Burton Albion vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
0 - 4
0 - 4
Beleaguered Burton fed to the Wolves
Beleaguered Burton fed to the Wolves
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 5': Goal! Burton Albion 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro.
- 7': Foul by Hope Akpan (Burton Albion).
- 7': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Luke Murphy (Burton Albion).
- 10': Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Attempt saved. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 11': Goal! Burton Albion 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 12': Foul by Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 12': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Romain Saiss.
- 14': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 14': Jamie Allen (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Lucas Akins (Burton Albion).
- 17': Foul by Rúben Vinagre (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 17': Sean Scannell (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Foul by Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 19': Tom Flanagan (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Ryan Bennett.
- 22': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Neves tries a through ball, but Diogo Jota is caught offside.
- 23': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Tom Flanagan.
- 24': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Stephen Bywater.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Akins.
- 26': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 26': Attempt saved. Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 27': Foul by Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 27': Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Jamie Allen (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Akins.
- 27': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by John Ruddy.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Flanagan.
- 28': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Roderick Miranda.
- 29': Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion).
- 29': Roderick Miranda (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Jake Buxton (Burton Albion).
- 30': Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roderick Miranda.
- 33': Foul by Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 33': Tom Flanagan (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Warnock with a headed pass.
- 33': Attempt missed. Hope Akpan (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 33': Attempt missed. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hope Akpan following a set piece situation.
- 38': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hélder Costa.
- 39': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
- 41': Goal! Burton Albion 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. Rúben Vinagre (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Burton Albion 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Burton Albion 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3.
- 45': Substitution, Burton Albion. Tom Naylor replaces Tom Flanagan.
- 47': Foul by Stephen Warnock (Burton Albion).
- 47': Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro.
- 51': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Léo Bonatini replaces Hélder Costa.
- 51': Hand ball by Luke Murphy (Burton Albion).
- 52': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Ryan Bennett.
- 54': Foul by Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 54': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Léo Bonatini with a cross.
- 58': Foul by Luke Murphy (Burton Albion).
- 58': Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Substitution, Burton Albion. Marvin Sordell replaces Hope Akpan.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 60': Foul by Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 60': Stephen Warnock (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Goal! Burton Albion 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4. Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
- 64': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Rúben Vinagre.
- 65': Foul by Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 65': Luke Murphy (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Rúben Vinagre (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro with a through ball.
- 67': Substitution, Burton Albion. Luke Varney replaces Sean Scannell.
- 71': Attempt missed. Marvin Sordell (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Akins.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Jamie Allen (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Akins.
- 74': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jack Price replaces Rúben Neves.
- 75': Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 75': Luke Varney (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Hand ball by Jamie Allen (Burton Albion).
- 77': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Connor Ronan replaces Diogo Jota.
- 77': Foul by Luke Varney (Burton Albion).
- 77': Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Luke Varney (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Foul by Connor Ronan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 82': Stephen Warnock (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 83': Luke Varney (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jamie Allen.
- 88': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Lloyd Dyer.
- 89': Attempt saved. Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro with a cross.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Connor Ronan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+1': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Danny Batth.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie Allen with a cross.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lloyd Dyer.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Burton Albion 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Burton Albion 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4.
Statistics
 WOL |
BRT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 53.3 | Possession | 46.7 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 412 | Accurate Passes | 336 |
| 511 | Passes | 439 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 79 | Long Balls | 64 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 32 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Pirelli Stadium
Location: Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Attendance: 5,080
Venue: Pirelli Stadium
Location: Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Attendance: 5,080
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | +3 | 13 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 6 | +5 | 11 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | +3 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Burton Albion (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Bywater (GK) |
| 5 | Kyle McFadzean |
| 3 | Stephen Warnock |
| 23 | Jake Buxton |
| 4 | Jamie Allen |
| 21 | Hope Akpan |
| 7 | Luke Murphy |
| 11 | Lloyd Dyer |
| 12 | Tom Flanagan |
| 9 | Sean Scannell |
| 10 | Lucas Akins |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | John Ruddy (GK) |
| 6 | Danny Batth |
| 25 | Roderick Miranda |
| 5 | Ryan Bennett |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 29 | Ruben Vinagre |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 18 | Diogo Jota |
| 7 | Ivan Cavaleiro |
| 17 | Hélder Costa |
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