Monday Fulham Stuff - 18/05/26...

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Results

Sunday 17/05
Man Utd	3-2	Forest
Brentford	2-2	Palace
Everton	1-3	Sunderland
Leeds	1-0	Brighton
Wolves	1-1	Fulham
		Robinson
Newcastle	3-1	West Ham

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Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Fulham

At a glance

    Matheus Mane thumps Wolves in front after 25 minutes

    Fulham level through Antonee Robinson penalty in first-half injury time

    Wolves come closest to winner as Adam Armstrong hits the post

Fulham's fading hopes of European qualification suffered a terminal blow as they were held to a draw at bottom side Wolves in the Premier League.

Matheus Mane smashed Wolves in front in their final home game before returning to the Championship, following eight years in the top flight.

But Fulham levelled in first-half stoppage time after the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) recommended a review when Mane caught Fulham full-back Timothy Castagne as the pair challenged for a looping ball inside the box.

Referee Thomas Kirk awarded the spot kick and Antonee Robinson coolly converted from 12 yards to score his first Premier League goal - and first in any competition since January 2022.

But a run of three games without a win means Marco Silva's side sit 12th and cannot realistically finish in the top eight given they are three points and nine goals worse off than Brentford, with just a game to go.

The visitors began well at Molineux and Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa was forced into action to deny Alex Iwobi, who was left free at the back post to volley Castagne's cross goalwards.

But Wolves grew in the match with Mane drawing a smart save from Fulham keeper Bernd Leno and Rodrigo Gomes flashing a shot just wide.

The goal arrived in the 25th minute as Rodrigo Gomes burst down the right and fired in a low cross.

Hwang Hee-Chan controlled it before setting it back for Mane to thrash in from the edge of the box.

Sander Berge should have levelled moments later but headed into the ground and over after Sa had flapped at a corner but the away side were level at the break.

Mane stretched to reach a ball but only made contact with Castagne as the Fulham defender nipped ahead of him, with Robinson the unlikely scorer from the spot after the VAR review.

Although Fulham dominated possession, Wolves had the best chances in the second half with Yerson Mosquera heading wide from six yards and Adam Armstrong's dink over Leno hitting the outside of the post.

Boos greeted the final whistle after a result that did little to satisfy either side.

Analysis: Fulham's European hopes peter out
After beating Aston Villa at the end of April, Fulham were firmly in the mix not only for European qualification but potentially for a Champions League spot.

They were just two points behind Brighton in sixth but three winless games since have seen dreams of a first season of continental football since 2011-12 evaporate.

A loss at Arsenal was not unexpected, the manner of the defeat by Bournemouth was hugely frustrating but victory at the league's bottom side would have kept Silva's side in the mix going into the final day.

Instead, a disappointing draw highlighted why they have ultimately come up short. There was a lack of cutting edge to convert the chances created in the first half while in the second period they failed to manufacture any opportunities of note despite enjoying the lion's share of the ball.

A huge swing in goal difference and the most unlikely sequence of results would now be needed for Fulham to make the top eight.

More realistically, the focus will instead turn to trying to end the season at home on a high and, with Silva's contract up in the summer and his future still up in the air, perhaps even a rousing send off for the Portuguese boss.

Analysis: Wolves waiting for season of misery to end
Just one more game and then Wolves can put a truly miserable season behind them.

The energy and enthusiasm that was present after back-to-back wins over Aston Villa and Liverpool a couple of months ago has well and truly gone – even the boos at full-time felt weary.

Relegation was an inevitability even back then but Rob Edwards' side were at least showing something to give fans optimism for the future.

But the point against Fulham is just the third since beating Liverpool on 3 March, while Mane's strike was just the second Wolves have scored since the international break over Easter.

They had their moments against Fulham and looked threatening on the break, particularly in the second half but when chances, and even chances to create chances, were spurned, frustration at Molineux grew.

From having the fans firmly on board, one of Edwards' biggest challenges over the summer and at the start of next term will be to get the home faithful back on side.



https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cp3pkgn7pw3t

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Post-Wolves Press Conference
Marco Silva wasn't satisfied with a point away at Wolves, as his Fulham team were held to a 1-1 draw at Molineux.

Antonee Robinson's penalty helped the Whites recover after they fell behind to Matheus Mane's strike, but all three points were needed to realistically keep their European hopes alive.

"It was a must-win game for us," Marco admitted. "It wasn't under our control any more but we wanted to keep some hopes to fight for a European place.

