English Premier League

FT Sunday, October 8, 2023
Aston Villa LWLWW 1
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Wolverhampton Wanderers LLDLW 1
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Molineux Stadium

Match Report

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Villa stay fifth after Torres earns them point at Wolves

Defender Pau Torres' equaliser earned Aston Villa a 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers that keeps Unai Emery's side fifth in the Premier League table.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
19
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
3
10
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
3
53.7
Possession
46.3
18
SHOTS
8
4
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
330
Accurate Passes
283
395
Passes
358
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
2
31
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.2
34
Long Balls
45
14
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
2
4
Effective Tackles
7
7
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
5
9
Effective Clearances
23
9
Clearances
23

Head to Head

WOL leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

WOL · 3-4-3

  1. 1José SáG
  2. 15Craig DawsonCD
  3. 24Toti GomesCD-L
  4. 23Max KilmanCD-R
  5. 5Mario LeminaCM-L
  6. 8João GomesCM-R
  7. 3Rayan Aït-NouriLM
  8. 22Nélson SemedoRM
  9. 12Matheus CunhaF
  10. 11Hwang Hee-ChanCF-L
  11. 7Pedro NetoCF-R

AVL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 3Diego CarlosCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 4Ezri KonsaRB
  6. 6Douglas LuizCM-L
  7. 44Boubacar KamaraCM-R
  8. 7John McGinnLM
  9. 2Matty CashRM
  10. 11Ollie WatkinsCF-L
  11. 19Moussa DiabyCF-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 28' Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 29' John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matt Doherty replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri because of an injury.
  5. 53' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 0. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
  6. 55' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 1. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins following a set piece situation.
  7. 62' Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 62' Substitution, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Moussa Diaby.
  9. 67' Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 69' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Boubacar Traoré replaces João Gomes.
  11. 76' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Sasa Kalajdzic replaces Matheus Cunha.
  12. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Matty Cash.
  13. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Boubacar Kamara.
  14. 86' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces Hwang Hee-Chan because of an injury.
  15. 90'+4' Second yellow card to Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+14' Sasa Kalajdzic (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.

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