A quickfire brace from Aleksandar Mitrovic helped Fulham check in their first issues of the season with a 4-2 win in opposition to Burnley at Craven Cottage.

The Serbian scored 12 objectives on mortgage ultimate season to lend a hand the Cottagers reach promotion again to the Premier League and confirmed he’ll do the whole lot he can to stay them there too.

Jeff Hendrick had cancelled out a shocking purpose from Ivory Coast midfielder Jean Michael Seri when Mitrovic, now an enduring fixture at Craven Cottage following his £22million transfer from Newcastle, struck with two headers in two mins.

James Tarkowski pulled one again for Burnley however Schurrle’s past due strike ensured Sean Dyche’s facet, crushed in Europa League qualifying by way of Olympiakos on Thursday, had been left empty-handed.

Simply 3 mins had elapsed when Seri, every other of Fulham’s big-money summer time recruits, got here up with a memorable first purpose in English soccer.

Gathering a ball inside of from Luciano Vietto 25 yards out, Seri grew to become, seemed up and introduced a ferocious shot which left Clarets goalkeeper Joe Hart greedy at skinny air.

But if Burnley had been feeling the consequences in their midweek shuttle to Greece it used to be now not in an instant obvious, as they took simply seven mins to equalise.

A unfastened go from Maxime Le Marchand in midfield allowed them to wreck with Aaron Lennon main the price.

The winger raced to the brink of the realm prior to squaring the ball to Hendrick, who wanted a few bites on the cherry prior to beating Fulham keeper Marcus Bettinelli on the a ways put up.

Bettinelli had now not even featured in Fulham’s squad for the primary two suits, however boss Slavisa Jokanovic dropped Fabri and overpassed fellow Spaniard Sergio Rico, each summer time signings, at hand the previous England Beneath-21 global a marvel recall.

Hart used to be the busier keeper, although, getting down neatly to disclaim Schurrle at his close to put up and protecting out a fierce Timothy Fosu-Mensah pressure.

Then again, when Hart misjudged Tom Cairney’s deep pass Mitrovic stole in on the a ways put up to go Fulham again into the lead.

Moments later Mitrovic struck once more, this time with a glancing header from Vietto’s pass.

Shellshocked Burnley did set up to get again into it 4 mins prior to half-time, even supposing there used to be a touch of offside as Tarkowski prodded in Ben Mee’s header from a nook.

They might now not muster a reaction after the spoil, although, and Fulham wrapped up the victory seven mins from full-time.

Mitrovic used to be denied a hat-trick when Hart driven his shot in opposition to a put up however Borussia Dortmund loanee Schurrle, who had previous clipped the crossbar, drilled within the rebound.

LINE-UPS

Fulham: Bettinelli, Fosu-Mensah, Odoi, Le Marchand, Bryan (Chambers 72), Seri, McDonald, Cairney (Zambo 78), Schurrle (Sessegnon 89), Mitrovic, Vietto

Subs now not used: Johansen, Christie, Fabricio, Kamara
Burnley: Hart, Lowton, Mee, Tarkowski, Ward (Barnes 66), Lennon, Cork, Westwood, Gudmundsson (Taylor 19), Hendrick, Picket (Vokes 66)

Subs now not used: Heaton, Gibson, Bardsley, Lengthy