'Silky feet' - Afcon winner reacts to two missed chances by Chukwueze in Fulham's win v Wolves

Tolu Arokodare's Wolverhampton Wanderers entered the Premier League record books for the wrong reasons following their 3-0 defeat to Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday evening, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.

For the first time in Premier League history, a club has failed to win any of their opening ten games in two consecutive seasons.

Ryan Sessegnon opened the scoring for the hosts in the ninth minute, before Wolves defender Emmanuel Agbadou received a straight red card in the 36th minute. 

With the visitors reduced to ten men, Harry Wilson doubled Fulham's advantage in the 62nd minute, and the contest was effectively settled when Yerson Mosquera inadvertently turned the ball into his own net with fifteen minutes remaining.

The game also marked the return of Samuel Chukwueze, who came off the bench in the 77th minute to replace Wilson.

The Super Eagles winger injected pace and creativity into Fulham's attack, twice coming agonisingly close to adding a fourth goal for the Cottagers.

In the 86th minute, the AC Milan loanee struck the post after excellent work from Alex Iwobi, and moments later, he weaved past three Wolves defenders before unleashing a curling effort that forced a superb fingertip save from the goalkeeper.

1994 African Cup of Nations winner Efan Ekoku who was on commentary duties for the Premier League world feed noted that Chukwueze looked lively throughout his cameo but could not find the finishing touch to reward his efforts.

Capturing the moment Chukwueze hit the post, Ekoku said: "He can't quite believe it, Chukwueze. Mosquera tries to shield it out of play, Iwobi steals it. 

"Just look at him, off balance as he's turning; it's not easy to wrap your foot around that and keep it underneath the crossbar.

"He's falling back, just losing his footing. Great chance for number four missed.”

After Chukwueze's curling shot was saved, Ekoku added: "What about that for silky feet from Samuel Chukwueze. This one was heading for the corner."

Having come through the game unscathed, Chukwueze is expected to be named in the Super Eagles squad for the upcoming 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifying playoff against Gabon

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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