"First-half, I believe that we had a good game. We had the game under control. It's been difficult for us to be clinical and ruthless and put the ball in the back of the net.

"We did create - the goal came from a penalty but overall we were in control of the game. We were the team that tried to create more chances.

"Second-half was not good enough, simple as that. We didn't create many, many chances. We didn't have clear chances. For me, it's difficult to find a reason for the unforced mistakes and sloppy decisions.

"Many things that are not normal at this level happened second-half and we didn't have the chance to control the game and create chances. We tried, but it wasn't the best second-half definitely."

Jedi's equaliser saw him claim his first Premier League goal – and with first-choice penalty taker Raúl Jiménez not on the pitch, Marco had full faith in the USA international.

"We knew that Raul was not going to start the game. He didn't train for the last ten days so it's been difficult for him to be in the condition to help the team.

"But we have other (penalty takers) and during the week we did practice, and we decided to go with Robinson. I was 100 per cent sure that he was capable to do it well.

"It's always an important moment, a decisive moment when you have a penalty. But I think he's shown already in some moments, in penalty shootouts, that he was always able to decide well."

Despite falling short in the race for European football, Fulham do have a chance to end the season on a high at home to Newcastle next weekend.

"The chance was there and that's the biggest frustration for me right now. We have another game at home and let's hope we can have a better game than this one and a better result than this one."



https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2026/may/17/post-wolves-press conference/

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Fulham draw with bottom side Wolves
Antonee Robinson's penalty earned Fulham a point at Molineux – a result that all but ended the Whites' hopes of securing a European place.

Mateus Mane put bottom side Wolves ahead with a thumping right-footed strike, but the youngster then gave away a penalty by fouling Timothy Castagne, and Robinson nonchalantly tucked away the spot-kick.

Yerson Mosquera missed a great chance to restore Wolves' lead early in the second half when he headed wide of the target.

And there was another let-off for Fulham when Hwang Hee-Chan set up Adam Armstrong, who lifted his shot over keeper Bernd Leno but the ball hit the outside of the post.

At the other end, Raul Jimenez, on as a substitute against his former club, shot wide from an awkward angle.

Harry Wilson was later also brought on as a substitute and fired an effort over the bar as Fulham searched in vain for a second goal.
Fulham: Leno, Castagne, Diop, Bassey, Robinson, Berge (Kevin 46), Lukic, Bobb (Chukwueze 78), Smith Rowe (Wilson 78), Iwobi (King 65), Muniz (Jimenez 65),
Subs not used: Lecomte, Tete, Cuenca, Cairney.



https://www.westlondonsport.com/fulham/fulham-draw-with-bottom-side-wolves

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Wolves 1-1 Fulham: Antonee Robinson penalty rescues point for Cottagers at Molineux
Marco SIlva's European dream is fading fast as more points dropped

Fulham's hopes of finishing in the European places were dealt a huge blow as they drew 1-1 at relegated Wolves on Sunday.

Mateus Mane put the hosts ahead with a fine finish in the 25th minute of the Midlands club's final home game of the season.

But the 18-year-old Portuguese teenager gave away a penalty in first-half stoppage time, Antonee Robinson slotting home to get the Cottagers back on level terms.

The Cottagers delivered a lacklustre performance to leave their hopes of European football all but over, three points off eighth place with a game to go.

It has been far from a fairytale welcome back to Molineux for head coach Rob Edwards, who was booed by some home fans at the final whistle.

Questions remain over the future of Fulham counterpart Marco Silva, and that uncertainty may have fed through to his playing group who delivered a lacklustre performance.

Early attempts from the visitors to assert some dominance over their rock-bottom hosts had little joy. Timothy Castagne's ball to the back post found Alex Iwobi, but he blasted straight at Jose Sa.

Wolves had no initial luck playing out from the back and their first real glimpse of goal came from a punt down the field which was eventually played to Mane, who drew a good save from Bernd Leno from distance.

The hosts took the lead in the 25th minute when Mane let rip from the edge of the area with a ferocious strike beyond Leno, raising hopes of a first Wolves victory since March 3.

Fulham immediately responded, with a corner falling on the head of Sander Berge who nodded into the ground and over with the goal gaping before Emile Smith Rowe drew Sa into his second save of the contest.

Marco Silva's side were handed a chance to equalise from the spot when Mane had brought down Castagne inside the area.

Referee Thomas Kirk initially did not award a spot-kick but overturned his decision after being sent to the VAR screen, and Robinson sent Sa the wrong way to equalise.

