Traore netted his first Premier League goal of the season with his 28th shot at goal. (Photo from playingfor90) |
[Asia News Communication = Reporter Reakkana] Adama Traore struck a stoppage-time winner for Wolves as Fulham's hopes of remaining in the Premier League suffered another significant blow. BBC Sports said that Traore settled the game with a fierce angled drive with little time left.
Earlier, Wolves had been denied a goal when the video assistant referee ruled that Daniel Podence's arm was fractionally offside before he crossed for Willian Jose to head in. Fulham stays 18th, a place, and three points behind Newcastle. But, Scott Parker's side has also now played two games more than their nearest relegation rival and with just six games left to play have little room for further error.
The players wore black armbands and there was a minute's silence before the game for Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who died at the age of 99 on Friday. With so few opportunities in a poor contest, the biggest talking point of the match threatened to be the decision to disallow Jose's first-half header. In collecting the ball prior to his delivery from the right, Podence's upper arm was a fraction ahead of the toe of the final defender, prompting VAR to rule it out. It takes Wolves to 38 points, 12 clear of Fulham, and surely now safe from getting dragged into the relegation fight.