Overview
- Fulham were beaten 2-0 in a closed-door friendly at Motspur Park, with Anis Ben Slimane and Harry Darling scoring for Norwich.
- Arbeloa used 22 players and trialled a 4-2-3-1 setup, rotating almost completely between halves to assess the squad and give youth prospects game time.
- Fulham created chances through Kevin, Tom Cairney, Ryan Sessegnon and debutant Farhaan Ali Wahid but repeatedly failed to finish, making attacking output the clearest shortcoming.
- Reports say Arbeloa has asked the club about former Real Madrid players as part of a youth-led rebuild, underlining that summer recruitment will be decisive.
- The team moves next to a Portugal training camp with friendlies planned, a period the club and owner Shahid Khan will use to judge tactical adjustments and transfer progress.