Calvin Bassey has expressed delight after scoring for Fulham in Sunday’s Emirates FA Cup win against Manchester United at the Old Trafford. Bassey netted the game’s curtain raiser late in the first half with a powerful header. It was the Nigeria international’s first-ever goal in the competition. Bruno Fernandes equalised for United 19 minutes from time. Fulham later prevailed 4-3 …

Arsenal missed the opportunity to narrow the gap to Premier League leaders Liverpool, as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Fulham on Sunday. Bukayo Saka’s late winner was disallowed following a VAR review for offside, ending the Gunners’ four-match winning streak in west London. Raul Jimenez gave Fulham an early lead with a stunning strike before William Saliba …

Fulham manager Marco Silva is convinced that Nigeria international Alex Iwobi is among the best players, if not the best player in the club so far this season. Since joining the Cottagers last season, Iwobi has been impressive, establishing himself as one of Silva’s key players. The Super Eagles star has scored twice and provided two assists in 11 Premier …

Arsenal defeated Southampton 3-1 in a Premier League clash on Saturday, extending their unbeaten run this season. Fresh from a commanding win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, Arsenal were expected to easily dispatch winless Southampton. However, the Saints shocked the Emirates 10 minutes into the second half when Cameron Archer netted his first Premier League goal since his …

English Premier League club Fulham have announced that their Nigerian duo, Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey, have resumed training at the club. Iwobi and Bassey were part of Nigeria’s squad to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The duo were pictured in training on Thursday and the Whites announced their arrival with a short message: “Our Super Eagles are back”. …

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has blamed the loss of concentration on the two points dropped by his side in their 2-2 draw with Fulham in the English Premier League on Saturday. The Gunners seemed to be coasting to victory after goals from Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah cancelled out Andreas Pereira’s first minute strike. However, Palhinha netted a late equalizer …

Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey has said that he is excited to help Fulham build on their performance in the Premier League last season after completing his transfer from Ajax. Bassey made 39 appearances for Ajax, including six Champions League appearances, after joining the Eredivisie side from Rangers. He had caught the eye during a successful two-year spell at Ibrox, …

Super Eagles defender Calvin Bassey has signed for English side Fulham, the club confirmed on Friday evening. “The Club is delighted to confirm the signing of Calvin Bassey from Ajax for an undisclosed fee, subject to international clearance, which is expected to be received during the early part of next week”, the London club said in a statement. “The 23-year-old …