- Ait-Nouri scored before Semedo, with a deflected shot, made it 2-0.
- Iwobi closed the gap in added time with a clever improvised finish
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Fulham came within inches of breaking the 39-year-old winless league record at Molineux on numerous occasions, but a hard-fought 2-1 victory sent Gary O’Neil’s Wolves down to eighth place.
The hosts had full-backs Rayan Ait-Nouri and Nelson Semedo to thank, both defenders scoring in the second half after Pedro Neto limped off the pitch and headed straight into the tunnel just before half-time.
Fulham forced José Sa into two big saves late in the match, but despite a late goal from Alex Iwobi, the hosts held on and have now equaled their 2022-23 points tally. What a job O’Neil continues to do.
At half-time it was difficult to see how Fulham were not ahead.
In the 24th minute, Harry Wilson somehow botched a one-on-one with Sa, before Tosin Adarabioyo rattled the crossbar 10 minutes later from 10 yards.
Rayan Ait-Nouri scored the ball after a rebound from Toti Gomes to put Wolves ahead
Nelson Semedo’s shot took a huge deflection off Tom Cairney and beat Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno.
Fulham midfielder Alex Iwobi reduced the deficit in injury time with a clever improvised finish.
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Wolves struggled to involve Pablo Sarabia and Neto from the start but still managed to raise some questions.
Ait-Nouri needed no encouragement to fly down the left in attack, and Mario Lemina provided relentless drive through the middle in a dominant performance at both ends.
A frustrating half ended in every Wolves fan’s nightmare: Neto limped down the tunnel, with Jean-Ricner Bellegarde already out after 11 minutes.
O’Neil showed his tactical elasticity by switching to a back three following Neto’s injury, and seven minutes into the second half, his team was ahead.
After a late challenge from Harrison Reed on the edge of the area, Wolves placed the set piece at the far post, Toti found Ait-Nouri and the Algerian defender found the roof of the net from close range, a totally shot. deserved. for the side.
No matter how well-worked Ait-Nouri’s goal was, his fellow winger’s second involved a lot of luck.
Joao Gomes backheeled into the path of Semedo for the defender to sidefoot from the edge of the area, Leno dove and was beaten by a wicked deflection as Wolves doubled the lead.
Fulham fought back and forced a fantastic double save from Sa with 10 minutes remaining, before Iwobi headed the ball home from close range in stoppage time to score a goal the visitors deserved for their concerted late attack, but the hosts They held on. to keep his unlikely European push alive