Fulham versus Tottenham Hotspur LIVE: Spurs in race for Champions League qualifying spots

Tottenham’s bid to qualify automatically for the Champions League next season took a hit as they were comprehensively beaten by Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Rodrigo Muniz struck twice for Fulham, to secure a victory that pushes them into the top half of the table. His opening goal was an adroit take and finish after a superb cross from Antonee Robinson, and he added the third of the match by bravely scrambling in a loose ball after Alex Iwobi hit the post.

Those goals came either side of a goal that Sasa Lukic glanced in with his thigh after 49 minutes, as Spurs fell apart either side of half-time.

James Maddison missed a gilt-edged for the visitors in the first half, with their day summed up when Brennan Johnson and substitute Timo Werner missed close range chances in quick succession just after the third goal.

Tottenham remain in fifth place, two points behind Aston Villa and six ahead of Manchester United in the race for Champions League places.

Fulham have comprehensively beaten Spurs 3-0 here, as Can't Take My Eyes Off You kicks in after the final whistle.

Reed and Bentancur get testy with each other, and both are booked. This one is petering out at a rate.

That's where Fulham are headed, with a result that puts them up to ninth in the table.

This time De Cordova-Reid skips through a couple nd into the area, only for his low drive to be blocked by Dragusin.

That's how much added time we'll have apparently. It's Fulham on the attack though, as Wilson forces a showy save from Vicario after a superb through ball from Jiminez.

He's been taken off for Lo Celso.

Kulusevski cushions a header down into the area for Richarlison, who blasts his shot wide from 15 yards out on the half-volley.

This has been a really meek second half from Tottenham; what a contrast to their four goal salvo in the second 45 at Villa Park last week.

Hojbjerg pokes a ball through to Richarlison in the area, who cuts inside onto his right and sees his shot deflected over. It woudn't have mattered though, as the flag goes up on the far side.

Lukic, Iwobi and Catagne depart, replaced by Reed, De Cordova-Reed and Tete.

Johnson is booked for dissent, shortly before being hooked for Richarlison.

This game is bitty now, as a bout of Fulham possession is broken up with inoccuous free kicks. We may have twenty left here given injury time, but Spurs need something quickly if this is to become anything like a contest again.

Spurs have control of the ball again, but seem a little shell-shocked at how this game has got away from them so quickly.

Pereira departs, replaced by Wilson.

Oh my. Within the space of a minute, both Johnson and then Werner fail to turn in a fizzed low cross from barely two yards out. It is not happening for Spurs tonight.

Werner, Bentancur and Hojbjerg replace Maddison, Sarr and Bissouma.

Crikey, that was almost four. Fulham take a free kick, the ball is nodded back to Palhinha and his low drive goes in off the substitute Jiminez, who was offside.

Muniz hurt himself winning that ball to force it over the line, and will need to come off. Bissouma has been booked.

Game over, surely. The corner finds Palhinha, whose header down into the six yard box finds Bassey. Turning quickly, Bassey shoots and hits the near post; the ball pops out to the edge of the six yard box where Muniz beats Dragusin to it to make it three!