WOL
FULKO
HT
GoalWOL - Pedro Neto56'
Substitution
17 - Ivan Cavaleiro
19 - Ademola LookmanSubstitution23 - Joe Bryan27 - Aboubakar Kamara67'- Substitution10 - Daniel Podence28 - João Moutinho71'
- Substitution22 - Nélson Semedo2 - Ki-Jana Hoever78'
Yellow cardFUL - Maxime Le Marchand79'- Substitution14 - Bobby Reid21 - Neeskens Kebano81'
- Substitution7 - Pedro Neto37 - Adama Traoré82'
- Yellow cardWOL - Rúben Neves92'
FT
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Match stats
Fulham
47%
Possession
53%
14
Shots
10
5
Shots (On goal)
2
6
Corners
2
2
Saves
4
15
Fouls
8
Line-ups
11
Rui Patrício
22
Nélson Semedo
16
Conor Coady
15
Willy Boly
27
Romain Saïss
32
Leander Dendoncker
49
Maximilian Kilman
7
Pedro Neto
8
Rúben Neves
9
Raúl Jiménez
10
Daniel Podence
4-4-2
1
Alphonse Areola
34
Ola Aina
13
Tim Ream
31
Maxime Le Marchand
33
Antonee Robinson
17
Ivan Cavaleiro
29
André-Frank Zambo Anguissa
10
Tom Cairney
23
Joe Bryan
14
Bobby Reid
9
Aleksandar Mitrovic
4-4-2
Team stats
Wolverhampton Wanderers
| Goalkeepers | G | GC | SAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Forwards | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 71' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Midfielders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Pedro Neto 82'56' | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 78' | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Defenders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71'(Daniel Podence) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ki-Jana Hoever 78'(Nélson Semedo) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82'(Pedro Neto) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vitinha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fábio Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oskar Buur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Fulham
| Goalkeepers | G | GC | SAV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Forwards | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Midfielders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 81' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 67' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 67' | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defenders | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Substitutes | G | GA | S | FC | FW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67'(Ivan Cavaleiro) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 67'(Joe Bryan) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 81'(Bobby Reid) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Team Ranks
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Match stats
Fulham
47%
Possession
53%
14
Shots
10
5
Shots (On goal)
2
6
Corners
2
2
Saves
4
15
Fouls
8
Match stream
- 90'+5'Both sides will pause for breath now as the October international break arrives - but when they resume in a fortnight, Fulham will have the pleasure of a basement clash with Sheffield United to contend with. Wolves meanwhile will face a more strenuous test in the shape of newly promoted Leeds United, who have started their Premier League return in madcap form. Until then however, thank you for joining us - and have a good week!
- 90'+5'Four top-flight games, four losses - it's really not Fulham's campaign so far. But there were surefire signs of improvement for Scott Parker today and he will be able to take heart from that. They just need to get their conversion right; perhaps an earlier introduction for the fine presence of Neeskens Kebano could have changed their fortunes.
- 90'+5'Nuno Espirito Santo will be relieved to have come through that one as the Cottagers leaned heavily on his side's door during the closing stages of that match - and what's more, it is a result with plenty of promise to it too. They could have had more were it not for PSG loanee Areola turning in a fine performance between the sticks down the other end. Now, they'll hope to have turned a new leaf in this latest Premier League season.
- 90'+5'Pedro Neto's rifled finish just before the hour-mark is the difference at Molineux as Wolverhampton Wanderers get back to winning ways with victory over long-suffering Fulham in the Premier League. The Portuguese beat the otherwise superb Alphonse Areola with a low effort from inside the box to hand his team a much-needed three points - and to condemn their visitors to another week where they are left looking at the bottom of the table. At full-time, it finishes Wolves 1-0 Fulham.
- 90'+5'FULL-TIME: WOLVES 1-0 FULHAM
- 90'+4'Cairney whips the set-piece in and Wolves repel borders once again. Patricio rises for a follow-up cross, tucked in from the opposite wing a moment later. It's do-or-die time for Fulham to find something.
- 90'+2'Lookman is absolutely furious following a Neves challenge, with the Fulham man giving the indication that he has been stepped on. It's a booking for the Wolves player and nothing more, with the Cottagers handed a free-kick deep out on the left flank.
- 90'There's going to be four additional minutes at Molineux. Is there a final twist in this tale?
- 89'Kebano! From inside the box, the substitute rolls onto a lovely ball and clips a half-volley just over the crossbar. He's so close to having his eye in.
- 87'A free-kick for Fulham presents Kebano with a fantastic set-piece chance, but he can only smack it into the defensive wall from 25 or so yards out.
- 86'Wolves have looked pegged deep inside their final third over these last few minutes. The pressure isn't quite immense but if they come away with a clean sheet, it will be a satisfying piece of defensive skill from the hosts.
