Maja scored two goals to fire Fulham to a 2-0 win at Everton on Sunday and give them a glimmer of hope in their fight to avoid relegation.
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The 22-year-old teamed up with the Cottagers during the January transfer window on loan from French side Bordeaux until the end of the season.
The 22-year-old scored twice on his full debut for the club following his deadline-day loan move from Bordeaux to secure a 2-0 win at Everton, which ended a run of 12 matches without victory.
The 22-year-old former Sunderland man scored two typical poacher’s goals from close range.
While the Toffees are attempting to qualify for Europe, the visitors are ten points adrift of safety after going 12 league matches without a win.
Scott Parker’s men have gone 11 top-flight games without a win, whereas their visitors have won seven of their eight games across all competitions since the turn of the year.
In the absence of striker Jamie Vardy, the Foxes had earned just one point from matches against Everton and Leeds, but they bounced back at Craven Cottage.
Maja spent time in Fulham’s youth set-up before joining Sunderland on a scholarship and then a professional deal.
With Aleksandar Mitrovic netting just twice in the Premier League this season, the Cottagers have been left short of goals in the final third.
Scott Parker has spoken of the defender’s dedication to improving his game since joining on loan from Torino.
The nippy winger has starred in his loan spell at Craven Cottage and Fulham boss Scott Parker hinted last week that he would be looking to conclude a deal to bring him back to London permanently.
The Blues have dropped down to ninth position in the table, having been victorious in just one of their last six in the league, while Fulham have drawn each of their last five matches to sit in 18th.
However, it was announced yesterday that the fixture had been postponed due to a number of positive coronavirus cases at the visitors.
A number of games across divisions have been postponed in recent weeks due to COVID-19 outbreaks in clubs across the country, including those in the English Premier League
Fulham were forced to lodge a request with the Premier League to rearrange Wednesday’s fixture due to several positive cases and the league called off the game less than three hours before kickoff.
Juergen Klopp’s side had the chance to open up a five-point lead at the top of the table, but a combination of wastefulness and Newcastle’s valiant rearguard kept them at bay
The hosts played out a 1-1 draw with Newcastle United last time out, whereas Southampton suffered a narrow defeat to Manchester City on the South Coast.
Meanwhile, the Cottagers make the trip to the North-East having recorded successive draws at home to Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion.
Jurgen Klopp’s side were punished for a sloppy first half display at Craven Cottage when Bobby Decordova-Reid gave Fulham a shock lead.
The Cottagers were beaten 2-0 by Manchester City last time out and now face another of the Premier League’s big-hitters, with Liverpool going into the weekend sitting joint-top of the table.