Fulham fan favourite Kevin McDonald has delivered a balanced response after he and his teammates were comprehensively beaten 3-0 by Barnsley at Craven Cottage on Saturday.

It was another blow to their hopes of an immediate return to the Premier League via the automatic promotion places, but McDonald was quick to insist on Monday evening that the result would not be fatal.

Taking to Instagram, and writing alongside a photograph of himself, McDonald said: "Not a time to over react! We learn from our mistakes and move onto the next game. Thanks for all your support we will need it now more than ever for the next 13 games."

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Cauley Woodrow gave the vistors the lead in the first half after Marek Rodak had brought down Jacob Brown in the Fulham penalty area, the striker stepping up to net his 12th of the season.

Things got worse for Fulham in the second half when Brown was set through on goal by Woodrow again, clipping the ball past the onrushing Rodak and into the bottom corner.

It was Woodrow who rounded things off with just ten minutes remaining as well, finding space on the left hand side before eventually lashing the ball home.

The verdict

This is the sort of time where having figures like McDonald in and around the dressing room could prove so important.

He has been there and done it in the second tier so when he says there is no need to overreact, chances are there is no need to overreact.

Fulham are still in a very good position. Yes, the defeat to Barnsley was a very bad one but how they respond to the loss is even more important.