Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueWolves strike early to dent Aston Villa's bid for Europe
An early goal from defender Toti earned Wolves a gritty 1-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 3': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
- 5': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 5': Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 5': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
- 9': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 0. Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed pass.
- 14': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by José Sá.
- 14': Foul by Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 14': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 17': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 19': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 21': Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 25': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 25': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 27': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Toti Gomes is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 28': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 29': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 34': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey with a cross.
- 35': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Diego Costa is caught offside.
- 38': Offside, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré is caught offside.
- 39': Diego Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 39': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 41': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Young.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
- 43': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 43': Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diego Costa.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Bertrand Traoré.
- 47': Attempt saved. Diego Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a through ball.
- 47': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 51': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 51': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 54': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 54': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Costa with a headed pass.
- 55': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
- 56': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Ashley Young (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 58': Attempt missed. Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 58': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Foul by Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 59': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Toti Gomes.
- 60': Attempt missed. Ashley Young (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leon Bailey following a corner.
- 61': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 62': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross.
- 63': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 63': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Diego Carlos replaces Ashley Young.
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Matheus Cunha.
- 68': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Álex Moreno.
- 70': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 70': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 70': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Attempt missed. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a through ball following a set piece situation.
- 73': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Álex Moreno with a cross.
- 75': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 75': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
- 78': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 78': José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 80': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Carlos.
- 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Durán.
- 82': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 82': Foul by Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 82': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nathan Collins replaces Diego Costa.
- 83': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Pedro Neto.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
- 85': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Álex Moreno.
- 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Boubacar Kamara replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 87': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Foul by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 88': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mario Lemina.
- 89': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
- 89': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. João Moutinho replaces Matheus Nunes.
- 90'+2': Foul by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+2': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 0.
Statistics
 AVL |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 0 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 31,641
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 31,641
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 15 | Craig Dawson |
| 24 | Toti Gomes |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo  |
| 5 | Mario Lemina |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes |
| 29 | Diego Costa |
| 12 | Matheus Cunha |
Aston Villa (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 15 | Álex Moreno |
| 18 | Ashley Young |
| 6 | Douglas Luiz |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 9 | Bertrand Traoré |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
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