Wolverhampton Wanderers vs AFC Bournemouth, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueJunior Kroupi nets stunner as Bournemouth beat lowly Wolves
Junior Kroupi scored a stunner as AFC Bournemouth made it back-to-back wins by beating Wolves 2-0 on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Adam Smith.
- 3': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by André (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 7': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rodrigo Gomes is caught offside.
- 9': Foul by Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
- 9': Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan is caught offside.
- 11': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Emmanuel Agbadou.
- 11': Offside, Bournemouth. Evanilson is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt missed. Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amine Adli.
- 16': Foul by Álex Jiménez (Bournemouth).
- 16': Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Attempt saved. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by João Gomes.
- 20': Foul by James Hill (Bournemouth).
- 20': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth).
- 21': Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 23': Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Amine Adli (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Evanilson.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André.
- 29': Attempt saved. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan.
- 33': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Bournemouth 1. Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Amine Adli.
- 35': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 36': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 36': Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 37': Lewis Cook (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 39': Álex Jiménez (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Attempt saved. Amine Adli (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Junior Kroupi with a through ball.
- 43': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by José Sá.
- 44': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Mateus Mané.
- 45'+1': Evanilson (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by André (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+1': André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Bournemouth 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Bournemouth 1.
- 46': Attempt saved. Álex Jiménez (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Alex Scott.
- 46': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by José Sá.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Alex Scott (Bournemouth) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Amine Adli with a cross.
- 47': Foul by Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth).
- 47': Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 48': Foul by Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth).
- 48': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth).
- 52': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Attempt saved. Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth).
- 56': Foul by Amine Adli (Bournemouth).
- 56': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Álex Jiménez (Bournemouth).
- 58': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Álex Jiménez (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Attempt saved. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth).
- 59': Foul by Amine Adli (Bournemouth).
- 59': Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Amine Adli (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 60': Amine Adli (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by André.
- 62': Foul by Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth).
- 62': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan.
- 65': Attempt saved. Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Hugo Bueno with a cross.
- 66': Handball by Amine Adli (Bournemouth).
- 67': Attempt blocked. Santiago Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 67': Attempt missed. André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 68': Substitution, Bournemouth. Ryan Christie replaces Junior Kroupi.
- 68': Substitution, Bournemouth. Rayan replaces Amine Adli.
- 70': Foul by Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
- 70': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jørgen Strand Larsen replaces Hwang Hee-Chan.
- 71': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde replaces Rodrigo Gomes.
- 71': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Marcos Senesi.
- 72': Attempt saved. João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Emmanuel Agbadou.
- 72': Attempt missed. Jørgen Strand Larsen (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 75': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 75': Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Emmanuel Agbadou.
- 77': Attempt missed. Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Christie with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jhon Arias replaces André.
- 80': Attempt missed. Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
- 81': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Adrien Truffert.
- 81': Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Hugo Bueno with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Alex Scott.
- 83': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Agbadou (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mateus Mané with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Jhon Arias (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 84': Offside, Bournemouth. Evanilson is caught offside.
- 85': Substitution, Bournemouth. Enes Ünal replaces Evanilson.
- 86': Substitution, Bournemouth. Alex Tóth replaces Álex Jiménez.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Attempt missed. Alex Tóth (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rayan following a fast break.
- 87': Alex Tóth (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Foul by Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 88': Foul by James Hill (Bournemouth).
- 88': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': James Hill (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. David Møller Wolfe replaces Hugo Bueno.
- 89': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Lima replaces Santiago Bueno.
- 89': Attempt missed. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Bournemouth 2. Alex Scott (Bournemouth) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Rayan.
- 90'+2': Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
- 90'+2': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Bournemouth. Bafodé Diakité replaces Adam Smith.
- 90'+5': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Marcos Senesi.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Tolu Arokodare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Djordje Petrovic (Bournemouth). Assisted by Mateus Mané with a cross.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Bournemouth 2.
- 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Bournemouth 2.
Statistics
 BOU |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 7 | Saves | 2 |
| 49.2 | Possession | 50.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 397 | Accurate Passes | 389 |
| 469 | Passes | 476 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 11 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 20 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 32 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 30,161
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 30,161
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 30 | +3 | 51 |
Line-Ups
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 4 | Santiago Bueno |
| 12 | Emmanuel Agbadou |
| 15 | Yerson Mosquera |
| 36 | Mateus Mané |
| 8 | João Gomes  |
| 7 | André |
| 3 | Hugo Bueno |
| 21 | Rodrigo Gomes |
| 11 | Hwang Hee-Chan |
| 14 | Tolu Arokodare |
AFC Bournemouth (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Djordje Petrovic (GK) |
| 5 | Marcos Senesi |
| 23 | James Hill |
| 3 | Adrien Truffert |
| 15 | Adam Smith |
| 22 | Junior Kroupi |
| 4 | Lewis Cook |
| 8 | Alex Scott |
| 9 | Evanilson |
| 21 | Amine Adli |
| 20 | Álex Jiménez |
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