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40 Saturday 29th March 15:00 MK Dons v Wolves
MK Dons 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 McAlinden 81′
FT 90 +4
HT 0-0
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Substitute Liam McAlinden was Wolves’ matchwinner against 10-man Milton Keynes to reward the record-breaking near 9,000 travelling following.
McAlinden headed home Kevin McDonald’s cross in the 81st minute in a game of few chances to send Kenny Jackett’s League One leaders 10 points clear of third place with a game in hand after Leyton Orient’s 1-0 defeat at home to Bradford. In a poor game, substitute Sanmi Odelusi was sent off for two bookable offences, the latter of which prompted the free kick that led to the only goal. MK Dons set a new record attendance of 20,516 today, with 8,943 away supporters. Nouha Dicko’s shot that flew inches over in the 45th minute was Wolves’ best chance, while keeper Carl Ikeme made a superb save to deny Dean Bowditch’s curling free kick in the 57th minute as Dons made it five home games without scoring. Jackett made two changes to the side that beat Colchester 4-2 on Tuesday. Jack Price and Nouha Dicko returned to the starting line-up in place of Lee Evans and Leon Clarke, who both dropped to the bench, from where Bakary Sako was absent due to an injury to his right foot that has required several painkilling injections. There were amazing scenes of colour and noise as the lilac-shirted Wolves ran out to 8,857 visiting fans that packed behind one goal across two tiers and both corners. But they were left disappointed by a drab first half that barely got going and fell well short of the occasion. Wolves looked closest to scoring but chances were thin on the ground on a bobbly pitch that made passing football difficult at times. Michael Jacobs had the first opening in the 10th minute when he tried to pick his spot from 25 yards but curled it wide. A minute later came Dons’s only effort of the first half when Dean Bowditch spotted Carl Ikeme off his line and tried his luck with a dipping volley from 35 yards but the keeper was equal to it and made a smart diving catch. The game became extremely scrappy and clogged up in midfield with both teams giving the ball away and it made for a flat spectacle. Wolves had the better of it and tried to lift what was looking a dull afternoon through the lively James Henry in the 29th minute. The opening came after Dicko’s shot was blocked and Danny Batth helped the ball on, but keeper David Martin blocked and Henry was ruled offside anyway from point-blank range. Dicko had the best chance of the half in time added on but fired a deflected fierce left-foot drive inches over the bar after Henry intercepted Antony Kay’s pass and raced away before squaring via Jacobs.
Thankfully, the second half started in livelier fashion and there were openings at both ends. Within seconds, Jacobs’s left-wing cross hit Dicko and flew straight at Martin. But Dons hit back and Dele Alli’s lob gave James Loveridge a sight of goal but Ikeme was equal to it, racing off his line to get a hand to the ball before Kevin McDonald cleared. There was a half chance as Batth headed from Henry’s free kick on 52 but Dons went much closer five minutes later when Ikeme made a superb save to his right to keep out Dean Bowditch’s curling free from 30 yards after Batth tripped Loveridge. Dons brought on Sanmi Odelusi for Matty Kennedy on 58 but perhaps a more significant one came three minutes later when Jacket made a double switch with the arrival of Liam McAlinden and Clarke for Price and Dicko. Clarke, looking hungry and playing deeper than his fellow striker, made his presence felt immediately as he won a corner following Dean Lewington’s last-ditch challenge. But Wolves continued to find chances hard to come by, with often the final ball poor. Wolves were given a helping hand in the 80th minute when Odelusi, who had been booked on 72 for a late challenge on Scott Golbourne, was sent off for sending the same player sprawling. From the resulting free kick taken by Henry, there was a huge scramble in the box and McAlinden had a shot blocked before it was cleared to McDonald on the right and from his centre, McAlinden guided home a header at the near post.
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Wolves moved six points clear at the top of League One after substitute Liam McAlinden's first league goal for the club gave them victory at MK Dons. Striker
McAlinden headed in Kevin McDonald's cross a minute after Dons substitute Sanmi Odelusi was sent off for two s in two minutes. Michael Jacobs and Nouha Dicko also went close for Wolves, while Dons' Dean Bowditch saw a free-kick tipped wide. Defeat for the hosts left them three points off the play-off places. It was the Dons' fourth successive home defeat but Wolves, who were backed by more than 8,800 fans as a new record attendance was set at Stadium MK, now have daylight between themselves and the chasing pack. They are now six points ahead of second-placed Brentford, who were held 0-0 at Oldham, and 10 clear of Leyton Orient in third after they lost 1-0 at home to Bradford.
Wolves had marginally the better openings of a cagey first half as Jacobs shot tamely at home keeper David Martin, who also tipped over a Dicko effort.
Dicko went close again at the start of the second half, while at the other end striker Bowditch saw his free-kick pushed around the post by Wolves keeper Carl Ikeme. But the game swung in the visitors' favour when Odelusi, a 58th-minute substitute, was shown two yellow cards in quick succession for fouls on Scott Golbourne. And McAlinden, whose only previous senior Wolves goal came in a Johnstone's Paint Trophy tie against Walsall last August, made his side's numerical advantage count immediately when he nodded in to win it.
Liam McAlinden lowdown
Cannock-born McAlinden, who has come through the Wolves academy, made his first-team debut at Molineux in a 2-1 home defeat by Burnley in April 2013.He joined Shrewsbury on loan in October last year and scored three times in nine appearances.
MK Dons boss Karl Robinson told BBC Three Counties Radio:
"I thought the players' hunger, their fight, determination and bravery, in and out of possession, was tremendous.
"These young players are getting tremendous experience; the future is certainly bright at MK Dons.
"You've got to accept we've been beaten here by the best team in the league. I think it was a very fair and equal game today.
"I think the players, young and old, gave everything they've got in their bodies and I don't think they could have done much more."
Wolves head coach Kenny Jackett told BBC WM:
"It was a terrific win here on a pitch that made it very difficult for both teams, we just had to find a way of winning.
"I just think you need a variation in tactics, you can't just play one way. Our midfield players have scored goals this season so its worked for us.
"The advantage for myself is I've been around these leagues for a long time. I've just spent three years in the Championship and before that three years in League
One.
"Look forward positively is the important thing for us now. We're hoping that Bakary Sako and perhaps Matt Doherty will come back."
LINEUP, BOOKINGS (3) & SUBS (5)
Milton Keynes Dons
01 Martin 18 Baldock 03 Lewington 14 Alli 23 Spence 24 Kay Booked 29 Kennedy (Odelusi - 58' Dismissed after an earlier ) 11 Smith 26 Loveridge (Rasulo - 73' ) 09 Bowditch (Galloway - 82' ) 17 Powell
Substitutes
15 Randall 19 Galloway 20 Rasulo 21 Hall 27 Odelusi 50 Burns
Wolverhampton Wanderers
13 Ikeme 18 Ricketts 26 Golbourne 11 McDonald 06 Batth 05 Stearman 27 Jacobs 19 Price (McAlinden - 61' ) 40 Dicko (Clarke - 61' ) 04 Edwards 07 Henry
Substitutes
03 Elokobi 08 Davis 09 Clarke 14 Evans 20 McAlinden 23 Ebanks-Landell 31 McCarey
Ref: Kevin Wright Att: 20,516
MATCH STATS
90mins
Milton Keynes Dons
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Possession 48% 52%
Shots48
On target24
Corners44
Fouls1410
Live Text Commentary
Full Time
Match ends, MK Dons 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. 90:00 +3:11 Full time
Full Time
Second Half ends, MK Dons 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. 89:14 Foul by Jordan Spence (MK Dons). 89:14 Liam McAlinden (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 88:27 Dean Lewington (MK Dons) wins a free kick on the right wing. 88:27 Foul by James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 87:00 Jordan Spence (MK Dons) wins a free kick on the left wing. 86:58 Foul by Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 85:36 Foul by George Baldock (MK Dons). 85:36 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing. 84:26 Bamidele Alli (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 84:26 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 81:53 Sub, MK Dons. Brendan Galloway replaces Dean Bowditch. 80:59 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! MK Dons 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Liam McAlinden (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin McDonald with a cross. 79:40 Dismissal Second yellow card to Sanmi Odelusi (MK Dons). 79:35 Foul by Sanmi Odelusi (MK Dons). 79:35 Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 77:57 Sanmi Odelusi (MK Dons) is shown the yellow card. 77:53 Foul by Sanmi Odelusi (MK Dons). 77:53 Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing. 77:27 Dean Bowditch (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 77:27 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 77:07 Giorgio Rasulo (MK Dons) wins a free kick on the right wing. 77:07 Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 76:05 Attempt missed. Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. 73:55 Dean Lewington (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 73:55 Foul by James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 72:36 , MK Dons. Giorgio Rasulo replaces James Loveridge. 70:31 Daniel Powell (MK Dons) wins a free kick on the right wing. 70:31 Foul by Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 70:00 Attempt missed. Sanmi Odelusi (MK Dons) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. 65:25 Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Sam Ricketts. 63:27 Foul by Sanmi Odelusi (MK Dons). 63:27 Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 62:59 Attempt missed. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. 61:38 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Dean Lewington. 60:49 Sub, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Leon Clarke replaces Nouha Dicko. 60:44 Sub, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Liam McAlinden replaces Jack Price. 58:44 Foul by Dean ewington (MK Dons). 58:44 David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 58:21 Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Richard Stearman. 57:24 Sub, MK Dons. Sanmi Odelusi replaces Matthew Kennedy. 57:12 Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Carl Ikeme. 56:58 Attempt saved. Dean Bowditch (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. 56:12 James Loveridge (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 56:12 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 51:59 Attempt missed. Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation. 51:24 Foul by George Baldock (MK Dons). 51:24 Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 49:42 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by George Baldock. 46:04 Jordan Spence (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 46:04 Foul by Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 45:38 Attempt saved. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 45:00
Second Half begins MK Dons 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. 45:00 +1:07 Half time
Half Time
First Half ends, MK Dons 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. 45:00 +0:48 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by David Martin. 45:00 +0:31 Attempt saved. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. 44:11 Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 39:14 Hand ball by David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 37:27 Foul by Dean Bowditch (MK Dons). 37:27 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing. 36:05 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by George Baldock. 35:09 Attempt missed. Dean Bowditch (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. 31:08 Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 31:08 Foul by James Loveridge (MK Dons). 28:02 Anthony Kay (MK Dons) is shown the yellow card. 28:00 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 27:58 Foul by Anthony Kay (MK Dons). 21:48 Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Richard Stearman. 20:06 Delay over. They are ready to continue. 20:04 Delay over. They are ready to continue. 19:00 Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 18:59 Foul by Alan Smith (MK Dons). 11:55 Attempt saved. Dean Bowditch (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 9:57 Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. 7:29 Foul by Bamidele Alli (MK Dons). 7:29 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 6:32 Foul by Dean Bowditch (MK Dons). 6:32 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 1:53 Foul by Matthew Kennedy (MK Dons). 1:53 Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
0:00 First Half begins.
MK Dons striker Izale McLeod and midfielder Stephen Gleeson are both ruled out with injuries.
Darren Potter (Achilles), Lee Hodson (hip) and Larnell Cole (knee) are also absent, but new loan signing Matthew Kennedy joins the squad.
Wolves winger Bakary Sako should be available after receiving pain-killing injections in his foot.
Defender Matt Doherty (hamstring) misses out, but Nouha Dicko and Jack Price are options for Kenny Jackett.
The game will see a record attendance at Stadium MK, with 19,500 tickets already sold for the visit of the League One leaders, who will have a following of 8,800.
MK Dons boss Karl Robinson told BBC Three Counties Radio:
"We've got to make this place a fortress again. We need to find that consistency, but how can you when you can't find consistency in your team [selection]?
"I can't wait. I'm excited by the game and I know the players are.
"I don't really care if Wolves win the title. They should win it. And they've got a really good guy in charge in Kenny Jackett.
