English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 16, 2021
West Bromwich Albion LDLLL 3
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Wolverhampton Wanderers DLDWL 2
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Molineux Stadium

Match Report

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West Brom come from behind to beat Wolves 3-2 in tight derby

West Bromwich Albion recorded their first win under Sam Allardyce as they beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-2 in a see-saw Black Country derby.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
11
4
Saves
2
32.2
Possession
67.8
12
SHOTS
23
5
ON GOAL
6
0.4
On Target %
0.3
2
Penalty Goals
0
2
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
181
Accurate Passes
457
270
Passes
549
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
10
6
Crosses
31
0.0
Cross %
0.3
56
Long Balls
50
15
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
7
10
Effective Tackles
8
19
Tackles
12
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
10
32
Effective Clearances
8
32
Clearances
8

Head to Head

WBA leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

WOL · 4-3-3

  1. 11Rui PatrícioG
  2. 16Conor CoadyCD-L
  3. 15Willy BolyCD-R
  4. 27Romain SaïssLB
  5. 22Nélson SemedoRB
  6. 8Rúben NevesCM
  7. 28João MoutinhoLM
  8. 32Leander DendonckerRM
  9. 17Fábio SilvaF
  10. 7Pedro NetoLF
  11. 37Adama TraoréRF

Substitutes

  1. 2Ki-Jana HoeverSUB
  2. 3Rayan Aït-NouriSUB
  3. 21John RuddySUB
  4. 38Meritan ShabaniSUB
  5. 18Morgan Gibbs-WhiteSUB
  6. 23Patrick CutroneSUB
  7. 20VitinhaSUB
  8. 60Theo CorbeanuSUB
  9. 49Max KilmanSUB

WBA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25David ButtonG
  2. 5Kyle BartleyCD-L
  3. 6Semi AjayiCD-R
  4. 3Kieran GibbsLB
  5. 27Dara O'SheaRB
  6. 12Matheus PereiraAM
  7. 19Romaine SawyersLM
  8. 8Jake LivermoreRM
  9. 7Callum RobinsonF
  10. 13Kamil GrosickiAM-L
  11. 23Robert SnodgrassAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Hal Robson-KanuSUB
  2. 21Kyle EdwardsSUB
  3. 31Andy LonerganSUB
  4. 20Branislav IvanovicSUB
  5. 22Lee PeltierSUB
  6. 28Sam FieldSUB
  7. 17Filip KrovinovicSUB
  8. 24Cedric KipreSUB
  9. 2Darnell FurlongSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' VAR Decision: Penalty West Bromwich Albion.
  2. 8' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, West Bromwich Albion 1. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 36' Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 38' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Willy Boly following a set piece situation.
  5. 43' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, West Bromwich Albion 1. Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  6. 52' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, West Bromwich Albion 2. Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Bartley with a headed pass.
  7. 56' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, West Bromwich Albion 3. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  8. 60' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Rúben Neves because of an injury.
  9. 64' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rayan Aït-Nouri replaces Conor Coady.
  10. 69' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Kamil Grosicki.
  11. 73' Leander Dendoncker (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 79' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Patrick Cutrone replaces João Moutinho.
  13. 82' Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Darnell Furlong replaces Matheus Pereira.
  14. 90' Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.

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