Iwobi finishes second in Fulham’s Man of the Match award

By : James Agberebi

Date: 7 December 2023 5:13pm WAT

Fulham's Nigerian midfielder Alex Iwobi celebrates after scoring his team fist goal during the English Premier League football match between Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Craven Cottage, in London, on November 27, 2023. (Photo by AFP)

Despite scoring two goals in the 5-0 win against Nottingham Forest in Wednesday’s Premier League game Alex Iwobi finished second in the Fulham’s Man of the Match award.

Iwobi was beaten to the award by Raul Jimenez who also scored two goals in the comfortable win.

Jimenez polled 48.2% of the votes to finish ahead of Iwobi who got 20.9% while Tom Cairney came in third with 19.8% of the vote.

According to a statement by Fulham, Jimenez beat Iwobi to the award thanks to his holdup play and aerial prowess.

Iwobi’s two goals took his tally in the league this season to three in 13 appearances.