"They're such a great football club - but it's not for me to worry whether they go up."t
39 Tuesday 25th March 19:45 Wolves 4 Colchester United 2
rSKY BET LEAGUE ONE
Venue: Molineux Date: Tuesday, 25 March Kick-off: 19:45 GMT
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Wolves escaped a mighty scare to beat Colchester 4-2 in a real see-saw game at Molineux as Kenny Jackett’s side extended their lead over third place to seven points
Michael Jacobs after 50 seconds, Dave Edwards (26) and James Henry (43) seemingly gave the home an unassailable platform. But Alex Gilbey (57) and David Wright (72) reduced the arrears before Freddie Sears hit the inside of the post to give them an unexpected scare, only for substitute Nouha Dicko to provide massive relief around Molineux with almost the last kick. Brentford’s 3-1 defeat at Rotherham and Leyton Orient’s 1-1 draw against Oldham were comforting sights as Wolves survived. The visitors turnaround came after Wolves enjoyed just about the most comfortable halves of the season as they coasted to a 3-0 lead at the interval. The ease in which they were allowed to attack Colchester and create chances almost at will was on a par with the first 45 minutes against Tranmere at home and Swindon away as just about every player seemed right at the top of their game. But the arrival of Clinton Morrison and Freddie Sears 10 minutes after the break inspired an unlikely turnaround which left Jackett’s side hanging on before substitute Dicko struck with almost the last kick. Head coach Jackett made one change to the side that won 2-0 at Sheffield United on Saturday, with the return of captain Sam Ricketts for injured right-back Matt Doherty. Wolves kicked off attacking the Stan Cullis Stand end and were in front with the first attack of the game after just 50 seconds. It was a similar goal to Saturday’s opener as Edwards ran in front of the keeper to deceive him as Jacobs swept in a cross that crept in at the far post. The move came when the inspired Scott Golbourne found James Henry from a throw-in and he passed it back to Jacobs, still out on the left wing. Lee Evans started and finished the next move as Wolves went within inches of doubling their lead in the eighth minute. Evans put through Jacobs whose shot was saved by keeper Sam Walker and Evans then sidefooted the rebound a foot over the unguarded goal. Colchester broke to force the next opening and Dominic Vose’s rising effort from 25 yards required Carl Ikeme to tip over, the chance coming after Kevin McDonald’s pass hit referee Andy Woolmer. Ten minutes later, Wolves made it 2-0 when Edwards ruthlessly punished a woeful backpass from Ryan Dickson, the midfielder rounding Walker before slotting left-footed into an empty net for his second successive goal. Leon Clarke then missed two fine chances with his head on 31 and 39 minutes as Wolves threatened to run riot. First he headed McDonald’s chip too close to Walker and the keeper smothered from point-blank range. Then he tried to pick his spot in the corner when Henry picked him out unmarked peeling off a defender six yards out only to see the ball drift wide with Walker at full stretch. Wolves were now in rampant mood and Jacobs showed blurring footwork to dance through on 40 and square to Clarke when he could have gone for goal only to see Tom Eastman get a toe in to clear. But the third goal Wolves were threatening with increasing menace duly arrived three minutes later when Henry tapped home into an empty net after Walker blocked Clarke’s shot when Jacobs sent him racing away in the inside right channel. There was still time for Edwards to slice wide after Henry crossed in the first-half time added on and Colchester were just relieved to hear the half-time whistle without further punishment. Wolves soon returned to the attack however, with first Jacobs firing wide from the edge of the box following a jinking run at speed on 51, then Edwards lobbing wide after McDonald’s chip sent him galloping through the middle. That was the last piece of action for Edwards, who was replaced by Jack Price on 53. Colchester made a double swap two minutes later with the arrival of veteran former Birmingham striker Clinton Morrison and Freddie Sears, for Jabo Ibehre and Craig Eastmond. And the changes seemed to have the desired effect as the Us pulled one back out of the blue. Vose had room to cross from the left and expertly picked out Gilbey to head past Ikeme from six yards out. The goal rattled Wolves and shook them from their fluency. And Colchester seized the initiative to grab a second goal when Wright stabbed into the roof of the net, beating Evans to Sears’ cross from the left. Wolves were suddenly panicking and Sears advanced from the right before unleashing a low drive that beat Ikeme but bounced off the inside of the far post
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LINEUP, BOOKINGS (3) & SUBSTITUTIONS (6)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
13 Ikeme 18 Ricketts 26 Golbourne 14 Evans (Sako - 76' Booked ) 05 Stearman 06 Batth 07 Henry 11 McDonald 09 Clarke (Dicko - 76' ) 04 Edwards (Price - 53' ) 27 Jacobs
Substitutes 03 Elokobi 10 Sako 19 Price 20 McAlinden 23 Ebanks-Landell 31 McCarey 40 Dicko
Colchester United
44 Walker 39 Sesay Booked 03 Dickson 22 Gilbey 04 Okuonghae 18 Eastman 21 Massey (Szmodics - 65' ) 02 Wright 17 Ibehre (Morrison - 55' ) 06 Eastmond Booked (Sears - 55' ) 25 Vose
Substitutes 01 Cousins 09 Morrison 11 Sears 15 Bean 23 Olufemi 40 Szmodics 41 Bonne
Ref: Andy Woolmer Att: 17,041
MATCH STATS
90mins
Wolverhampton Wanderers Colchester United
Possession 55% 45%
Shots 21 9
On target 7 4
Corners 7 1
Fouls 59
Live Text Commentary
90:00 +5:14 Full time
Full Time
Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4, Colchester United 2. 90:00 +4:17 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 4, Colchester United 2. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner.90:00 +2:38 Booking Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card. 90:00 +2:13 Booking Alie Sesay (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card. 90:00 +2:09 Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90:00 +2:09 Foul by Alie Sesay (Colchester United). 90:00 +0:58 Attempt missed. Dominic Vose (Colchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. 90:00 +0:23 Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 90:00 +0:23 Ryan Dickson (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 89:32 Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 89:32 Foul by Dominic Vose (Colchester United). 87:27 Attempt missed. Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner. 87:06 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ryan Dickson. 86:44 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Magnus Okuonghae. 86:38 Attempt blocked. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 85:50 Attempt saved. Sammie Szmodics (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. 84:40 Freddie Sears (Colchester United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. 82:32 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Sammie Szmodics. 81:22 Attempt missed. Ryan Dickson (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. 79:35 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 79:35 Sammie Szmodics (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing. 77:08 Attempt missed. Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner. 76:54 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Sammie Szmodics. 76:24 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 76:24 Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Colchester United). 75:35 Sub, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bakary Sako replaces Lee Evans. 75:21 Sub, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nouha Dicko replaces Leon Clarke. 75:02 Attempt missed. Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. 74:48 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Tom Eastman. 74:40 Attempt blocked. Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. 71:50 Goal scored Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Colchester United 2. David Wright (Colchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Freddie Sears with a cross. 65:31 Attempt missed. Alex Gilbey (Colchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. 64:43 Sub, Colchester United. Sammie Szmodics replaces Gavin Massey. 61:22 Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 60:02 Foul by Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 60:02 Magnus Okuonghae (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 57:28 Goal scored Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Colchester United 1. Alex Gilbey (Colchester United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominic Vose with a cross. 54:32 Sub, Colchester United. Clinton Morrison replaces Jabo Ibehre. 54:19 Sub, Colchester United. Freddie Sears replaces Craig Eastmond. 52:44 Sub, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jack Price replaces David Edwards because of an injury. 52:19 Attempt missed. David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. 51:12 Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. 48:16 Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. 45:00
Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Colchester United 0.
MATCH STATS HT
Wolverhampton Wanderers Colchester United
Possession 61% 39%
Shots 1 2
On target 5 1
Corners 2 1
Fouls 2 6
Live Text Commentary
45:00 +2:18 Half time
Half Time
First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Colchester United 0. 45:00 +1:05 Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot fromÂ
the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. 43:01 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Colchester United 0. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leon Clarke. 42:45 Attempt saved. Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. 38:10 Attempt missed. Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. 37:49 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 37:49 Foul by Dominic Vose (Colchester United). 32:23 James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 32:23 Foul by Alex Gilbey (Colchester United). 30:25 Attempt saved. Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. 29:28 Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 29:28 Foul by David Wright (Colchester United). 26:24 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Colchester United 0. David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. 22:50 Attempt missed. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. 21:13 Booking Craig Eastmond (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card. 20:53 Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 20:53 Foul by Craig Eastmond (Colchester United). 20:11 Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 20:11 Alie Sesay (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 18:49 Attempt blocked. Jabo Ibehre (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
16:21 Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Carl Ikeme. 16:09 Attempt saved. Dominic Vose (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. 14:00 Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 13:59 Foul by Jabo Ibehre (Colchester United). 10:07 Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 10:07 Foul by Craig Eastmond (Colchester United). 8:37 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Alie Sesay. 7:53 Attempt missed. David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. 7:43 Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. 5:28 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 5:28 Alie Sesay (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 5:09 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Alie Sesay. 5:00 Attempt blocked. Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. 1:03 Goal scored Goal!
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Colchester United 0. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Golbourne. 0:00
First Half begins. 0:00 Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
League One leaders Wolves are without right-back Matt Doherty for the visit of Colchester United.
Colchester have never scored at Molineux in five visits dating back to March 1987
Doherty has picked up his second hamstring injury of the season.
Colchester could give striker Freddie Sears a first start in three games.
After returning from a hamstring injury, Sears helped to inspire the U's comeback from 2-0 down to claim a point in Saturday's 2-2 draw at home to Bristol City.
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38 Saturday 22nd March 13:25 Sheffield Utd 0 Wolves 2 Henry 13 Edwards 53
Wolves rather spoiled the Blades 125th anniversary celebrations bringing Nigel Clough’s 11 match unbeaten run to an end
Sheff Utd 0 Wolves 2 Henry 13' Edwards 53'
FT 90 +6
HT 0-1 James Henry
22 March 2014
Sheffield United 0 Wolves 2 - report http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/03/22/sheffield-united-0-wolves-2-match-report/
Man of the match James Henry’s cross gave Wolves a 16th-minute lead and was the Blades’ first conceded in nine games before the recalled Dave Edwards clinched it eight minutes after the break. Although Carl Ikeme made a superb save from Jose Baxter in the fourth minute, it ended up being as routine a win as they have had for a while, and a 20th clean sheet of the season. Wolves boss Kenny Jackett sprang a major surprise by making four changes to the side beaten 2-1 at Crawley on Tuesday. Out went captain Sam Ricketts, Jack Price, Bakary Sako and Nouha Dicko to be replaced by Matt Doherty, Lee Evans, Edwards and Leon Clarke.
But Wolves were quickly forced on the back foot by the in-form Blades as early as the fourth minute when Ikeme made a superb save to deny Baxter, flinging himself to his left to keep out the forward’s angled shot from the edge of the six-yard box from a loose ball after a cross dropped invitingly. Wolves settled down however but it was the home side who dominated possession, with the visitors’ cause not helped by an over-zealous referee who seemed to favour United. Michael Jacobs had Wolves’ first attempt on nine minutes but his left-foot drive lacked power and keeper Mark Howard made a falling save. Wolves took the lead following a passage of decent play, but just like Henry’s goal at Brentford, there was an element of good fortune about it. The run of Edwards did all the damage as Howard left it expecting him to change the direction of Henry’s cross, which instead dropped into the far corner of the net for his ninth goal of the season. United went on to have most of the possession but they failed to test Ikeme. Instead it was Wolves who went closest to another goal, Henry’s superb curling pacy shot hitting the inside of the post from 25 yards with Howard at full stretch in the 32nd minute. Eight minutes later, Henry was at it again with another shot but this time his angled effort wide. Wolves still had to be alert defensively however and Richard Stearman, who had another excellent game, headed John Brayford’s shot off the line when Ikeme was beaten seconds before half-time.
The visitors gave themselves the perfect start to the second half by scoring again. And this time there was no element of luck about it as they netted a stylish goal.
Jacobs started it with a lovely crossfield ball from the left to Henry on the right and his left-footed cross was dummied by Evans and swept home by Edwards on the volley from 12 yards out. Wolves shored things up with the arrival of Price for Evans on the hour but the next change was enforced as the unlucky Doherty picked up an injury and was replaced by Ricketts on 74 minutes. Before that, on 66, United brought on the rangy Chris Porter for Baxter to change the angle of their attack, with a more direct route. But Wolves had little trouble containing the hosts, who seemed tired and short on ideas. And Jackett’s side saw the game out without further fuss to chalk up their 20th clean sheet of the season.
