Aleksandar Mitrovic is scoring at a breath-taking rate! His current record reads 18 goals in just 15 league matches – that’s eight more than any other player in the top four English divisions! Fulham’s Serbian attacker notched a triple in his team’s top-of-the-table clash with West Bromwich Albion on Saturday afternoon. The match ended with the Londoner running out 3-0 winners in what could prove a vital game in the promotion race.Mitrovic’s early penalty put the hosts ahead after the Serbian striker himself was fouled in the box by Kyle Bartley. The visitors protested the decision, but the referee remained adament. ‘Mitrogol’ stepped up and converted.
The former Newcastle, Anderlecht and Partizan attacker scored his side’s second shortly before half-time as he slid home from Robert Snodgrass’ poor backpass and he completed the magnificent hat-trick with around ten minutes left as he sidefooted in following some excellent work by Harry Wilson. The game ended with the London side running out 3-0 in what was a vital match in the promotion race.He scored 26 en route to promotion two years ago and is as close as it gets to a goal guarantee in the division. The Serbia striker has scored 20 goals in 19 appearances for club and country since August – a fairly incredible record. If he manages to maintain this rate – Fulham will surely be playing in the Premier League again next season.Lovely gesture by Mitro at the end of the video ⚽🥰 @FulhamFC #FFC #COYWs pic.twitter.com/TbIWQvH1To— Lindsay (@RoachyBaby) October 30, 2021 If you’re not sure how rampant Mitrovic really is – it’s worth noting that there are currently ten teams that have scored fewer goals than the in-form 27-year-old target man.Manager Marco Silva was full of praise for his key player after the final whistle at Craven Cottage. He told BBC Sport that he very much enjoyed the latest episode of The Mitro Show.”Strikers that score 18 goals in 15 games, I think the numbers are there. They speak for themselves. Of course, a striker cannot win games alone, but if you have a striker who has this capacity to score goals, we should keep creating for him. When a striker is scoring and scoring, I don’t need to speak to him. His job is done, I have to work on other things with him because his confidence is high. His teammates are helping him and we have to keep the momentum. I’m pleased to see Mitro in a good mood, but also working hard as well.”Best in the world Mitro 👑 @FulhamFC pic.twitter.com/kyJ2u3kf5z— Lewis H (@LewisFFC17) October 30, 2021 Long after the final whistle, many Fulham fans stayed at the ground only to serenade their goalscoring hero who was talking to the cameras on the pitch. The Cottagers can’t be happy with the label of being a yo-yo club, but they must be praising the heavens for having such a goal-machine in their squad.