Molineux was quiet but stood to sing and applaud former striker Raul Jimenez's introduction for Fulham, which served as a reminder about the good times following his 57 goals for Wolves.

The home team went close to retaking the lead midway through the second half when Hwang Hee-chan slipped through to Adam Armstrong, but he was denied a first goal since March by the post.



https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/wolves-fulham-result-premier-league-robinson-b1282638.html

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Fulham's European hopes destroyed by poor draw at Wolves
Robinson's penalty cancelled out Mane's opener but Fulham fail to claim the win needed to escape mid-table mediocrity

The European dream is all but over. An underwhelming performance at Molyneux has seen us squander an opportunity to climb the table, as we fell behind to a good strike from Mateus Mane and could only offer a Robinson penalty in response. Our 1-1 draw with Wolves leaves us four places, three points, a considerable goal difference swing and a whole host of results falling in our favour to even possibly finish 8th, and squeak into the European places. On this form, we'd be knocked out before you could even say "UEFA Conference League", so perhaps it's all for the better, right?

First Half
"Dead rubber" doesn't quite do the situation heading into this game justice, but initially it had the feel of one. Wolves, long relegated, had the pride of playing their final top flight home game to play for, whilst Fulham's fading chances of a European spot could be given a lifeline with a win today, but the weekend sun sapped much of the energy out of the opening minutes and lacklustre passing punctuated much of the play. Scares for Leno and Jose Sa came not from ferocious attacking but lackadaisical passing out from goal, and for a good while the greatest cheer came for Raul Jimenez, taking the applause from his former audience as he warmed up along the touchline.

We had most of the ball, and with Iwobi back in the team seemed a little more fluid around the pitch. Robinson engaged the space around Rodrigo Gomes and Mosquera, winning a series of corners on the left, whilst Bobb continued the flair of his cameo by jutting down the right in search of the ball. One move, in which he wiggled through midfield cutting centrally, let him slip Muniz into the box - the Brazilian muscled past Bueno, and laid the ball off to Castagne as Sa closed his shooting angle down. A lovely cross floated over the defence, reaching Iwobi for a volley - but Sa had recovered well, racing to the post to cut out the shot. Our fullbacks were enjoying being versatile, and Robinson seemed to have some of his spring back, skipping past Joao Gomes on a diagonal run to work the ball to the right, through Bobb to Castagne - the Belgian took the shot on himself this time but fired the ball past the far post.

It seemed promising, but Wolves soon rose to the challenge. Berge and Lukic stepping into advanced midfield positions, along with Robinson and Castagne joining the attack ahead of our wide midfielders, gave Wolves the option of the long ball. Their central defenders and midfielders sprayed passes forward, letting runners collect it and take on our depleted defence. A Wolfe cross, assisted by Joao Gomes, had already needed a Bassey diversion to stop Armstrong tapping it in, and later a Krejci long ball was headed down by Armstrong for Rodrigo Gomes to collect, skipping past Robinson along the right of the box and rifling a shot marginally wide of the post. We weren't alert to the danger, and sure enough the routine had earnt them a goal. Andre moved the ball down the pitch along the right for Rodrigo Gomes, who breezed past a docile Robinson and crossed into the box for Hwang. Our defence had vacated the space, and Hwang had the time to stop the ball before laying it backwards for Mateus Mane, open outside the box. He didn't need a second invitation, pulling his leg back and swiping the ball into the goal, past Leno's dive. 1-0, and Wolves became the latest team to our expose our feeble in-game concentration.

We'd been decent though, and should have equalised soon after - a couple of corners won along the left let Lukic swing a ball into Berge, unmarked at the far post. Anything on target would have scored - instead he headed it straight down, bouncing into the ground and over the crossbar. The chance acted as a slap in the face to the Wolves backline, tightening up the box and putting their bodies between a number of crosses and passes we tried to thread through. Muniz struggled to get on the ball, sandwiched amongst the centre-backs, and our passes couldn't find the man in the shooting position, forcing play out-wide. Smith Rowe knocked a firm header onto Bobb, who combined well with Castagne, letting him squeeze space from Krejci but steer his shot off target. Whilst being a goal down discolours the value of the effort, there was good work being performed around the team. Smith Rowe seemed alert, Latching onto a pass from Robinson into the box, pulling Mosquera and Bueno away from Muniz and laying it off to the striker. Wolves were fortunate more wasn't made of the hands placed all over ESR's torso, or Muniz's failed attempt to lift the ball over Sa. The Englishman broke into the box from another Robinson through ball but couldn't generate the power to trouble Sa with his low effort.

