Phil SumblerAfter full season loans at Derby County, Bournemouth and Cardiff City together with brief spells at Crewe and Hull City, Harry Wilson has had a fair few different shirts for someone who is only 24 years old.
But this season he seems to have found his home with Fulham and his goal in Saturday’s win overย Blackburn took him to the ‘double double’ of more than 10 goals and assists in the same season.
His strike took his goal tally to add to his already impressive figures of 13 assists as Fulham seemingly sweep aside all in front of them on their way to an immediate return to the Premier League.
Wilson signed a five year deal at Craven Cottage last summer after loan spells at Crewe, Hull, Derby, Bournemouth and Cardiff City and he has repaid the faith and investment shown in him by Fulham with his more than impressive tally.
Wilson, capped 34 times already for Wales, only ever made two appearances for Liverpool – one in each domestic cup – before his varying loan spells that saw full seasons at Derby, Bournemouth and Cardiff with each of them producing league goals aplenty.
But what does the midfielder make of his tally at Fulham this season “I didnt set any targets at the start of the season,” he told the Fulham You Tube channel.
“Throughout the season you tend to set yourself a couple but as the season progresses you tend to set yourself some and just before Christmas I set myself the target of the ‘double double’.
“Then I said if I got there early enough then maybe I would look at 15 but he main focus is us winning games.”
Fulham arrive in SA1 this evening with an eleven point lead at the top of the Championship, 84 goals to their tally and a leading scorer who already has 34 league goals to his name, stats that tell you this will be one of the Swans toughest tests of the season.
Wilson though recognises the threat that the Swans have for Fulham.ย “When they came here earlier in the season the way they controlled possession it was tough but we ended up winning the game 3-1.ย So we know if we can keep our shape and be comfortable without the ball that we know when we do have the ball we can cause them problems.
“They are a great great team, the new manager has got them playing a great style of football and I know that speaking to a few of them they have really bought into that.
“The way their manager wants them to play is out from the back all of the time so we know what we are going to face.”
Wilson also knows what to expect from the home crowd given his time last season at Cardiff but he adds that he hopes his place in the national squad will dampen down some of the reaction he receivesย “They have a massive rivalry with Cardiff down there so I am expecting some stick but I hope that my position in the Welsh side will even that out a bit.”
The game this evening kicks off at 7.45pm.
