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Fulham had the cutting edge, says boss
By Jamie Casey Last updated: 3rd April 2011

Hughes: Edging close to survival
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Fulham boss Mark Hughes was pleased with his side’s clinical performance after comfortably defeating Blackpool 3-0 on Sunday.
Bobby Zamora returned to the starting line-up in emphatic style, scoring two goals inside five first-half minutes to put the Cottagers in control at the break.
Blackpool embarked on large spells of possession without creating much in front of goal, but the game was put to bed when Dickson Etuhu tapped in the third on 72 minutes.
“We showed Blackpool a great deal of respect, in fairness,” Hughes told Sky Sports News.
“I think we went about our business in the right way and I felt comfortable right the way through the game.
“Obviously, they had a quantum of possession, but it wasn’t really the type of possession that really hurt us so we were quite comfortable and we had the cutting edge today.”
The win pushes the Cottagers into the top half of the Premier League table and, more importantly, they now sit six points above the relegation zone with seven games remaining.
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