The half was petering out though, and our passing game was being absorbed by Wolves defence. But we'd pinned them in their box, and Castagne's productivity down the right earnt a just reward - collecting the ball from a Bueno headed clearance, a poorly-timed kick from Mane caught him on the knee. He went down in pain, and though play initially continued, VAR intervened to let Thomas Kirk reassess his decision. But with Raul on the sidelines, who would take the spotkick? A Sa led furore around the spot cleared to reveal Antonee Robinson holding the ball, who allayed the understandable doubts that may have been held over his selection by coolly slotting the ball to the left of Sa's speculative dive right. 1-1, and as late long ball that Mane collected ahead of Bassey was blasted wide, we'd earnt parity right before the break.

Second Half
Silva, seeking to seize the game, introduced Kevin for Berge, letting Iwobi move centrally and trying to match some of Wolves' pace in attack. It was a bold move, and a nice signal of intent from Marco, but not one without risk - Berge's departure increased the workload for Lukic, who would be relied on for more defensive contributions with Iwobi as his partner. Unsurprisingly, Wolves took advantage as soon as they'd seen off our first attacks. A long ball was won by Armstrong and needed Bassey to bail out the left-back. Andre started another surge, playing Wolfe down the left ahead of Castagne and a chasing Bobb, which again needed Bassey's slide to avoid a Wolves man taking on Leno. Mane's corner was good, finding Mosquera's untracked run onto the cross - but his header was wayward, sailing past the post. Wolves smelt blood, and Mane had soon won another free kick off a clumsy Lukic foul, but Hwang couldn't restrain his effort, and blasted the ball into the stands.

The game had a basketball feel at times, both teams carrying the ball forward and slipping around the pitch, struggling to maintain control of the game. Bobb looked slick on the ball, cruising down the right with guile, but his clever play was cut out in the box too frequently to trouble Sa. Bassey dominated our defence, cutting out numerous Wolves counter-attacks with his interceptions, ranging from clever tracking to diligent slide tackles. The pace of our opponents made these interventions necessary - Rodrigo Gomes continued to fox around Robinson, timing a brilliant run to take an aerial ball from his keeper and drive into the box, which without the Nigerian's athleticism would have produced a very nervy moment for Leno.

A tiring Iwobi and disappointing Muniz departed for Jimenez and King, increasing the attacking tools of the team; again, Wolves were awake to the opportunity, Gomes slipping the ball through the freer midfield to Hwang, whose cruise along the left let him slip the ball into the box for Armstrong, nipping between the defenders to get into shooting position. With Leno rushing towards him he nimbly chipped it over the keeper... but struck the ball against the wrong side of the post, and watched it bounce out of play. Raul's first chance was a little less dramatic, taking the ball from another Bobb glide forward but hurriedly slamming his shot into the crowd.

The game entered a bit of a lull as both sides swapped their players around - Arokodare came on to lead the line for Wolves, joined by Bellegarde and fresh wingbacks Hugo Bueno and Pedro Lima, whilst Wilson and Chukwueze arrived to give Fulham some more fizz around the attack. Arokodare lacked the composure - taking a Diop miscue and bounding into shooting position but scuffing a shot for Leno to gather, and generally being a little too heavy-handed in attack to turn Wolves attacks into critical chances. It wasn't much worse than Fulham's attack - Wilson's maestro moments were absent entirely, curling a tame left footer from outside the box into Sa's hands and turning a decent cut inside into a hideous skew off-target with teammates available around him.

As Fulham chased the winner, knowing results were looking favourable elsewhere, a foul on the tenacious King gave us a free kick right on the edge of the box. Could this be a moment of magic to seize the game? Sadly not, as Jimenez put the free kick straight into the wall. Indeed, it was Wolves who came closer in the closing stages, a Bellegarde combination with Mane on the left almost reaching Arokodare and the soon-to-depart Rodrigo Gomes, and the Haitian starting another move for Hugo Bueno to skill his way past Castagne and set up an open volley for fellow wingback Lima... but he skewed it well off-target. Kevin made one last hopeful sprint along the left wing but opportunity was ended by some firm defending by the Wolves backline, as was our chance to win, as were our ambitions for Europe.

Mid-table, thy name is Fulham
The uncomfortable truth is that the team aren't good enough for European football at this moment in time. Wolves are the worst team in the league, utterly humbled by fellow European contender Brighton last weekend, and any team with serious ambitions of making it into the top 8 needed to offer more than we did here today. Marco Silva has built a good team, but one that has been unable to progress beyond midtable, and when the wider portrait of underinvestment in key positions and accumulated injuries is thrown in, you get some of an explanation for the poor showing today.

