The Super Eagles midfielder only joined the Cottages this month and is starting to show his skills
Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi scored Fulham’s second goal in their 2-1 win over Norwich City in the Carabao Cup Round of 32, Soccer reports. Masu.
Iwobi made his first start under manager Marco Silva when Fulham hosted Norwich City at Craven Cottage. Also in the Cottages’ defense was Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey.
Fulham got off to a dream start, taking the lead through Carlos Vinicius in the 12th minute. Fulham showed more quality on the pitch and dominated the ball with Iwobi in charge of the midfield. Iwobi had 64 touches on the ball and completed 41 passes in the match. He also recorded two tackles and out of six duels he won four.
Despite having the upper hand in the game, Fulham had to wait until the 72nd minute to score their second goal with a fine goal from Iwobi.
Fulham won the ball deep in Norwich City’s half and Harry Wilson passed it to Iwobi, who was just outside the penalty area. The Nigerian then fired a low shot into the bottom left corner of Norwich City’s goal, increasing the score to 2–0.
However, Borja Sainz equalized in the 75th minute for Norwich City, increasing the score to 2-1. This is what we ended up with at Craven Cottage.
