English League Championship

FT Saturday, March 10, 2018
Wolverhampton Wanderers WDDLW 1
–
Aston Villa WLDWW 4
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WOL101
AVL134
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Match Report

Villa on song as Wolves' title bid falters again

Villa on song as Wolves' title bid falters again

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
14
5
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
3
59.6
Possession
40.4
9
SHOTS
11
4
ON GOAL
4
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
458
Accurate Passes
278
546
Passes
356
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
5
17
Crosses
24
0.4
Cross %
0.2
71
Long Balls
37
47
Accurate Long Balls
13
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
18
15
Tackles
25
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
24
Effective Clearances
20
24
Clearances
20

Head to Head

WOL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

AVL · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Sam JohnstoneG
  2. 26John TerryCD-L
  3. 5James ChesterCD-R
  4. 15Mile JedinakDM
  5. 3Neil TaylorLB
  6. 27Ahmed ElmohamadyRB
  7. 14Conor HourihaneCM-L
  8. 10Jack GrealishCM-R
  9. 37Albert AdomahLM
  10. 7Robert SnodgrassRM
  11. 45Lewis GrabbanF

Substitutes

  1. 39Keinan DavisSUB
  2. 8Henri LansburySUB
  3. 20Birkir BjarnasonSUB
  4. 31Mark BunnSUB
  5. 16James BreeSUB
  6. 18Josh OnomahSUB
  7. 9Scott HoganSUB

WOL · 3-4-3

  1. 21John RuddyG
  2. 16Conor CoadyCD
  3. 15Willy BolyCD-L
  4. 6Danny BatthCD-R
  5. 8Rúben NevesCM-L
  6. 4Alfred N'DiayeCM-R
  7. 3Barry DouglasLM
  8. 2Matt DohertyRM
  9. 33Léo BonatiniF
  10. 18Diogo JotaCF-L
  11. 7Ivan CavaleiroCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Morgan Gibbs-WhiteSUB
  2. 19Benik AfobeSUB
  3. 17Hélder CostaSUB
  4. 27Romain SaïssSUB
  5. 31Will NorrisSUB
  6. 25Roderick MirandaSUB
  7. 5Ryan BennettSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Grabban following a corner.
  2. 20' Goal! Aston Villa 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  3. 37' Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 39' Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 44' Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 55' Alfred N'Diaye (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 57' Goal! Aston Villa 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. James Chester (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross following a set piece situation.
  8. 62' Goal! Aston Villa 3, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Lewis Grabban (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a cross.
  9. 67' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Benik Afobe replaces Ivan Cavaleiro.
  10. 68' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Romain Saiss replaces Danny Batth.
  11. 73' Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Birkir Bjarnason replaces Albert Adomah.
  13. 76' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hélder Costa replaces Diogo Jota.
  14. 79' Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 80' Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 81' Substitution, Aston Villa. Henri Lansbury replaces Conor Hourihane.
  17. 83' Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 85' Goal! Aston Villa 4, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Birkir Bjarnason (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henri Lansbury.
  19. 86' Substitution, Aston Villa. Scott Hogan replaces Lewis Grabban.

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