Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 26 December 2018

Score1-1
RefereeAndre Marriner
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCraven Cottage
Attendance24,382

View Fulham v Wolverhampton Wanderers head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm Fulham had now won one of the last eight meetings in all competitions (lost five). Premier League Head to Head Played: 9 Fulham won: 2 Drawn: 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 3 Fulham scored: 11 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 9

1 Fulham

Manager: Claudio Ranieri

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Ryan Sessegnon 74 G

Goals:

Romain Saïss 85 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sergio Rico
Defender Alfie Mawson
Defender Denis Odoi
Defender Tim Ream
Defender/Midfielder Joe Bryan
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Cyrus Christie
Midfielder Jean Michaël Seri
Forward Aboubakar Kamara
Forward Aleksandar Mitrović
Forward André Schürrle

Starting lineup:

Rui Patrício Goalkeeper
Ryan Bennett Defender
Willy Boly Defender
Matt Doherty Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
Jonny Defender/Midfielder
Romain Saïss Defender/Midfielder
João Moutinho Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Adama Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Ryan Sessegnon for André Schürrle 67
Tom Cairney for Aboubakar Kamara 73
Kevin McDonald for Jean Michaël Seri 82

Substitutions:

Ivan Cavaleiro for Adama Traoré 46
Hélder Costa for Morgan Gibbs-White 63
Rúben Vinagre for Jonny 82

Cards:

Calum Chambers 44 Y
Cyrus Christie 45 Y

Cards:

Romain Saïss 44 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Defender Maxime Le Marchand
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Sessegnon
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Kevin McDonald
Forward Floyd Ayité
Forward Luciano Vietto

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Rúben Vinagre
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder/Forward Hélder Costa
Forward Léo Bonatini
Forward Ivan Cavaleiro

Comments:

League position: 19th Fulham had now won nine of their 11 points at home so far in this Premier League season but remained as the only team in the top four divisions yet to keep a clean sheet in a home league game. Having ended a run of 21 games in the Premier League without a clean sheet, the Whites failed in their attempt to keep clean sheets in consecutive games in all competitions since April 2018. At 18 years and 222 days, Ryan Sessegnon became the third youngest goalscorer on Boxing Day in the Premier League after James Milner in 2002 (16 years and 356 days for Leeds United at Sunderland) and Michael Owen in 1997 (18 years and 12 days for Liverpool against Leeds United). Claudio Ranieri equalled Graeme Souness' record as the manager to take charge of the most Boxing Day games in the Premier League without a win (seven).

Comments:

League position: 10th Wolverhampton Wanderers had now taken 26 points from their 19 games so far in this Premier League season; one more than their entire most recent season in the division (2011-12). They failed in their attempt to win consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2011. This was Wolves' 100th league game played on Boxing Day. Only West Bromwich Albion had played more on this date. Wolverhampton Wanderers had now lost one of their last seven Premier League games played in London (won three).

1 Fulham

Manager: Claudio Ranieri

Goals:

Ryan Sessegnon 74 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sergio Rico
Defender Alfie Mawson
Defender Denis Odoi
Defender Tim Ream
Defender/Midfielder Joe Bryan
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Cyrus Christie
Midfielder Jean Michaël Seri
Forward Aboubakar Kamara
Forward Aleksandar Mitrović
Forward André Schürrle

Substitutions:

Ryan Sessegnon for André Schürrle 67
Tom Cairney for Aboubakar Kamara 73
Kevin McDonald for Jean Michaël Seri 82

Cards:

Calum Chambers 44 Y
Cyrus Christie 45 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli
Defender Maxime Le Marchand
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Sessegnon
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Kevin McDonald
Forward Floyd Ayité
Forward Luciano Vietto

Comments:

League position: 19th Fulham had now won nine of their 11 points at home so far in this Premier League season but remained as the only team in the top four divisions yet to keep a clean sheet in a home league game. Having ended a run of 21 games in the Premier League without a clean sheet, the Whites failed in their attempt to keep clean sheets in consecutive games in all competitions since April 2018. At 18 years and 222 days, Ryan Sessegnon became the third youngest goalscorer on Boxing Day in the Premier League after James Milner in 2002 (16 years and 356 days for Leeds United at Sunderland) and Michael Owen in 1997 (18 years and 12 days for Liverpool against Leeds United). Claudio Ranieri equalled Graeme Souness' record as the manager to take charge of the most Boxing Day games in the Premier League without a win (seven).

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Romain Saïss 85 G

Starting lineup:

Rui Patrício Goalkeeper
Ryan Bennett Defender
Willy Boly Defender
Matt Doherty Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
Jonny Defender/Midfielder
Romain Saïss Defender/Midfielder
João Moutinho Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Adama Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Ivan Cavaleiro for Adama Traoré 46
Hélder Costa for Morgan Gibbs-White 63
Rúben Vinagre for Jonny 82

Cards:

Romain Saïss 44 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Rúben Vinagre
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder/Forward Hélder Costa
Forward Léo Bonatini
Forward Ivan Cavaleiro

Comments:

League position: 10th Wolverhampton Wanderers had now taken 26 points from their 19 games so far in this Premier League season; one more than their entire most recent season in the division (2011-12). They failed in their attempt to win consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2011. This was Wolves' 100th league game played on Boxing Day. Only West Bromwich Albion had played more on this date. Wolverhampton Wanderers had now lost one of their last seven Premier League games played in London (won three).