In the words of the Fulham faithful, who needs Zamora when they've got The Pog? Pavel Pogrebnyak, their January deadline-day replacement for the QPR striker, probably needs the nickname. But as Wolverhampton Wanderers will attest, he is a handful as well as a mouthful.
The Russia striker, who is on a short-term contract from Stuttgart until the end of the season, when he becomes a free agent, reinforced the impression that he is made to measure for the Premier League. Having scored vital goals in his first two games – the wins over Stoke and Queens Park Rangers – he plundered a hat-trick that sank Wolves and managed to emboss his fine performance of power and finesse. It has been difficult to reconcile his toils at Stuttgart. * Premiership
Fulham won 5-0 after a relentless attacking display which sent a pitiful Wolves side crashing down into the relegation zone.
Wolves had not won at Craven Cottage since 1967, and had only managed a single goal in their last four visits. They did absolutely nothing to show they had any ambition to improve those statistics with a naive defensive performance in the face of a fluid, attacking Fulham side.
The Cottagers set the scene for an afternoon of dominance with early efforts from Clint Dempsey and John Arne Riise, but they had to wait until the 36th minute before finding the back of the net. It was new signing Pavel Pogrebnyak who made the breakthrough, directing a thumping diving header past Wayne Hennessey from a corner, and the striker doubled Fulham's lead moments after with a neat finish from an Andy Johnson pass after a lightning quick counter-attacking move.
The Russia striker, who is on a short-term contract from Stuttgart until the end of the season, when he becomes a free agent, reinforced the impression that he is made to measure for the Premier League. Having scored vital goals in his first two games – the wins over Stoke and Queens Park Rangers – he plundered a hat-trick that sank Wolves and managed to emboss his fine performance of power and finesse. It has been difficult to reconcile his toils at Stuttgart. * Premiership
Fulham won 5-0 after a relentless attacking display which sent a pitiful Wolves side crashing down into the relegation zone.
Wolves had not won at Craven Cottage since 1967, and had only managed a single goal in their last four visits. They did absolutely nothing to show they had any ambition to improve those statistics with a naive defensive performance in the face of a fluid, attacking Fulham side.
The Cottagers set the scene for an afternoon of dominance with early efforts from Clint Dempsey and John Arne Riise, but they had to wait until the 36th minute before finding the back of the net. It was new signing Pavel Pogrebnyak who made the breakthrough, directing a thumping diving header past Wayne Hennessey from a corner, and the striker doubled Fulham's lead moments after with a neat finish from an Andy Johnson pass after a lightning quick counter-attacking move.
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