Wolverhampton Wanderers steals a 2-1 win against Fulham. HIGHLIGHTS

WOLVERHAMPTON. Wolverhampton Wanderers topped Fulham to win 2-1. A goal from A. Iwobi was decisive in the 90min.

March 10, 2024

WOLVERHAMPTON. Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated Fulham to win 2-1. A goal from A. Iwobi was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Wolverhampton Wanderers to strike first with a goal of Rayan Aït-Nouri at the 52′. Then Tom Cairney scored again for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 67′ minute with an own goal. Eventually, Alex Iwobi reduced the distance for Fulham (90′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 30,860 spectators. The referee was Tony Harrington who was helped by Scott Ledger and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Geoff Eltringham. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.48 degrees Celsius or 50.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.

Match Statistics

Wolverhampton Wanderers

2 - 1

Fulham

47 Ball Possession 53

Shots

8 Total 23
3 On Target 7
5 Off Target 9
0 Shots blocked 8

102 Attack 93
42 Dangerous attack 40
96 Ball safe 95

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 4

Fouls

7 Total 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Wolverhampton Wanderers was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Fulham that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Wolverhampton Wanderers had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wolverhampton Wanderers won the match.

Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Fulham shot 23 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Santiago Bueno and Nélson Semedo). On the other side, Fulham received 2 yellow cards (Harrison Reed and João Palhinha).

Match Timeline

Thomas Doyle- sub ->Jean-Ricner Bellegarde

11'

Nélson Semedo- Yellow

45'

Toti- sub ->Pedro Neto

45'

51'

Harrison Reed- Yellow

Rayan Aït-Nouri(goal)Toti

52'

Santiago Bueno- Yellow

57'

61'

Tom Cairney- sub ->Harrison Reed

62'

Willian- sub ->Andreas Pereira

67'

Tom Cairney(own-goal)

70'

João Palhinha- sub ->Sasa Lukic

70'

Adama Traoré- sub ->Harry Wilson

72'

João Palhinha- Yellow

Matt Doherty- sub ->Nathan Fraser

77'

80'

Armando Broja- sub ->Timothy Castagne

90'

Alex Iwobi(goal)Armando Broja

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After playing this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers has 41 points to hold in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Fulham will stays with 35 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will host AFC Bournemouth on the 16th of March with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Wolverhampton Wanderers (2 draws).

Fulham will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 16th of March with a 19-4 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (8 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers

José Sá 1.Portugal

7.5

Rayan Aït-Nouri 3.Algeria

8.4

52'

Craig Dawson 15.England

Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal

6.8

45'

Max Kilman 23.England

7.3

Santiago Bueno 4.Uruguay

7.0

57'

Pedro Neto 7.Portugal

7.0

45'

Mario Lemina 5.Gabon

7.0

Boubacar Traoré 6.Mali

Pablo Sarabia 21.Spain

6.8

Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 27.France

6.3

11'

João Gomes 8.Brazil

7.3

N. Fraser 63.England

6.8

77'

Substitutes

Daniel Bentley 25.England

Toti 24.Portugal

7.3

45'

Matt Doherty 2.Republic of Ireland

6.4

77'

Hugo Bueno 17.Spain

Thomas Doyle 20.England

7.3

11'

Boubacar Traoré 6.Mali

T. Chirewa 62.England

Noha Lemina 14.France

Leon Chiwome 84.Zimbabwe

Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Gary O’Neil decided to play with the following team: Boubacar Traore, Craig Dawson, José Sá (7.5), Nélson Semedo (6.8), Santiago Bueno (7.0), Max Kilman (7.3), Rayan Aït-Nouri (8.4), João Gomes (7.3), Mario Lemina (7.0), Pablo Sarabia (6.8), Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (6.3), Pedro Neto (7.0) and Nathan Fraser (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Daniel Bentley, Matt Doherty (6.4), Boubacar Traoré, Noha Lemina, Hugo Bueno, Tawanda Chirewa, Leon Chiwome, Toti (7.3) and Tommy Doyle (7.3).

Wolverhampton Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Tommy Doyle (injured) and Toti (injured).

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 3 changes: Jean-Ricner Bellegarde for Tommy Doyle (11′), Pedro Neto for Toti (45′) and Nathan Fraser for Matt Doherty (77′).

Player of the match: Rayan Aït-Nouri

The player that probably impressed the most for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Rayan Aït-Nouri.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 41 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Fulham – Formation

Fulham

Bernd Leno 17.Germany

6.6

Calvin Bassey 3.Nigeria

7.1

Tosin Adarabioyo 4.England

7.0

Timothy Castagne 21.Belgium

6.6

80'

Antonee Robinson 33.United States

7.1

Harrison Reed 6.England

7.5

61'

51'

Harry Wilson 8.Wales

6.4

70'

Andreas Pereira 18.Brazil

7.0

62'

Alex Iwobi 22.Nigeria

8.7

90'

Saša Lukić 28.Serbia

6.6

70'

Rodrigo Muniz 19.Brazil

7.5

Substitutes

Marek Rodák 1.Slovakia

Kenny Tete 2.Netherlands

Tim Ream 13.United States

Tom Cairney 10.Scotland

6.3

61'

João Palhinha 26.Portugal

6.7

70'

72'

Armando Broja 9.Albania

7.1

80'

Adama Traoré 11.Spain

7.3

70'

Bobby De Cordova-Reid 14.Jamaica

Willian 20.Brazil

7.3

62'

Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva played with: Bernd Leno (6.6), Timothy Castagne (6.6), Tosin Adarabioyo (7.0), Calvin Bassey (7.1), Antonee Robinson (7.1), Harrison Reed (7.5), Sasa Lukic (6.6), Harry Wilson (6.4), Andreas Pereira (7.0), Alex Iwobi (8.7), Rodrigo Muniz (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Marek Rodak, Kenny Tete, Armando Broja (7.1), Tom Cairney (6.3), Adama Traoré (7.3), Tim Ream, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Willian (7.3) and João Palhinha (6.7).

Substitutions

Fulham made 5 changes: Harrison Reed for Tom Cairney (61′), Andreas Pereira for Willian (62′), Timothy Castagne for Armando Broja (80′), Sasa Lukic for João Palhinha (70′) and Harry Wilson for Adama Traoré (70′).