Willian completed his brace with a dramatic injury-time winner from the penalty spot as Fulham held off Wolves to claim all three points in a thrilling 3-2 win at Craven Cottage.
The experienced 35-year-old scored two penalties, while Alex Iwobi’s early strike was canceled out by Matheus Cunha and Wolves’ Hwang Hee-chan also scored from the spot.
The winger’s double took his tally to three for the season as the Cottagers claimed their first win in five games.
The win moved Fulham up to 14th in the table with 15 points, level with Wolves.
Mail Sport’s Aadam Patel takes a look at some of the things you might have missed.
Fulham striker Willian has now scored all seven penalties in the Premier League
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Willian has a perfect track record
Willian has now scored all seven penalties in the Premier League.
Only Yaya Toure (11), Dimitar Berbatov (9) and Ruben Neves (8) have better 100% penalty shootout records in Premier League history.
And this was only the second time that three second-half penalties have been scored in a Premier League match, after Everton against Newcastle United in September 2003 (also three).
Willian maintained his perfect record from the spot as he scored two penalties on Monday
Sa vapes at mild ref
Referee Michael Salisbury is one of the mildest officials in the league, with an average of less than three yellow cards per match this season.
For context, fourth official Darren England has handed out 15 yellow cards in the two Premier League games he has officiated this season.
Salisbury is also one of the few referees yet to send someone off this campaign and his leniency was in full swing early on, with both Harrison Reed and Antonee Robinson fortunate not to receive bookings for shock challenges.
There is no doubt that both would have been carded had these fouls occurred later in the match, with both Tim Ream and Joao Gomes receiving yellow cards later in the half for fouls that weren’t nearly as bad.
That lack of consistency is one of the things that needs to be addressed and the TV cameras caught Jose Sa making his feelings known to Salisbury in the tunnel before the players came out for the second half.
Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa made his feelings known to referee Michael Salisbury at half-time
O’Neil satisfied with performance
When Wolves lost to high-flying Ipswich in the Carabao Cup in September, Gary O’Neil’s side had just four points in six games and were booed by the traveling support at Portman Road.
During his post-match press conference that evening, O’Neil delivered a two-minute monologue in which he outlined what he believed were the deep-seated problems at Molineux during Julen Lopetegui’s tenure.
“When I arrived (in August), the culture of the club needed a change,” the Wolves boss said. ‘Some of it had to go towards more togetherness and the way they worked was very individually focused. “There wasn’t much structure to what they were doing,” he added. Four days later they became the first team this season to beat Man City in the league and that togetherness has been evident ever since.
Despite going down early against Fulham, their high-risk football with two full-backs was admirable and when Matheus Cunha turned to the away corner to celebrate a first-half throw-in it was at least an indicator of that togetherness that Wishing you O’Neil.
They had every right at full-time to perhaps be disadvantaged by the penalty decisions, but this was a performance that also pleased O’Neil, judging by his reaction at full-time as he congratulated each of his players.
Wolves boss Gary O’Neil consoled his players after the controversial defeat at Fulham
Wolves lose again in the capital
Prior to this match, Fulham had lost each of their last six Premier League games on Monday evening, failing to score five times in that run.
In fact, you had to go back more than ten years to October 2013, when they last won 4-1 at Crystal Palace on Monday evening. As for Wolves, they are now winless in their last twelve trips to London.
Although they won’t have to wait long for their next chance with a return to the capital to play Arsenal on Saturday.
But they will be without two of their midfielders on that trip in the form of Joao Gomes and Mario Lemina. Both picked up their fifth booking of the season and are suspended.
Work in progress at Fulham
Craven Cottage under the lights and next to the River Thames always provides a breathtaking view.
Even more so now from the outside as the new Riverside Stand nears completion, but once inside it feels like an extension that has been built but is still waiting for the furniture to arrive while most of the stand is still closed.
Mail Sport understands it is undergoing a phased opening, with more seating and concourse areas due to open next season. While other facilities, including a hotel, spa and members club, won’t open until 2025.
The new Riverside Stand is a beautiful sight, even though most of the stand is still closed