MELBOURNE - ENGLISH Premier League side Fulham made up for their upset midweek defeat to claim a comfortable 3-0 win over Australian A-League champions Melbourne Victory here on Saturday.

A first-half penalty to Andy Johnson and second half strikes from substitute Eddie Johnson and Norwegian Erik Nevland helped the Cottagers make amends for their surprise 2-1 loss to A-League newcomers Gold Coast United in Queensland last Wednesday.

Melbourne skipper and former Rangers and Millwall defender Kevin Muscat's rash challenge on Andy Johnson in the box earned Fulham a penalty against the run of play in the 32nd minute.

Johnson made no mistake from the spot to give the Londoners the edge at half-time.

Fulham, who have qualified for the inaugural Europa League this season after finishing seventh in the English Premier League last season, were far more enterprising in the second half.

They made the match safe in the 67th minute when Eddie Johnson found himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Glen Moss to slot home.

Then a mistake in the middle of the pitch by Victory midfielder Billy Celeski led to a sweeping downfield Fulham move, finished efficiently by Nevland on 73 minutes.

Fulham's Australian goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer was substituted with 25 minutes remaining to generous applause from the crowd of 20,000.

With one win and one loss so far in Australia, Fulham round off their three-match tour with another friendly against Perth Glory in Perth on Wednesday. -- AFP