, and slid a pass just behind the French striker, who could only dig out a weak shot which was blocked.

Dembele may have won the game for his side when he cut inside from a tight angle, but could only force Marshall into another smart save.

And McCormack was agonisingly close to stealing an injury time win when his deflected effort looped onto the crossbar and over.

But Hyndman scored from the resulting corner, smashing home from a Lasse Vigen Christensen lay-off, to see the Whites to a fine win.