Sunday Fulham Stuff - 02/10/25...

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Saturday 01/11
Brighton	3-0	Leeds
Burnley	0-2	Arsenal
Palace	2-0	Brentford
Fulham	3-0	Wolves
Sessegnon Wilson Mosquera(OG)
Forest	2-2	Man Utd
Spurs	0-1	Chelsea
Liverpool	2-0	Villa

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Fulham 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
At a glance

    Wolves fail to win in first 10 Premier League games for second season running

    Ryan Sessegnon gives Fulham early lead

    Emmanuel Agbadou sent off in first half for Wolves

    Harry Wilson and Yerson Mosquera own goal adds to Wolves' misery

Wolves' season continued to spiral after Fulham condemned them to another damaging defeat to keep them winless and bottom of the Premier League.

Ryan Sessegnon, Harry Wilson and Yerson Mosquera's own goal ended the Cottagers' four-game losing run, while Wolves' Emmanuel Agbadou was sent off in the first half.

The visitors did little to prove their wretched start would end in west London and have now lost eight of their 10 league games.

There is still belief at Molineux that boss Vitor Pereira can save the season - and a reluctance to sack him - but Wolves are now eight points from safety and being cut adrift.

Fulham piled on the misery when Sessegnon struck early, seizing on a mistake from Santi Bueno, and it got worse when Agbadou was dismissed nine minutes before half-time - after his clumsy foul on Josh King denied a goalscoring opportunity.

The visitors never recovered and Sam Johnstone denied Kenny Tete and Wilson but the Wales winger secured victory, which lifted the Cottagers to 14th, with a fine low finish from 20 yards.

There was still time for Mosquera to turn the ball into his own net with 15 minutes left to add to Wolves' woes, before Samuel Chukwueze hit the bar late on for Marco Silva's side.

Wolves analysis: Loyalty could make Fosun look foolish
Wolves do not want to part company with Pereira and there is a firm belief they have time to save themselves.

Yet this season now matches the last, where Wolves did not win any of their opening 10 games under Gary O'Neil.

The former manager clung on for another six games and Wolves recognise they kept faith with him for too long before replacing him with Pereira last December.

It is a mistake owners Fosun want to avoid but their faith in Pereira cannot continue indefinitely while Wolves appear doomed and their patience, however admirable, could ultimately make them look foolish.

Already eight points adrift of safety at the foot of the table, there is no comfort in the club's desire for consistency and stability.

Defeats by newly promoted trio Leeds, Sunderland and Burnley came before Saturday's limp loss at Craven Cottage, against a side who started the day 17th.

If the wins are not coming against those who they could rank as relegation rivals - Sunderland aside after their excellent start - then the question is where will the victories arrive?

A disastrous defeat against a relegation rival, including a red card and an own goal, made it a nightmare afternoon.

Fulham analysis: Game the perfect tonic for Cottagers
From the minute Sessegnon capitalised on a Wolves mistake to score there was little doubt in the result.

Fulham needed a pick-me-up after four straight defeats sucked them towards the bottom three and Wolves obliged.

The result did not flatter the Cottagers - it could have been more - and it was precisely the performance which will restore any fractured confidence.

Games against Everton and Sunderland either side of the international break could provide further momentum as Silva's side look to pull away from any immediate danger.

Fulham should have enough to stay clear of the bottom three - they were dynamic enough against a poor Wolves side - but there will be little room for manoeuvre if they slip back to their previous form.

What's next for these teams?
Fulham go to Everton on 8 November before welcoming Sunderland to Craven Cottage after the international break.

Wolves return to London to face Chelsea next Saturday and then face Crystal Palace at Molineux on 22 November.



https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c30v7e5vvdrt

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Post-Wolves Press Conference
Marco Silva was doubly happy on Saturday after Fulham hit form again against Wolverhampton Wanderers, combining three goals with a second Premier League clean sheet of the season.

"I'm pleased, because we won a game that was important for us," he said. "Back to winning ways, back on track. It was a big, big game for us.

"Two things that I asked the players in the build up to the game – to win the game, a big game for us, and we mentioned many times the clean sheet that was going to be very important for us to achieve.

"To be back in a way that we were able to win the game with a clean sheet, the players did it better second half than the first, in terms of a performance point of view, but we deserved the three points."

It was a big afternoon at the Cottage, with Fulham going into the fixture having lost our previous four in the league.