Beeb Much-changed Wolves returned to winning ways to end form team Sheffield United’s march at Bramall Lane.
Wolves dampened Sheffield United's 125th anniversary celebrations to move closer to a return to the Championship. Carl Ikeme saved well from Blades' Stefan Scougall before James Henry's cross eluded team-mate Dave Edwards and United keeper Mark Howard to go in. Henry struck a post and at the other end Richard Stearman cleared off the line from John Brayford. And after the break Henry was central for Wolves' second, crossing for Edwards who this time got a touch. Jose Baxter fired into the side netting as Blades attempted to respond, but Leon Clarke squandered a chance to make it 3-0 when through one-on-one. The result, which ends an 11-game unbeaten run and a sequence of eight games without conceding for Nigel Clough's men, failed to completely take the edge off the party atmosphere at Bramall Lane, as the club marked their 125th birthday by parading more than 50 former players across the pitch before kick-off. But Wolves, themselves undefeated in 10 matches until a midweek loss to Crawley, guaranteed they will finish the weekend as League One leaders.
League One's two form teams: Sheffield United have seen their 11-game unbeaten un, which included 10-straight wins, come to an end Wolves did have nine wins on the trot until being held 0-0 at home by Shrewsbury last Saturday, followed by Tuesday's 2-1 defeat at Crawley
LINEUP, BOOKINGS (6) & SUBSTITUTIONS (6)
Sheffield United
01 Howard 04 Brayford 28 Freeman (Paynter - 88' ) 17 Coady 05 Maguire 15 Collins 07 Flynn (Davies - 62' ) 08 Doyle 11 Baxter (Porter - 66' ) 21 Scougall 23 Murphy
Substitutes 09 Porter 14 McGinn 18 Paynter 22 Davies 25 Long 29 Khan 42 Dimaio
Wolverhampton Wanderers
13 Ikeme 02 Doherty Booked (Ricketts - 75' ) 26 Golbourne 14 Evans Booked (Price - 62' Booked ) 05 Stearman Booked 06 Batth Booked 07 Henry 11 McDonald Booked 09 Clarke 04 Edwards 27 Jacobs (Sako - 90' )
Substitutes 03 Elokobi 10 Sako 18 Ricketts 19 Price 20 McAlinden 31 McCarey 40 Dicko
Ref: Kevin Friend Att: 21,659
MATCH STATS
90mins
Sheffield United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Possession 46% 46%
Shots 1011
On target 4 3
Corners 6 3
Fouls 318
Live Text Commentary
Full Time
Match ends, Sheffield United 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. 90:00 +5:48 Full time Second Half ends, Sheffield United 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. 90:00 +2:26 Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card. 90:00 +2:22 Hand ball by Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 89:47 Sub, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bakary Sako replaces Michael Jacobs. 87:47 Attempt missed. Chris Porter (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. 87:12 Sub, Sheffield United. Billy Paynter replaces Kieran Freeman. 86:49 Foul by Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 86:49 Jamie Murphy (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 82:09 Delay over. They are ready to continue. 82:08 Delay over. They are ready to continue. 80:12 Delay in match (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 79:50 Attempt saved. Chris Porter (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. 77:05 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card. 77:01 Conor Coady (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 77:01 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 74:11 Sub Wolverhampton Wanderers. Sam Ricketts replaces Matt Doherty because of an injury. 74:00 Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by James Henry. 72:22 Ben Davies (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 72:22 Foul by Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 71:53 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Michael Doyle. 71:45 Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 67:33 Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card. 67:17 Harry Maguire (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 67:17 Foul by Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 65:39 S. Chris Porter replaces Jose Baxter. 63:21 Attempt missed. Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. 62:34 Stefan Scougall (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 62:34 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 61:41 Sub, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jack Price replaces Lee Evans. 61:30 Sub, Sheffield United. Ben Davies replaces Ryan Flynn. 60:06 Foul by James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 60:06 Jamie Murphy (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 59:05 Attempt missed. Jose Baxter (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick. 58:16 Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card. 58:09 Foul by Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 58:09 Stefan Scougall (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 57:23 Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Danny Batth. 52:53 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Sheffield United 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Henry with a cross. 51:05 Foul by Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 51:05 Jamie Murphy (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 50:02 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Neill Collins. 49:06 Attempt missed. Stefan Scougall (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. 46:36 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Michael Doyle. 45:33 Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45:00 Second Half begins Sheffield United 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
HT 45mins
Sheffield United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Possession 50%50%
Shots 6 7
On target 3 2
Corners 3 0
Fouls 3 9
45:00 +2:09 Half time First Half ends, Sheffield United 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
44:55 Foul by Michael Doyle (Sheffield United). 44:55 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 43:42 Attempt blocked. John Brayford (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. 42:38 Stefan Scougall (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 42:38 Foul by David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 41:51 Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. 40:32 Attempt blocked. Jamie Murphy (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 38:28 Attempt missed. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. 36:53 John Brayford (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing. 36:53 Foul by Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 35:37 Attempt saved. Jose Baxter (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. 34:05 John Brayford (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing. 34:05 Foul by Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 31:38 James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. 29:07 Booking Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card. 29:03 Jose Baxter (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 29:03 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 26:48 Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. 24:27 Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Kevin McDonald. 23:36 Jose Baxter (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing. 23:36 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 21:22 Foul by Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 21:22 Conor Coady (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 20:06 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 20:06 Jose Baxter (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 17:37 Attempt saved. Jose Baxter (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 16:51 Booking Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card. 16:47 Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 16:47 Jamie Murphy (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 12:43 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Sheffield United 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin McDonald. 9:55 Attempt missed. Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. 8:31 Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. 7:16 Foul by Ryan Flynn (Sheffield United). 7:16 James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 4:31 Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by James Henry. 3:56 Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Carl Ikeme. 3:36 Attempt saved. Jose Baxter (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. 2:28 Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. 1:35 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 1:35 Stefan Scougall (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 0:28 Foul by Ryan Flynn (Sheffield United). 0:28 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 0:00
First Half begins.
Sheffield United will be without defenders Bob Harris and Matt Hill after both picked up injuries in Monday's 0-0 draw with Preston. The Blades, celebrating their 125th anniversary on Saturday, hope to welcome back full-back John Brayford.
Wolves may be unchanged to meet a resurgent Blades side unbeaten in 11 games since losing at Crewe in January.
Kenny Jackett's side are still top of League One despite picking up just one point from their last two matches.
While Wolves start the day still a point clear of second-placed Brentford, the Blades are 10 points adrift of the play-off places, but with a game in hand on sixth-placed Peterborough United.
Blades boss Nigel Clough told BBC Radio Sheffield:
"It's lovely to be part of such a special anniversary, especially going into it on the back of the form we have been in. When we have had big crowds over the last few months, the players have responded. If you'd have offered me finishing the season fifth from bottom on goal difference after we lost at Crewe, I would have taken it but now all of a sudden we're 10th in the league. I don't underestimate what we've achieved. We have to use the atmosphere that the crowd here creates and, going forward, our home form will be what dictates our success in the future."
Wolves manager Kenny Jackett told BBC WM:
"Everyone knows that the likes of Sheffield United and Bristol City wouldn't stay in the bottom four for too long and at some stage would get going. It's a very big game, when you see the size of the club and the potential. They played an FA Cup quarter-final two weeks ago and they got 30,000 there. They've got a very good manager in Nigel Clough. Sometimes things can happen with a change of management and new players coming in and, when it does get going, momentum can take over.
"It was a particularly disappointing defeat for us at Crawley. The game passed us by and we lacked energy. But I genuinely feel this is a great game for now as both sides will attack."
League One's two form teams
Sheffield United's 10-match winning run (which has taken them to 10th in the table - and the FA Cup semi-finals) came to an end with Monday night's goalless draw at Preston.
Wolves clocked up a club record nine wins on the trot (all in League One), until being held 0-0 at home by Shrewsbury last Saturday, followed by Tuesday's 2-1 defeat at Crawley. Prior to Tuesday's defeat at Crawley, they had been on a 10-game unbeaten run, including nine straight victories.t
27 Tuesday 18th March 15:00 Crawley Town v Wolves rescheduled
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37 Saturday 15th March 15:00 Wolves 0 Shrewsbury Town 0
rWolves 0 Shrewsbury Town 0
FT 90 +3
HT 0-0
Wolves v Shrewsbury
15 March 2014
Wolves 0 Shrewsbury Town 0 - match report http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/03/15/wolves-0-shrewsbury-town-0-match-report/
Wolves’ record-breaking nine-match winning run came to an end as they were frustrated by a stubborn Shrewsbury to draw 0-0 at Molineux.
Kenny Jackett’s side could have few complaints as they struggled to match their recent levels of performance and failed to force opposing keeper Joe Anyon into a serious save despite dominating. Brentford’s 1-0 win at Leyton Orient at lunchtime meant Wolves went into the game top on goal difference and they are now a point clear. James Henry fired straight at Anyon in first-half time added on and substitute Leon Clarke could only prod the ball straight at the keeper on 79. But it was a poor sum total of openings as Wolves couldn’t break down a well organised defence as they failed to score for the first time in 10 since the 1-0 defeat at Gillingham on January 3. Head coach Jackett made his first change in six games and it was an enforced one as captain Sam Ricketts failed to recover from a thigh strain in time. Ethan Ebanks-Landell won the race to replace him ahead of Matt Doherty, who remained on an unchanged bench. Wolves favourites Steve Bull, Andy Mutch, Andy Thompson and Robbie Dennison were paraded on the pitch before kick-off, but it was the appearance of Graham Turner, who managed both clubs to success that drew the biggest applause, and from both sets of fans.
Wolves enjoyed by far the most possession of a one-sided first half, but Shrewsbury had clearly done their homework and contained them with some ease. The visitors defended in numbers, getting plenty of men behind the ball when Wolves attacked. And, coupled with a less than turbo-charged home side who failed to scale the heights of their blistering first 45 minutes at Swindon, it made for a frustrating first 45 minutes for Wolves fans as their side toiled away in the early spring Molineux sunshine. Chances were extremely thin on the ground, with no clear-cut openings before half-time. Shrewsbury went closest, with Sam Foley forcing a falling save to his right from Carl Ikeme with a tame, left-foot shot in the second minute. James Henry, who was Wolves’ liveliest player in the opening period and showed most urgency, fired over from a shot on the turn in the eighth minute in their first attack. Shrewsbury briefly threatened again in the 16th minute when Joe Jacobson rose highest to Wolverhampton-born Miles Storey’s corner but could only head well over the bar. Wolves had to wait until the minute of time added on at the end of the half to test keeper Joe Anyon, and even then Henry’s fiercely-hit left-foot drive was straight at him. Both teams looked sharper for the break and Shrewsbury were first to threaten through Storey, who looked to lob Ikeme and had the keeper at full stretch to tip away on 46. Wolves returned fire and Scott Golbourne saw a sidefooted effort headed away from in front of the line by Connor Goldson after Anyon spilled Henry’s cross on 48. The home side however had a double scare on 54 when Joe Jacobson’s free kick was deflected wide then Tamika Mkandiwire’s header flashed inches wide from Storey’s corner. Ten minutes into the second half Wolves made a double substitution in a bid to find that elusive breakthrough with Leon Clarke and Matt Doherty replacing Henry and Ebanks-Landell. But the switch had little immediate effect as Wolves struggled to break down a determined Town rearguard. Two half chances fell to Sako, but the French winger dragged his first effort wide on an angled run from a loose ball after Jacobs tumbled, then he screwed wide after a lovely disguised pass from Jacobs inside the full-back. A third attempt from Sako, on 77, drifted wide from the edge of the box. Clarke had Wolves’ clearest chance two minutes later from McDonald’s dink over the top, but could only sidefoot straight at Anyon from point-blank range. Sako had two more half openings, seeing a fierce drive blocked by Connor Goldson on 87 from Richard Stearman’s pull back then rifling a rising right-footed effort a foot too high two minutes later. Wolves were inches away from a goal in the third of the three minutes’ time added on when Clarke and Dicko slid in for Doherty’s header across the face of goal. But it was the excellent Mkandiwire who got a foot to it first to clear the danger. That left Wolves settling for a point as their winning run came to an end but there could be few complaints on a day when they struggled to open up a very well organised defence.Beeb
League One leaders Wolves' club-record run of wins was ended by a goalless draw with struggling Shrewsbury.
