English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 1, 2025
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Wolverhampton Wanderers LWLLL 2
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Molineux Stadium · 31,385 att. · NBC

Match Report

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Wolves move out of drop zone with win over Midlands rivals Aston Villa

Struggling Wolves stunned high-flying rivals Aston Villa 2-0 on Saturday to end a run of four straight defeats and move out of the relegation zone.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
20
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
6
8
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
3
68.7
Possession
31.3
10
SHOTS
8
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
493
Accurate Passes
200
554
Passes
247
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
0
23
Crosses
14
0.0
Cross %
0.0
21
Long Balls
40
12
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
0
8
Effective Tackles
14
13
Tackles
25
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
3
Interceptions
15
13
Effective Clearances
32
13
Clearances
32

Head to Head

AVL leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

WOL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1José SáG
  2. 12Emmanuel AgbadouCD
  3. 24Toti GomesCD-L
  4. 2Matt DohertyCD-R
  5. 27Jean-Ricner BellegardeCM-L
  6. 7AndréCM-R
  7. 3Rayan Aït-NouriLM
  8. 22Nélson SemedoRM
  9. 29Gonçalo GuedesF
  10. 10Matheus CunhaCF-L
  11. 21Pablo SarabiaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Rodrigo GomesSUB
  2. 15Craig DawsonSUB
  3. 4Santiago BuenoSUB
  4. 31Sam JohnstoneSUB
  5. 37Pedro LimaSUB
  6. 20Tommy DoyleSUB
  7. 26Carlos ForbsSUB
  8. 28Tawanda ChirewaSUB
  9. 11Hwang Hee-ChanSUB

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 44Boubacar KamaraCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 16Andrés GarcíaRB
  6. 7John McGinnAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 26Lamare BogardeRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 41Jacob RamseyAM-L
  11. 27Morgan RogersAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 31Leon BaileySUB
  2. 17Donyell MalenSUB
  3. 56Jamaldeen JimohSUB
  4. 48Oliwier ZychSUB
  5. 50Sil SwinkelsSUB
  6. 22Ian MaatsenSUB
  7. 25Robin OlsenSUB
  8. 20Kosta NedeljkovicSUB
  9. 24Amadou OnanaSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 0. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a through ball.
  2. 16' John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 30' Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 34' Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 45'+2' Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Andrés García.
  7. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Ollie Watkins.
  8. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
  9. 45' Substitution, Aston Villa. Amadou Onana replaces Jacob Ramsey.
  10. 73' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
  11. 73' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri because of an injury.
  12. 79' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Pablo Sarabia.
  13. 83' Substitution, Aston Villa. Kosta Nedeljkovic replaces Lamare Bogarde.
  14. 88' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Santiago Bueno replaces Jean-Ricner Bellegarde because of an injury.
  15. 90'+7' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Aston Villa 0. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  16. 90'+7' Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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