MX23RW : Sunday, November 24 08:36:42| >> :120:42952:42952:

Scott Parker insists Fulham will bounce back from "painful" Wolves defeat

Scott Parker insists Fulham will bounce back from
© Reuters
The Cottagers are three points behind fourth-bottom Newcastle having played two games more.

Scott Parker is confident Fulham will emerge stronger from "probably one of the most painful" defeats of their season.

Adama Traore's last-minute strike secured Wolves a 1-0 win on Friday night, leaving the Cottagers three points behind fourth-bottom Newcastle having played two games more.

On their third opportunity to move out of the bottom three for the first time since December, Fulham again fell short, slumping to their fourth successive defeat.

But Parker insists his side will not struggle to pick themselves up, saying "It is a blow, but (picking the team up again) is not my worry, that's honestly not my concern. It really isn't.

"We've been in this situation and while tonight is painful, probably one of the most painful this year, in the sense of how the game has finished, there are other issues, or bigger issues, that we need to learn from.

"But certainly picking this team up – of course straight after the game in the changing room they're deflated, we're hurt, but as always this team will come back stronger, and come back fighting and we'll go again."

Wolves striker Willian Jose was denied his first goal since joining the club on loan when his header in first-half stoppage time was ruled out for a marginal offside following a VAR review.

Head coach Nuno Espirito Santo criticised the technology after the game, saying it was not in the spirit of football.

"I saw on the monitor in the pitch, but not detailed enough for me to judge. But this is VAR, fine margins it is not the spirit of the game," he said.

"But I hope that us in football can find a solution because these stadiums are going to be full again, it's going to be hard to explain to thousands and thousands of people that one hand is offside, so that's it."

Traore's winner brought an end to Wolves' winless run which stretched back to February, but Nuno did not see it as justice after the earlier disallowed goal.

He added: "Justice is not the word, I think we looked for it, we worked hard for it and we got our goal in the end. Like I said in the first half we score, with little movement.

"But it is not just about scoring, it is about recognising the hard work of both teams and knowing that it can happen to anyone in the last minute of the game, we have been on the other side of it.

"But happy for the boys because honestly the response to what happened Monday was really good."

ID:442609: cacheID:442609:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:3973:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers players observe a period of silence following Prince Philip's death on April 9, 2021
Read Next:
Football falls silent following Prince Philip's passing
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
6pm
Vikings
@
Bears
6pm
Lions
@
Colts
6pm
Patriots
@
Dolphins
6pm
Buccaneers
@
Giants
6pm
Chiefs
@
Panthers
6pm
Titans
@
Texans
6pm
Cowboys
@
Washington
9.05pm
Broncos
@
Raiders
9.25pm
49ers
@
Packers
9.25pm
Cardinals
@
Seahawks
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
10Fulham125341717018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Crystal Palace121561017-78
19Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
20Southampton11119721-144


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!