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Wolves huff and puff but the Cottage stands strong - Willian's two penalties for the win
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Reading Time: 3min | Tue. 28.11.23. | 01:17
The London club jumps to 14th spot with these three points, the see-saw for continues for the squad from Molineux - final score 3-2
Willian converted two second-half penalties to secure Fulham’s first Premier League win over Wolves since 2012 in a thrilling end-to-end contest, ending the Cottagers’ worrying run of four league matches without a victory.
Wherever Wolves go this term, action tends to follow. Gary O'Neil’s side have both scored and conceded in their last 10 consecutive matches, and the streak rolled over to 11 by the midpoint of the first half. Alex Iwobi tapped in his first Premier League goal for Fulham to kick-start a frenzy of early activity, which continued when the red-hot Hwang Hee-chan raced in behind, took his shot early and smashed the top of the crossbar.
Alex Iwobi scores
— FootColic ⚽️ (@FootColic) November 27, 2023
Fulham 1-0 Wolverhamptonpic.twitter.com/nDypNbCia0
The South Korean is head and shoulders above his team-mates in Wolves’ scoring charts this term, but mere minutes after his miss, Matheus Cunha succeeded where he failed by nodding in at the back post. The visitors’ equaliser, however, was all about Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, whose dancing feet and pinpoint cross from the right flank served up Cunha’s third Premier League goal of the campaign on a plate.
⚽️🏴 GOAL | Wolves 1-1 Fulham | Matheus Cunha
— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) November 27, 2023
GREAT MOVE FROM WOLVES!pic.twitter.com/UuSsNmfn0P
The second period, for all its entertainment value, became a tale of three penalties. Referee Michael Salisbury awarded a Fulham spot-kick first, penalising the unfortunate Nélson Semedo for a tackle on Tom Cairney, and Willian stepped up to calmly convert. Hwang’s high-pressure moment came 20 minutes from the final whistle after a shove from Tim Ream, and while his powerful strike rippled the net, there was still time for one more twist as Joao Gomes’ clumsy challenge brought Willian to the spot yet again in second-half stoppage time.
GoaL! | Fulham 2-1 Wolverhampton | Willianpic.twitter.com/lhVl76U4mq
— FootColic ⚽️ (@FootColic) November 27, 2023
Hee-Chan Hwang made a perfect penalty kick
— FootColic ⚽️ (@FootColic) November 27, 2023
Fulham 2-2 Wolverhamptonpic.twitter.com/faQ6OhNc7z
With the Cottagers’ fourth league win of the season at stake, the Brazilian found the bottom corner to preserve his unblemished Premier League penalty record. The result brings Fulham level on points with the visitors, both well clear of the relegation zone, and they will be thankful for the buffer as Wolves gear up for a daunting trip to Arsenal and Fulham prepare for a date with Liverpool.
Willian took the initiative for the penalty again in the last moments and earned his team another goal.
— FootColic ⚽️ (@FootColic) November 27, 2023
Fulham 3-2 Wolverhamptonpic.twitter.com/XVIdm4rWkj
PREMIER LEAGUE - Matchday 13
Saturday
Manchester City - Liverpool 1-1 (1-0)
/Haaland 27 - Alexander-Arnold 80/
Burnley - West Ham 1-2 (0-0)
/Rodriguez 49 pen - O'Shea 86 og, Soucek 90+1/
Luton - Crystal Palace 2-1 (0-0)
/Mengi 72, Brown 84 - Olise 75/
Newcastle - Chelsea 4-1 (1-1)
/Isak 13, Lascelles 60, Joelinton 61, Gordon 83 - Sterling 23/
Nottingham - Brighton 2-3 (1-2)
/Elanga 3, Gibbs-White 76 pen - Ferguson 26, Joao Pedro 45+4, 58 pen/
Sheffield United - Bournemouth 1-3 (0-2)
/McBurnie 90+7 - Tavernier 12, 51, Kluivert 45+3/
Brentford - Arsenal 0-1 (0-0)
/Havertz 88/
Sunday
Tottenham - Aston Villa 1-2 (1-1)
/Lo Celso 22 - Torres 45, Watkins 61/
Everton - Man.Utd. 0-3 (0-1)
/Garnacho 3, Rashford (p) 56, Martial 75/
Monday
Fulham - Wolverhampton 3-2 (1-1)
/Iwobi 7, Willian 58 pen, 90+4 pen - Cunha 22, Hee Chan 75 pen/
