Alvaro Arbeloa believes Fulham finally got what they deserved after Alex Iwobis first-half goal was enough to beat Hull and secure their first Premier League victory of the season. The Cottagers started the day as one of three winless teams in the top-flight Bournemouth and Tottenham the others but got off the mark to move out of the bottom three.Iwobis goal came from some poor Hull defending with the Tigers twice failing to clear their lines, enabling the former Everton midfielder to shoot past Konstantinos Tzolakis, via a deflection off Lucas Herrington.Fulham were good value for the win with the only blemish coming late on when Ryan Sessegnon was sent-off for a poor challenge on Robinio Vaz. Match Statistics 1 Goals 0 1.78 xG 0.18 76% Possession 24% 18 Total Shots 5 6 Shots on Target 0 6 Shots off Target 4 11 Corners 2 13 Fouls 11 1 Offsides 2 2 Yellow Cards 2 1 Red Cards 0 0 Saves 5 716 Passes 217 652 Passes Completed 139 91% Pass Accuracy 64% Home Away Arbeloa Fulham win was overdueThe victory eases the pressure on boss Arbeloa but he felt his side were worthy winners.He told BBC Match of the Day:I am very happy, especially for the supporters, they deserve this win, for the players, they were looking for this victory and have been working so hard. We deserved it in other matches, but we couldnt get it; today was finally the day.We were having the same feeling as other matches, when we were controlling the game for long spells and having good chances but didnt score. Our rivals punish our mistakes or take their chances, but today we were brilliant for 90 minutes. We controlled the game, had many chances and didnt concede any clear chances to Hull, a very good team. They are tough to beat. We need to keep going and keep improving.We have so many players with talent who can score. They will have chances. Players from the bench will be so important for us too. We have many chances and we need to try to take them.Fulham go to Coventry next weekend before facing Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup.Its a massive week because we have Coventry, then Palace, said Arbeloa. It wont be easy, but we know how we need to play and compete, we have to be competitive in this league. Premier League 2026 England #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 5 1 Manchester City66001651118 W W W W W 2 Arsenal6501105515 W L W W W 3 Brighton64111851313 W W W D L 4 Chelsea74121713413 W W L D L 5 Brentford6240126610 L D W D D 6 Everton724187110 L D W D D 7 Leeds62318539 L D W D D 8 Hull City62318629 L D L D D 9 Liverpool62317709 W L W D W 10 Ipswich6303912-39 L W L W L 11 Newcastle62221013-38 L W L D W 12 Crystal Palace6213912-37 W D L W L 13 Manchester United61329906 D D L D W 14 Coventry6204511-66 W W L L L 15 Nottingham Forest612358-35 L L W D D 16 Aston Villa6123611-55 D W L D L 17 Sunderland6114612-64 L L L D W 18 Bournemouth6033713-63 L L D D D 19 Tottenham603339-63 D L D D L 20 Fulham6024610-42 W L D D L Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion Champions League (League phase) Position 5 : Promotion Europa League (League phase) Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation Championship Fulham were much better than us Hull boss JakirovicHull defied expectations with a strong start to the season following promotion but have now failed to win any of their last five in the Premier League.And boss Sergej Jakirovic had no arguments with the result. He said:Its easy to analyse this game; we were out of everything. Fulham were much better than us, in and out of possession, first and second balls, duels. It was men against boys. We didnt show anything today. But we cannot change anything now.The performances of Fulham have been good; they should have more points. We knew it would be tough today. We were completely out of it.It was very frustrating, maybe we had some situations around the box but made wrong decisions. They were much more aggressive than us and could have scored more. Topics Fulham F.C. Hull City A.F.C. If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read The Premier League Sack-o-Meter: Who is in danger with six games gone? Jon Fisher 13th October, 2026 Full list of TV Premier League fixtures in October and early November Ben Miller 12th October, 2026 Hull City 2-2 Everton: Report, result and goals as Tigers fight back for point Mitch Fretton 11th October, 2026 Premier League round-up: Ipswich pile more misery on Fulham as Brighton charge on with win over Sunderland Mitch Fretton 10th October, 2026 Premier League Predictions: Arsenal and Chelsea get back on track, Man United frustrated while City survive Liverpool storm Jon Fisher 8th October, 2026 The Premier League returns: The five storylines to follow including Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea Jon Fisher 8th October, 2026