That didn't tell the full story, as the boys had plenty of positive spells in that run, but our Head Coach was delighted to get back to winning ways nonetheless.

"I don't look just for results. I look much deeper than that. I analyse the games in a completely different way.

"I was the first one saying that I was not happy at all with the run that we had before, but I knew what we were capable of doing. I know that if we are at our best level, if we have all the players available, we are going to be a very competitive team.

"To be honest, we have been doing that even without key players. Imagine when we have all them available. That is the reality for ourselves.

"We won the game. First half, I felt the team was a little bit anxious, I have to say. Okay, the early goal gave us a bit of calm, to play, but first half was too erratic. We missed a lot of passes, our connection in the middle was not good enough.

"Second half, much better. Second half much more fluid. Our attacking movements and all that stuff and, because of that, we created more chances, we were more in control. I know that was against 10 men, but the second half was much better than the first."



https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2025/november/01/post-wolves-press-conference/

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Fulham 3-0 Wolves
Fulham returned to winning ways with an emphatic 3-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Cottage on Saturday.

Ryan Sessegnon has enjoyed scoring against this opponent in both spells with the Club, and he was at it again as early as the ninth minute, slotting home after being found by an excellent Raúl Jiménez pass.

The next big talking point was a red card for Wolves defender Emmanuel Agbadou, who was dismissed after taking out Josh King when through on goal, giving Fulham further control going into half-time.

And it was all us after the break, deservedly adding to the scoreline through Harry Wilson's pearler, and a Yerson Mosquera own goal.

Marco Silva rang four changes from the last gasp defeat in Newcastle a week earlier, with Joachim Andersen and Wilson returning from injury to take the places of Issa Diop and Adama Traoré, while King was restored to the starting XI after his goal scoring heroics in the Carabao Cup in midweek, and Kevin was handed a first Premier League start. Emile Smith Rowe and Saša Lukić were the two to drop to the bench, where they were joined by the fit again Samuel Chukwueze and Rodrigo Muniz – a most welcome sight indeed.

Wolves actually started fairly brightly but it was first blood to Fulham when Sessegnon struck early on. The left-back had ventured up to be our furthest player forward, a tactic which paid off richly when Raúl's perfect pass slipped him through one-on-one, and the Academy graduate made no mistake with his finish.

The Whites were controlling proceedings but without creating a plethora of chances, though Wilson wasn't far wide with his low shot as he looked to catch goalkeeper Sam Johnstone out at his near post.

Wilson then showed brilliant anticipation and pace to intercept the ball, pop it 30 yards down the flank, and still reach it ahead of Toti who had a decent headstart. The winger sent it in-field to Kevin who was about to get in on goal, until a vital tackle from last man Santiago Bueno.

Wolves' task was made all the harder when Agbadou was given his marching orders in the 36th minute. After beating him to the ball, King cleverly poked it towards goal, meaning that when Agbadou wiped him out, it was denial of a clear goal scoring opportunity.

The visitors had rarely threatened but had two gilt-edged chances at the end of the first half. First, Jorgen Strand Larsen missed Ki-Jana Hoever's delivery across the face by a hair's breadth for what would have been a tap-in, with Wolves recycling that ball and working a cross to Ladislav Krejci, who drew a save from Bernd Leno.

Seven minutes into the second half, the crowd enticed Kenny Tete to shoot when it opened up for him 25 yards out. He duly obliged, catching his effort sweetly and requiring a sprawling stop from Johnstone.

Tete was getting forward as often as possible, and after sending another long ranger over, drew a save from Johnstone after playing a one-two with Raúl.

He then had another chance from the subsequent corner, but couldn't get a firm enough contact on Andersen's knockback and Johnstone was able to claim.

Fulham were turning the screw and soon grabbed the decisive second goal. After Sander Berge's shot was blocked, you couldn't have wished for it to drop onto anyone else's left foot, with Wilson sweeping home emphatically first time from 20 yards.

King looked to put the game to bed once and for all when he let fly from distance with an effort that deflected over, with a huge touch off a Wolves defender that somehow no official spotted.

Wolves knew what Wilson was planning when he cut inside on 70 minutes, but stopping him was another thing entirely, and they were grateful to Johnstone for turning away his curler at full stretch.