Wolves, who had won their last nine, made most of the first-half running, with James Henry forcing a smart save. After the break, Connor Goldson headed just wide for the Shrews, while nobody could connect to a number of dangerous Bakary Sako crosses for Wolves. The hosts came agonisingly close to a late winner, but Matt Doherty's header was cleared by a Shrewsbury defender. The visitors then immediately broke but Tom Eaves could only shoot straight into the arms of Carl Ikeme. Wolves have conceded just three goals in 12 games during 2014 and lost just once Despite their run of victories coming to an end, Wolves are a point ahead of Brentford - who beat third-placed Leyton Orient on Saturday - at the top of the table, while the draw leaves Shrewsbury four points adrift of safety. They came close to opening the deadlock against the run of play in the first half when Joe Jacobson headed over from a corner and Sam Foley fired high and wide. Most of Wolves' play came from wide areas, with neither Michael Jacobs or Ethan Ebanks-Landell able to get on the end of a teasing Henry cross. Ikeme made a great save after the break, keeping out a curling effort from Miles Storey. Wolves dominated the final 30 minutes and winger Sako was at the heart of most of their play, firing across goal for substitute Leon Clarke but the former Coventry front man could not reach the delivery.
Wolves head coach Kenny Jackett told BBC WM: "Our finishing wasn't of our usual standard. We've been pretty ruthless of late. We had a lot of shots and didn't hit the target anywhere near enough. It's not necessarily an easy situation to continually keep winning. When we had the opportunities and the chances, it was very difficult. Overall we're disappointed. We always want to win and want to win your home games. We take our point, we move on, we try to get back to our clinical best."
Shrewsbury Town manager Mike Jackson told BBC Radio Shropshire:
"In the first half we did really well, and once we got to grips with the game and their system, we had some good spells and good counter attacks. We started running out of steam in the second half, and we rode our luck probably. But we've got to recover now. We've got a massive game on Tuesday."
LINEUP, BOKINGS (0) & SUBS (5)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
13 Ikeme 23 Ebanks-Landell (Doherty - 56' ) 26 Golbourne 19 Price 05 Stearman 06 Batth 07 Henry (Clarke - 56' ) 11 McDonald 40 Dicko 10 Sako 27 Jacobs
Substitutes 02 Doherty 03 Elokobi 04 Edwards 09 Clarke 14 Evans 20 McAlinden 31 McCarey Shrewsbury Town 25 Anyon 02 Grandison 03 Jacobson 08 McAllister (Parry - 75' ) 16 Mkandawire 18 Goldson 10 Foley (Eaves - 63' ) 22 Woods 20 Storey (Taylor - 75' ) 27 Mills 29 Hall Substitutes 01 Weale 06 Winfield 11 Taylor 17 Parry
24 Eaves 26 Atajic 31 Smith
Ref: Andy Madley Att: 24,012
MATCH STATS
Possession
37%
63%
90mins
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Shrewsbury Town
Shots
148
On target
23
Corners
124
Fouls
58
Live Text Commentary
Full time
Full Time
Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Shrewsbury Town 0. 90:00 +2:59 Full time
Full Time
Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Shrewsbury Town 0. 90:00 +2:28 Attempt missed. Tom Eaves (Shrewsbury Town) left footed shot from the centre of the
box is close, but misses to the left. 89:47 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 89:47 Tom Eaves (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88:00 Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. 86:46 Attempt blocked. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 85:59 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Connor Goldson. 84:34 Attempt
missed. Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. 81:16 Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton
Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. 79:58 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Connor Goldson. 79:28 Corner,
Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jon Taylor. 76:06 Attempt missed. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but
misses to the right. 74:39 , Shrewsbury Town. Paul Parry replaces David McAllister. 74:25 , Shrewsbury Town. Jon Taylor replaces Miles Storey. 68:22 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing. 68:22 Foul by Jermaine Grandison (Shrewsbury Town). 67:42 Attempt missed. Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. 67:18 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Connor Goldson. 65:45 Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Scott Golbourne.65:03 Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. 63:50 Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing. 63:50 Foul by Tom Eaves (Shrewsbury Town). 63:13 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 63:13 Foul by David McAllister (Shrewsbury Town). 62:38 , Shrewsbury Town. Tom Eaves replaces Sam Foley. 61:14 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 61:14 Foul by David McAllister (Shrewsbury Town). 59:36 Foul by Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 59:36 Sam Foley (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 59:02 Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. 58:16 Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Leon Clarke. 58:05 Attempt saved. Joe Jacobson (Shrewsbury Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. 57:23 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 57:23 Sam Foley (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 55:33 , Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matt Doherty replaces Ethan Ebanks-Landell. 55:24 Sub, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Leon Clarke replaces James Henry. 53:42 Attempt missed. Tamika Mkandawire (Shrewsbury Town) header from the centre of the box is close,
but misses to the left. 53:30 Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Jack Price. 53:18 Attempt blocked. Joe Jacobson (Shrewsbury Town) left footed shot from more than
35 yards is blocked. 53:00 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 53:00 David McAllister (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 50:45
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Connor Goldson. 48:18 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Joe Jacobson. 47:53 Kevin McDonald
(Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing. 47:53 Foul by Miles Storey (Shrewsbury Town). 47:10 Attempt blocked. Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton
Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. 46:50 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 46:50 Foul by
David McAllister (Shrewsbury Town). 46:06 Attempt saved. Miles Storey (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
45:00
Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Shrewsbury Town 0. 45:00 +1:19 Half time
First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Shrewsbury Town 0. 45:00 +1:12 Attempt saved. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side
of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. 43:30 Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. 42:38 Attempt saved. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. 42:00 Michael Jacobs
(Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 41:52 Foul by Ryan Woods (Shrewsbury Town). 40:29 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by
Joe Jacobson. 37:26 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Joe Jacobson. 36:38 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Tamika Mkandawire. 32:46
Attempt missed. Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. 32:12 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded
by Tamika Mkandawire. 31:49 Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 31:49 Foul by Sam Foley (Shrewsbury Town). 30:50
Attempt missed. Ryan Woods (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. 21:55 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by
Joseph Mills. 20:00 Sam Foley (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 19:56 Foul by Ethan Ebanks-Landell (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 15:25 Attempt
missed. Joe Jacobson (Shrewsbury Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. 14:56 Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Kevin
McDonald. 7:58 Attempt missed. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. 3:26 Corner, Wolverhampton
Wanderers. Conceded by Tamika Mkandawire. 2:07 Attempt saved. Ryan Woods (Shrewsbury Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
0:00 First Half begins. 0:00 Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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36 Tuesday 11th March 19:45 Swindon Town v Wolves
Wolves create 137 year club record with 9th win on the trot
Swindon 1 Smith 74' Wolves 4 Sako 9', 34' Dicko 19' Clarke 90'
90 mins
HT 0-3 11 March 2014
Swindon 1 Wolves 4 - match report http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/03/11/swindon-1-wolves-4-match-report/
Wolves made it into the history books by becoming the first team in the club’s history to win nine games in a row – but it was a real game of two halves.
The French connection of Bakary Sako (eight minutes and 34) and Nouha Dicko (19) gave Wolves a 3-0 half-time advantage in the most focused, dominant and hungry 45 minutes of the season to date. But as good as their first-half was convincing, their second period was sloppy as Swindon took the game to Wolves, who struggled to maintain their standards. Substitute Leon Clarke restored their three-goal advantage deep in injury-time after Michael Smith (74) became the first player to score against them for 680 minutes At 1-0 James Henry drilled against the post but at 3-1, Wolves’ hearts were in their mouths as Jay McEveley back-headed against the angle of post and bar with Carl Ikeme beaten. But Wolves emerged victorious as they eclipsed their win record achieved in 1915, 1967, 1987 and 1988. Not surprisingly given their superb form, Wolves head coach Kenny Jackett named an unchanged side for the fifth game in a row. The seven subs were also the same as they were for Saturday’s 3-0 win at Walsall.
Wolves kicked off and were first to threaten in the seventh minute when Henry darted into a gap between two defenders on the left side of the box and rifled a firm left-foot drive just wide. Within 60 seconds, Wolves broke the deadlock when Sako headed home from almost on the goalline from Henry’s fierce, swirling cross. Swindon appealed in vain for an offside flag to no avail. Wolves were devastating on the break and Swindon were left chasing shadows as the visitors produced their most focused, devastating 45 minutes of the season. But the Robins weren’t without their threats and Wolves’ back line had to be alert to their attacks, which they were. Keeper Carl Ikeme dived smartly to his right to tip away Alex Pritchard’s left-foot drive at his near post in the 11th minute. There was no let-up from Wolves however with Henry, Michael Jacobs, Sako and Dicko in such ruthless form. Henry was next to try his luck, taking a touch from an unselfish pass from Dicko before lashing onto the near post from six yards out in the 18th minute. But within seconds Dicko showed the way after Sako’s superb pass split the defence and beat the offside trap for his fellow Frenchman to turn inside a defender before burying a shot past keeper Tyrell Bedford from just inside the box. Swindon threatened again when Danny Batth just did enough to put off Michael Smith from point-blank range following Nathan Byrne’s cross on 20. Wolves were forced to sit tight before breaking again in devastating fashion 11 minutes before the break. This time Jacobs split the defence to send Sako powering through the middle and the winger drew Belford before sidefooting home for his 12th goal of the season. Sam Ricketts almost got his first goal in Wolves colours on the stroke of half-time when he raced onto Dicko’s square pass across the box but lifted his shot a foot over the bar. Swindon, who brought all three substitutes on between half-time and the 57th minute, saw one of them, Louis Thompson, fire across the face of goal. A rising, angled drive from Kevin McDonald went the same way before Massimo Luongo leant back and lifted a shot well over. Wolves were content to sit back and soak up the pressure as Swindon enjoyed much of the possession. There was a brief flashpoint in the 68th minute when Dicko reacted to a late challenge from Raphael Rossi-Branco by shoving the defender in the chest and the Swindon man fell dramatically to the ground holding his face. Dicko was booked for his troubles as referee Lee Collins showed some common sense. Some uncharacteristic sloppy Wolves defending allowed Swindon a reply and when the ball was played deep into the box, Smith turned Batth too easily and he fired past Ikeme. Jackett brought on Dave Edwards for Henry on 76 and Clarke for Dicko five minutes later to give the chance of resting some weary legs. Wolves found it increasingly difficult to return to the levels of their first-half performance and Jay McEveley gave them a heart-stopping moment when his back header bounced against the angle of post and bar on 86 before Clarke netted from an acute angle with his left foot with almost the last kick of the game.
Wolves achieved their place in history last night, but the moment wasn’t as unblemished as their winning record.
By Tim Nash http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/03/12/wolves-secure-their-place-in-history-match-analysis-and-pictures/
The opening 45 minutes were so good that if Carlsberg did first halves...you know the rest.
A breathtaking display and scintillating football ensured they were three goals to the good and a ninth straight win for the first time in the club’s history was assured. The French connection of Bakary Sako and Nouha Dicko gave Wolves a 3-0 half-time advantage in the most focused, dominant and hungry 45 minutes of the season to date. But then Wolves took their foot off the pedal and allowed Swindon back into the game in what head coach Kenny Jackett admitted was perhaps their worst 45 minutes under him.
Leon Clarke got off the mark against his old club with a classy fourth goal to restore their three-goal cushion at the death. But there was a flatness in the second-half display which led to a first goal conceded in 680 minutes after six consecutive clean sheets. It was also disappointing to see the frustrations of the players who had done so much to put this game to bed – Sako and Dicko – with the doubtful antics of Brazilian defender Raphael Rossi-Franco. Dicko was booked for pushing him and Sako escaped punishment when Rossi-Franco accused him of spitting at him. It would be sad, however, if Wolves’ place in the record books was remembered only for those events, especially as the superb football that seems likely to carry them back to the Championship is such a delight to watch.
