Fulham narrowed the gap to Sky Bet Championship leaders Bournemouth to two points with an emphatic 7-0 victory against 10-man Blackburn. The Cottagers were already two goals ahead through strikes from Neeskens Kebano and Aleksandar Mitrovic when Jan Paul van Hecke was sent off on the half-hour mark. The Dutch defender was shown a straight red card for serious foul play after bringing down Harry Wilson. Rovers survived any further damage until half time but Wilson scored a quick double early in the second half as Fulham closed in on a fifth successive league win. Late goals from Kebano and substitute Rodrigo Muniz, who netted twice from the bench, rounded off a magnificent night for Marco Silva’s side at Ewood Park. Top-of-the-table Bournemouth lost for the first time in the league this season as they suffered a surprise home defeat to Preston. Ben Whiteman put the visitors ahead at the start of the second half but Philip Billing equalised on the hour mark. The expectation was t...