Fulham Dominate Wolves 3-0 in Contentious Match at Craven Cottage
LONDON – Fulham secured a commanding 3-0 victory over wolves at Craven cottage on Monday, a result heavily influenced by a 36th-minute red card for Wolves defender Alex Agbadou. Teh dismissal, following a foul on a Fulham player while attempting to run through on goal, left Wolves with ten men for the majority of the contest.
The match began with a swift Fulham lead, as ryan Sessegnon scored in the 9th minute. Despite a VAR check for a potential handball by Kenny King during the build-up, the goal stood. Further VAR scrutiny before halftime regarding a possible handball and penalty for Wolves proved unsuccessful.
Wolves struggled to create meaningful chances, with a late first-half prospect for Ki-Jana Hoever failing to materialize. Entering halftime trailing 1-0, and facing a chorus of boos from the travelling support, Wolves manager Gary O’Neil responded with a triple substitution at the start of the second half, introducing J.Gomes, Jackson Tchatchoua, and mosquera in a 5-3-1 formation.
Fulham extended their advantage in the 62nd minute through Callum Wilson, who curled a shot into the bottom corner, despite Alex Iwobi being down with a head injury moments before. Wilson came close to adding another shortly after, but Jose sa made a save.
The hosts’ third goal arrived in the 75th minute, an own goal credited to Mosquera following a controversial passage of play where Wolves appealed for a foul on Hugo Bueno. Fulham’s Samuel Chukwueze then struck the post with a clear opportunity to make it 4-0, and Sa subsequently denied another effort from the same player.
Following the final whistle, Wolves players, led by João gomes, approached the away end to acknowledge the frustrated supporters, with manager Gary O’neil joining them as they faced vocal criticism.
Key Moments:
* GOAL 9: Ryan Sessegnon gives Fulham the lead.
* RED CARD 36: Alex Agbadou is sent off, reducing Wolves to ten men.
* GOAL 62: Callum Wilson adds Fulham’s second.
* GOAL 75: mosquera’s own goal extends fulham’s lead.
Teams:
Wolves: Jose Sa, Ki-Jana Hoever (Jackson Tchatchoua, 45), Hugo Bueno, Alex Agbadou, Toti (Mosquera, 45), Nelson Semedo, Tomáš Krejčí, Matheus Cunha (Tolu Arokodare, 64), joão Gomes (Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, 45), Pablo Sarabia (joão Pedro, 78).
Subs not used: Andrew Blake, Nathan Fraser, Leon Chiwome, Christian marques.
Fulham: Bernd Leno, Kenny Tete, Joachim Andersen, tosin Adarabioyo, Ryan Sessegnon, João Palhinha, Harrison Reed, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Alex Iwobi (Adama Traoré, 89), rodrigo Muniz (raúl Jiménez, 72), Callum wilson (Samuel Chukwueze, 78).
Subs not used: Mark Flekken, Issa Diop, Sasa Lukic, Tom cairney, Fabio Carvalho.
