Wolves secure first home win

Doyle's 18th-minute header gave the hosts the lead and Edwards doubled the advantage just after half-time as he finished off a move he had started.

Danny Murphy's penalty midway through the second half gave a disappointing Fulham hope they barely deserved.

Both sides gave the ball away far too often in an uneventful opening 15 minutes but it all changed in the 18th minute when Doyle, a £6.5million summer signing from Reading, struck.

The Republic of Ireland international reacted quickest to Christophe Berra's flick-on from Greg Halford's long throw to nod past Schwarzer from close range.

Fulham were so poor in the first half they failed to register a single shot but Wolves did not have the same problem and added a second goal five minutes after the interval.

Andrew Johnson's aimless header in the centre circle was picked up by Edwards who released Keogh through the inside-right channel. The midfielder continued his run forward and when Keogh cut the ball back Edwards' sweetly struck first-time strike gave Schwarzer no chance.

Fulham finally recorded their first shot, of sorts, through Johnson in the 54th minute. Seconds later Schwarzer was forced to tip Aaron Hughes' back-header on to the crossbar after the centre-back failed to properly deal with Keogh's inswinging cross from the left.

Wayne Hennessey produced a good save to keep out Dickson Etuhu's 25-yard shot and as Johnson pounced on the rebound he was flagged offside. But Fulham were handed a lifeline when referee Kevin Friend ruled Michael Mancienne had hauled Zamora to the floor contesting Johnson's cross and Murphy rolled home the penalty in the 67th minute.

The visitors increased the pressure in the closing stages but Wolves held on for a deserved three points.