- 84'Lookman releases Kebano into the Wolves box but the hosts muscle him wide enough that his finish has nowhere to go but into the side netting of the goal.
- 82'Wolves respond with their own last swap, replacing the goalscorer Neto with Adama Traore.
- 81'Fulham make their final change as Neeskens Kebano replaces Decordova-Reid.
- 80'Neves smashes the set-piece straight into the defensive wall and Fulham clear their lines with a rapid turn of pace. We're into the final stages of this game now.
- 79'An interception in midfield gives Wolves a platform to stretch once more and Le Marchand brings down Jimenez as the latter tries to chip the ball over his head. Free-kick to the hosts, just under 30 yards out from goal.
- 78'Semedo looks to be struggling with a knock in the build-up to that chance and that will be his game as he is replaced by Ki-Jana Hoever.
- 77'The set-piece is swung in dangerously, with Fulham massing players around the box - but Robinson's eventual ball into the six-yard area is snaffled by Patricio and spawns a counter that sees Neto's shot blocked by Ream down the opposite end.
- 75'Coady takes a huge gamble in making a diving header towards his own goal to cut off a cross aimed for Mitrovic as Fulham come again. It pays off - just - for the Wolves skipper and they survive. The Cottagers suddenly look full of life again and they will have a corner too.
- 73'Chances at both ends! Moutinho first launches a free-kick into the box that Areola is forced to parry and then Lookman launches an absolute monster of a long ball that catches the Wolves defence out, releasing Mitrovic on the break. He cuts around one defender and squares it to Kamara to beat the last man - and the substitute's finish is straight to Patricio's gloves. A golden opportunity for the Cottagers is spurned.
- 71'Wolves have made their first change now with Podence off in place of Joao Moutinho.
- 69'Neto tears down the left flank with several Wolves players in support, yet his cross is sprayed out of play under pressure in the end. Goal kick to Fulham.
- 67'Fulham have made their first change of the match, bringing on Lookman for his Premier League debut with the club in place of Cavaleiro.
- 67'The Cottagers have also made a second change, replacing Bryan with Aboubakar Kamara.
- 66'Semedo! The Wolves man isn't too far off the mark as the set-piece is played short to him, with his low finish just clipped past the near-right post.
- 64'A Fulham corner is tucked in by Bryan, over Mitrovic's head, and a follow-up effort is duly blocked by the Wolves defence, who turn their fortune into a quick counter with the long ball again, winning themselves a corner in the process.
- 62'RB Leipzig loanee Ademola Lookman - signed on Wednesday - is out in his bib on the sidelines for Fulham. Could he be set to join the fray?
- 60'How do Fulham recover from this now? They've allowed themselves to be pinned back too easily by the Wolves long ball so far, and they're going to need to find a response. Robinson, the former Wigan man, has arguably looked their strongest supply line so far.
- 58'Nuno Espirito Santo is very satisfied with that down on the touchline. The pressure has been mostly one-way since the restart and his side have their lead with a clinical finish. You have to feel for Fulham, who mounted a bevy of last-gasp blocks to no avail.
- 56'GOAL! PEDRO NETO FOR WOLVES! 1-0! A flurry of chances in the space of a few seconds sees the hosts denied twice at close range, with Ream getting the first block in - but the ball rebounds to the striker out on the left edge and he blasts an absolute rocket into the far corner, past Areola's outstretched hands. The hosts have their lead as the hour closes in.
- 54'Jimenez! It's another corking stop from Areola, after the Wolves man shrugged off Le Marchand and attempted to fire in from close range. A follow-up is safely gobbled up.
- 52'Dendoncker gets up high to meet a cross into the Fulham box and goes down after a lazy arm from Ream catches him across the face. There's no malice in the challenge but the Wolves man requires a spot of treatment.
- 50'Ruben Neves! A cut-back finds him on the edge of the box and he launches a volley that is just curled around the wrong side of the right post. Close but no luck.
- 48'There's been no changes from either side at the break, but Robinson looks to make a difference with another neat run down the flank. His delivery finds Mitrovic nestled amid a gaggle of defenders in the Wolves box, yet the Fulham forward can only skew his finish comfortably wide under pressure.
- 45'Slow-burn might be underselling this one as a descriptive turn. There's been no shortage of goals across many games in these first few weeks of the new Premier League season, but there's none here so far - and not even a VAR handball controversy to spice things up either. Time will tell if we will see either...
- 46'We're back underway for the second half at Molineux. Can the hosts convert their slight advantage into a goal? Or will the Cottagers pick up their first point(s) of the season?
- 45'A pair of crackerjack saves from Paris Saint-Germain loanee shot-stopper Alphonse Areola are the highlights of an otherwise unremarkable first half at Molineux, as both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Fulham find themselves frustrated in front of goal. The Cottagers will likely be happy with their improved defensive performance but neither side has set the game aflame - which leaves everything still to play for after the break. At half-time, it's Wolves 0-0 Fulham.
