Fulham 1-1 Brentford

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Neal Maupay came on as a 69th-minute substitute for Brentford to score

Neal Maupay scored a 94th-minute leveller to snatch Brentford a draw at Fulham in a result that sealed Wolves' promotion to the Premier League.

The hosts - who missed the chance to return to second in the Championship - led against the run of play through Aleksandar Mitrovic's curling effort.

Florian Jozefzoon and Yoann Barbet went close for Brentford in the first half.

They finally got their reward when substitute Maupay headed in at the far post with only seconds remaining.

With three matches to go Fulham are a point behind Cardiff, who are in the final automatic promotion spot with a game in hand on the Cottagers.

The draw leaves the Bees 10th in the table, four points adrift of the play-off spots.

Dean Smith's visitors were good value for the draw after a impressive first 45 minutes in which they were also denied a penalty when Barbet's free-kick hit Stefan Johansen's raised hand in the area.

The Cottagers only found their rhythm after on-loan Newcastle striker Mitrovic bent in his 12th goal in 12 games from the edge of the box - a strike that looked as if it would make Wolves wait until at least Sunday to seal promotion.

Captain Tom Cairney then fizzed a 25-yard effort just wide as Slavisa Jokanovic's team looked the more likely to score the game's second goal.

But Frenchman Maupay, who has scored seven goals off the bench this season - more than any player in England's top four divisions - nodded in to keep Brentford's faint play-off hopes alive.

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