Silva made a hat-trick of changes soon after, with Kevin and King going off to fine ovations as they made way for Smith Rowe and Tom Cairney, but the biggest cheer was reserved for the return of Muniz, who replaced Raúl.

With quarter of an hour to play, Fulham had a third. Alex Iwobi slipped Sessegnon in to his left, Smith Rowe couldn't connect with his cross but did enough to put Mosquera off, who diverted it beyond Johnstone.

Chukwueze, recently on for Wilson, almost made it four when he rattled the post after excellent work from Iwobi, with Cairney seeing an effort deflect over on the follow-up.

Chukwueze had the crowd on their feet again a minute later, bedazzling three Wolves defenders to skip into the box, before bending in a sumptuous shot towards the far post that required a fine fingertip stop from Johnstone.

That would have been a perfect end to the afternoon, but three goals and three points will do more than nicely.



https://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2025/november/01/fulham-3-0-wolves/

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Fulham easily beat 10-man Wolves
Fulham easily saw off 10-man Wolves at Craven Cottage.

After Ryan Sessegnon had given Fulham an early lead, the Premier League's bottom side were reduced to 10 men when Emmanuel Agbadou was sent off.

The Whites took advantage in the second half, with Harry Wilson scoring before an own goal by Yerson Mosquera.

Fulham went ahead after Raul Jimenez reacted quickly when Calvin Bassey's pass forward towards Sessegnon was intercepted.

The Mexican cleverly played a first-time ball through a gap between Wolves defenders Agbadou and Hugo Bueno to send Sessegnon in to fire past keeper Sam Johnstone.

Struggling Wolves were dealt another blow on 36 minutes when Agbadou was red-carded for taking out Josh King near the edge of the penalty area.

The decision stood after VAR had checked for a possible handball by the Fulham youngster, who would have been through on goal had Agbadou not clattered into him.

There was another VAR check in the final moments of the first half, this time to establish that Fulham right-back Kenny Tete had not handled in the area as he cleared his lines.

Tete was in the thick of the action early in the second half, bringing a save from Johnstone with a 25-yard strike and then shooting over, before missing a great chance when he was unable to find a way past Johnstone from close range.

But Johnstone was unable to rescue Wolves when Wilson thumped a lovely strike into the bottom corner.

And when Sessegnon sent in a low cross after linking up with Alex Iwobi, Mosquera turned the ball into his own net.

Samuel Chukwueze missed a late chance to make it four when he blasted against the bar from close range – and he then saw a curling effort tipped away by Johnstone.
Fulham: Leno, Tete, Andersen, Bassey, Sessegnon, Berge, King (Cairney 71), Wilson (Chukwueze 77), Iwobi (Traore 89), Kevin (Smith Rowe 71),  Jimenez (Muniz 71)
Subs not used: Lecomte, Cuenca, Castagne, Lukic,



https://www.westlondonsport.com/fulham/fulham-v-wolves-report-011125

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Woeful Wolves beaten as Fulham end losing streak
Silva's men rally as Sessegnon, Wilson and an own goal earn them a 3-0 win at the Cottage

Don't look twice - Fulham have won a game in the Premier League! The losing streak hanging around the players' necks has been terminated with a 3-0 win over last-place Wolverhampton Wanderers, and whilst it would not be unfair to say the fallow nature of our opponents today contributed to the win, the refreshing sight of a victorious Fulham performance would have been as enjoyable for the team as it was the fans. There's a long way to go before I'd say we're back in good form, but this is a good start, in a game it would have been terrible not to win.

First Half
Wolves are not in a happy place at the moment, stuck at the bottom of the table with nothing but a couple of draws keeping them from an empty points tally, and ongoing turmoil around manager Vitor Pereira's tenure meant the team he selected to start the game was a confused mess: an unwieldy back five, a midfield with a centre-back shoved into it and two radically different forwards stranded at the top of the team. Silva already had a positive line-up starting today, with Iwobi in an attack-minded CM role and Sessegnon given licence to join Kevin in advances down the left, and he would have been further encouraged by the state of the opposition walking out at the Cottage.

