Super sub Isidor the hero as Sunderland edge Fulham for first win of season

[p]Less than a week after scoring in a 3-2 defeat to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/king-joshua/tnnZhru5/"]Josh King[/a] spurned a promising opportunity to grab another with the first meaningful chance at the Stadium of Light, blasting over the crossbar after making an untracked run to latch onto [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/iwobi-alex/2L5gbR8M/"]Alex Iwobi[/a]’s inch-perfect through ball.[/p][p]King’s wayward effort ultimately proved to be one of the brightest moments of an underwhelming first period that required minimal activity from either goalkeeper.[/p][p]Frustratingly for the neutral, the cagey nature of the contest continued after the half-time break, forcing Regis Le Bris and Alvaro Arbeloa to make double changes to their respective sides around the midway point of the second period in a bid to add some much-needed impetus to proceedings.[/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="12503b7d-8260-40e7-8842-02a66b41d395" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="46daa941-ceb4-46c4-9b66-b3452dd5fcec" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]One of Le Bris’ substitutes, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/isidor-wilson/veOg2tx3/"]Wilson Isidor[/a], went agonisingly close to making an immediate impact when he fired against the upright following an incisive counter-attack. [/p][p][b]Fortunately for Isidor, he was presented with the chance to make amends in the 75th minute when his fellow substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diarra-habib/nFakLd1E/"]Habib Diarra[/a] raced down the right flank and played a low cross that evaded the charging [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leno-bernd/jwRV63z0/"]Bernd Leno[/a], leaving the striker with the simple task of stroking home his seventh Premier League goal.[/b][/p][embed guid="c2863ab4-8191-400d-9eb4-190ee971f914" url="https://x.com/SunderlandAFC/status/2094072398257496226" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mundle-romaine/Mqq7lUk6/"]Romaine Mundle[/a] drilled a late chance straight at Leno, but his miss proved insignificant as Isidor’s strike clinched [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunderland/WSzc94ws/"]Sunderland[/a]’s first win of the season, just days after he penned a new five-year contract with the club. [/p][p]The Cottagers will finish the weekend no higher than 15th after starting a Premier League season with consecutive defeats for the first time in six years, while the hosts climb to 11th spot for the time being. [/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/xhaka-granit/QBHCDKff/"]Granit Xhaka[/a] (Sunderland) [/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/fulham-69ZiU2Om/sunderland-WSzc94ws/?mid=zBcwskOs"]Catch up on the match stats with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p][infobox id="02b45e73-9abc-454d-882a-650a1a621f7d" /]