Wolves threatened in the seventh minute when James Henry darted into a gap between two defenders on the left side of the box and rifled a firm left-foot drive just wide. Within 60 seconds, the visitors broke the deadlock when Sako headed home from Henry’s fierce, swirling cross. Wolves were devastating on the break and Swindon were left chasing shadows. But the Robins weren’t without a threat and Wolves’ back line had to be alert to their attacks. Keeper Carl Ikeme dived smartly to his right to tip away Alex Pritchard’s left-foot drive at his near post in the 11th minute. There was no let-up from Wolves, however, with Henry, Michael Jacobs, Sako and Dicko in such ruthless form. In the 18th minute, Dicko showed the way after Sako’s superb pass split the defence and beat the offside trap for his fellow Frenchman to turn inside a defender before burying a shot past keeper Tyrell Bedford . Swindon threatened when Danny Batth just did enough to put off Michael Smith at point-blank range following Nathan Byrne’s cross. Wolves were forced to sit tight but broke again in devastating fashion 11 minutes before the interval. This time Jacobs split the defence to send Sako powering through the middle and the winger drew Belford before sidefooting home his 12th goal of the season. Some uncharacteristic sloppy Wolves defending allowed Swindon a reply and Smith turned Batth too easily to fire past Ikeme on 74 minutes. Jay McEveley gave them a heart-stopping moment when his back-header bounced against the angle of post and bar four minutes from time. But Clarke’s goal from an acute angle with almost the last kick of the game ended any thoughts of a revival. It sealed Wolves’ place in history but their second-half performance and wins for Leyton Orient, Brentford and Rotherham means there’s no room for complacency.
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Results
Yes 57.92% (563 votes)
No 42.08% (409 votes)
Total Votes: 972
SKY BET LEAGUE ONE
Venue: County Ground Date: Tuesday, 11 March Kick-off: 19:45 GMT
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LINEUP, BOOKINGS (4) & SUBS (5)
Swindon Town
25 Belford 3 Byrne (Barthram - 57' Booked ) 14 McEveley 07 Harley 22 Ward 29 Branco Booked 12 N'Guessan (Barker - 45' ) 04 Luongo 28 Smith 15 Kasim (Thompson - 53' ) 11 Pritchard Substitutes 19 Thompson 21 Smith 23 Barthram 30 Bedwell 33 Barker 39 Gladwin 42 Randall
Wolverhampton Wanderers
13 Ikeme 18 Ricketts 26 Golbourne 11 McDonald 06 Batth 05 Stearman 07 Henry Booked (Edwards - 76' ) 19 Price 40 Dicko Booked (Clarke - 80' ) 27 Jacobs 10 Sako
Substitutes 02 Doherty 03 Elokobi 04 Edwards 09 Clarke 20 McAlinden 23 Ebanks-Landell 31 McCarey
Ref: Lee Collins Att: 9,670 (2140 Wolves fans)
MATCH STATS
90mins
Swindon Town Wolverhampton Wanderers
Possession 46% 54%
Shots 10 8
On target 4 4
Corners 5 3
Fouls 12 8
Live Text Commentary
90:00 +2:41 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Swindon Town 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4. Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Bakary Sako. 89:58 Raphael Rossi Branco (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card. 89:12 Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 89:10 Foul by Raphael Rossi Branco (Swindon Town). 85:36 James McEveley (Swindon Town) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. 79:59, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Leon Clarke replaces Nouha Dicko. 79:50 Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Scott Golbourne. 77:14 Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Nouha Dicko. 75:22 Sub, Wolverhampton Wanderers. David Edwards replaces James Henry. 73:33 Goal scored Swindon Town 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. Michael Smith (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Pritchard. 70:05 Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 70:05 Foul by Raphael Rossi Branco (Swindon Town). 69:50 Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Scott Golbourne. 68:42 Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card. 68:15 Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 68:15 Foul by Louis Thompson (Swindon Town). 64:55 Jack Barthram (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card. 64:52 Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 64:52 Foul by Jack Barthram (Swindon Town). 63:47 James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card. 63:41 Foul by James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 63:41 Alex Pritchard (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 61:16 Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 61:16 Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 60:13 Attempt missed. Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. 58:53 Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 58:53 Foul by James McEveley (Swindon Town). 57:09 Attempt missed. Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. 56:29 Sub, Swindon Town. Jack Barthram replaces Nathan Byrne. 56:08 Attempt missed. Louis Thompson (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. 55:13 Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick. 54:14 Foul by Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 54:14 Louis Thompson (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 52:28 , Swindon Town. Louis Thompson replaces Yaser Kasim. 52:19 Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 52:19 Foul by Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town). 49:57 Attempt missed. Ryan Harley (Swindon Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. 48:05 Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 48:05 Yaser Kasim (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 45:00
Second Half begins Swindon Town 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. 45:00 Sub, Swindon Town. George Barker replaces Dany N'Guessan.
HT
Swindon Town Wolverhampton Wanderers
Possession 40%60%
Shots56
On target 33
Corners23
Fouls75
Half Time
First Half ends, Swindon Town 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. 44:53 Attempt missed. Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. 42:15 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Raphael Rossi Branco. 41:49 Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. 41:08 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 41:08 Dany N'Guessan (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 37:27 Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 37:27 Foul by James McEveley (Swindon Town). 36:27 James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 36:27 Foul by Yaser Kasim (Swindon Town). 33:51 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Swindon Town 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Price. 33:19 Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Danny Batth. 31:48 Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31:48 Foul by Alex Pritchard (Swindon Town). 27:55 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by James McEveley. 27:03 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Raphael Rossi Branco. 22:34 Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. 20:01 Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Swindon Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. 18:32 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Swindon Town 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bakary Sako. 17:49 Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. 17:06 Foul by Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 17:06 Nathan Byrne (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the right wing. 16:08 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 16:08 Alex Pritchard (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the left wing. 13:54 Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 13:54 Foul by Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town). 10:41 Corner, Swindon Town. Conceded by Carl Ikeme. 10:30 Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. 9:51 Foul by Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 9:51 Massimo Luongo (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 8:37 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Swindon Town 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Kevin McDonald. 7:46 Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 7:46 Foul by Raphael Rossi Branco (Swindon Town). 6:47 Attempt missed. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. 6:04 Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 6:04 Foul by Ryan Harley (Swindon Town). 0:00
First Half begins.
Prematch
Swindon will assess the fitness of Nathan Thompson before kick-off. The defender was forced off late on in Saturday's defeat by MK Dons after injuring his groin and manager Mark Cooper admits he is a doubt.
Wolves have no fresh injury worries as they bid for a club record ninth successive league win.
Striker Leon Clarke returned from a heel injury as a late substitute in Saturday's win at Walsall and may again have to settle for a spot on the bench.
35 Saturday 8th March 15:00 Walsall 0 Wolves 3 Dicko 31, 48 Sako 67
rWalsall 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 Dicko 31', 48' Sako 67'
FT 90 +4
HT 0-1
SKY BET LEAGUE ONE
Venue: Banks's Stadium Date: Saturday, 8 March Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
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Nouha Dicko bagged a brace and Bakary Sako scored a wonderful free-kick as Wolves won the Black Country derby with Walsall.
Dicko opened the scoring just past the half hour mark when he poked home James Henry’s cross and doubled the advantage early in the second half after another Henry cross had hit the woodwork. Sako got the third when he curled a 25 yard free-kick past home keeper Richard O’Donnell. Walsall’s best chance fell to Febian Brandy but he headed straight at Carl Ikeme from six yards out. Victory at the Banks’s Stadium equalled a club record as Wolves picked up their eighth win in a row, while they kept a sixth straight clean sheet – which equals their best run since February 1992. But they were made to work far harder for it than the scoreline suggests, by a spirited Saddlers. In reality the game was decided the visitors clinical finishing. While Wolves were unchanged for the fourth straight game, Saddlers boss Dean Smith sprang something of a surprise in his starting line-up with three changes. Paul Downing, Craig Westcarr and Mal Benning were all on the bench, with James Chambers, Troy Hewitt and fit again Andy Taylor coming in. The Saddlers made a bright with Romaine Sawyers seeing a shot from distance deflected into the arms of Ikeme, while Milan Lalkovic fired well over the bar from a similar range. But the first attempt on target came from Wolves in the 20th minute, when O’Donnell did superbly to tip behind a Jacobs shot after the midfielder had met Sako’s cross. With the game beginning to liven up, Hewitt has a drive blocked by Sam Ricketts, while at the other end James Henry poked wide after Sawyers had been guilty of losing possession. Brandy was looking the Saddlers best attacking threat and sent a shot just wide from the edge of the box after seizing on a loose ball. But it was Wolves who grabbed the lead just past the half hour. The goal owed much to two excellent touches from Jacobs before he set Henry away down the left, who crossed for Dicko to poke home after the striker had got in front of Saddlers skipper Andy Butler. Walsall looked to hit back and after Lalkovic had sent a free-kick wide, Hewitt came within inches of levelling with an audacious shot which flew just wide of the far post. In first half stoppage Brandy cut inside Golbourne but his hurried shot was straight at Ikeme. Nicky Featherstone tested Ikeme early in the second period, while Dicko shot wide after getting away from Butler. Just seconds later he was celebrating a second goal as Wolves doubled their lead. Henry’s cross from the right was overhit and off target but the ball sailed over O’Donnell before clattering into the bar, then post, before being hit home from two yards out by a grateful and no doubt surprised Dicko. It looked a long way back for Walsall but they did threaten through Hewitt, who fired straight at Ikeme after turning Batth, while Brandy headed straight at the keeper after meeting a Lalkovic cross. He repeated the trick soon after but from a far better position after Featherstone’s perfectly placed inswinger found him six yards out. Midway through the half, Sako showed him how to finish to kill the game as a contest. Wolves were handed a free-kick 25 yards from goal when Taylor was penalised for blocking off Henry and the Mali international sent a superb effort into the bottom corner past a diving O’Donnell. Smith introduced Craig Westcarr and Michael Ngoo as the Saddlers looked for a consolation. The latter forced Ikeme into a save with a shot from outside the box and Westcarr drilled a free-kick into the wall.
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Wolves kept their League One automatic promotion challenge on course and recorded a club-record equalling eighth straight win by beating Walsall. Nouah Dicko first turned in from close range after converting James Henry's cross, following nice interplay from James Price and Michael Jacobs. Walsall's Troy Hewitt then fired just wide from 20 yards before Dicko helped to scramble home a second. Bakary Sako secured the three points with a fine left-footed free-kick.
The win marks Wolves' third 3-0 victory in a row and means they have now not conceded in six consecutive League One games. It was no more than the visitors deserved, as Walsall struggled to create a clear chance against the leaders. Wolves had nearly gone ahead after 20 minutes when Sako cut in and fired in a stinging effort, which Walsall's Richard O'Donnell tipped over. But the hosts failed to impose themselves on the match following Wolves' first goal, with the result leaving the Saddlers struggling to keep up their challenge for a play-off spot.
