English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 22, 2025
Wolverhampton Wanderers LLWWL 1
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AFC Bournemouth WWLWW 0
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Vitality Stadium · 11,206 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Matheus Cunha's goal sees Wolves edge high-flying Bournemouth

Matheus Cunha's 14th Premier League goal of the season earned Wolverhampton Wanderers a 1-0 win over 10-man Bournemouth on Saturday.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
17
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
1
7
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
5
54.9
Possession
45.1
13
SHOTS
8
5
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
364
Accurate Passes
275
454
Passes
360
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
4
16
Crosses
27
0.1
Cross %
0.1
49
Long Balls
56
14
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
3
15
Effective Tackles
5
30
Tackles
13
0.5
Tackle %
0.4
10
Interceptions
12
39
Effective Clearances
26
39
Clearances
26

Head to Head

BOU leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 2Dean HuijsenCD-L
  3. 27Illia ZabarnyiCD-R
  4. 3Milos KerkezLB
  5. 23James HillRB
  6. 19Justin KluivertAM
  7. 10Ryan ChristieLM
  8. 4Lewis CookRM
  9. 11Dango OuattaraF
  10. 24Antoine SemenyoAM-L
  11. 16Marcus TavernierAM-R

WOL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1José SáG
  2. 4Santiago BuenoCD
  3. 24Toti GomesCD-L
  4. 2Matt DohertyCD-R
  5. 8João GomesCM-L
  6. 7AndréCM-R
  7. 3Rayan Aït-NouriLM
  8. 22Nélson SemedoRM
  9. 5Marshall MunetsiF
  10. 10Matheus CunhaCF-L
  11. 27Jean-Ricner BellegardeCF-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Santiago Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 22' Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 31' Illia Zabarnyi (Bournemouth) is shown the red card.
  4. 36' Goal! Bournemouth 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marshall Munetsi.
  5. 44' João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces João Gomes.
  7. 60' Substitution, Bournemouth. David Brooks replaces James Hill.
  8. 60' Substitution, Bournemouth. Tyler Adams replaces Ryan Christie.
  9. 73' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nasser Djiga replaces Santiago Bueno.
  10. 73' Substitution, Bournemouth. Alex Scott replaces Justin Kluivert.
  11. 80' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pablo Sarabia replaces Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
  12. 80' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Lima replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri because of an injury.
  13. 85' Alex Scott (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 89' Substitution, Bournemouth. Daniel Jebbison replaces Dango Ouattara.
  15. 89' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle replaces Matheus Cunha.
  16. 90'+1' Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+7' Kepa (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.

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