Follow live coverage as Fulham face Wolverhampton Wanderers today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Liverpool look to fend off competition from Arsenal, Manchester City and more.
The race for the Champions League places should also be a compelling battle, with a fifth place possible for English teams. Manchester United’s latest rebuild under Ruben Amorim sets expectations high once more after a dismal season last time out.
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Fulham FC 3 - 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
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17:57Arokodare is all alone as he receives the ball in the Fulham half. He does well to hold off Andersen and win the free-kick.
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17:56The 22 goals conceded by Wolves are the most in the league this season (was previously West Ham with 20 before today).
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17:56Santiago Bueno is booked for dragging down Smith Rowe.
Fulham vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
17:55Muniz goes for the spectacular overhead kick from just inside the area. It goes well wide of the post. However, the referee had already blown his whistle for a foul.
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17:55IT’S A THIRD FOR FULHAM! It all starts with Hugo Bueno being taken out by a strong challenge from Cairney, which the referee saw no issue with. Moments later, Sessegnon’s cross evades Smith Rowe at the front post, however, Mosquera fails to clear and puts it into his own net. 3-0 to the hosts.
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17:53The final change is a straight swap up top, with Jimenez coming off for Muniz.
Fulham vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
17:53The second of three changes sees Kevin’s first league start come to an end, with Smith Rowe replacing the Brazilian.
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17:53WILSON GOES CLOSE AGAIN! King makes a fantastic decoy run to give Wilson space to cut inside onto his left foot. His bending effort is pushed wide by Johnstone in goal.
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17:52Fulham have already had more shots (11) and shots on target (four) than their per-game averages for the season. They are cruising towards three confidence-boosting points.
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17:52Periera now makes the change with Wolves further behind, with Bellegarde making way for Arokodare.
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17:51GOALLLL FOR FULHAM! WILSON WITH THE DAGGER! It is 2-0 here at Craven Cottage, and possibly game over! The ball falls to Wilson just outside the area and he bends the ball into the bottom corner. Johnstone had no chance in the Wolves net due to the power and placement of the shot!
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17:50Wolves are lining up another change, with Arokodare readying himself on the touchline.
Fulham vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
17:50FULHAM GO CLOSE TO DOUBLING THE LEAD! Wilson plays a wicked delivery to the back post, where Andersen found himself unmarked. His header back into the six-yard area hit Tete, and luckily for Wolves, bounced straight into the hands of Johnstone.
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17:06It is all over here at Craven Cottage, with Fulham dismantling Wolves 3-0. It was an uphill battle inside the first ten minutes, as Sessegnon was on the end of Jimenez’ pass and made no mistake with the finish. Agbadou saw red after he took out King who was through on goal. Wolves’ best spell came in the final couple of minutes in the first half and first few minute of the second, however, the game was taken away from them just after the hour mark. Wilson was first onto the ball on the edge of the area and buried a first-time effort into the bottom corner. Matters were made worse when Mosquera diverted Sessegnon’s cross into his own net. Fulham accumulated an xG of 1.58, whereas Wolves could only muster up 0.25xG. It is the end of the Fulham losing streak, in a result that takes them up to 14th. Wolves are still routed to the foot of the table, and become the first side in Premier League history to go winless in their first ten matches two seasons running. Fulham face a trip to the Hill Dickinson Stadium next week, where they face Everton. Wolves will be returning to London to face Chelsea under the Stamford Bridge lights. That’s all for today’s coverage. Fulham will be delighted to get back to winning ways – Wolves will be wondering where they’re first win will come. Thank you all and have a good rest of your day!
Fulham vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
17:00FULL-TIME: FULHAM 3-0 WOLVES
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17:00Berge gets a needless yellow late on for a rugby tackle on Andre.
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17:00There will be a minimum of just four minutes of time added on.
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17:00Former Wolves man Traore comes on for Iwobi for the final minutes of the game.
Fulham vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
17:00CHUKWUEZE CLOSE AGAIN! A dazzling run from Chukwueze takes him into the area. His curling effort is pushed out for a corner by Johnstone. A great display from Chukwueze so far.
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16:54CHUKWUEZE HITS THE POST! The ball falls to Chukwueze in the area. He takes the shot on as he is going down, and cracks it against the post!
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16:47There are now ironic chants of ‘ole’ coming from the Wolves end with every pass they complete…
Fulham vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
16:45As Wolves pack the area for a free-kick, Andre’s floated ball into the area is straight into the hands of Leno.
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16:43Strand Larsen makes way for Wolves in their final change, with Andre coming on for the final 15 minutes or so.
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16:45Chukwueze comes on for Wilson, who has had a brilliant second half.
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16:38Mosquera receives a card for his reaction to being fouled by Wilson.
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16:38Fulham are now making their first changes of the day, starting with King making way for Cairney.
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16:33Today feels a huge moment in Wolves’ season. With Fulham (and currently Nottingham Forest elsewhere) winning, they are in danger of being cut adrift at the foot of the table.
