Ashley Westwood scored his seventh Premier League goal since joining Burnley in 2017
Fulham were relegated from the Premier League after a defeat by Burnley that saw the Clarets secure their top-flight status for another season.
All the relegation spots have now been confirmed, with the Cottagers joining Sheffield United and West Bromwich Albion as the three clubs to drop into the Championship.
The damage was done before the break as Burnley struck twice in the final 10 minutes of the first half at Craven Cottage.
First the Clarets hit their hosts on the counter-attack as Matej Vydra showed neat footwork before picking out Ashley Westwood to roll the ball into an empty net.
Chris Wood then lashed in a second from the edge of the area to score his 50th goal for Burnley and consign Fulham to the drop.
It leaves Scott Parker's side 10 points from safety with three games remaining and heading back to the Championship at the first time of asking.
Burnley, who will play Premier League football for the sixth successive season, climb to 14th in the table.
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Cottagers head straight back down
Fulham still have three games to play as a Premier League team but the Cottagers will already have to start thinking about how they plot a return to the top flight of English football.
In Parker they have a manager who has already achieved the feat, guiding his side to promotion via the play-offs last season after they were relegated the previous year.
The problem for Parker and Fulham is that some of his top performers this season, those that would certainly stand out in the Championship, are only at the club on loan.
In fact, four loan players started against Burnley, with another two coming off the bench.
Ademola Lookman was one and the former Everton winger looked the most likely to make something happen for the hosts while another, goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, made several fine saves before Burnley's opener.
Parker has been praised for his side's style of play and, of the three sides to go down, the Cottagers may feel the most unfortunate after a number of narrow defeats and impressive victories away at Liverpool, Everton and Leicester City.
But they have lacked both consistency and especially a serious goal threat, scoring just 25 times in 35 games - with only Sheffield United hitting the target fewer times this season.
Parker sought to fix that on Monday by turning to Aleksandar Mitrovic - who scored 26 goals in Fulham's promotion campaign - but the forward was unable to add to his three goals this season in what was only his fifth league start since the turn of the year.
The hosts did show fight in the second half and Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa was unfortunate to see his effort bounce on the goalline and away after rattling the crossbar.
But Parker's side were unable to break down Burnley as they drew another blank, having scored just nine times at home in the league this season.
Having clawed their way back to a position where they were level with 17th-placed Brighton after that win at Anfield, Fulham's relegation comes after taking just one point in the seven games since then.
Clarets secure top-flight status Chris Wood has scored 18 more goals for Burnley than any other player since his debut in August 2017
Every season spent in the top flight is an achievement for Burnley given they always have one of the league's lowest budgets and the club can now look forward to their sixth successive campaign among the biggest names in English football.
This was Dyche's 350th league game in charge of the Clarets and the fact he has spent the majority of those in the highest division is testament to his ability to extract the best from his players despite operating on a lower budget than clubs his side finishes above.
But, after a 10th-placed finish last term, the 49-year-old will be relieved his side are no longer in the relegation conversation this campaign.
The visitors did well to fend off a lively Fulham start, with James Tarkowski making a goal-saving tackle on Lookman, before imposing themselves on the game.
Burnley's goal had been coming and Wood was denied twice in quick succession. First, his header was deflected agonisingly wide by Tosin Adarabioyo before Areola made an excellent save from the New Zealand forward at the subsequent corner.
Moments later, a direct ball behind the Fulham defence found Vydra and he skipped beyond Joachim Andersen before picking out Westwood for a simple finish with Areola stranded, before Wood fired a second beyond the on-loan Paris St-Germain goalkeeper.
With Ben Mee, who was making his 350th appearance for the club, alongside Tarkowski in central defence the Clarets then stood firm as Fulham applied some pressure in the second half looking to keep their survival hopes alive.
More to follow.
