Fulham vs. Wolverhampton was the first football/soccer game I went to during my November 2025 trip to London. My previous post covers West Ham vs. Newcastle and the one before it covers Crystal Palace vs. AZ Alkmaar. This was my 3rd time going to Craven Cottage and it was a great yet different experience from my previous visits.
- Background
- Teams involved
- How I got tickets
- How I got to the game
- The game
- Leaving the stadium
- Conclusion
Background
This was one of the games I went to during my trip to London in November of 2025. I have really enjoyed my previous Fulham games and this time I was looking forward to some new things. First, it was going to be my first time sitting in the Riverside Stand, which I had read good things about. Also, Fulham was going to play against Wolverhampton Wanderers, a team that currently has Jhon Arias, a key player in the Colombian national football team.
Teams involved
You can read about Fulham in a previous blog post.
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. is based in Wolverhampton, England. They play their home games at Molineaux Stadium (31,750 capacity) and are known as the Wolves. The team was founded in 1877 as St. Luke’s F.C. and was renamed to Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 years later. They returned to the Premier League in the 2018-19 season, after being away from the top tier of English football for some years.
How I got tickets
This time I followed the same process as the previous time I went to a Fulham game. You can read about it here.
How I got to the game
Like I did in my previous visit to Craven Cottage, I took the tube to the Putney Bridge station. From there, I walked by the Thames river to reach the stadium and it took just a few minutes.
By the way, a very cool part of this experience was seeing the players arrive at the stadium. I got there early enough to get some food near the team store and I noticed a group of people gathering as a bus arrived. I joined the group and got to see the arrival of the Fulham players first, including Raul Jimenez, a famous Mexican player. Then, the Wolverhampton players arrived and I got to see Jhon Arias enter Craven Cottage.
Since my seats were in the Riverside Stand I had to enter Craven Cottage through an entrance in the northwest corner of the stadium, by Stevenage Park. The Riverside Stand area was a great place to hang out before the game. I got a coffee, walked around, and enjoyed the sunshine and views of the River Thames.
The game
Fulham quickly took control of the game and scored early in the first half (at the 9th minute) through a powerful shot from Ryan Sessegnon that was set up by a pass from Raul Jimenez.
Then, in the 35th minute, Wolverhampton lost a player as Emmanuel Agbadou was shown a red card for a foul on Josh King. Losing a player greatly limited Wolverhampton’s ability to seek a goal to tie the game and most of the action came from Fulham’s scoring opportunities.
The 2nd half started with Fulham on the attack and those attempts finally yielded another goal in the 61st minute, from a long-range shot by Harry Wilson. In the 75th minute things went from bad to worse for Wolverhampton when Yerson Mosquera scored an own goal after a pass attempt from Ryan Sessegnon.
This game was controlled by Fulham throughout and the home fans were very happy with the result. There was a good attendance by visiting Wolverhampton fans and they left disappointed, as their team lost another game and stayed at the bottom of the Premier League table.
Leaving the stadium
Unlike my previous Fulham game, I didn’t walk to the Hammersmith station and simply walked back to Putney Bridge and took the train back to central London.
Conclusion
This was another awesome English football experience. I landed in London that morning so I was concerned I’d miss the beginning of the game, but fortunately my flight was not delayed and I was able to get to my hotel quickly with the Heathrow Express. I really liked being there before the game to see the players’ arrival and also to check out the Riverside Stand.