English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 23, 2025
Wolverhampton Wanderers LLDLL 0
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AFC Bournemouth WWLLL 1
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Vitality Stadium · 11,070 att.

Match Report

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Tavernier goals helps Bournemouth edge 10-man Wolves

Marcus Tavernier's early deflected finish earned Bournemouth a 1-0 Premier League win over 10-man Wolves at Vitality Stadium.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
13
4
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
1
41.2
Possession
58.8
6
SHOTS
14
1
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
225
Accurate Passes
387
307
Passes
447
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.2
59
Long Balls
51
29
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
5
14
Effective Tackles
9
21
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
9
Interceptions
6
30
Effective Clearances
32
30
Clearances
32

Head to Head

BOU leads series 3-2

Lineups

BOU · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Djordje PetrovicG
  2. 5Marcos SenesiCD-L
  3. 18Bafodé DiakitéCD-R
  4. 12Tyler AdamsDM
  5. 3Adrien TruffertLB
  6. 15Adam SmithRB
  7. 16Marcus TavernierCM-L
  8. 8Alex ScottCM-R
  9. 24Antoine SemenyoLM
  10. 7David BrooksRM
  11. 9EvanilsonF

Substitutes

  1. 23James HillSUB
  2. 11Ben Gannon-DoakSUB
  3. 19Justin KluivertSUB
  4. 10Ryan ChristieSUB
  5. 2Julián AraujoSUB
  6. 20Julio SolerSUB
  7. 17Amine AdliSUB
  8. 22Junior KroupiSUB
  9. 40William DennisSUB

WOL · 3-4-3

  1. 1José SáG
  2. 12Emmanuel AgbadouCD
  3. 24Toti GomesCD-L
  4. 2Matt DohertyCD-R
  5. 8João GomesCM-L
  6. 27Jean-Ricner BellegardeCM-R
  7. 6David Møller WolfeLM
  8. 26Ki-Jana HoeverRM
  9. 9Jørgen Strand LarsenF
  10. 10Jhon AriasCF-L
  11. 5Marshall MunetsiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7AndréSUB
  2. 21Rodrigo GomesSUB
  3. 28Fernando LópezSUB
  4. 15Yerson MosqueraSUB
  5. 3Hugo BuenoSUB
  6. 4Santiago BuenoSUB
  7. 11Hwang Hee-ChanSUB
  8. 31Sam JohnstoneSUB
  9. 38Jackson TchatchouaSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Bournemouth 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Marcus Tavernier (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Antoine Semenyo.
  2. 9' Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 35' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jackson Tchatchoua replaces Ki-Jana Hoever because of an injury.
  4. 45' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. André replaces Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
  5. 45' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hugo Bueno replaces David Møller Wolfe.
  6. 49' Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the red card.
  7. 56' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Santiago Bueno replaces Jhon Arias.
  8. 58' Tyler Adams (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 63' Alex Scott (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 63' Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 66' Substitution, Bournemouth. Ryan Christie replaces Alex Scott.
  12. 66' Substitution, Bournemouth. Amine Adli replaces David Brooks.
  13. 78' Substitution, Bournemouth. Justin Kluivert replaces Marcus Tavernier.
  14. 78' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Jørgen Strand Larsen.
  15. 84' Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 85' João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 88' Substitution, Bournemouth. Eli Kroupi replaces Evanilson.
  18. 88' Substitution, Bournemouth. James Hill replaces Tyler Adams.

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