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16:30Krejci with some great defending to steer Sessegnon’s cross away from King and out of play. The flag went up straight after for offside so it wouldn’t have counted.
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16:25The second 45 is underway!
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16:20After a slow start to the half, Fulham are now back on top in the game.
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16:16TETE FORCES A SAVE FROM RANGE! Tete is pushed on by the crowd to take the shot from 30+ yards out. He obliges and fires an effort on target. Johnstone has to dive to push out for a corner.
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16:15Kevin continues to torment the Wolves backline. It was Hoever in the first half; now it’s Tchatchoua. A quick move from Kevin sees Tchatchoua forced to foul the Brazilian on the edge of the area.
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16:14Wolves are penning Fulham back. They are pushing players forward and causing their hosts a little bit of trouble. Fulham may have to be patient and clinical on the break.
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16:13It looks to be an uphill battle for Wolves in the second half. At a goal and a man down, the task at hand looks an incredibly difficult one. A remarkable comeback would be the perfect way to kickstart their season, but they have only created chances worth 0.18 xG so far. Fulham have been far from their best in attack, too, with 0.29 xG.
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16:12The half-time whistle goes at Craven Cottage, with Fulham leading Wolves 1-0. It only took nine minutes until Sessegnon opened the scoring for the hosts, finishing past Johnstone when one-on-one. Agbadou then received a straight red card for denying King a clear goalscoring opportunity. The VAR had a good look to see if King had handled the ball, however, they deemed there was no clear and obvious error. Strand Larsen was inches away from making it 1-1 with the last touch of the half, but Fulham are still ahead. The Opta supercomputer has given Wolves just a 1.6% chance of turning the game around – Fulham have a 90.7% chance of taking home the three points.
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16:13The triple change at the break shows the intent from Periera to turn this game around. It will be interesting to see how they approach it tactically.
Fulham vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
16:13After a quiet first 45, Arias makes way for Joao Gomes.
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16:12Tchatchoua comes on for Hoever, who had a difficult half against Kevin.
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16:11Pereira looks to his bench and makes a triple substitution at the break. The first sees Mosquera come on for Toti Gomes, who was on a card.
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16:01So far, there has been little xG to separate the sides. Fulham have an xG of 0.29, whereas Wolves with 0.18xG.
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15:58HALF-TIME: FULHAM 1-0 WOLVES
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15:57SO CLOSE FOR WOLVES! Hoever’s cross is driven across the face of goal. Strand Larsen is inches away from reaching the ball to tap home. A moment to hold onto ahead of the second half for Wolves.
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15:52Wolves in a 5-3-1 formation to close out the half.
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15:50The check has been completed and the decision is confirmed. Agbadou is sent off!
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15:50VAR are checking to see if King was offside in the buildup. There is also a question as to whether King controlled the ball with his arm before the challenge.
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15:51Bellegarde’s effort sums up Wolves’ season so far. The ball falls to him on the edge of the area. He blasts the shot high, a very poor effort.
Fulham vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:50AGBADOU SEES RED! King and Agbadou are in a race, chasing after King's loose touch in behind. King gets there first and nudges the ball around the defender, who takes him down and receives his marching orders.
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15:49Wolves have struggled in the last 19 minutes to get forward in numbers. They haven’t threatened Leno in goal as of yet.
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15:49Toti plays a cross from deep towards the back post. Munetsi meets it with a header, however it’s a poor attempt and out for a Fulham goal-kick.
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15:49After receiving treatment, Munetsi is okay to continue and play resumes.
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15:48We have a break in play as Munetsi goes down with a head injury, after colliding with Andersen.
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15:48There will be a minimum of five minutes of stoppage-time.
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15:47Wolves have a moment on their first venture forward since the red card. They break in numbers and Bellegarde finds Strand Larsen. His flick back is behind Munetsi and Fulham manage to diffuse the situation.
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15:46Tete has found himself in a crossing area twice in as many minutes. His cross in the box forces Hoever to clear for a corner-kick.
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15:46Wolves now must get to the halfway point without conceding. They desperately need 15 minutes to recoup and work out a plan to turn the game around against all odds.
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15:42Toti Gomes is first to receive a yellow card, as he goes in late on King.
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15:43It looks to be a long way back for Wolves now. Winless all season and now a goal and man down at Craven Cottage.
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15:33Wilson receives the ball on the right side of the penalty area. He cuts onto his strong left-foot, however, his shot drags wide of the near post.
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15:32Kevin does brilliantly to take the ball out from the sky and play it to Sessegnon. The Brazilian makes a darting run in behind, but Sessegnon’s pass is overhit.
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15:31Wolves are struggling to involve Strand Larsen in the play so far. The striker has had the least touches (six).
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15:29Kevin is enjoying being out there from the start. He is trying to beat Hoever at every opportunity, and so far has had the better of the battle.