It didn't take long for things to unravel for them, either. Fulham were a little nervy at the start of the game and a confident opposition might have built on this, with Bellegarde's smart turn in the box yielding an early save from Leno and a cheap giveaway from Bassey leading to Munetsi winning a corner from Sessegnon's sliding block. But, as is often the case for nervous teams that switch to back-fives, the concentration of bodies around their backline invited the pressure onto them. Bassey's pass through the midfield saw Santiago Bueno rush out of position to try and intercept the ball. His failure to communicate with Agbadou took the ball away from his teammate, and into the path of Jimenez. Raul reacted perfectly, intelligently playing the ball forward for Sessegnon, liberated from his marker, to charge through on goal. A touch took it into the box, a second struck it towards Johnstone, whose feeble arm couldn't stop it burrowing into the back of the net.

1-0 definitely suited Fulham, who were still a little tetchy on the ball despite the early lead. Wolves, miserable and losing again, slunk into their shell, content to let Fulham play around the pitch and deal with them once they made it to the final third. Not for the first time, we were pretty without being punishing. Iwobi enjoyed being further forward, feeding Sess and a lively Kevin to attack Hoever at right back. Wilson and Tete made sprightly bursts too, targeting the space between Toti Gomes and Hugo Bueno on our right. Central to everything was Josh King, once again battling with far larger defenders with his guile and acceleration, taking the ball into dangerous areas and trying to feed his teammates. Yet we couldn't turn this pressure into a second goal - a mixture of wastefulness in the box and some decent defending from S. Bueno, perhaps eager to redeem himself, kept the score the same.

King wasn't deterred though, and his determination delivered the second critical juncture of the game. Tete lofted a through ball over the backline for the young talent, who spotted Agbadou hurtling towards him and dinked the ball ahead of the defender before the inevitable collision. A straight red card followed (albeit with a VAR scare) and Wolves afternoon took an even sourer turn.

Yet strangely, this seemed to push Fulham into complacency. Expecting Wolves to completely implode, we took our eyes off the game, and allowed our disadvantaged opponent the chance to claw themselves back into contention. Most of their chances had come from reactive moves, be it speculative goal-kicks or throughballs played into our relatively-understaffed defence, and the red card frenzied the opposition into doubling down on this approach. Bellegarde's pacy runs from midfield challenged our centre-backs a few times, and in stoppage time a swelling of energy for Wolves moved several erstwhile defensive players into our box. Tete narrowly avoided a VAR intervention on a block from a Munetsi header, and consecutive crosses from Hoever and Toti Gomes came perilously close to an equaliser at the end of the half - Strand Larsen couldn't stick the first into the open net, and the second was headed down for Leno to catch.

Second Half
These were bolts from the blue from Wolves though, who were risible throughout the half. It would have been a travesty to let them sneak back into the game through our own failure to capitalise on our dominance, and this was almost certainly the message from Marco Silva at half-time. Yet strangely Pereira did half our job for us, substituting defenders T. Gomes and Hoever for Mosquera and Tchatchoua and moving a player into midfield by switching Arias for Joao Gomes. Whilst Hoever had endured a terrible half, he was at least more familiar to the situation than Tchatchoua, Gomes had been one of the few consistently dangerous players with the ball for Wolves and taking a forward out of a game Wolves were destined to focus on counter-attacking in was mystifying.

Kevin wasted no time tearing Tchatchoua to shreds, beating him with tricks and pace and making the left channel his own, powering balls into the box and winning set-pieces for Fulham. Moving Krejci into defence left Wolves' ability to stutter our play even weaker - we had the ball close enough to strike at goal, which Tete took the opportunity to do on a couple of occasions, forcing Johnstone into a good save for one of them. Quick interplay forced their defenders to take us on, creating more space and exposing Johnstone to shots produced by runs into the box - Iwobi had an effort blocked by Mosquera, Tete's clever one-two with Jimenez needed Johnstone to surge off his line to deny a goal and the glut of corners we'd won dulled Wolves' ability to escape their own box.

It was pained watching for Wolves fans, and the inevitable came just after the hour mark. With the whole game taking place in their half, Johnstone's hopelessly-rushed distribution was losing possession constantly - Bassey won an aerial contest against Bellegarde, Wilson played the ball over an incoming Bueno for Jimenez, with the space Raul took the ball into the box and cut it back across for Berge, whose shot was blocked by a well-placed Krejci. Yet Wilson was alert to the situation, and with opposition strode into place to power the rebound goalwards, through a sea of defenders and into the bottom-left corner of the net. An outstanding finish, and crucially a goal to push Wolves out of reach

How do managers try and coach their team in such awful circumstances? Pereira had already rolled the dice with the triple change and made things worse. His faith now turned to striker Arokodare, introduced for Bellegarde to try and give our defence some concern with long balls. It was far too late though - Fulham were rampant now, playing with a relaxed freedom in the knowledge their doubled advantage gave them a safety net, and picked the holes across a manic Wolves formation. It didn't help that the morale of Pereira's team was on the floor - a few set-pieces presented to them might have been a route back into the game, but were squandered by appalling touches and terrible deliveries, and whittled away.

