U21 preview | Wolves vs Fulham

Fulham are the visitors to Aggborough as Wolves under-21s take on the Cottagers in Premier League 2.

A return of six points from a possible 12 has made for a healthy return to Division 1 life for James Collins’ side.

Back-to-back victories and clean sheets were the perfect response to opening day defeat against Chelsea, while the youngsters were unfortunate to be beaten at Crystal Palace after playing much of the second half with 10 men and narrowly losing to a 93rd minute winner.

Last week saw a break from league action as the old gold travelled to Shrewsbury Town in the Papa John’s Trophy. Despite falling behind after dominating much of proceedings, Wolves fought back as skipper Joe Hodge netted a brace to claim all three points.

Fulham have made an unbeaten start to their 2022/23 league campaign, winning two and drawing two of their opening four fixtures.

The points were shared last time out following a 2-2 draw with Manchester United, leaving Mark Dempsey’s Whites in fourth.

The fixture is the first of two on home turf for the 21s this week, with Everton making the trip down on Friday evening.

WHEN

Monday, 7pm

WHERE

Aggborough Stadium, Kidderminster

TICKETS

Tickets can be purchased in advance by clicking here and supporters are encouraged to do so, but entrance will be permitted on the day. Wolves season ticket holders are also entitled to free entry with their card on the turnstiles.

STREAM

Supporters can watch all the action from Kidderminster live this evening, as the match is streamed online via wolves.co.uk, the Wolves App and the Wolves YouTube channel.

The live Wolves TV match stream, beginning at 6.55pm, can be found here, or click here to watch on YouTube, while supporters can also catch download the Wolves App now on iOS here and on Android here.

NEXT THREE

Wolves

  • vs Everton (H) | 9th September
  • vs Arsenal (A) | 17th September
  • vs Stockport County (A) | 20th September | PJT

Fulham

  • vs Arsenal (H) | 11th September
  • vs Hull City (H) | 14th September | PL Cup
  • vs Man City (A) | 17th September

WHAT THE BOSS THINKS

“Since the first game against Chelsea, which was a poor result, the performances have been good. We had two wins and then we went to Palace, and I thought we were outstanding for the majority of the game.

“We were really unfortunate to lose that game after having Nathan (Fraser) sent off early in the second half.

“It’s been a pleasing response to the first week, but we’ve got to keep getting better at the work we’re doing and become ruthless when we get into the final third.

“Our football’s been good, and I think we’ve got much better at our security behind the ball.

“We’ve got a few square pegs in there, but they’re doing a good job and if we show a little bit more quality in that final third then the results will be even better.”

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