LONDON, CMC – Reggae Boy Bobby Reid said it had been critical to make an impact off the bench after scoring in Fulham’s topsy-turvy 3-3 draw with Sheffield United away at Bramall Lane.
With Fulham trailing 3-1 on Saturday, the 31-year-old netted the visitors’ second goal in the 86th after coming off the bench a minute earlier. This inspired a rally that was capped off by Rodrigo Muniz’s injury-time strike.
“As players coming off the bench, we have to try and change the game and affect it, and that’s what we did. It obviously gave us belief, and they sat back deeper, and it was a chance for us to keep pushing,” Reid said.
“Rodrigo’s third goal was unbelievable. We pushed, we pushed, but it wasn’t to be. But we put ourselves in that position—we should have been clear. We should’ve won the game.”
He continued: “It’s difficult because we put ourselves in a position where we were chasing the game, and it’s probably down to our own mistakes, and we all understand that.
“It was a good character from the lads to come and change it and get the draw and probably should’ve won it.
“Like I said, it’s probably our own doing. We’ve got to be better, and we’ll learn from it and go again.”
The goal was Reid’s seventh of the season and second of the year and came after Sheffield United had stormed to a 3-1 lead, courtesy of Don Brereton’s (58th, 70th) double and Oli McBurnie’s 68th-minute strike.
João Palhinha pulled one back for Fulham in the 62nd before Reid unleashed a low volley from 22 yards out, which gave goalkeeper Ivo Grbić little chance.
“It was a nice little pass from [Tom Cairney] – I think it was my second touch,” Reid said.
“I’m confident in their positions, so [I was] happy to see it go in, and obviously, it sparked a little comeback from us.”
Fulham have lost only twice in their last eight outings and lie 12th on 39 points, with eight Premier League games left.
Reid said he was convinced Fulham could have emerged from the contest with a total of points had they not conceded so many goals early on.
“We knew that we could get chances and we could win the game, but being smart at the same time,” he pointed out.
“When we tried to win it, we huffed and puffed, and we didn’t have that clear-cut chance.
“But we tried, and the lads must be proud of how we returned. At the same time, we must be mindful of how we got into that position in the first place.”
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