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15:25Iwobi tees off Wilson from the freekick and lines up a shot from range. Bellegarde does well to close him down and block the powerful effort.
Fulham vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:19Hoever gives away an unnecessary corner after a lack of communication between the defence. Iwobi’s corner is intentionally floated to Wilson on the edge of the area, however, he makes a mess of the finish and it’s out for a goal-kick.
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15:17It is a perfectly weighted pass from Jimenez to find Sessegnon through on goal.
Fulham vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:17GOALLLLLL!!! SESSEGNON OPENS THE SCORING!!!! Fulham have the lead! Santiago Bueno commits to the interception and goes to ground. His poor touch falls to Jimenez, who then picks out Sessegnon in the space left behind by Santiago Bueno. Johnstone gets a touch on his shot, but he cannot keep it out. 1-0 to Fulham.
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15:18Wolves have responded well to going behind, pushing Fulham deeper into their own half.
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15:17Perhaps less than other goals we have seen Wolves concede, but it is another error leading to the Fulham goal. Once Santiago Bueno made the decision to commit, he simply had to get the ball clear at all costs.
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15:14Wolves have lost all six games in which they have conceded the opening goal this campaign.
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15:11Fulham enjoying some possession in the early stages. Agbadou has done well on several occasions to stop the Fulham attack so far.
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15:08After Wolves' late loss to Burnley last Sunday, Pereira makes just the two changes to the starting XI. It’s a tactical switch back to the three-at-the-back system that Wolves operated with earlier in the season. Rodrigo Gomes misses out through injury and Andre is benched, with Agbadou and Toti Gomes coming into the side, both expected to be part of the back three. The change will most likely see Krejci move into the midfield.
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15:08Marco Silva makes four changes to the side that lost 2-1 to Newcastle last time out. Andersen comes back into the team after missing the last game with a muscle injury – Diop drops to the bench. It also looks to be a whole new service team for Jimenez up top, with all three of Wilson, King, and Kevin given the start, as Traore, Smith Rowe and Lukic are benched.
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15:09Wolves win the first corner of the match as Kevin manages to stop Munetsi from getting a cross into the area.
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15:07It feels like it can’t get any worse for Wolves this season, but a loss today would add to the growing sense of gloom around the club. Currently sitting bottom of the league, they are still in search of their first win of the season. Last weekend’s game against Burnley was most certainly the lowest point of the campaign so far. After Vitor Pereira's side fought back from two goals down to level things up, Burnley then scored a 95th minute winner to secure the three points, leading to some ugly scenes after the full-time whistle. If Wolves fail to win today, they could become the first side in top-flight history to start back-to-back seasons winless in their first 10 league games.
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15:05Today is Kevin’s first start in the Premier League, after impressing in his cameo's so far.
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15:05Bellegarde gets the first shot of the game, however his effort from outside the area is comfortable for Leno in goal.
Fulham vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
15:04Strand Larsen will be hoping to get back to his form from last campaign. His penalty scored last weekend was his only goal of the season so far.
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15:03KICK-OFF: today’s referee, John Brooks, blows his whistle and we are underway!
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14:57The teams are out as kick-off is just moments away!
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14:52Fulham have lost each of their last four Premier League matches, with no current side on a longer losing run. The Cottagers haven’t had a longer losing streak within the same season since losing nine in a row between February and April in the 2018-19 campaign.
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14:30WOLVES SUBS: Jose Sa, David Moller Wolfe, Andre, Joao Gomes, Hwang Hee-Chan, Tolu Arokodare, Yerson Mosquera, Fer Lopez, Jackson Tchatchoua.
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14:30WOLVES (3-4-2-1): Sam Johnstone, Emmanuel Agbadou, Santiago Bueno, Toti Gomes; Ki-Jana Hoever, Marshall Munetsi, Ladislav Krejci, Hugo Bueno; John Arias, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde; Jorgen Strand Larsen.
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14:30FULHAM SUBS: Rodrigo Muniz, Tom Cairney, Adama Traore, Jorge Cuenca, Samuel Chukwueze, Sasa Lukic, Timothy Castagne, Benjamin Lecomte, Emile Smith Rowe.
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14:30FULHAM (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno; Kenny Tete, Joachim Andersen, Calvin Bassey, Ryan Sessegnon; Sander Berge, Alex Iwobi; Harry Wilson, Josh King, Kevin; Raul Jimenez.
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14:30After a fairly strong start to the campaign, Fulham now find themselves just outside the relegation zone in 17th place. They began the season with just one loss in their first five games, but after four losses on the bounce they sit in a precarious position in the league. Last time they hosted Wolves they fell to an embarrassing 4-1 defeat – something that cannot happen today. Raul Jimenez will be hoping to score his first goal against his former side, after failing to do so in three previous appearances against Wolves.
Fulham vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
14:30Hello everybody! Welcome to today’s live coverage from Craven Cottage, as Fulham host Wolves in the Premier League.
Fulham vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
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