Burton Albion 2-1 Fulham
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Stephen Warnock (left) and Oliver Norwood shared the first-half goals at the Pirelli Stadium
Stephen Warnock's first goal in more than three years and a contentious second-half Lucas Akins penalty gave Burton victory over Fulham.
Warnock tapped in at the far post after great work by winger Sean Scannell to end a run of 99 scoreless appearances.
Oliver Norwood's long-range strike drew the Londoners level by the break.
But Akins secured the Brewers' second Championship win of the season when his spot-kick - awarded for pushing from a corner - just about beat David Button.
Fulham dominated possession and will aggrieved about the penalty, but Burton, who move up to 18th place in the Championship, created the clearer opportunities.
Jamie Allen saw a strike come back of the post in the first half and keeper David Button made decent saves from Akins and John Brayford.
Whites goalscorer Norwood somehow scooped the ball over the bar from close range before he grabbed the equaliser.
Sheyi Ojo came closest to earning a point after Akins' spot-kick when his shot smashed against the bar, while Ryan Sessegnon also went close after a fine run.
Burton Albion manager Nigel Clough:
"I thought it was a very good game of football. They dominated possession but I thought we just about deserved it, for our effort and honesty again.
"You could tell what sort of game it was going to be in the first five minutes. It could easily have been 2-1 to Fulham after about three minutes.
"We wanted to be as attacking as possible but we had to do it responsibly and we did cause them problems when we got it forwards."
Fulham manager Slavisa Jokanovic:
"We give them two chances for an advantage which they took and in a game on a smaller pitch it is not always easy to score goals.
"We tried, we moved the ball and we created the chances, but after we gave them the advantage it was hard and we could not score.
"The goals we conceded were cheap goals. We were not aggressive enough. The penalty is strange. If it is a penalty in one box then it is a penalty on Floyd Ayite in the other box after that, but I don't want to complain about things like that."