English League Championship

FT Friday, November 3, 2017
Fulham WDLDL 0
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Wolverhampton Wanderers WWLLW 2
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Molineux Stadium · 24,388 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

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Wolves ease past Fulham to go four points clear in Championship

Impressive Wolves moved four points clear at the top of the Championship after cruising past limp Fulham.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
16
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
1
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
2
53.7
Possession
46.3
10
SHOTS
15
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
533
Accurate Passes
441
602
Passes
513
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
6
10
Crosses
14
0.1
Cross %
0.4
53
Long Balls
77
34
Accurate Long Balls
49
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
3
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
15
15
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
7
Effective Clearances
13
7
Clearances
13

Head to Head

WOL leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

WOL · 3-4-3

  1. 21John RuddyG
  2. 16Conor CoadyCD
  3. 15Willy BolyCD-L
  4. 5Ryan BennettCD-R
  5. 8Rúben NevesCM-L
  6. 27Romain SaïssCM-R
  7. 3Barry DouglasLM
  8. 2Matt DohertyRM
  9. 33Léo BonatiniF
  10. 18Diogo JotaCF-L
  11. 7Ivan CavaleiroCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Hélder CostaSUB
  2. 6Danny BatthSUB
  3. 4Alfred N'DiayeSUB
  4. 29Ruben VinagreSUB
  5. 26Bright EnobakhareSUB
  6. 12Ben MarshallSUB
  7. 31Will NorrisSUB

FUL · 4-3-3

  1. 27David ButtonG
  2. 13Tim ReamCD-L
  3. 4Denis OdoiCD-R
  4. 3Ryan SessegnonLB
  5. 2Ryan FredericksRB
  6. 6Kevin McDonaldCM
  7. 8Stefan JohansenLM
  8. 16Oliver NorwoodRM
  9. 9Rui FonteF
  10. 7Neeskens KebanoLF
  11. 11Floyd AyitéRF

Substitutes

  1. 26Tomás KalasSUB
  2. 1Marcus BettinelliSUB
  3. 44Ibrahima CisséSUB
  4. 37Tayo EdunSUB
  5. 47Aboubakar KamaraSUB
  6. 22Yohan MolloSUB
  7. 5Rafa SoaresSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Stefan Johansen (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 9' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Fulham 0. Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Barry Douglas with a cross following a corner.
  3. 13' Oliver Norwood (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 25' Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 26' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Fulham 0. Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Barry Douglas with a cross following a set piece situation.
  6. 42' Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 49' Kevin McDonald (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 53' Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 54' Substitution, Fulham. Yohan Mollo replaces Neeskens Kebano.
  10. 63' Substitution, Fulham. Rafa Soares replaces Floyd Ayité.
  11. 70' Substitution, Fulham. Aboubakar Kamara replaces Rui Fonte.
  12. 75' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bright Enobakhare replaces Ivan Cavaleiro.
  13. 79' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Alfred N'Diaye replaces Willy Boly.
  14. 87' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Ben Marshall replaces Léo Bonatini.

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