Player of the match
WoodChris Wood
with an average of 7.99
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FulhamFulhamFulham
BurnleyBurnleyBurnley
Fulham
Avg
Squad number1Player nameAreola
Average rating
5.18
Squad number5Player nameAndersen
Average rating
5.08
Squad number19Player nameLookman
Average rating
5.05
Squad number2Player nameTete
Average rating
4.95
Squad number16Player nameTosin
Average rating
4.91
Squad number29Player nameZambo Anguissa
Average rating
4.85
Squad number33Player nameRobinson
Average rating
4.82
Squad number18Player nameLemina
Average rating
4.80
Squad number9Player nameMitrovic
Average rating
4.72
Squad number27Player nameMaja
Average rating
4.62
Squad number17Player nameCavaleiro
Average rating
4.57
Squad number25Player nameOnomah
Average rating
4.39
Squad number15Player nameLoftus-Cheek
Average rating
4.35
Squad number14Player nameDe Cordova-Reid
Average rating
4.32
Burnley
Avg
Squad number9Player nameWood
Average rating
7.99
Squad number5Player nameTarkowski
Average rating
7.69
Squad number1Player namePope
Average rating
7.55
Squad number27Player nameVydra
Average rating
7.54
Squad number18Player nameWestwood
Average rating
7.49
Squad number6Player nameMee
Average rating
7.45
Squad number3Player nameTaylor
Average rating
7.25
Squad number2Player nameLowton
Average rating
7.17
Squad number8Player nameBrownhill
Average rating
7.15
Squad number4Player nameCork
Average rating
6.92
Squad number19Player nameRodriguez
Average rating
6.84
Squad number10Player nameBarnes
Average rating
6.80
Squad number11Player nameMcNeil
Average rating
6.76
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Line-ups
Match Stats
Live Text
Line-ups
Fulham
Formation 4-2-3-1
1Areola
2Tete5Andersen16Tosin33Robinson
29Zambo Anguissa18Lemina
17Cavaleiro14De Cordova-Reid19Lookman
9Mitrovic
1Areola
2TeteSubstituted forMajaat 54'minutes
5Andersen
16TosinSubstituted forLoftus-Cheekat 74'minutes
33Robinson
29Zambo AnguissaBooked at 40mins
18LeminaBooked at 83mins
17Cavaleiro
14De Cordova-ReidSubstituted forOnomahat 66'minutes
19Lookman
9Mitrovic
Substitutes
3Hector
12Rodák
13Ream
15Loftus-Cheek
23Bryan
25Onomah
27Maja
34Aina
48Carvalho
Burnley
Formation 4-4-2
1Pope
2Lowton5Tarkowski6Mee3Taylor
8Brownhill18Westwood4Cork11McNeil
27Vydra9Wood
1Pope
2Lowton
5Tarkowski
6Mee
3Taylor
8Brownhill
18Westwood
4Cork
11McNeil
27VydraSubstituted forRodriguezat 67'minutes
9WoodSubstituted forBarnesat 86'minutes
Substitutes
7Gudmundsson
10Barnes
15Peacock-Farrell
16Stephens
19Rodriguez
23Pieters
25Norris
26Bardsley
34Dunne
Referee: David Coote
Match Stats
Home TeamFulhamAway TeamBurnley
Possession
Home68%
Away32%
Shots
Home21
Away14
Shots on Target
Home3
Away5
Corners
Home8
Away4
Fouls
Home11
Away10
Live Text
Post update
Match ends, Fulham 0, Burnley 2.
90'+4'
Full Time
Second Half ends, Fulham 0, Burnley 2.
90'+4'
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Corner, Fulham. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
90'+4'
Post update
Attempt blocked. Josh Maja (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksandar Mitrovic.
90'+3'
Post update
Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
90'+3'
Post update
Attempt blocked. Ashley Barnes (Burnley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
90'
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André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'
Post update
Foul by Jay Rodriguez (Burnley).
89'
Post update
Attempt missed. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro with a cross.
88'
Post update
Foul by Ademola Lookman (Fulham).
88'
Post update
James Tarkowski (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'
Post update
Hand ball by Ashley Barnes (Burnley).
86'
Substitution
Substitution, Burnley. Ashley Barnes replaces Chris Wood.
85'
Post update
Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'
Post update
Foul by Josh Brownhill (Burnley).
84'
Post update
Offside, Fulham. Joachim Andersen tries a through ball, but Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
83'
Booking
Mario Lemina (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83'
Post update
Offside, Burnley. Jack Cork tries a through ball, but Jay Rodriguez is caught offside.
82'
Post update
Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ben Mee.
82'
Post update
Attempt blocked. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro with a cross.
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