Then, after we'd flexed our own squad depth with a triple-change, we struck our third. Wolves were "enjoying" a slight moment in our half, and had the ball within touching distance of goal. Yet the fresh legs of captain Cairney beat Hugo Bueno to a loose pass, and the proceeding counter-attack was far too much for a depleted Wolves defence. Through Tete and Smith-Rowe, Iwobi glided with the ball through the open half, waiting until just the right moment to play the ball ahead of Tchatchoua for Sessegnon's overlap. He crossed the ball in for Smith-Rowe, whose missed slide was amended by another fortunate deflection from Johnstone and a clumsy bungling of the ball into the net by Mosquera.

A chastening moment in a game full of disappointment for Wolves, and there were still 20 minutes left to play. Presumably at this point Silva just wanted his players to get minutes and confidence under their belt - Muniz had already arrived and was sticking his head around the park, and Chukwueze joined the action shortly after the third was scored. He had a few interesting moments too - a reactive swipe in the box from an Iwobi cross hit the frame of the goal, and a mazy run with a delightful piece of skill to get through two defenders ended in a shot being narrowly parried wide by Johnstone, who must have been sick of the sight of Fulham players at this point in the game. It was a fun ending to the match, and the first time we've seen the team enjoy their football in a long while.

Are Fulham back?
Naturally a 3-0 win contains a lot of positives for Fulham, and we should definitely make a point of focusing on them - when you haven't won a league match for a month I think it's vital to try and talk about what went well! Whilst it wasn't the smoothest execution, there could have been many more goals for Fulham in the match, and our opponents were absolutely shocking, the attacking aims of the team were on full display today, and delivered a healthy stream of chances for players to latch onto in the box.

We're seeing Kevin resemble a dangerous attacker more frequently now. A bit of time acclimatising to his team, settling into the physical challenges of the Premier League and collecting his thoughts in a new country, and the man looks frighteningly good. His swagger on the ball is connected to really dangerous attacks now, as we saw terrorise Hoever and the hapless Tchatchoua today. King might still be waiting for a goal but he has become a major question for opponents - how do you stop him peeling off defenders and taking Fulham forward? The red card is the consequence if you can't answer it. Iwobi in the "8" role gives us a really viable attacking option for the future - he fundamentally understands how his teammates play, and continually feeds the ball to them in a direct fashion.

The goalscorers had interesting games too. I thought Sessegnon made a few mistakes today, with a few wasteful touches and a bit of vulnerability on the wing when Bellegarde or even Hoever attempted to navigate down the channel. However, you can't deny how effective he is when he gets his moves right - quick, slick and dangerous, and directly involved in the first and last goals today. When Robinson returns it will be silly not to let him unleash his attacking excellent without as much defensive responsibility as a left-back has to have. Wilson's goal was superlative, a reminder of the sheer talent in the guy's feet, and whilst he had a few moments that could have been sharper there's always the chance of a goal when he's on the pitch. "Own goal" cropped up again as well - some might laugh at the fact it's our top scorer, but there's a reason our attacks from the wings keep putting defenders in awkward positions, and if it helps up win games it'll never be something I sniff at.

The best players today were further back, for me. Sander Berge often gets criticised for being too conservative but you don't win games without players like him, willing to graft behind the attackers and keep the structure of the team together. Rarely out of position, never afraid to stop the opposition and even responsible for a few effective attacking passes today - he's become a very important midfielder for the club. Similarly, Kenny Tete should be given praise. Bassey's wavering form, and Andersen's injury-caused rustiness, gave Wolves more opportunities than they ought to have received - involved in many, many attack-ending tackles was our right back, timing his defending to perfection. I really liked his seamless movement into attacking positions - so frequently his passes supplemented the build-up of play, without moving forward with abandon either.

