Marco Silva has admitted that Fulham cannot afford to get carried away after continuing their excellent start to the new Premier League campaign on Friday night.
The Cottagers went into their fixture at fellow newly-promoted side Nottingham Forest having collected eight points from their opening six matches, their only defeats coming by 2-1 scorelines at Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur respectively.
As they trailed 1-0 at half time at the City Ground, it appeared that a third setback could be on the way, but a stunning comeback after the break turned the game on its head.
Tosin Adarabioyo, Joao Palhinha and Harrison Reed all scored within a six-minute period to put Fulham 3-1 ahead on the hour mark.
Although Lewis O'Brien netted 13 minutes from time, Fulham hung on to move into sixth position in the top-flight standings ahead of the remainder of the weekend's fixtures.
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The West Londoners also sit seven points clear of the relegation zone, an important margin given that survival in their first year back in the Premier League remains their priority.
However, the Portuguese has insisted that his players will continue to take one match at a time when they return from the international break at the start of October.
As quoted by BBC Sport, Silva said: "[The start of the season] has been really good. As well some games in the beginning of the season we should have got more points because we deserved it," said Silva.
"But it is just seven games. It is the start of the season. We go into the international break with confidence then we prepare for the next one. A lot of fights ahead of us. We are happy with how we started but we have to keep going."
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As expected, Forest pushed hard for an equaliser during the closing stages in the East Midlands, but Silva took satisfaction from how his team held on for their third success of the season.
He added: "It was a fantastic feeling for us even if we suffered a little in the last few minutes and they had belief they could score again.
"I have to congratulate the players because it is really tough to do something they have done. It's the way we work and prepare for the game to learn every single day."
Fulham return to action when they play host to Newcastle United on October 1.
Darren Plant
