Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Derby County, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship
· English League Championship
FT
2 - 3
2 - 3
Rams revival under Steve McClaren goes on as Wolves turn to Lambert
Rams revival under Steve McClaren goes on as Wolves turn to Lambert
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Attempt missed. Darren Bent (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Johnny Russell.
- 6': Attempt saved. Will Hughes (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Lowe with a cross.
- 6': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Derby County 1. Tom Ince (Derby County) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
- 8': Attempt missed. Jón Dadi Bödvarsson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Edwards.
- 8': Attempt missed. Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Edwards.
- 12': David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Max Lowe (Derby County).
- 13': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Derby County).
- 13': Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Attempt missed. Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by João Teixeira with a cross.
- 15': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Derby County 2. Darren Bent (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Hughes with a through ball.
- 17': Foul by João Teixeira (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 17': Will Hughes (Derby County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Johnny Russell (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Hughes.
- 20': Attempt saved. João Teixeira (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hélder Costa.
- 27': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Cameron Borthwick-Jackson.
- 27': Attempt missed. Darren Bent (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 29': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Andy Lonergan.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Edwards.
- 31': Attempt saved. Jacob Butterfield (Derby County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 31': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Danny Batth.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Darren Bent (Derby County) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross.
- 31': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
- 32': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. George Saville replaces João Teixeira.
- 33': Foul by Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 33': Will Hughes (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 34': Tom Ince (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Foul by Will Hughes (Derby County).
- 35': Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Will Hughes (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Cameron Borthwick-Jackson.
- 40': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cyrus Christie with a cross.
- 41': Foul by David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 41': Johnny Russell (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Max Lowe.
- 44': Attempt missed. Johnny Russell (Derby County) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Bradley Johnson.
- 45'+3': Delay in match Cyrus Christie (Derby County) because of an injury.
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Derby County 2.
- 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Derby County 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Derby County 2.
- 47': Substitution, Derby County. Jamie Hanson replaces Cyrus Christie because of an injury.
- 48': Delay in match Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) because of an injury.
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Jamie Hanson (Derby County).
- 50': Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 50': Jamie Hanson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Offside, Derby County. Jacob Butterfield tries a through ball, but Johnny Russell is caught offside.
- 53': Hand ball by Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 53': Darren Bent (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 55': Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 55': Johnny Russell (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
- 57': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Max Lowe.
- 57': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Bradley Johnson.
- 59': Hand ball by Max Lowe (Derby County).
- 60': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jamie Hanson.
- 61': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Derby County 2. Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
- 62': Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 62': Will Hughes (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Will Hughes (Derby County).
- 64': George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Foul by Max Lowe (Derby County).
- 66': Attempt saved. George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hélder Costa with a cross.
- 67': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nouha Dicko replaces Jón Dadi Bödvarsson.
- 67': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Cameron Borthwick-Jackson.
- 69': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Bradley Johnson.
- 71': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Derby County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Hughes.
- 71': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Derby County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Hughes.
- 73': Foul by David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 73': Johnny Russell (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Max Lowe (Derby County).
- 75': Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Penalty Derby County. Tom Ince draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 75': Penalty conceded by Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 76': David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Derby County 3. Tom Ince (Derby County) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 79': Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 79': Johnny Russell (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Foul by Johnny Russell (Derby County).
- 81': Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Darren Bent.
- 82': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Derby County 3. David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
- 85': Substitution, Derby County. Matej Vydra replaces Darren Bent.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Borthwick-Jackson.
- 85': Foul by David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 85': Scott Carson (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt saved. Matej Vydra (Derby County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Hughes.
- 87': Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Andy Lonergan.
- 88': Attempt saved. Bradley Johnson (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie Hanson with a cross.
- 88': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Richard Keogh.
- 89': Attempt missed. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by George Saville following a corner.
- 89': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jed Wallace replaces Conor Coady.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Derby County. Craig Bryson replaces Will Hughes.
- 90'+2': Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Johnny Russell (Derby County).
- 90'+3': Foul by Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+3': Tom Ince (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Matej Vydra (Derby County) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Scott Carson following a set piece situation.
- 90'+6': Foul by David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+6': Matej Vydra (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Derby County 3.
Statistics
 DER |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 50.8 | Possession | 49.2 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 332 | Accurate Passes | 310 |
| 445 | Passes | 426 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 23 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 85 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 22 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 26 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 19,858
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 19,858
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Andy Lonergan (GK) |
| 6 | Danny Batth |
| 18 | Dominic Iorfa |
| 29 | Cameron Borthwick-Jackson  |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 4 | David Edwards |
| 24 | João Teixeira |
| 22 | Jón Bödvarsson |
| 50 | Ivan Cavaleiro |
| 17 | Hélder Costa |
Derby County (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Carson (GK) |
| 16 | Alex Pearce |
| 6 | Richard Keogh |
| 25 | Max Lowe |
| 2 | Cyrus Christie |
| 19 | Will Hughes |
| 15 | Bradley Johnson |
| 18 | Jacob Butterfield |
| 11 | Darren Bent |
| 7 | Johnny Russell |
| 10 | Tom Ince |
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