LINEUP, BOOKINGS (4) & SUBS (5)
Walsall
01 O'Donnell 15 Chambers 03 Taylor Booked 07 Chambers 02 Purkiss 04 Butler 29 Brandy (Westcarr - 68' ) 06 Featherstone 24 Hewitt (Ngoo - 75' ) 25 Sawyers 09 Lalkovic (Baxendale - 65' )
Substitutes 10 Westcarr 12 Downing 14 Benning 16 Baxendale 22 Roberts 26 McQuilkin 30 Ngoo
Wolverhampton Wanderers 13 Ikeme 18 Ricketts 26 Golbourne 11 McDonald 06 Batth Booked 05 Stearman 07 Henry 19 Price Booked 40 Dicko (Clarke - 75' ) 27 Jacobs 10 Sako Booked (Edwards - 84' ) Substitutes 02 Doherty 03 Elokobi 04 Edwards 09 Clarke 20 McAlinden 23 Ebanks-Landell 31 McCarey
Ref: Paul Tierney Att: 10,139
MATCH STATS
Walsall Wolverhampton Wanderers
Possession 49%51%
Shots 1310
On target 7 7
Corners 4 4
Fouls 717
Live Text Commentary
90:00 +3:15 Full time
Full Time
Second Half ends, Walsall 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. 87:55 Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Richard Stearman. 87:50 Attempt blocked. Craig Westcarr (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 87:40 Attempt blocked. Craig Westcarr (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 87:11 Romaine Sawyers (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 87:11 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 86:28 Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Kevin McDonald. 85:53 Corner, Walsall. Conceded by James Henry. 84:07 Attempt saved. Michael Ngoo (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. 83:15 David Edwards replaces Bakary Sako. 82:13 Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Scott Golbourne. 81:13 Andrew Butler (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 81:13 Foul by Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 80:22 Andrew Butler (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 80:22 Foul by Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 77:00 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Andy Taylor. 74:59 Sub Walsall. Michael Ngoo replaces Troy Hewitt. 74:55 SubWolverhampton Wanderers. Leon Clarke replaces Nouha Dicko. 74:24 Adam Chambers (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 74:24 Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 69:46 Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card. 69:42 Troy Hewitt (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 69:42 Foul by Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 67:02 Sub, Walsall. Craig Westcarr replaces Febian Brandy. 66:24 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Walsall 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. 65:19 Foul by Andy Taylor (Walsall). 65:19 James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 65:00 Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 64:57 Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Walsall). 64:20 Sub, Walsall. James Baxendale replaces Milan Lalkovic. 61:21 Attempt saved. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the to centre of the goal. 60:52 Romaine Sawyers (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 60:52 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 59:58 Attempt saved. Febian Brandy (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 57:07 Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. 55:08 Attempt saved. Febian Brandy (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 53:25 Febian Brandy (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 53:25 Foul by Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 52:00 Adam Chambers (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 52:00 Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 50:58 Attempt saved. Troy Hewitt (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 49:15 Febian Brandy (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 49:15 Foul by Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 47:44 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Walsall 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by James Henry. 46:34 Attempt missed. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. 46:14 Attempt saved. Nicky Featherstone (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 45:00
Second Half begins Walsall 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
HT
Walsall Wolverhampton Wanderers
Possession 49%51%
Shots 65
On target 24
Corners 03
Fouls 58
45:00 +2:20 Half time
Half Time
First Half ends, Walsall 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. 45:00 +1:21 Attempt saved. Febian Brandy (Walsall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. 44:30 James Chambers (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 44:30 Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 43:22 Andy Taylor (Walsall) is shown the yellow card. 43:19 Foul by Andy Taylor (Walsall). 43:19 James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 37:56 Attempt missed. Troy Hewitt (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. 36:07 Attempt missed. Milan Lalkovic (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick. 35:41 Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card. 35:37 Romaine Sawyers (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 35:37 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 33:18 Foul by Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 33:18 Troy Hewitt (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 32:43 Hand ball by Romaine Sawyers (Walsall). 30:38 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Walsall 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Henry. 29:10 Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card. 29:07 Febian Brandy (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing. 29:07 Foul by Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 27:49 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Andy Taylor.
25:49 Attempt missed. Febian Brandy (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. 24:54 Foul by Troy Hewitt (Walsall). 24:54 Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 24:06 Attempt saved. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 23:32 Troy Hewitt (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 23:32 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 22:18 Attempt missed. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. 20:20 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Richard O'Donnell. 20:10 Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. 16:44 Romaine Sawyers (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 16:44 Foul by Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 15:45 Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 15:45 Febian Brandy (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 12:46 Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Walsall). 12:46 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 9:25 Foul by Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 9:25 Romaine Sawyers (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 7:07 Attempt missed. Milan Lalkovic (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. 5:40 Attempt saved. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. 5:17 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by James Chambers. 4:25 Attempt saved. Romaine Sawyers (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 3:32 Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 3:32 Foul by Ben Purkiss (Walsall). 0:00
First Half begins. 0:00 Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
SKY BET LEAGUE ONE
Venue: Banks's Stadium Date: Saturday, 8 March Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Walsall have left-back Andy Taylor in contention to return for the visit of Wolves following a back injury which has kept him out since January.
Midfielder Sam Mantom serves the second game of a three-match ban for the Saddlers, who are without a win in six.
Striker Leon Clarke could return for League One leaders Wolves after three games out with a heel injury. But he may have to settle for a place on the bench, with Wolves having won seven successive matches.
Walsall manager Dean Smith told BBC WM:
"We're really looking forward to it, it should be a great occasion but we know how tough it's going to be with the run that Wolves are on. We're definitely the underdogs, especially in terms of recent results but we'll take a lot of heart from the performances we've put in recently. We've played well against Wolves twice. We played really well in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy and unfortunately went out on penalties, and we put in a terrific performance and deserved to win 1-0 in the league. For us to have the opportunity to do the double over a club the size and the stature of Wolves is fantastic and will certainly give our supporters a lot of bragging rights."
Wolves head coach Kenny Jackett told BBC WM:
"We've had excellent games against Walsall this season. I have a lot of respect for Dean Smith and Richard O'Kelly, they've done an excellent job at Walsall and will be battling themselves to try and get into that sixth spot. They play good football, they bring players through and bring players on who have been released by other clubs and work well at developing them. We know the game will have a derby feel and there will be a terrific atmosphere on the day. We will have to rise to the challenge because Walsall will be a big challenge for us."t
34 Saturday 1st March 15:00 Wolves v Port Vale
rWolves 3 Sako 52' Dicko 73', 75' Port Vale 0
FT 90 +5
HT 0-0
SKY BET LEAGUE ONE
Venue: Molineux Date: Saturday, 1 March Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
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Wolves went top of League One as they made it a magnificent seven wins in a row against Port Vale – and they owed it to their French connection.
Bakary Sako (51) capped his first call-up by Mali yesterday with his ninth goal of the season before fellow Frenchman Nouha Dicko bagged a double inside three minutes on
73 and 75 minutes. Dicko also missed the chance of a hat-trick after his last-minute penalty was saved by keeper Chris Neal. But Vale will be rueing missing arguably the best chance of the game in the 26th minute after Tom Pope skied over with only Carl Ikeme to beat. Victory was Wolves’ seventh in a row – their best since the promotion season of 2008/09 - as they chase the club-record of eight from winter 1988. They also kept their fifth successive clean sheet as their superior goal difference to Leyton Orient put them in pole position. They have now gone 516 minutes without conceding a goal as they prepare to chase that club record for straight wins in next Saturday’s Black Country derby at Walsall. Head coach Kenny Jackett named an unchanged team for the third successive game, the first time this season he has done so. The bench was unchanged as well as striker Leon Clarke continued his exile to a bruised heel. Wolves dominated the first half but it was Vale who had the best chance in the 26th minute, Pope firing over with only Ikeme to beat. Though they didn’t see much of the ball, Vale, who matched Wolves’ 4-2-3-1 formation and had ex-Molineux academy left-sided player Daniel Jones at wide left, looked comfortable with it in possession and well organised. Vale, wearing all blue, kicked off in front of a derby atmosphere boosted by around 2,500 visitors fans who filled the lower tier of the Steve Bull Stand. But it was Wolves, with Michael Jacobs pulling all the strings, who had the first opening in the fourth minute. Jacobs started and finished it, running at Vale’s defence through the middle before looking up and rolling a shot wide from inside the area after rounding Billy Knott at pace. Jacobs was again the man in Wolves’ next chance in the 14th minute when, out of nothing, the former Derby winger flashed in a dipping 30-yarder that just dropped wide. Three minutes later it was Sako’s turn to have a go, but his goalbound angled drive after cutting in from the right hit team-mate Dicko. Wolves’ next chance came in the 23rd minute when Danny Batth fired over as Dicko appeared to have a free header to plant home when Neal has flapped at James Henry’s cross. Then came Pope’s golden opportunity after an uncharacteristic error by Jack Price was seized on by Billy Knott, who raced forward before unselfishly squaring to his unmarked team-mate. The home side returned to the attack to have the only other two openings of the first period. Both went to captain Sam Ricketts, the right-back crashing a towering header against the bar and out after steaming in on the right on to Henry’s inswinging cross on 39. Three minutes later, Ricketts cut inside and lashed a fierce left-foot drive that sailed a narrowly over.
Vale were the first to show in the second half when centre-back Chris Robertson beat Batth to Chris Lines’s deep free kick but could only head wide on 51. But seconds later, Wolves took the lead in somewhat fortuitous fashion. Sako beat two players in a swaggering run down the left before cutting inside and letting fly, his shot taking a hefty deflection – possibly off right-back Jack Grimmer before looping over Neal and into the corner of the net. That was what Wolves needed to relax and push on and they were stopped by illegal means the next time they broke on 67 as Robertson took out Jacobs with one of the most obvious blocks you will see. From the resulting free kick, Sako’s drive cannoned off the wall and Dicko’s follow-up shot was blocked by Richard Duffy. Two goals by Dicko in three minutes settled the match in Wolves’ favour however. First he rifled home fiercely with a shot off the underside of the bar from a yard out after Vale failed to clear Ricketts’s cross. There was time for Vale to bring on Jennison Myrie-Williams and Chris Birchall for Louis Dodds and Richard Duffy on 74 before Wolves made it 3-0. Dicko showed tremendous strength and tenacity to hold off a retreating defence after controlling Sako’s long through ball over the top, turning smartly inside before rifling past Neal from 15 yards. Ikeme saved from Pope’s half-volley and a Jones cross hit Myrie-Williams after a short corner. But Wolves’ seventh straight win was in the bag and Dicko had the chance to make it more emphatic and bag his first hat-trick for the club with a last-minute penalty. The French striker’s low shot was hard enough, but Neal guessed right, diving to his left to push the ball away and Dicko was crowded out as he tried to convert the rebound.
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Wolves struck three second-half goals to finally see off Port Vale at Molineux and again move above Leyton Orient at the top of League One. Bakary Sako broke the deadlock on 52 minutes when his 20-yard right-foot strike deflected into the top corner. Nouha Dicko then struck twice in two minutes, with a close-range second before finding the bottom corner for his fifth goal in seven games. Nouha Dicko's second brace for Wolves took his overall season's tally to 11, having also scored six goals for League One promotion rivals Rotherham United before signing for Wolves for an undisclosed fee in January. But he missed out on a hat-trick when his last-minute penalty was saved. After Chris Lines fouled James Henry, Vale keeper Chris Neal went full length to his left, to deny the young Frenchman what would have been a first hat-trick in English football. Wolves top scorer Sako's ninth strike of the season, deflected in off Vale defender Jack Grimmer, was only his second since the turn of the year. A seventh straight victory for Kenny Jackett's side takes them back top on goal difference, while Vale remain 10th, despite suffering their third defeat in a row. Vale's best chance came in the 25th minute when top scorer Tom Pope, one-on-one with Wolves keeper Carl Ikeme, lifted the ball over the bar.
LINEUP, BOKINGS (1) & SUBS (6)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
13 Ikeme 18 Ricketts 26 Golbourne 19 Price 06 Batth 05 Stearman (Doherty - 77' ) 07 Henry 11 McDonald 40 Dicko 27 Jacobs (Evans - 92' ) 10 Sako (Edwards - 86' ) Substitutes
02 Doherty 03 Elokobi 04 Edwards 14 Evans 20 McAlinden 23 Ebanks-Landell 31 McCarey
Port Vale
01 Neal 20 Grimmer 03 Jones 24 Duffy (Birchall - 75' ) 04 Robertson Booked 05 Dickinson 18 Lines 08 Dodds (Myrie-Williams - 74' ) 11 Pope 28 Knott (Williamson - 74' ) 07 Loft
Substitutes 02 Yates 09 Myrie-Williams 10 Tomlin 12 Johnson 17 Davis 19 Williamson 26 Birchall
Ref: Craig Pawson Att: 21,929
MATCH STATS
90mins
Wolves Port Vale
Possession 59%41%
Shots 17 5
On target 53
Corners 83
Fouls 77
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90:00 +4:35 Full time
Full Time
Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Port Vale 0. 90:00 +1:37 Sub, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Lee Evans replaces Michael Jacobs. 90:00 Attempt missed. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. 89:28 Penalty saved! Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner. 88:55 Penalty Wolverhampton Wanderers. James Henry draws a foul in the penalty area. 88:55 Penalty conceded by Chris Lines (Port Vale) after a foul in the penalty area. 87:32 James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing. 87:32 Foul by Daniel Jones (Port Vale). 86:09 Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Matt Doherty. 85:01 David Edwards replaces Bakary Sako. 84:13 Attempt saved. Ben Williamson (Port Vale) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. 83:44 Attempt saved. Daniel Jones (Port Vale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 83:04 Corner, Port Vale.
