Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueWolves 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.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 1': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Attempt missed. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 3': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 6': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
- 7': Attempt missed. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jackson Tchatchoua.
- 9': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 9': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 13': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 13': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Attempt missed. Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yerson Mosquera with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 15': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 15': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross.
- 22': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 23': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 27': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Mateus Mané is caught offside.
- 28': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by André (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 29': Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
- 30': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 30': Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 32': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 32': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 33': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 39': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 43': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 43': Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 45': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+1': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 51': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 51': Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Attempt missed. Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 53': Delay in match (Aston Villa).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Foul by Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa).
- 54': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 56': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Lucas Digne (Aston Villa).
- 57': Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 58': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jackson Tchatchoua.
- 59': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 60': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ross Barkley replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 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.
- 64': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 67': Attempt blocked. Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
- 67': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 69': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 69': Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Delay in match (Aston Villa).
- 70': Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Emiliano Buendía.
- 70': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
- 75': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 75': Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt saved. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Ross Barkley.
- 77': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 77': Ross Barkley (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
- 80': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 80': João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt missed. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 81': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tolu Arokodare replaces Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
- 82': André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa).
- 84': Attempt blocked. Tammy Abraham (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Maatsen with a cross.
- 84': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Santiago Bueno.
- 85': Attempt missed. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson Edward replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 88': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 88': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury André (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Angel Gomes replaces André because of an injury.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
- 90': Attempt blocked. João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tolu Arokodare.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
- 90'+2': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Adam Armstrong.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 90'+7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Toti Gomes.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateus Mané.
- 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.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Aston Villa 0.
- 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Aston Villa 0.
Statistics
 AVL |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 30,197
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 30,197
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 33 | +37 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 32 | +36 | 67 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 33 | +13 | 58 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 33 | +6 | 58 |
Line-Ups
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 4 | Santiago Bueno |
| 24 | Toti Gomes |
| 15 | Yerson Mosquera  |
| 8 | João Gomes |
| 7 | André |
| 3 | Hugo Bueno |
| 38 | Jackson Tchatchoua |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
| 36 | Mateus Mané |
| 27 | Jean-Ricner Bellegarde |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 14 | Pau Torres |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
| 21 | Douglas Luiz |
| 24 | Amadou Onana |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 10 | Emiliano Buendía |
| 19 | Jadon Sancho |
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