Wolves followed with a decent spell of possession camped in Fulham’s half, but couldn’t break down a stubborn white wall. Alphonse Areola did have a corner to deal with, but it was catching practice for the big Frenchman who came out assertively.

After 27 minutes Areola had more of a challenge to deal with as the Wolves pressure continued to build. The ball was lost cheaply on the edge of the Fulham box allowing Neto to break and shoot. The Fulham number one dived smartly to his left but parried only as far as Nelson Semedo who rushed in, before Areola smothered brilliantly to keep it goalless.

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side were having the better of it now and had another chance after 38 minutes. Another Neto corner found Jiménez at the front post who calmly flicked it on, but no one in orange was anywhere near and it was a let-off for Fulham.

Towards the end of the first half Parker’s side started to test Wolves further, leading to a couple of opportunities for the main-man Aleksandar Mitrović. First, Cavaleiro’s cross from the left glided narrowly past the Serbian’s head, before his touch let him down from another box-bound ball.

The good work continued as the second half commenced with another Fulham chance. Robinson was provider after Aina had switched the play allowing a Mitro shot on the spin, but the angle was against him and it went well wide.

Wolves threw back after nice linkup between Leander Dendoncker and Semedo down the right allowed Ruben Neves a shooting opportunity. However, his swirling shot was watched all the way by Areola as it soared past his left post.

A quick Wolves counter-attack was next. A long lumped ball allowed Jiménez to break free from Le Marchand and get another effort on goal, which Areola stood up to bravely to keep out.

The pressure did eventually pay off for the hosts, and in the 56^th minute they were in front. Dendoncker and Jiménez had their shots blocked but it couldn’t be cleared before Neto sweeped in and arrowed home to the bottom left corner from the edge of the area.

Wolves 1-0 Fulham