English Premier League

FT Friday, February 27, 2026
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Wolverhampton Wanderers LDWDL 2
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Molineux Stadium · 30,197 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Wolves move past PL record-low points total with win over Aston Villa

Wolves moved past Derby's record-low Premier League points tally as they dealt a blow to Aston Villa's top-four hopes with a 2-0 win at Molineux.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
4
60.8
Possession
39.2
14
SHOTS
9
5
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
439
Accurate Passes
256
502
Passes
328
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
2
26
Crosses
11
0.3
Cross %
0.2
35
Long Balls
47
24
Accurate Long Balls
14
0.7
Long Balls %
0.3
6
Blocked Shots
3
5
Effective Tackles
12
11
Tackles
16
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
11
Interceptions
10
15
Effective Clearances
25
15
Clearances
25

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

WOL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1José SáG
  2. 4Santiago BuenoCD
  3. 24Toti GomesCD-L
  4. 15Yerson MosqueraCD-R
  5. 8João GomesCM-L
  6. 7AndréCM-R
  7. 3Hugo BuenoLM
  8. 38Jackson TchatchouaRM
  9. 9Adam ArmstrongF
  10. 36Mateus ManéCF-L
  11. 27Jean-Ricner BellegardeCF-R

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 14Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 12Lucas DigneLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 27Morgan RogersAM
  7. 21Douglas LuizLM
  8. 24Amadou OnanaRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM-L
  11. 19Jadon SanchoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 45'+1' Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 51' Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 54' Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 58' Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 60' Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Jadon Sancho.
  6. 60' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Douglas Luiz.
  7. 61' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 0. João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
  8. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  9. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
  10. 75' Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 81' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tolu Arokodare replaces Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
  12. 86' Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson Edward replaces Ollie Watkins.
  13. 89' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Angel Gomes replaces André because of an injury.
  14. 90'+2' Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+3' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Adam Armstrong.
  16. 90'+8' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Aston Villa 0. Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.

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