Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey saw yellow all in his attempt to avoid Fulham defeat away to Ipswich Saturday.
The Nigeria international was in action for the entire duration of the game alongside compatriot Alex Iwobi. The duo were in jubilant mood when teammate Ryan Sessegnon shot the cottagers into the lead in the 55th minute of the game.
Bassey had just before Fulham goal, been given a yellow card for holding an opponent. He nonetheless posted a seven out of ten performance rating in the encounter that saw Fulham concede two goals in three minutes to surrender their lead to the Premier league new comers.
Fulham’s winless start to the Premier League season thus continued. Ipswich on their part, thanks to the 2-1 victory at the Portman Road, have won three of their opening six games of the Premier League the season for just the second time.
It took some time for these two sides to rediscover their rhythm after the long international break, and although Fulham passed the ball nicely in the opening stages, Ipswich had the contest’s first chance when Julio Enciso curled marginally wide from outside the box.
Iwobi
Having missed the opportunity to earn victory by whiskers yesterday, Fulham will be hoping to return to winning ways when they host Hull City next week.