We have one goal from open play in the last six league matches, and if you exclude the Burnley win we haven't scored more than a single goal in a match in nine (10 including our FA Cup exit!) You can see why when you watch us - we aren't sharp enough in the final third, constantly piecing together a few nice passes but lacking the composure or confidence to threaten the keeper. Singling out Muniz is a mistake - whilst his form in front of goal has evaporated, he is no more responsible than the other attackers in the team, all of whom are arguably more talented "on paper" and should also be questioned as to their pitiful returns over the last couple of months.

Smith Rowe, Iwobi, Bobb... all good players, but too pedestrian too often, and unable to unlock a defence enough times over a 90 minutes. Wilson, our "star", has lost his form through fatigue and injury, and was selfish and disconnected from the play when he came on. King at least shows fight on the ball when he plays but doesn't have the bodies around him for his work to connect with enough across in-game situations. For the possession style of football we play we need to be ruthless and effective with our chances - the slow tempo has sucked the energy out of the team, and seemingly left the forwards uninspired and listless. There needs to be more to the team's attacking output than utterly useless shots or occasionally pretty touches 30 yards from the goal, and when the only players with the speed to change the game are a featherweight Kevin, a stagnant Chukwueze and a left-back leaving massive chasms in defence, there's a reason we're seeing the results we have.

Bassey can take pride in his defensive contributions and was excellent amidst a lifeless performance. The rest were varying degrees of average to poor. Andersen's suspension gave us a chance to see Diop, who was okay defensively but still looks uncomfortable when asked to use the ball, something Wolves would have advantaged more frequently. Castagne was one of the better attackers and clearly relished the chance to work in advanced positions with Bobb, but Wolves exploited his movement for their own attacks, because the man is not an out-and-out right-back and shouldn't have had to cover for so long in a position he isn't suited for. There are some suggestions Leno should do more for the goal, and whilst there's some truth to that his alertness definitely saved us a few in other areas of the game. It's small pickings though - a 1-1 draw against 20th in a race for Europe is a collective failure.

A better life in the Championship?
Let's at least offer some credit to our opposition though. Wolves were a touch more attacking than in previous games under Rob Edwards. Rodrigo Gomes moved from right wing back to a more conventional right winger across the game, putting greater pace into counter-attacks and encouraging more interplay from Mane, Hwang and Armstrong. It meant we were a little more vulnerable at any one point in the game than we perhaps would have expected - the speed along the flanks quickly transitioned Wolves from defence into attack, and allowed Gomes and Andre a range of channels to feed the ball into. This increased the effort we needed to put in to make inroads into Wolves territory, letting their defence organise and shore up the goal. I thought Bueno was excellent, stopping Sa from having to make any massive saves, and Gomes and Andre ahead of him worked hard to shore up the final third.

Of course, the problem any relegated side faces at this time of the season is in planning. How many of these players will still be in Wolverhampton for the Championship? I'd imagine Edwards has some idea of who will be the core of his squad but football is a vicious game, and more than a few sharks will be happy to pick the trimmings off a squad with more than a few prospects strewn across it. It will be curious to see which of the players that gave us trouble today - be it Mane, the Gomeses, Andre or Wolfe - stick around for the 46-game grind coming up.

Those days haven't graced the Cottage in a few years thanks to the work of Marco Silva. But with Europe all but off the table, and the team stuck in a major rut, what is his future at the club? His tactics, whilst solid, don't produce the form needed over a season to bridge the gap from midtable to the qualification places, and the stagnancy clearly afflicting the team at the moment breeds complacency, a recipe for a tumble down the table. It's clear that the team need revitalisation, and likely a decent rest in the summer. Will it be without Marco? Deep down, with a gun to my head, I believe he could still do something special here with the right pieces in play - yet this feels more and more a dream, and in all likelihood our last game of the season will also be his last. One only hopes the club has a plan for if this becomes the case.



https://www.fulhamish.co.uk/p/fulhams-european-hopes-destroyed

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'Decisions coming' ahead of vital summer for Fulham – Silva
Marco Silva says Fulham face one of the club's most important summers ever.

The Whites boss again faced questions about his future following a 1-1 draw at Wolves.

The result all but ended Fulham's hopes of securing a European place.

Silva's contract expires this summer and he has so far not agreed a new deal.

"All the decisions are going to come. We are going to have some meetings," he said.

