Tom Cairney Harry Wilson Matheus Cunha Wolverhampton Wanderers Nelson Semedo Alex Iwobi Jose Sa Hungary Ireland Premier League Fulham soccer Sport victory penalty Tom Cairney Harry Wilson Matheus Cunha Wolverhampton Wanderers Nelson Semedo Alex Iwobi Jose Sa Hungary Ireland

Willian's last-gasp penalty earns Fulham victory over Wolves

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Willian's 94th-minute penalty, his second of the game, earned Fulham a dramatic 3-2 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Monday.Alex Iwobi gave Fulham the lead after seven minutes with a delicate finish, turning Antonee Robinson's cut-back through Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa's legs from close range. FULL MATCH DETAILS The visitors drew level on 22 minutes after brilliant play by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde, who beat Robinson twice down the right before finding Matheus Cunha unmarked to nod home.Fulham regained the lead on 59 minutes through Willian's first penalty after a Nelson Semedo challenge on Tom Cairney was adjudged to be a foul.Hwang Hee-chan levelled the scores again from the spot on 75 minutes for his seventh league goal of the season.But Joao Gomes' clumsy challenge on substitute Harry Wilson was given as a penalty by VAR late on, with Willian sending Sa the wrong way and Craven Cottage into raptures.The win moved Fulham up to 14th in the standings on 15 points.

Wolves remained 12th on the same number of points. Watch Republic of Ireland v Hungary in the UEFA Nations League on Friday from 7pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player, follow a live blog on RTÉ.ie/Sport and the RTÉ News app and listen to live commentary on 2fm

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