- 45'HALF-TIME: WOLVES 0-0 FULHAM
- 45'Wolves meet the set-piece through Coady and manage their defensive lines accordingly as the half-time whistle approaches.
- 43'We're fast approaching the end of the first half and there's still nothing to show for either side. Fulham have a promising free-kick just outside the right side of the opposition box though after Kilman brings down Decordova-Reid.
- 41'Bryan hacks a cross into contention near Patricio and Fulham are able to camp around the box even when Cavaleiro falls off the ball. Wolves ultimately weather the brief attack and come away with the ball.
- 39'Inventive from Jimenez! The Wolves striker is the nearest man to a corner swung in off the left flank and he volleys a little backheel towards the far post that just skims away from the net. That would have been a cheeky finish if he'd found it.
- 37'Indeed, Wolves have now mustered over half of the ball too, with 51 per cent of possession to their name. That gives an idea of how even it has been on the whole so far.
- 35'Mitrovic is penalised for a foul now and Wolves push slowly into the visitors' half. The hosts have rebalanced the scales of field positioning now; they've not spent too much time camped on their own lines in the last 10 minutes.
- 33'Jimenez latches onto the back of a lovely move from Wolves, in which Semedo parried a long ball back to Dendoncker for a cross into the box. His header is a spiralled effort and it just clears the bar by half a foot or so.
- 31'That pair of saves are the highlight so far, aren't they? This didn't necessarily have the hallmarks of an end-to-end thriller but it has been a particularly soporific encounter across the opening half-hour. A goal could open this one up quite fantastically.
- 29'Raul Jimenez has been kept quiet so far, with less than a dozen touches to his name in this match. He can't get his eye in from the corner too; instead, Dendoncker's header spirals high and falls safely into Areola's gloves.
- 27'What work from Areola! Fulham lose the ball cheaply on the edge of their box and Neto rifles a shot from the left edge towards the far post. The keeper gets the block on it, pushing into open space - and then he somehow gets a hand to it again as Semedo looks to blast it in from close range. Corner to Wolves.
- 25'Wolves come again and earn a corner as Coady sees his lobbed pass headed away to safety by the Fulham defence. A bit of knee-knocking face-offs between a handful of players in the box delays the set-piece - and when it comes, Areola catches it cleanly.
- 23'Neto almost forces Anguissa off the ball perilously close to his own box and the Fulham man just manages to shrug off his advances. The Wolves forward has been one of their sharper players so far.
- 21'Fulham are looking more composed on the ball than perhaps they have in any other game this season. Robinson is making surprisingly easy headway down his flank, with Wolves struggling to cut him off defensively without conceding a free-kick. They're looking particularly blocky around the back.
- 19'Semedo brings Robinson down with a grounded challenge that misses the ball entirely and Fulham have a very promising free-kick to the left of the box. They float it in, looking for Mitrovic, only to find the Wolves wall that boot it away hastily, allowing the Cottagers to reset their attack.
- 17'Just the one shot apiece so far from both sides. Compared to other games seen in the Premier League this weekend, this is a rather sedate affair so far.
- 15'A Fulham free-kick just inside the Wolves half is dummied away from the box and delivered flat out to the right wing for Decordova-Reid to chase. Coady and Saiss close down the danger though, smartly regathering possession with some sturdy teamwork.
- 13'A Neto corner gives Wolves some space to flex in the Fulham box and though they make little headway in attack from it, a follow-up ball to Saiss is beautifully steered around two defenders by the Morocco international. The square ball to finish is unfortunately intercepted though and the Cottagers clear their lines.
- 11'Fulham have survived that opening 10 minutes without a really serious test of their goal-line so far. In fact, they've arguably looked the livelier of the two sides in what has been a fairly low-key encounter so far.
- 9'Neto skates down the left flank in pursuit of a booming long ball and manages to get enough muscle on it to win a promising throw. Fulham clamp down sharply on any Wolves attack from it however and shift the game back to halfway.
- 7'Robinson surges forward for Fulham, giving a slight foothold on the edge of the Wolves area for his side, yet a soft finish is mopped up easily enough by Patricio. Moments later, Decordova-Reid clips a cross in after some neat play down the right wing, and the keeper rises calmly to claim it once again.
- 5'Fulham have conceded inside the first 10 minutes of each Premier League game they've played so far this season. Wolves will be looking to inflict a fourth such misfortune upon the Cottagers' defence today. Ream has to force a defensive header into the air after a cross from the hosts is floated into the visitors' box.
- 3'Both sides appear to have a relatively fluid back three in these opening exchanges, dropping an extra man in and out as they slowly test the other. There's nothing clear-cut yet to speak of in either team's attacking chances.