"It's a moment for me to analyse, to give the report for the board to understand everything. It's a moment for the club to address many, many things.

"In my opinion, it's probably one of the most important summers in this football club. The future is there, but we have to do it right, so that things that have happened this season don't happen again."

The futures of Harry Wilson and Raul Jimenez, whose contracts expire this summer as well, are also uncertain.

"We are going to set some important things that are going to be crucial for the club's future. In the way I see, in the way I want the club to move on," said Silva.

"After, of course the decision is going to be made between me and the football club.

"If it's going to be in the next days before the Newcastle game, we are going to communicate something.

"If it's not going to be, I am not going to take any decision just because of that (Newcastle game)."



https://www.westlondonsport.com/fulham/football-decisons-coming-ahead-of-vital-summer-for-fulham-silva

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Fulham fail in 'must-win game' for Silva
Marco Silva admitted Fulham's hopes of European football effectively ended with a 1-1 draw at Wolves, blaming a sloppy second-half display at Molineux.

Marco Silva spoke about a 1-1 draw for Fulham against Wolves.

The Old Gold are motivated not to end up at the bottom of the table, and Mateus Mane moved the hosts within one point of Burnley as he put them ahead before Antonee Robinson netted a penalty.

'Second half was not good enough'

Fulham are now realistically out of the race for continental competition, a target that had become viable with a strong form at the turn of the year, and there was disappointment for Silva at full time.

"It was a must-win game for us. It wasn't under our control any more but we wanted to keep some hopes to fight for a European place.

"First-half, I believe that we had a good game. We had the game under control. It's been difficult for us to be clinical and ruthless to put the ball in the back of the net. We did create - the goal came from a penalty but we were in control of the game. We were the team that tried to create more chances.

"We knew that Raul was not going to start the game. He didn't train for the last ten days so it's been difficult for him to be in the condition to help the team. But we have other (penalty takers) and in the week we did practice, and we decided to go with Robinson. I was 100% sure he was capable to do it.

"It's always an important moment, a decisive moment when you have a penalty. But I think he's shown already in some moments, in penalty shootouts, that he was always able to decide well.

"Second-half was not good enough, simple as that. We didn't create many, many chances. We didn't have clear chances. For me, it's difficult to find a reason for the unforced mistakes and sloppy decisions. Many things that are not normal at this level happened second-half and we didn't have the chance to control the game and create chances. We tried, but it wasn't the best second-half definitely.

Silva rues missed European target

"The chance was there and that's the biggest frustration for me right now. We have another game at home and let's hope we can have a better game than this one and a better result than this one."




https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2026/05/17/fulham/1261048-fulham-fail-in-must-win-game-for-silva.html

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Marco Silva has 'not decided' about his Fulham future
Marco Silva remains coy about his future at Fulham after a 1-1 draw with Wolves at Molineux, with Benfica reportedly interested in the Portuguese boss.

Marco Silva has remained coy about his future at Fulham after the 1-1 draw with Wolves.

The Cottagers drew 0-0 with Brentford before beating Aston Villa 1-0 at the end of April to elevate their European aspirations, but form has fallen off again in the month of May. The team were distinctly second best against Arsenal, conceding a Viktor Gyokeres brace and Bukayo Saka strike in the first half to lose 3-0, and Rayan netted from range in a 1-0 victory for Bournemouth.

Mateus Mane made matters worse for the side when he opened the scoring at the Molineux Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Antonee Robinson levelled the score on the stroke of half time with a penalty, but it was not enough to take the triumph needed to remain in the hunt for continental competition.

'There are many things to analyse'

The future of Silva has been in question ever since the summer. Annoyed with a quiet transfer window for the club after a record-breaking points tally in the 2024/25 season, he saw the side start slowly in terms of results. Form improved around the turn of the year, but the feeling remains that Fulham are not eager to shift their ceiling from being a club that comfortably sits in the middle of the table.

The Portuguese boss has been linked with a move back to his native country as Benfica manager Jose Mourinho might be returning to Real Madrid. For now, Fulham focus on their last fixture of the schedule at Craven Cottage against Newcastle United, but an uncertain offseason is on the horizon.

"I have not decided. I understand the fans want to know the future of the club. Myself and the club cannot communicate something when the decision is not made.

"We are going to have meetings, and I am going to analyse. I believe there are many things to analyse and you need to be calm in this moment to address many, many things."



https://www.vavel.com/en/football/2026/05/17/fulham/1261064-marco-silva-has-not-decided-about-his-fulham-future.html