Bernd Leno: The German goalkeeper 50th Fulham appearance was a little hairier than his usual first-class displays, but Leno was not at fault for either of the goals. He had no chance with Matheus Cunha’s first half header or an emphatic penalty from Hwang Hee-chan, but almost gifted Wolves the lead on the stroke of half time when he took a touch too many as he was closed down by Fulham old boy Mario Lemina. He certainly wasn’t the only Fulham man who played his team into trouble this evening. 6

Timothy Castagne: But for losing Cunha for the first Wolves goal, this would have been a colossal performance from Castagne. Preferred to the fit again Kenny Tete, it was if the Belgian full back knew he has that the dependable Dutchman breathing down his neck. He produced two brilliant last-ditch clearances to prevent almost certain Wolves goals: one at the end of the first half when a deflected cross flashed across the six-yard box after Fulham had failed to clear a corner and he anticipated superbly to slide in ahead of Matt Doherty at the near post when Hwang Hee-chan whipped in a low ball. 7

Antonee Robinson: Fortunate to escape a yellow card for a cynical challenge on the halfway line in the first half, Robinson showed both his brilliance and baffling defensive frailty almost immediately after one another in a helter-skelter first half. He looks every inch the modern full back when he drives forward down the left flank and his interplay with Willian that culminated in the cross for Iwobi’s opening goal was perfect. He was sold far too easily by the feints from Bellegarde that created the equaliser for Cunha, but Fulham profit so much from his adventure down the wing that it is easy to see why Silva persists with the American. He was a constant threat for the full ninety minutes. 7

Calvin Bassey: Bassey looks much more assured on the right side of the central defensive pairing than he did earlier in the season, but the Nigerian didn’t escape the chaos that seemed to envelope Fulham’s defence. He was calm and even cultured in possession with his big error coming when he failed to get a strong enough contact on a header having climbed to challenge Sasa Kalajdzic. His back header was tame and put Ream into trouble – leading to Wolves’ penalty. 6

Tim Ream: Is time beginning to catch up with our evergreen American? Ream looked understandably second favourite every time he was left in a foot race with either Hwang or Cunha and picked up an early yellow card for an obvious attempt at disrupting a promising Wolves counter-attack. His challenge for the penalty was clumsy and perhaps borne out of the frustration that he wouldn’t be able to prevent Hwang for running in on Leno. Most Premier League sides have pace in their forward line and he’s not going to get any quicker. 5

Harrison Reed: This wasn’t the Ginger Iniesta’s finest hour. He was everywhere in the early stages, matching Wolves’ energy and intensity, but there’s a fine line between being busy and becoming a hindrance to your team-mates. Reed was fortunate that Hwang hit the crossbar after he presented the ball to Lemina in the middle of the pitch before showing that he hadn’t learned his lesson when he turned into trouble and had the ball pinched off him by Hwang high up the pitch. He only appeared unflustered once Gary O’Neill took off Bellegarde and sacrificed Wolves’ numerical advantage in the middle. 6

Tom Cairney: This Marco Silva selection certainly paid off. Captain Cairney’s first Premier League start since his fifteen minutes at Manchester City in September was a masterstroke as Fulham utilised the ball more intelligently than they have done for a long time and the experienced midfielder was orchestrating attacks as well as the pace of proceedings from the deep role where he shone last season. He stepped up a gear when pushed forward into the number ten role later on and played a key role in winning one penalty and snapping into a crucial tackle on Lemina that laid the platform for the dramatic finale. 8

Alex Iwobi: The Nigerian’s versatility and guile really came to the fore tonight. Added some verve and drive along the right as well as physicality and a bit of invention. Started and finished the move to open the scoring – producing a lovely first-time finish with his right foot, even though the ball from Robinson was a little behind him. You can see the goal galvanise Iwobi, whose roared through the gears, and was a constant threat to the Wolves defence. Might have had a second in the second half but slotted nicely into central midfield after Harry Wilson’s introduction as well. 7

Willian: Cruised through this game with several clever touches and intelligent runs, even if some of his through balls didn’t find their intended target. Always available for a team-mate in possession under pressure, the Brazilian veteran dropped into positions that made him difficult to mark, and showed all of his experience in stepping forward to take two critical penalties to put Fulham back into the lead. 7

Andreas Pereira: Showed some positive signs early on – especially when he almost laid on a goal for Raul Jimenez – but this was a rather pedestrian performance from the attacking midfielder who was so flawless in his first season at Craven Cottage. Creative players can often go through ruts but Pereira’s loss of sparkle is disconcerting as he is such an effortless player and an obviously important part of Silva’s side. Must be close to being dropped – although that won’t lift his confidence. 5

Raul Jimenez: There wasn’t a goal against his old club for Jimenez and the Mexican barely had a sniff of goal against three centre halves who knew exactly what he would thrive on. This performance was whole-hearted and full of running – and it wasn’t as if Carlos Vinicius made much of an impression against a well-drilled Wolves back line – but Raul might not be the dynamic forward required to bring the post-Mitrovic side to life. 6

Substitutes:

Harry Wilson: The Welshman made a real impact off the bench and added some drive to Fulham’s play in the final third. Won the penalty but beyond that made a number of intelligent runs and utilised the ball well. He may well have done enough to start at Anfield against his old side. 7

Carlos Vinicius: Very little to report other than the Brazilian should probably send a Christmas card to Max Kilman because the Fulham academy graduate’s mature reaction to his sensless headbutt probably saved Carlos a red card. 6

Tosin Adarabioyo: Superb to see Tosin back in the black and white after a long injury lay-off. 6

Sasa Lukic: The Serbian wasn’t on for long but his two major contributions were not at all positive; letting a Wilson cross run in stoppage time to give Wolves the opportunity to break forward and conceding a free-kick inside our half that sent my heart rate soaring. 5