Wolverhampton: Stowell, Muscat, Bazeley, Curle, Emblen, Osborn, Akinbiyi, Corica (Naylor 81), Sedgley, Pollet, Taylor.
Subs Not Used: Simpson, Mautone, Robinson, Larkin.
Booked: Pollet, Muscat, Sedgley. Sent Off: Pollet (78).
Goals: Emblen 56.

Att: 13,160 Ref: M Dean (Eastham)

Man of the Match: Chris "Cookie" Coleman

The SUPER WHITES' year-long unbeaten home run came to an end last night as Wolves, unbeaten in their last four games, became the first visitors to win at Craven Cottage since Luton Town on Oct 3 last year.

The defeat also meant we missed the chance to go top of Division One for the first time in 16 years!!

Of the two sides Fulham made the best start with Wolves looking as if they were just there to make up the numbers. Due to Wolves defensive approach it took some twenty minutes before we made a good goal scoring chance.

Although there was no obvious reason at the time on 23 minutes Karl the German went off in favour of Peschy who fizzed like a rocket all round the pitch for the rest of the game. Coming off pasta seemed to suit him.

Just after Peschy came on Maik Taylor had climbed to collect the ball from a corner and he sent Gus Uhlenbeek on one of his rocket-assisted charges down the wing. Gus put the ball into Lee Clark who made a quality on target shot but the ball hit the post and the Wolves defence smothered the rebound.

I suppose we should have known then that it was going to be one of those nights. Fulham played good exciting football but regardless of what the boys did the ball would not go in.

Wolves didn't put us under any real pressure until just before the end of the first half when Maik Taylor had to palm Muscat's effort over the bar.

As the first half ended we tried to take the lead with massed attacks the best of which saw Paul Trollope blast the ball over the bar. It would have been easier to score.

High point of half time was a little lad, only as high as the ball, who taking part in the penalty shoot seemed to be endlessly dragged around the pitch by the ball.

Again we made the brightest start to the second half but with 12 minutes gone Wolves made their second attack of the game and Maik Taylor seemed to be okay with a fierce 25 yarder from Osborn but just like one of those slow motion sequences in a horror film the ball took on a life of it's own, floated on to the foot of Osborn and then rebounded into the goal. Talk about stunned I'm sure time stopped.

The boy's upped the tempo and Brace took off Alan Neilson and put on "Bazza" Hayles.

The rest of the game was a succession of attacks by Fulham with only Maik Taylor staying in the Fulham half.

The Ref. eventually sorted Pollet out for trying to insert himself into Super Geoff, who had suffered silently throughout the match unlike recently. Mind you the reason for his good behaviour, and lack of sparkle may have been that he had not fully recovered from his bout of flu.

In the last twenty minutes it was all Fulham but the ball would not go in. Wayne Collins made a spectacular effort to score but to no avail, there was a goal mouth scramble with virtually all the Fulham players trying to put the ball in.

With all the attacking football and near misses the disappointment of a defeat seemed to be some how muted. We will play worse this year and still win. It was good to see the players come over to the Hammersmith end and still got an ovation.

Well done lads shame about the result.