Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Cardiff City, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueWolves deepen Cardiff's relegation plight with 2-0 win
Wolves put their recent shaky Premier League form behind them to ease past Cardiff City 2-0 on Saturday and leave the Welsh team in dire trouble.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 5': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Bennett.
- 6': Attempt saved. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Víctor Camarasa with a cross.
- 9': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Bennett.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Bennett with a cross.
- 12': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
- 12': Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Hand ball by Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 16': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 0. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 18': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 0. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 23': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rúben Vinagre with a cross following a fast break.
- 24': Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Willy Boly.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Oumar Niasse (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Víctor Camarasa.
- 29': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Bennett.
- 32': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
- 33': Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the left post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Romain Saïss following a corner.
- 33': Attempt saved. Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 33': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross.
- 33': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
- 34': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 34': Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Foul by Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 37': Víctor Camarasa (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Delay in match Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) because of an injury.
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 43': Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
- 43': Delay in match Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
- 45'+1': Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': Substitution, Cardiff City. Bruno Ecuele Manga replaces Sol Bamba because of an injury.
- 45'+4': Foul by Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+4': Oumar Niasse (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+5': Attempt saved. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
- 45'+6': Hand ball by Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+6': Foul by Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+6': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+7': Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 45'+8': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 0.
- 47': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matt Doherty replaces Diogo Jota because of an injury.
- 47': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez following a fast break.
- 53': Attempt missed. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore.
- 54': Attempt missed. Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 56': Delay in match Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 58': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Paterson replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 62': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
- 62': Rúben Vinagre (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Attempt saved. Rúben Vinagre (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 64': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
- 64': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. João Moutinho replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 65': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by João Moutinho with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Leander Dendoncker.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 70': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
- 70': Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 72': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
- 74': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
- 75': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Ivan Cavaleiro replaces Adama Traoré.
- 76': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rhys Healey replaces Oumar Niasse.
- 77': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
- 77': Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Foul by Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 80': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 86': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rúben Vinagre tries a through ball, but Ivan Cavaleiro is caught offside.
- 86': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
- 87': Attempt saved. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
- 88': Foul by Rúben Vinagre (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 88': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 89': Attempt saved. Rúben Vinagre (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Saïss.
- 89': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
- 90': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
- 90'+2': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 0.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 0.
Statistics
 CAR |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 43.7 | Possession | 56.3 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 242 | Accurate Passes | 378 |
| 354 | Passes | 473 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 20 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 17 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 38 |
| 11 | Clearances | 38 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 31,309
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 31,309
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | John Ruddy (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 15 | Willy Boly |
| 5 | Ryan Bennett  |
| 17 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 32 | Leander Dendoncker |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |
| 29 | Ruben Vinagre |
| 37 | Adama Traoré |
| 18 | Diogo Jota |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
Cardiff City (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
| 22 | Sol Bamba |
| 4 | Sean Morrison |
| 17 | Aron Gunnarsson |
| 3 | Joe Bennett |
| 2 | Lee Peltier |
| 14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
| 8 | Joe Ralls |
| 21 | Víctor Camarasa |
| 10 | Kenneth Zohore |
| 29 | Oumar Niasse |
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