Owen praises Iwobi’s goal against Wolves Bassey also commended

Super Eagles playmaker Alex Iwobi and compatriot Calvin Bassey were praised hugely for their good performances in Fulham's 3-2 defeat of Wolves on Monday.

Bassey who got 6.5/10 in player’s rating performance was described thus,” Considering it was quite a chaotic game around him, his bog standard performance was quite handy at the back. Solid in the first half, solid in the second half, nothing really to complain about here. Probably deserves credit for how calm he looked on the ball throughout considering the number of recent worries he’s had playing out of position on the right side of the defence.”

Pundits said of Iwobi who scored Fulham’s first goal

“Showed some really quality, intricate first-time touches early on which were important in Fulham’s build-up play as they set the tempo in the opening chapter of the contest. His finish for the first goal is so clever. His run is perfect, his body positioning for a ball coming behind him is intelligent, and the finish itself is cute too. Got into a number of good positions in the final third and potentially should have had a second on 68 minutes, but forced a decent save from Jose Sa.´’ The Eagles playmaker was  7.5/10.

It was less a game of two halves and more a game of three penalties as Fulham dramatically took all three points from a five-goal encounter with Gary O’Neill’s side. The Whites were pegged back twice by a determined Wolves side, but every time they got back into the game, Marco Silva’s men found a way to get back ahead, all the way through to the 94th minute of the game. Not the prettiest performance, but an important victory nonetheless.

Meanwhile, former Liverpool, Manchester United, and Newcastle United striker Michael Owen, who was on punditry duties for Premier League Productions revealed that Iwobi showed great technique to score his first league goal for Fulham.

Owen highlighted that the Super Eagles star drifted inside from his position on the right wing in the build-up to his goal.

"He did well, we pick him up here, actually coming from the right hand side, and ends up taking more of a central position. He doesn't vacate that and he just gets in behind defenders there," Owen remarked.

"I love the finish as well, the ball is actually behind him. He starts to move earlier from the right hand side and then finishes it right on the inside left channel."

Iwobi has now scored four goals against Wolverhampton Wanderers, which is his joint-highest against a single team he has faced in his professional career.

The Nigeria international has also netted four times against Stoke City in fewer appearances.