Conceded by James Henry. 79:56 Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. 78:33 Attempt saved. Tom Pope (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 78:15 Corner, Port Vale. Conceded by Carl Ikeme. 76:50 Matt Doherty replaces Richard Stearman because of an injury. 74:48 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Port Vale 0. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. 74:05 Sub, Port Vale. Chris Birchall replaces Richard Duffy. 73:27 Sub Port Vale. Jennison Myrie-Williams replaces Louis Dodds. 73:21 Sub Port Vale. Ben Williamson replaces Billy Knott. 72:41 Goal scored Goal!
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Port Vale 0. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Sam
Ricketts. 71:01 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 71:01 Tom Pope (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing. 68:09 Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton
Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 68:09 Foul by Tom Pope (Port Vale). 67:21 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Billy Knott. 67:06 Attempt blocked. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 66:06 Chris Robertson (Port Vale) is shown the yellow card. 66:00 Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 65:58 Foul by Chris Robertson (Port Vale). 61:40 Attempt missed. Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left following a corner. 61:12 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Louis Dodds. 60:21 Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. 55:31 Foul by Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 55:31 Carl Dickinson (Port Vale) wins a free kick on the right wing. 53:21 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 53:21 Chris Lines (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 53:10 Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. 51:10 Goal scored Goal!
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Port Vale 0. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sam Ricketts. 50:07 Attempt missed. Chris Robertson (Port Vale) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. 49:40 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 49:40 Chris Lines (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 45:00
Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Port Vale 0. 45:00 +1:59 Half time
First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Port Vale 0. 45:00 +1:05 Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 45:00 +1:05 Foul by Louis Dodds (Port Vale). 45:00 +0:36 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Chris Neal. 41:06 Attempt missed. Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. 38:53 Foul by Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 38:53 Carl Dickinson (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 38:24 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jack Grimmer. 38:14 Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the six yard box. 36:00 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 36:00 Foul by Chris Lines (Port Vale). 33:51 Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. 32:35 Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 32:35 Foul by Richard Duffy (Port Vale). 31:21 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Chris Lines. 30:15 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Louis Dodds. 25:14 Attempt missed. Tom Pope (Port Vale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. 24:19 Foul by Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 24:19 Jack Grimmer (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 23:57 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Chris Robertson. 21:33 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Chris Robertson. 21:26 Attempt blocked. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 16:26 Attempt blocked. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. 13:17 Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. 10:41 Tom Pope (Port Vale) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 10:41 Foul by Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 3:30 Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. 0:00
First Half begins. 0:00 Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Wolves look likely to be unchanged against Port Vale at Molineux as they chase a seventh straight league win.
January deadline signing Leon Clarke is close to a return from his heel injury, but looks like being held back for next weekend's trip to Walsall.
Michael Jacobs' two goals in last weekend's 3-0 win at Brentford took the former Derby County forward's tally to five in four games.
Port Vale are without midfielder Anthony Griffith (hip injury), but loan defender Jack Grimmer could be fit. Despite being stretchered off with a knee injury in last week's 3-1 defeat by Crewe, he trained on Thursday. If Grimmer does play, the second spot in central defence will go to either Joe Davis, substituted after half an hour against Crewe, or fit-again Richard Duffy, who has not played since suffering an ankle injury against Plymouth on 5 January but came through 90 minutes of a reserve-team game on Wednesday.
d off attacking the end where their sell-out 1,600 following were massed. But chances were as thin on the ground as the heavily sanded pitch, which saw both teams struggle to keep the ball on the bobbly surface. Wolves were first to show in the 16th minute with a right-foot shot from Bakary Sako after cutting inside that keeper David Button carried behind for a fruitless corner. The visitors should have taken the lead in the 28th minute when Sako put Nouha Dicko through but Button did superbly to dart from his line and smother the danger. The loose ball fell to Michael Jacobs, but the former Derby wideman was put off by Tony Craig sliding in and the chance was lost. Three minutes later, Brentford had a sight of goal as a free kick reached the unmarked Jonathan Douglas at the far post. But Danny Batth, who had conceded the set-piece for a foul on Clayton Donaldson, threw himself at the shot to block for a corner. Carl Ikeme was forced into his first serious save three minutes before the break, diving full length to his right to push away a firm drive from Alan Judge after a well-worked free-kick routine. But Wolves regrouped to create a superb chance for Sako then Henry, before taking the lead. First Sako unselfishly – but perhaps wrongly – opted to square to Henry after passing up the chance to shoot himself after a superb run from the French winger right at the heart of the Bees’ defence a minute before the break. Henry was put off by a fine and crucial sliding challenge from Douglas. But Wolves fans didn’t have to wait long for the goal they craved. Kevin McDonald was the architect, taking possession after a throw-in on the right and cutting the ball back for Henry, who found the top corner of the net with a cross-cum-shot.
Brentford had the first chance of the second half as George Saville’s wayward shot took a horrible deflection and dropped fractionally wide in the 62nd minute. The home side were now enjoying most of the possession but they were struggling to break down a resilient Wolves defence. Judge again threatened from distance but his 30-yard effort flew just wide on 67. Wolves were happy to hit Brentford on the counter-attack and it almost paid off in the 68th minute when Jacobs wriggled through onto Sako’s pass and hit Button’s legs with an angled low drive. And the same combination paid off spectacularly as Wolves doubled their lead. Dicko’s run down the inside left pulled the defence towards him ad Sako brilliantly spotted Jacobs all alone racing through the middle. The former Derby man netted with a toe-poked finish. A minute later Dave Edwards made his comeback when he came on for Henry to give the team extra energy. Dicko missed the chance to make it 3-0 on 76 after he missed his kick when clean through. But it didn’t matter as Jacobs netted a superb third for Wolves, picking his spot with a curling shot in the top corner after controlling Scott Golbourne’s cut-back from the left on the edge of the area.
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Wolves ended Brentford's 19-game unbeaten run in League One to leapfrog them and go second in the table. The first half lacked clear-cut chances, but Wolves had the lead just before the break when James Henry curled home Kevin McDonald's cut-back. Adam Forshaw and Alan Judge both went close to bringing the Bees level with long-range efforts that went just wide. But Michael Jacobs finished off a terrific Wolves counter-attack before striking the third into the top corner.
The result meant Brentford manager Mark Warburton tasted defeat for the first time since he took charge, and they dropped from top spot to third, with the loss compounded by Leyton Orient's victory over Swindon.
Brentford had edged the opening stages of the game at Griffin Park, but it was Wolves who had the first real opening of the match as Nouha Dicko fired straight at Brentford keeper David Button when through on goal. After Carl Ikeme did well to stop a fine effort by Judge, Henry gave Wolves the initiative going into the break from McDonald's ball from the byline.
After half-time, Brentford piled pressure on the visitors, with Forshaw's strike deflecting just wide off Jack Price, before Judge was narrowly off target from 25 yards out.
However, Jacobs slid the ball underneath an oncoming Button against the run of play before striking from the edge of the area to seal his side's sixth successive win and hand Brentford their first loss in the league since 12 October.
Brentford manager Mark Warburton told BBC London 94.9:
"I think we lacked a bit of belief in the first half, we didn't play at our tempo and both teams gave each other too much respect initially. Despite going a goal down at half-time, we were confident. For the first half an hour of the second half we were good but not very good. We lacked a bit of quality in the final third and we didn't take care of the ball I don't think it should have been 3-0 but we have to learn from this. The message to the players was remember that horrible feeling right now, we don't want it again and learn what we can do better as a team."
LINEUP, BOOKINGS (3) & SUBS (4)
Brentford
27 Button 04 Bidwell 12 McCormack 08 Douglas 05 Craig 06 Dean 18 Judge Booked 04 Forshaw 29 Trotta Booked 09 Donaldson 17 Saville (Grigg - 86' ) Substitutes 01 Lee 02 O'Connor 11 Grigg 15 Dallas 22 Reeves 26 Tarkowski 28 Yennaris
Wolverhampton Wanderers
13 Ikeme 18 Ricketts 26 Golbourne 11 McDonald (Davis - 87' ) 05 Stearman 06 Batth 07 Henry Booked (Edwards - 72' ) 19 Price 40 Dicko (McAlinden - 84' ) 10 Sako 27 Jacobs
Substitutes 02 Doherty 04 Edwards 08 Davis 14 Evans 20 McAlinden 23 Ebanks-Landell 31 McCarey
Ref: Iain Williamson Att: 11,309
MATCH STATS
Brentford Wolverhampton Wanderers
Possession 47%53%
Shots 1011
On target 28
Corners 103
Fouls 1213
Full Time
Match ends, Brentford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. 90:00 +4:25 Full time
Full Time
Second Half ends, Brentford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. 90:00 +2:48 Jake Bidwell (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90:00 +2:48 Foul by Sam Ricketts (WW). 90:00 +1:31 Foul by David Davis (WW). 90:00 +1:31 Alan McCormack (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90:00 +1:12 Foul by David Edwards (WW). 90:00 +1:12 Adam Forshaw (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90:00 +0:33 Foul by Jonathan Douglas (Brentford). 90:00 +0:33 Scott Golbourne (WW) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 87:49 Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Carl Ikeme. 87:33 Attempt saved. William Grigg (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 86:08 Wolverhampton Wanderers. David Davis replaces Kevin McDonald. 85:54 Brentford. William Grigg replaces George Saville. 85:00 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Brentford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. Michael Jacobs (WW) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Scott Golbourne. 84:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers. Liam McAlinden replaces Nouha Dicko. 80:17 Foul by Alan McCormack (Brentford). 80:17 Scott Golbourne (WW) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 75:58 Attempt missed. George Saville (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. 75:31 Attempt saved. Nouha Dicko (WW) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. 75:00 Adam Forshaw (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 74:55 Foul by Jack Price (WW). 73:43 Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Danny Batth. 71:56 Wolverhampton Wanderers. David Edwards replaces James Henry. 71:15 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Brentford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Michael Jacobs (WW) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nouha Dicko. 69:10 Attempt missed. Jake Bidwell (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. 67:52 Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (WW) ght footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. 66:47 Attempt missed. Alan Judge (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. 65:49 Corner, Brentford. Conceded by James Henry. 64:45 Marcello Trotta (Brentford) is shown the yellow card. 61:31 Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Richard Stearman. 61:25 Attempt blocked. Adam Forshaw (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 57:38 Attempt missed. Tony Craig (Brentford) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right following a corner. 57:09 Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jack Price. 56:11 ul by Bakary Sako (WW). 56:11 Alan McCormack (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 54:18 Foul by James Henry (WW). 54:18 Jake Bidwell (Brentford wins a free kick on the right wing. 53:19 Attempt missed. Danny Batth (WW) header from the centre of the box is too high. 52:38 Foul by Adam Forshaw (Brentford). 52:38 Kevin McDonald (WW) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 51:03 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jake Bidwell. 50:22 Foul by Alan McCormack (Brentford). 50:22 James Henry (WW) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 50:09 Attempt blocked. Bakary Sako (WW) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 49:30 Foul by Jonathan Douglas (Brentford). 49:30 James Henry (WW) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 47:26 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Tony Craig. 45:00
Second Half begins Brentford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. 45:00 +2:10 Half time
Half Time
First Half ends, Brentford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. 45:00 +0:12 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Brentford 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. James Henry (WW) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. 42:41 Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Carl Ikeme. 41:24 Attempt saved. Alan Judge (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. 40:22 George Saville (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 40:22 Foul by Sam Ricketts (WW). 39:52 Alan Judge (Brentford) is shown the yellow card. 39:11 James Henry (WW) is shown the yellow card. 38:13 Alan Judge (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing. 38:13 Foul by James Henry (WW). 36:42 Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Richard Stearman. 34:51 Hand ball by Jake Bidwell (Brentford). 32:41 Foul by Adam Forshaw (Brentford). 32:41 Jack Price (WW) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 32:09 Alan McCormack (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 32:09 Foul by Nouha Dicko (WW). 31:24 Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kevin McDonald. 30:43 Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Danny Batth. 30:33 Attempt blocked. Jonathan Douglas (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. 29:50 Foul by Danny Batth (WW). 29:50 Clayton Donaldson (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 27:45 Attempt saved. Nouha Dicko (WW) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. 26:39 Foul by George Saville (Brentford). 26:39 Michael Jacobs (WW) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 23:25 Foul by Alan Judge (Brentford). 23:25 Sam Ricketts (WW) wins a free kick on the left wing. 21:51 Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Danny Batth. 20:54 Foul by Tony Craig (Brentford). 20:54 Nouha Dicko (WW) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 18:16 Attempt saved. Nouha Dicko (WW) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 16:01 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by David Button. 15:41 Attempt saved. Nouha Dicko (WW) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. 14:02 Foul by Marcello Trotta (Brentford). 14:02 Danny Batth (WW) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 13:48 Attempt blocked. George Saville (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 11:41 Hand ball by Richard Stearman (WW). 11:26 Alan McCormack (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing. 11:26 Foul by Bakary Sako (WW). 10:49 Foul by Clayton Donaldson (Brentford). 10:49 Scott Golbourne (WW) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 9:30 Attempt missed. Nouha Dicko (WW) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. 8:34 Attempt missed. Adam Forshaw (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. 4:41 Foul by Michael Jacobs (WW). 4:41 Adam Forshaw (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 0:00
First Half begins.
