Fulham go third in the Championship as Mitrovic's hat-trick sinks Swansea
Aleksandar Mitrovic scored a first-half hat-trick as Fulham won 3-1 at home to Swansea on Wednesday to move up to third place in English football's second-tier Championship.
The striker's trio of well-struck finishes came as the London club ended a run of three games without a victory, with Jamie Peterson pulling a goal back for Swansea after the Welsh club had fallen 2-0 behind.
But that was as close as the visitors got as they suffered their first defeat in five league games.
"For Mitro (Mitrovic) to score three goals means he had a very good night," Fulham manager Marco Silva told the BBC.
"But the way we put the ball for him to score - every striker in the world cannot score goals if the team doesn't produce for him.
"We did so well for him to score."
Swansea boss Russell Martin, meanwhile, praised his side by saying: "I thought we were great. I am really proud of the players - we went toe to toe with the best side in the division.
"They have a guy who is in really hot form and is one of the best strikers in the division."