- 1'We are underway in this Premier League clash between Wolves and Fulham!
- -The teams have emerged at Molineux and we're moments away from kick-off.
- -Let's remember that Wolves have been in a similar situation to this before. Last term, they went without a win in their first six games, mustering four draws while they fell to defeats against Everton and Chelsea. They've got form for digging themselves out of a rut and you'd back them to do it again.
- -The first time these two sides met was over a century ago, in November 1907 - but they've clocked up over 90 encounters since, with Wolves picking up the lion's share of results. Fulham were only able to take a point across their pair of matches in the 2018-19 Premier League campaign, with then-Cottagers boss Claudio Ranieri seeing his side succumb to a late Romain Saiss goal after Ryan Sessegnon had given them the lead on Boxing Day.
- -Subs: Michael Hector, Denis Odoi, Neeskens Kebano, Stefan Johansen, Marek Rodak, Ademola Lookman, Aboubakar Kamara.
- -FULHAM (3-4-3): Alphonse Areola; Tim Ream, Maxime Le Marchand. Joe Bryan; Ola Aina, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa, Tom Cairney, Antonee Robinson; Ivan Cavaleiro, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Bobby Decordova-Reid.
- -Subs: Ki-Jana Hoever, Fabio Silva, Vitinha, John Ruddy, Joao Moutinho, Adama Traore, Oskar Burr.
- -WOLVES (3-4-3): Rui Patricio; Willy Boly, Conor Coady, Romain Saiss; Nelson Semedo, Leander Dendoncker, Ruben Neves, Max Kilman; Daniel Podence, Raul Jimenez, Pedro Neto.
- -Wolves have made three changes to the side downed by the Hammers, with Leander Dendoncker, Max Kilman and Daniel Podence all into the starting line-up. Kenny Tete is the only man to drop out of Fulham's XI from their last Premier League match, against Villa - Ola Aina gets the nod ahead of the injured Dutchman.
- -However disappointing it has been in the midlands however, it's been worse on the banks of the Thames. Scott Parker's newly promoted Cottagers were tipped to find the going tough in their first season back in the top-flight and so it has proven, having shipped 10 goals in three league games against Arsenal, Leeds United and Aston Villa. An exit from the EFL Cup against Brentford in midweek has only compounded their woes - and former FWA footballer of the year Parker faces a fight on his hands to reverse their fortunes.
- -It has been a less than auspicious start to the season for Nuno Espírito Santo's hosts, Europa League quarter-finalists last term. Though they have made a raft of new signings - with teenage record buy Fabio Silva arguably the biggest of the bunch - they've lost a clutch of key faces too, including Jota to Liverpool and Matt Doherty to Tottenham. Their results have reflected such upheaval; they are without a victory since the opening weekend against Sheffield United and were most recently humbled 4-0 by West Ham. Wolves will be desperate for a return to form today.
- -Hello and welcome to live coverage of the 2020-21 Premier League, as former high-flyers Wolverhampton Wanderers look to reverse their recent run of poor results against a winless Fulham at Molineux.
- 90'+2'
Yellow card8 - Rúben NevesLookman is absolutely furious following a Neves challenge, with the Fulham man giving the indication that he has been stepped on. It's a booking for the Wolves player and nothing more, with the Cottagers handed a free-kick deep out on the left flank. - 82'Substitution - In37 - Adama TraoréSubstitution - Out7 - Pedro NetoWolves respond with their own last swap, replacing the goalscorer Neto with Adama Traore.
- 81'Substitution - In21 - Neeskens KebanoSubstitution - Out14 - Bobby ReidFulham make their final change as Neeskens Kebano replaces Decordova-Reid.
- 79'Yellow card31 - Maxime Le MarchandAn interception in midfield gives Wolves a platform to stretch once more and Le Marchand brings down Jimenez as the latter tries to chip the ball over his head. Free-kick to the hosts, just under 30 yards out from goal.
- 78'Substitution - In2 - Ki-Jana HoeverSubstitution - Out22 - Nélson SemedoSemedo looks to be struggling with a knock in the build-up to that chance and that will be his game as he is replaced by Ki-Jana Hoever.
- 71'Substitution - In28 - João MoutinhoSubstitution - Out10 - Daniel PodenceWolves have made their first change now with Podence off in place of Joao Moutinho.
- 67'Substitution - In27 - Aboubakar KamaraSubstitution - Out23 - Joe BryanFulham have made their first change of the match, bringing on Lookman for his Premier League debut with the club in place of Cavaleiro.
- 67'Substitution - In19 - Ademola LookmanSubstitution - Out17 - Ivan CavaleiroThe Cottagers have also made a second change, replacing Bryan with Aboubakar Kamara.
- 56'Goal7 - Pedro NetoGoal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Fulham 0. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
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