Wolves U18 0-2 Fulham U18

Fulham Under-18s made it two wins from two in the Premier League Cup with a 2-0 victory at Wolves.

Goals either side of half-time from Jayden Quashie and Macaulay Zepa was enough to see us stay top of our PL Cup group.

It was a tightly-contested first 15 minutes, with the first chance falling to Wolves’ David Osifo, who cut inside onto his right foot and saw his shot deflect narrowly past Dino Kaiser’s post.

Kaiser then had to scramble across his line to tip wide Conor McLeod’s free-kick.

We began to play our way into the game without creating clear cut chances, but an opportunity to take the lead presented itself when Bashil Lubega was fouled in the box.

Quashie stepped up and calmly sent Josh Gracey the wrong way from the spot.

Luca Picotto could have doubled our lead on the stroke of half time after being released down the left, but his shot only really had power rather than placement.

Our Young Whites started the second half brightly as Zepa created a chance for Aidan Evans, but Gracey made a smart stop to deny the striker.

Zepa then went on a rampage down the right, but instead of performing his trademark move of cutting in onto his left foot, he took a shot on his weaker side which sailed wide after taking a wicked deflection from a Wolves defender.

Kaiser was still being kept on his toes at the other end, reaching Mateus Mané’s dipping free-kick with his fingertips.

We secured the victory with six minutes to play. Farhaan Ali Wahid played in Zepa, and with just the goalkeeper to beat, he finessed the ball into the top corner.

Ali Wahid nearly went from creator to scorer as he danced past multiple Wolves bodies before getting a shot away in the box, only to see it saved by Gracey.

Ali Melloul’s side return to action after the international break, making the trip to Leicester City on Saturday 19^th October, 12pm kick-off.