A sheep in Wolves' clothing
It's a sharp contrast for Wolves, who started poorly and as the game went on devolved into farce. I was actually struggling to recognise some of the players Wolves had playing for them today - the team that came up with us (all the way back in 2018!) has largely gone, replaced by signings far below the quality of the Nuno years, coached by a management team scrambling for new ideas, forming a rabble of players barely able to muster a coherent gameplan.

I think it is worth stressing how abysmal Wolves were. For as much as I was pleased with how we played, the opposition today was atrocious. How a team can start with five defenders, a centre-back and defensive midfielder in front of them, Bellegarde drifting around trying to fit between attackers and two isolated forwards is a mystery. This isn't the first tweak Pereira has tried with this team, but clearly it didn't work, and the despondent mood around the team was easy to view. Johnstone gets some credit for his saves (though I don't think he'll be pleased for the Sessegnon goal), but the others were varying degrees of bad, with the lowlights being Agbadou's red card, the hopeless defending across the back five in general and some truly insipid sub performances from Tchatchoua, Joao Gomes and Arokodare.

We won't have many games with as forgiving an opposition, and this has to be made clear to the players - winning 3-0 is nice, but against the worst team in the league in the worst form they've probably ever played us in should highlight how the win came about. Maybe there's a reminder about the cruel nature of football in 2025 for us here too - Wolves fans have been particularly vocal about the pathetic stewardship of their owners, whose underinvestment has seen the side slide from the Europa League to a severe risk of relegation. The troubles we've had so far this season are a drop in the ocean of mismanagement lying elsewhere in the league, and things could be a lot worse at the Cottage.

Still, there's work to do for Fulham. This win needs to be the kickstarter for a winter revival at the club - whilst it has never quite been "crisis", there is a certain ugliness to seeing Fulham in 14th, especially with competent managers like Dyche and Nuno ready to lead their teams out of the relegation zone. It was a fun watch today - we have to back Silva to ensure this becomes the norm for Fulham again, and with injuries slowly clearing and key men making their way back to the match day squad, there's every chance he will.



https://www.fulhamish.co.uk/p/woeful-wolves-beaten-as-fulham-end

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Fulham 3-0 Wolves: Vitor Pereira under huge pressure after Craven Cottage calamity
Winless Wanderers remain rooted to bottom of Premier League after eighth defeat of the season

Winless Wolves slumped to a 3-0 defeat at Fulham to cast huge doubt over the future of boss Vitor Pereira.

Strikes from Ryan Sessegnon and Harry Wilson, as well as Yerson Mosquera's own goal, kept Wanderers - who had Emmanuel Agbadou sent off in the first half - rooted to the foot of the Premier League.

Their sorry return of just two points from their opening 10 matches is one point worse than at the same stage last season, when Pereira was parachuted in to save them from the drop.

Now the Wolves hierarchy could be considering pressing the ejector button, with the Portuguese coach finding his position under increasing scrutiny after a calamitous defeat against a side who had lost their last four matches.

Wolves actually began what already felt like a crucial game on the front foot, with Jean-Ricner Bellegarde cutting inside and forcing Bernd Leno into an early save.

But the hosts took the lead with their first chance, with former Wolves striker Raul Jimenez the architect.

Calvin Bassey's pass was cut out by Santi Bueno but only as far as Jimenez, whose first-time through-ball sent Sessegnon racing clear to fire under goalkeeper Sam Johnstone.

Fulham's main threat was coming from their wingers, with Wilson firing an ambitious volley wide and then sending a low shot inches past the near post.

On the other flank, we need to talk about Kevin. Fulham's Brazilian summer signing, making his first Premier League start, was giving Bueno a torrid afternoon, at one point almost shimmying the defender into submission before just running out of room to shoot.

Wolves' task got distinctly more difficult 10 minutes before half-time when Agbadou hauled down Josh King and received a straight red card for denying a goalscoring opportunity.

Yet the 10 men suddenly woke up and Fulham defender Kenny Tete survived a VAR penalty check after the ball brushed his hand, Toti Gomes just missed a low cross from Jorgen Strand Larsen and Ladislav Krejci's stoppage-time header was saved by Leno.

Tete almost made an impact at the right end at the start of the second half. Urged to shoot by the Hammersmith End, the full-back let fly from 25 yards and was only denied by a flying save from Johnstone.

Instead, Wilson doubled the lead on the hour with a superb left-footed curler into the far corner after Sander Berge's effort was deflected into his path.

