Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueWolves move out of drop zone with win over Midlands rivals Aston Villa
Struggling Wolves stunned high-flying rivals Aston Villa 2-0 on Saturday to end a run of four straight defeats and move out of the relegation zone.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 1': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 3': Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 5': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 6': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Hand ball by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 8': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 8': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 9': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
- 10': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by André.
- 11': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 11': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 0. Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Sarabia with a through ball.
- 14': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Toti Gomes.
- 14': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 14': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matheus Cunha.
- 16': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 16': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 18': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 20': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 22': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 25': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 25': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 25': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 30': Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Toti Gomes is caught offside.
- 33': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Gonçalo Guedes is caught offside.
- 33': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 33': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 36': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 36': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
- 37': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 37': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 38': Attempt missed. Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 38': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 38': José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
- 41': Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Boubacar Kamara.
- 44': Attempt missed. Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde with a through ball following a fast break.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by André (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+1': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+1': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
- 45'+2': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Gonçalo Guedes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Cunha with a through ball.
- 45'+4': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
- 45'+5': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ollie Watkins.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Amadou Onana replaces Jacob Ramsey.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Andrés García.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ian Maatsen replaces Lucas Digne.
- 45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 49': Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 51': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nélson Semedo is caught offside.
- 52': Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 52': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Offside, Aston Villa. Morgan Rogers is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 56': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Attempt saved. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
- 59': Foul by Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa).
- 59': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Gonçalo Guedes is caught offside.
- 62': Foul by Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).
- 62': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nélson Semedo is caught offside.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
- 63': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Pablo Sarabia (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 64': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
- 64': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 64': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
- 69': Offside, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen is caught offside.
- 71': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nélson Semedo is caught offside.
- 73': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
- 73': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri because of an injury.
- 75': Foul by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 75': Lamare Bogarde (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 75': Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 79': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Pablo Sarabia.
- 83': Substitution, Aston Villa. Kosta Nedeljkovic replaces Lamare Bogarde.
- 85': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 86': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ian Maatsen.
- 86': Offside, Aston Villa. Morgan Rogers is caught offside.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 88': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Santiago Bueno replaces Jean-Ricner Bellegarde because of an injury.
- 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90': Attempt saved. Donyell Malen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a through ball.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+1': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Onana.
- 90'+3': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by André.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+7': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Aston Villa 0. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
- 90'+7': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Aston Villa 0.
- 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Aston Villa 0.
Statistics
 AVL |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 20 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 6 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 68.7 | Possession | 31.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 493 | Accurate Passes | 200 |
| 554 | Passes | 247 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 23 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 21 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 13 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 13 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 31,385
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 31,385
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 28 | +40 | 67 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 27 | +28 | 54 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 27 | +11 | 48 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 27 | +16 | 47 |
Line-Ups
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 12 | Emmanuel Agbadou |
| 24 | Toti Gomes |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 27 | Jean-Ricner Bellegarde |
| 7 | André |
| 3 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 29 | Goncalo Guedes |
| 10 | Matheus Cunha |
| 21 | Pablo Sarabia |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 16 | Andrés García |
| 7 | John McGinn  |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 26 | Lamare Bogarde |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
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