West Ham’s Felipe Anderson underlines Claudio Ranieri’s problems at Fulham

Claudio Ranieri’s reign so far at Fulham has been less “new-manager bounce” and more the dull thud of the reality he has inherited a squad unsuited to the Premier League. Four points from the five matches he has presided over is not a collection rate that will keep Fulham out of the Championship.

They stay rooted to the bottom of the Premier League having been exposed by the quality of Felipe Anderson. The Brazilian supplied the key passes for both West Ham’s first-half goals, scored by Robert Snodgrass and Michail Antonio.

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