LONDON, May 2 (Reuters) – Fulham were in seventh heaven as they sealed the second-tier league title with a 7-0 victory over Luton Town on Monday, giving them an unassailable lead at the top of the table with one game to spare. .

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The full-time whistle was followed by a pitch invasion at Craven Cottage as selfie-hunting fans mobbed the players before they were ushered in for the trophy presentation.

The London club also became the first team in two decades to score more than 100 goals (106) in a single season in the second tier as six different players found the back of the net against Luton.

Fulham were led by a brace from Serbian striker and top scorer Aleksandar Mitrovic, who has now scored 43 goals in 43 games this season – a record for the division since the Premier League was established in 1992.

“To do it at home in front of your fans, to be league champions – no matter the league, no matter the level – that lives on forever,” said Tom Cairney, who scored the opener which was also the Fulham’s 100th goal of the season.

“We’re creating a bunch of chances… It also tells you about a person (Mitrovic) who has a special talent – 43 league goals, that’s unbelievable. He deserves all the applause, he’s a striker of high level.”

Fulham will end their season with a trip to fifth-placed Sheffield United on Saturday. The result leaves Luton in sixth and last place in the playoffs, level with United on 72 points and two points above Middlesbrough.

Second-placed Bournemouth (82 points from 44 games), third-placed Nottingham Forest (79 points from 44 games) and fourth-placed Huddersfield Town (79 points from 45 games) are vying for second place in automatic promotion.

The promotion is worth up to $240 million, according to Deloitte’s annual review of football finances last year. Teams that finish third through sixth advance to the playoffs to battle for the final promotion spot.

Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bangalore; edited by Pritha Sarkar

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