If that was poor defending, the next goal was downright comical as Sessegnon's low cross was missed by Johnstone and put into his own net by Mosquera.

It capped another miserable display and a result which could have been even worse for Pereira had Fulham sub Samuel Chukwueze not been denied by a post late on.



https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/fulham-fc-vs-wolves-result-b1256029.html

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Silva pleased with rare Fulham clean sheet
Marco Silva was happy to see his Fulham team keep a rare clean sheet as they brushed struggling Wolves aside at Craven Cottage.

The Whites had lost their previous four Premier League matches and had kept just one clean sheet in the league this season – and three in 2025.

But they were resounding 3-0 winners against the division's bottom side, who played most of the match with 10 men after Emmanuel Agbadou was sent off.

"It was a big game for us. The number of clean sheets have not been good enough for us so far this season," boss Silva said.

"It was very important for us to do it. I told the players 'If you keep it (a clean sheet), you are going to win the game'.

"I have to be pleased for them and congratulate them because we won the game. It was very important – and we kept the clean sheet."

Ryan Sessegnon gave Fulham an early lead and they took advantage after Agbadou's dismissal, with Harry Wilson scoring before an own goal by Yerson Mosquera.

"It was a big game for us back at home after a bad run – really bad run for us," said Silva.

"But we knew before the match that we have been very strong at home. I know that we lost the last (home) game against Arsenal, but we have been strong at home, completely different – our results so far at home versus away."



https://www.westlondonsport.com/fulham/silva-pleased-with-rare-fulham-clean-sheet

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Aston Villa, Everton, Fulham, Leeds United vying for Ismael Saibari
Aston Villa, Everton, Fulham, and Leeds United are reportedly keen on signing 24-year-old Moroccan international Ismael Saibari from PSV Eindhoven.

According to a report by Graeme Bailey on TBR Football, Aston Villa, Everton, Fulham, and Leeds United are interested in Ismael Saibari. The four Premier League clubs are keen on reinforcing their first-team squads by signing a versatile midfielder next year. So, the 24-year-old PSV Eindhoven mainstay has emerged as a target for the quartet and other top-flight outfits.

Who is Ismael Saibari?
Ismael Saibari has been one of the best midfielders in the Eredivisie since breaking into the first-team squad at PSV Eindhoven. Born in Spain, the 24-year-old spent most of his formative years in Belgium and was eligible to represent the Red Devils in international football. However, he has picked Morocco as his national side, making 17 appearances for the African nation.

The Moroccan international has been hot off the blocks in the 2025/26 season, amassing ten goals and one assist in 15 appearances thus far. Meanwhile, Saibari's progress has not gone unnoticed, capturing the attention of several well-known clubs, particularly from the Premier League. Aston Villa, Everton, Fulham, and Leeds United are among the prospective suitors vying for his signature.

A man in demand
Aston Villa will likely dip into the market for a midfielder next year, even though Unai Emery has a stacked midfield unit. Additionally, Youri Tielemans and John McGinn are on the cusp of signing new contracts with the West Midlands club. Nevertheless, Saibari has emerged as a target for Aston Villa.

Meanwhile, Everton's interest in Ismael Saibari makes sense. While the Merseyside club signed Merlin Rohl in the summer transfer window, Idrissa Gueye is in the twilight of his career. So, Saibari is an option worth considering for Everton. As for Leeds United, Daniel Farke wants more options in the middle of the park, even though the West Yorkshire outfit signed several players in the summer transfer window.

Several candidates, including Issouf Sissokho, have thus emerged on Leeds United's wishlist, with Saibari also a viable target. As for Fulham, the West London club parted ways with Andreas Pereira in the summer transfer window, and Marco Silva can do with another midfielder next year.

Meanwhile, apart from these Premier League clubs, Brighton & Hove Albion and West Ham United are also keen on signing Saibari. So, it will be interesting to see if the 24-year-old Moroccan international moves to England in the coming months.



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Mark Clattenburg shares what VAR should have done with Emmanuel Agbadou's red card vs Fulham
Emmanuel Agbadou's red card against Fulham took the game out of reach for Wolves, but Mark Clattenburg says a mistake was made by VAR.

As if Wolves needed anything else working against them, they have fallen victim to VAR once again.

