Tom Cairney full of belief that Fulham can overcome Reading and get to Wembley

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Fulham drew 1-1 with the Royals in the play-off semi-final first leg, with Cairney getting on the scoresheet.

Fulham’s Tom Cairney celebrates scoring their first goal

Fulham midfielder Tom Cairney is confident that the Whites will finish the job and reach Wembley for the play-off final having drawn their play-off semi-final first leg 1-1 with Reading, as reports Get West London.

The 26-year-old grabbed an equaliser for Fulham after Jonathan Obita put the Royals in front at Craven Cottage, and the tie is finely poised ahead of the second leg in Reading, where it is essentially winner takes all.

Reading will also be without the services of key centre back Paul McShane, who was shown a straight red card for a truly horrendous tackle on Kevin McDonald in the second half, while goalscorer Obita was stretchered off after the final whistle had blown.

Speaking ahead of the second leg, Cairney believes that Fulham’s impressive away form and ability to score goals for fun will pay dividends with the two clash on Tuesday night, and is expecting a very end-to-end encounter at the Madejski Stadium.

Fulham’s Tom Cairney celebrates scoring their second goal

“I think it will be just as tight on Tuesday but hopefully we can hit the back of the net,” Cairney said, as reports Get West London.

“I think our away form has been brilliant all season and we’ll go there full of confidence and maybe they’ll come out more, especially at home, but they’ll be a threat going forward and we need to be solid at the back so it could be end-to-end like it was a little bit in the second half.

“There’s a lot of ability in that dressing room and we’re the highest scorers in the league for a reason and we believe we can outscore teams, especially over two legs and then it’s a bit of a lottery in the final.”

Tom Cairney of Fulham scores his teams first goal

The clash makes for a very interesting battle given Reading’s home form and how Fulham fare away, with Reading only losing twice at home in the Championship, while Fulham have lost just five of their 25 away trips in all competitions this season.

On a personal level, Cairney has had an excellent campaign for Fulham, scoring 13 goals and claiming 10 assists as Slavisa Jokanovic’s Fulham finished the season in sixth position.