Fulham supporters picked out Odoi as one of few positives from shock Oldham loss

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When Denis Odoi put Fulham ahead seven minutes into the second half of their FA Cup third round tie against Oldham yesterday, he must have expected his side to go on and complete a routine win.

Their performance had been as disjointed as might be expected from a side low on confidence and lacking in fluidity due to rotation, but when the bigger side takes the lead in contests such as these, they do not generally surrender it.

But surrender it they did as a Sam Surridge penalty drew the managerless visitors level, before Aleksandar Mitrovic spurned a chance to put Fulham back ahead five minutes from time.

He was brought on for Tom Cairney directly between the captain winning it and it being taken, but failed to find the net with his first touch.

Callum Lang clinched a famous win for Oldham with two minutes remaining, plunging Fulham’s season to new depths and eroding any signs of slow progress Claudio Ranieri has been able to generate since succeeding Slavisa Jokanvoic.

But goalscorer Odoi was seen by the Fulham supporters on Twitter as a rare – perhaps the only – positive from the embarrassing home defeat and we’ve put together some of the praise for the versatile defender…

https://twitter.com/GeorgeBrownFFC/status/1081964023401328640

https://twitter.com/DankOdoi/status/1081964609219760133

https://twitter.com/BoxhaII/status/1081964009815986176

https://twitter.com/samsonmcmuffin/status/1082022301917433857