Ten minutes before the break, Agbadou took Josh King down with no other defenders back, earning a straight red card for his troubles.

The challenge itself was an indisputable foul, but something that happened in the build-up wasn't checked, and it could have saved the Ivorian a walk down the tunnel.

Mark Clattenburg says VAR made a mistake with Emmanuel Agbadou
Agbadou was caught out by King who poked the ball past his defender and was taken to ground. But just moments before, the ball appeared to hit off the Fulham man's arm, an incident that would have negated the foul.

The Premier League released a statement about Agbadou's red, essentially saying the VAR decided no review was needed, but a referee who has officiated almost 300 Premier League games disagrees.

Speaking exclusively to Molineux News, Clattenburg explains the error.

He says: "Josh King handles the ball in the build-up and then proceeds to be brought down by Emmanuel Agbadou who denies him a goal-scoring opportunity.

"The VAR should have recommended a review as this handball was a deliberate handball and not accidental."

If John Brooks had gone to look at the incident, he would have seen that the ball struck King on his upper arm, and would have revoked the sending off.

Wolves were victims of a VAR error against Everton just a few weeks ago, as well. Nothing new.

VAR error might have cost Wolves dearly
Look, it wasn't a stellar performance from Wolves at Craven Cottage. They didn't look like threatening much even with a full cast.

But Fulham weren't playing well either. They grabbed an early goal out of nothing, looking equally toothless after that. This is a team that had lost four on the bounce, and there's every chance Wolves could have fought back into the tie.

VAR was introduced to decrease errors and improve decision-making in vital moments, but the referee didn't even get to see the handball that occurred.

Maybe it does work, just not for Wolves.



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Saturday roundup: Huge relief for Fulham as they end troubling run with victory over Wolves
Fulham fans will be breathing massive sighs of relief after seeing their side secure a crucial 3-0 win to end a run of defeats that was dragging them down into the Premier League danger zone.

They badly needed a change of narrative after successive losses to Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Arsenal and Newcastle in the Premier League and nothing but three points against a winless Wolves would have done at Craven Cottage today.

Early nerves were settled by a Ryan Sessegnon goal and a red card for Wolves' Emmanuel Agbadou in the first half for denying Josh King a goalscoring opportunity set the Whites on their way.

Wilson added a second gaol before Yerson Mosquera scored an own goal to cap a great afternoon for Marco Silva's men. Fulham rose up to 14th in the table with the win.

In South London, a goal in each half  guided Crystal Palace to a 2-0 win over west London rivals Brentford. Jean-Philippe Mateta struck first at Selhurst Park on the half hour and a Nathan Collins own goal after 51 minutes settled the outcome.

Mateta's brilliant looping header put the Eagles in charge as they ended a run of three league games without a win. The Bees disappointed in their aim to build on last week's impressive 3-0 win over champions Liverpool.

Joao Pedro's first half goal was enough to give Chelsea their customary three points at Tottenham - but both teams are trailing in the wake of league leaders Arsenal who increased their lead at the top to seven points with a 2-0 win at Burnley. Viktor Gyokeres and Declan Rice scored first half goals to put Mikel Arteta's men in control.

The Gunners have now won nine games in a row, in all competitions and not conceded to anyone since September 28 - a run of seven clean sheets.

In the Championship, there were draws for Charlton (1-1 v Swansea) and Millwall (2-2 at Oxford). But QPR lost 4-1 to Ipswich Town at Loftus Road despite a first half goal from Rumarn Burrell.

Charlie Kelman netted for the Addicks against Swansea, while Thiarno Ballo and Jake Cooper scored for the Lions at Oxford on the occasion of his 400th Millwall appearance.

In the FA Cup, their was an inglorious first round exit for AFC Wimbledon, beaten 2-0 at Plough Lane by National League side Gateshead and Bromley also dropped out of the competition after slipping to a 2-1 home defeat to fellow League Two outfit Bristol Rovers.

"It look like it mattered more to them than us," was the damning verdict of Dons boss Johnnie Jackson.

Jemiah Umolou's goal for Bromley came too late to save Bromley from a 'smash and grab defeat'.

Barnet are also out of the cup. Callum Stead scored late on at Fleetwood,  but it was not enough, as the Bees lost 2-1 at Highbury Stadium.

Sutton United march on, however. They beat Telford 2-1 with goals from David Ogbonna and Ashley Nadesan.



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