Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Sunderland, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
62': Lee CattermoleSunderland survive Cattermole red card to grind out point at Wolves
Sunderland survive Cattermole red card to grind out point at Wolves
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Foul by Donald Love (Sunderland).
- 3': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Marc Wilson.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 5': Attempt missed. Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 6': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
- 6': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
- 8': Hand ball by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
- 14': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 21': Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 21': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Darron Gibson.
- 23': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Lee Cattermole.
- 24': Foul by Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 24': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 29': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 33': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 33': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Donald Love (Sunderland).
- 35': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Adam Matthews.
- 35': Attempt missed. Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Willy Boly following a corner.
- 38': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 40': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Léo Bonatini tries a through ball, but Barry Douglas is caught offside.
- 41': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Lee Cattermole.
- 42': Donald Love (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 43': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Romain Saiss.
- 43': Foul by Lewis Grabban (Sunderland).
- 43': John Ruddy (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Léo Bonatini.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Sunderland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Sunderland 0.
- 47': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
- 47': Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 48': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by John O'Shea.
- 49': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Tyias Browning (Sunderland).
- 49': Attempt missed. Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Saiss.
- 51': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Foul by Marc Wilson (Sunderland).
- 51': Marc Wilson (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Saiss.
- 54': Foul by Darron Gibson (Sunderland).
- 54': Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Lynden Gooch (Sunderland).
- 57': Attempt saved. Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darron Gibson.
- 58': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Marc Wilson.
- 61': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
- 61': Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Lee Cattermole (Sunderland).
- 62': Second yellow card to Lee Cattermole (Sunderland) for a bad foul.
- 63': Delay in match Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) because of an injury.
- 63': George Honeyman (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Bonatini.
- 65': Foul by Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 65': Lynden Gooch (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Foul by Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 66': Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Alfred N'Diaye replaces Romain Saiss.
- 73': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Léo Bonatini.
- 75': Foul by Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 75': Lewis Grabban (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hélder Costa replaces Barry Douglas.
- 77': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
- 79': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
- 80': Substitution, Sunderland. Brendan Galloway replaces Donald Love because of an injury.
- 80': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by Tyias Browning (Sunderland).
- 80': Tyias Browning (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Attempt saved. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro.
- 82': Foul by Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 82': George Honeyman (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Sunderland. James Vaughan replaces Lewis Grabban.
- 85': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfred N'Diaye.
- 87': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
- 89': Attempt saved. Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
- 90': Attempt missed. Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Sunderland. Elliot Embleton replaces Lynden Gooch.
- 90'+2': Foul by Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+2': James Vaughan (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by George Honeyman.
- 90'+3': Foul by Alfred N'Diaye (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+3': John O'Shea (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Sunderland 0.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Sunderland 0.
Statistics
 SUN |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 28.4 | Possession | 71.6 |
| 1 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 1.0 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 176 | Accurate Passes | 577 |
| 267 | Passes | 648 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 8 | Crosses | 43 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 52 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 19 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 47 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 47 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 28,488
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 28,488
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 32 | +30 | 62 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 32 | +17 | 61 |
| 3 | Millwall | 32 | +4 | 56 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 30 | +22 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | John Ruddy (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 15 | Willy Boly |
| 5 | Ryan Bennett |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |
| 3 | Barry Douglas  |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 33 | Léo Bonatini |
| 18 | Diogo Jota |
| 7 | Ivan Cavaleiro |
Sunderland (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Robbin Ruiter (GK) |
| 16 | John O'Shea |
| 36 | Marc Wilson |
| 18 | Jiang Guangtai |
| 21 | Adam Matthews |
| 22 | Donald Love |
| 24 | Darron Gibson |
| 6 | Lee Cattermole |
| 26 | George Honeyman |
| 27 | Lynden Gooch |
| 11 | Lewis Grabban |
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