Key stats
- Fulham attempted 19 shots in this game, their highest total in a single match in the Premier League this season.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have failed to score in 5 of their 10 games, only Nottingham Forest (six) have failed to score more often in the Premier League this season.
- Wolves attempted five shots in this game, their lowest total in a single match in the Premier League this season.
Highlights
Analysis
The bulk of Fulham's attacks came down the left, with Ryan Sessegnon impressing.
Fulham were dominant throughout against 10-man Wolves, who struggled immensely.
Match report
Wolves came into this round yet to keep a PL clean sheet, and it took less than nine minutes to extend their wait, as Santiago Bueno committed himself to cutting out a ball through the middle, but succeeded only in presenting it to Raúl Jiménez, who set Ryan Seessegnon racing through, and he got the better of Sam Johnstone to net the opener.
Fulham continued to look dangerous coming forward, but a pair of Harry Wilson efforts skewed wide was the closest they came to doubling their advantage in the first half.
Things got worse for Wolves in the final 10 minutes, when Josh King chased a ball over the top and was brought down by a clumsy Emmanuel Agbadou challenge.
Referee John Brooks deemed it to be a denial of a clear goalscoring opportunity, and produced a red card for the Ivorian.
A tame Jean-Ricner Bellegarde shot with the match still goalless was the closest Wolves came to scoring until the last action of the half, when Jørgen Strand Larsen rose highest to power a header straight at Bernd Leno.
Having conceded the majority of their goals after the break this term, Marco Silva’s men were keen to give themselves breathing space, which Kenny Tete tried to achieve seven minutes after the restart with a fierce strike from range, but Johnstone was equal to it.
Tete knew little about the next time he forced the Wolves stopper into action when deflecting the ball goalwards following a corner, but Johnstone could do nothing about The Cottagers’ next chance just after the hour mark.
Sander Berge’s strike from the edge of the box was well blocked, but following up was Wilson, and this time he found the target, sweeping the ball into the bottom corner with a clean first-time strike.
A first three points for the hosts since 20th September were sealed 15 minutes from time, when a swift counter-attack on the left resulted in Sessegnon squaring the ball across goal, which Yerson Mosquera diverted into his own net.
Samuel Chukwueze slammed the ball against the post late on, as Fulham cruised to a first win in six versus sides starting the day in the bottom three, while Vítor Pereira’s men are now 14 league games without a win going back to last season.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham)
Post-match comments
Fulham manager Marco Silva to BBC Sport:
"It was a very important one for us. Back home, we have been very strong. We lost the last game against Arsenal by a margin, really. We want to make this place our fortress, and we won again.
"It's very important to get a clean sheet. The red card made a massive impact.
"We kept ourselves in the game and the second half we were better than the first. There was a bit of tension in the team, it was very important for us to win."
Wolves goalkeeper Sam Johnstone to Premier League Productions:
"It's just not good enough, and we need to do better. We should be embarrassed.
"They might not want to hear it, but we apologise to the fans. We're trying our best, but we have to keep going. We've got good players and just need to turn it around quickly."