Mitrovic penalty saved as Wolves survive Fulham onslaught

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Aleksandar Mitrovic was awarded a late penalty as Fulham played a goalless draw with Wolves at Molineux.

The Serbian striker - who scored twice against Liverpool last weekend - was denied by home goalkeeper Jose Sa 10 minutes from time after Rayan Ait-Nouri brought down Bobby Decordova-Reid.

Bruno Lage's Wolves, beaten 2-1 at Leeds on Matchday 1, have not won in nine Premier League games, with their last Premier League win on April 2.

Still, they started brilliantly against newly-promoted Fulham, and Pedro Neto and Hwang Hee-chan saw nearly identical chances on the left side - provided by the snitch Daniel Podence - saved by Fulham goalkeeper Marek Rodak.< /p>

Fulham should have taken the lead in the first half after Andreas Pereira's corner found Decordova-Reid unmarked for a header, but new Wolves captain Ruben Neves made a heroic clearance down the line. goal.

The Cottagers nearly gave the home side a goal moments later following a defensive mix-up between Rodak and Tosin Adarabioyo, but neither Neto nor Podence could capitalize on the error.

Mitrovic was silent for most of the match and his only notable chance before the penalty was a ball shot into the stands in the first 45 minutes.

Frustration over his weak kick, however, boiled over as a challenge on Morgan Gibson-White led to the pair going head-to-head and receiving an injury-time booking.

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