League One leaders Brentford will look to extend their 19-match unbeaten run when they host third-placed Wolves.
Bees midfielder Sam Saunders has had an operation on his knee and will be sidelined for at least two weeks.
Wolves striker Leon Clarke is doubtful as he struggles to recover from the heel injury that sidelined him for the 2-0 win against Notts County.
Midfielder Dave Edwards is available after recovering from a foot injury and could be on the bench.
The Bees have won 16 times since their last defeat on 12 October, but defeat will see them replaced at the top of the table.
Wolves make the journey to west London, having won their last five games.
The two sides drew 0-0 when they met at Molineux back in November.
Brentford manager Mark Warburton told BBC London 94.9:
"There's a hunger and a passion to move forward. If you can't enjoy these times you shouldn't be in the game.
"We are top of the table and there for a reason as we have played some great football.
"They have won their last five games so they are obviously doing something right. They have some very good players and a very experienced manager. We are aware of the test but always respect the opponents. They are a big club and were in the Premier League a couple of years ago. I am sure Kenny Jackett will turn around and say that weight of expectation can weigh very heavily sometimes."
Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Kenny Jackett told BBC WM:
"I think it will be a great atmosphere, but we are used to that wherever we go because two years ago Wolves were a Premier League team.
"They have a lot of quality throughout their team and we will have to concentrate and make sure we work hard to do well.
"Look at them over the last couple of seasons, they have been a very efficient and effective League One team."
32 Saturday 15th February 15:00 Wolves 2 (Jacobs) Notts County 0
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Venue: Molineux Date: Saturday, 15 February Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Jacobs 17′, 54′ Notts County 0
FT 90 +4
HT 1-0
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Stears clocked up 150 games for Wolves with a man-of-the-match display. A Michael Jacobs double fired Wolves to a fifth successive victory in the League One promotion race. The midfielder netted a goal in each half as Kenny Jackett’s side kept up their pursuit of leaders Brentford. Wolves missed several chances to make the win more convincing as they dominated possession but Jacobs, who operated behind Nouha Dicko with Leon Clarke injured, scored with a header on 17 minutes and a long-range shot on 54 to make sure of the win. The home side were a little casual at times, however, and County threatened to stage a fightback in the final 20 minutes. Wolves had the better of a scrappy opening and their first attempt on goal came in the 12th minute as Nouha Dicko cut in from the right and bent a left-footed shot just off target. And Dicko went close again two minutes later after a good move by the hosts. Jack Price and Scott Golbourne combined to find Michael Jacobs, who swung a fine ball out to James Henry on the right. Henry’s cross was missed by defender Kieron Freeman and Dicko bundled the ball just wide. But Wolves were ahead on 16 minutes from another smart move. Bakary Sako picked out Golbourne on the overlap and the left-back’s superb cross was nodded home at close range by the unmarked Jacobs. Wolves continued to dominate and Sako’s powerful effort from a tight angle was turned around the post by Bartosz Bialkowski in the County goal. And the keeper then made a more routine save to stop Dicko’s effort from the edge of the area. Another fine piece of play almost paid off for Wolves as Jacobs played an excellent one-two with Price but was let down by his first touch. Then they were almost hit with a sucker punch as James Spencer picked out Callum McGregor in the box with a fine ball and the County man poked his shot just wide. But Wolves were soon back on the attack as Sako’s powerful shot was parried by Bialkowski and Alan Sheehan made a hurried clearance from the rebound.
Just three minutes into the second half Wolves missed a glorious chance to double their lead when Sako burst down the left and crossed for Dicko, who somehow side-footed wide when unmarked. But it was 2-0 on 54 minutes as Richard Stearman strode forward from the back and squared for Jacobs, who bent home a 25-yard shot that somehow squirmed past Bialkowski. It should have been 3-0 moments later when Jacobs’ fine through-ball sent Henry racing clear but Bialkowski made a smart save in a one-on-one. And there was another near miss for Jackett’s side when a raking ball from Sako found Dicko in the clear, but his shot was parried by Bialkowski with Freeman just beating Henry to the rebound. A rare chance arose for the visitors when the ball dropped for Andre Boucaud on the edge of the box but he fired straight at Carl Ikeme in the Wolves goal. With 11 minutes remaining County missed a glorious chance to set up an interesting finish when Jack Grealish headed over from Jamal Campbell-Ryce’s cross.
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Michael Jacobs scored twice as Wolves eased past struggling Notts County to keep their League One promotion challenge on track. Jacobs capitalised on Wolves' bright start to head in his first from Scott Golbourne's left-wing cross. Bakary Sako was twice denied by Notts keeper Bartosz Bialkowski, while Nouha Dicko fired wide from 10 yards. Jacobs made it two with a 25-yard strike, before Jack Grealish headed the visitors' best chance over late on. The victory was second-placed Wolves' fifth in succession and kept them two points behind leaders Brentford, who were comfortable 3-1 winners at Crewe. But they are now three points clear of Leyton Orient in third, and with a game in hand, after the O's were held to a draw at fellow promotion challengers Preston. Notts County, who had not won a league game at Molineux since 1991, remain in the relegation zone, one point from safety.
View from the dressing room
Notts County manager Shaun Derry told BBC Radio Nottingham:
"This is wonderful football club, but I feel disappointed we have not given them a game. I am concerned about the level of performances, on how we can go from Coventry
last weekend to this one today. I just feel a little let down with what I have seen."
LINEUP, BOKINGS (1) & SUBS(4)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
13 Ikeme 18 Ricketts 26 Golbourne 11 McDonald 05 Stearman 06 Batth 07 Henry 19 Price 40 Dicko 10 Sako (Evans - 81' ) 27 Jacobs Substitutes 02 Doherty 03 Elokobi 14 Evans 20 McAlinden 23 Ebanks-Landell 31 McCarey 50 Keita
Notts County
01 Bialkowski 24 Freeman 29 Roberts 12 Mullins 03 Sheehan 05 Smith 07 Grealish 28 Boucaud (Fotheringham - 77' ) 16 Spencer Booked (Murray - 59' ) 08 McGregor (Appiah - 59' )
20 Campbell-Ryce Substitutes 09 Showunmi 15 Appiah 19 Murray 22 Fotheringham 23 Speiss 25 Tempest 26 Hollis
Ref: Jeremy Simpson Att: 18,019
MATCH STATS
Possession 50% 50%
90mins
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Notts County
Shots
185
On target
111
Corners
104
Fouls
96
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Full Time
Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Notts County 0. 90:00 +3:13 Full time
Full Time
Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Notts County 0. 90:00 +3:09 Attempt missed. Kwesi Appiah (Notts County) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. 90:00 +2:51 Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Scott Golbourne. 90:00 +1:48 Alan Sheehan (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90:00 +1:48 Foul by Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 83:34 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 83:34 Jack Grealish (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 80:56 ( Wolverhampton Wanderers. Lee Evans replaces Bakary Sako because of an injury. 78:41 Attempt missed. Jack Grealish (Notts County) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. 76:01 , Notts County. Mark Fotheringham replaces Andre Boucaud. 75:49 Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. 75:19 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 75:19 Foul by Ronan Murray (Notts County). 71:32 Attempt missed. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. 70:00 Andre Boucaud (Notts County) wins a free kick on the right wing. 69:57 Foul by Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 66:35 Attempt saved. Andre Boucaud (Notts County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 63:50 Attempt saved. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. 63:14 Foul by James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
63:14 Jack Grealish (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 62:10 Attempt missed. Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. 61:47 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Gareth Roberts. 60:44 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Gareth Roberts. 59:59 Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Danny Batth. 58:20 , Notts County. Kwesi Appiah replaces Callum McGregor. 58:08 , Notts County. Ronan Murray replaces James Spencer. 56:34 Attempt saved. Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. 56:07 Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing. 56:07 Foul by James Spencer (Notts County). 55:52 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 55:52 Jack Grealish (Notts County) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 55:00 Foul by Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 55:00 Gareth Roberts (Notts County) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 54:32 Attempt saved. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. 53:01 Goal scored
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Notts County 0. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Richard Stearman. 50:19 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Hayden Mullins. 49:36 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Gareth Roberts. 49:26 Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 47:43 Attempt missed. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. 45:00 Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Notts County 0. 45:00 +1:12 Half time
Half Time
First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Notts County 0. 45:00 +1:00 Foul by Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 45:00 +1:00 James Spencer (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 44:29 Attempt missed. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. 42:55 Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Richard Stearman. 41:36 James Spencer (Notts County) is shown the yellow card. 41:31 Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 41:31 Foul by James Spencer (Notts County). 39:43 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski. 39:33 Attempt saved. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. 38:54 Attempt missed. Alan Sheehan (Notts County) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
31:23 Corner, Notts County. Conceded by Sam Ricketts. 30:00 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kieran Freeman. 29:47 Attempt saved. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. 27:54 Attempt missed. Callum McGregor (Notts County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. 26:00 Hayden Mullins (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 25:59 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 24:19 Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing. 24:19 Foul by Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Notts County). 22:00 Jack Grealish (Notts County) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 21:58 Foul by Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 20:54 Attempt saved. Nouha Dicko Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 18:14 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski. 18:06 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Manny Smith. 18:03 Attempt saved. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. 17:47 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Andre Boucaud. 17:15 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kieran Freeman. 16:02 Goal scored Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Notts County 0. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Scott Golbourne with a cross. 14:21 Attempt saved. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 12:30 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 12:30 Foul by Hayden Mullins (Notts County). 11:20 Attempt missed. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. 5:09 Attempt saved. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. 3:23 Foul by Hayden Mullins (Notts County). 3:23 Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 0:00
First Half begins.
Wolves keeper Carl Ikeme is fit to challenge Aaron McCarey for a place after six weeks out with a broken hand. Kenny Jackett's promotion-chasing side, second in League One after four straight victories, play for the first time in a fortnight following last Saturday's postponement at Stevenage. Out-of-favour Wolves midfielder Jamie O'Hara has been allowed to travel to America to undertake an intensive three-week training programme in Los Angeles.
Notts County are still without centre-half Dean Leacock, who is struggling with a calf and thigh injury. But the Magpies will have striker Ronan Murray available after suspension. The visitors have not won a league game at Molineux since 1991, but were victorious on their last visit in October when they knocked Wolves out of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy 3-1 on penalties, following a goalless draw.t
31 Saturday 8th February 15:00 Stevenage v Wolves postponed to Tue 1st April
Report 30 Saturday 1st February 15:00 Wolves 2 McDonald 45′ Dicko 57 (og) Bradford City 0
Wolves 2 McDonald 45′ Dicko 57′ Bradford City 0
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HT 1-0
1 February 2014
Wolves 2 Bradford 0 - match report
Wolves cantered back into the automatic promotion places with a routine 2-0 win against 10-man Bradford.
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Kevin McDonald’s second goal in as many games broke the deadlock in first-half time added on before a Stephen Darby own goal announced as Nouha Dicko’s sealed it in the 57th minute for their fourth consecutive victory. Kenny Jackett’s side went second for the first time since the 1-1 draw at Tranmere on New Year’s Day after Leyton Orient lost 2-1 at Rotherham. Wolves dominated the second half after being given an advantage when midfielder Nathan Doyle was sent off for a second bookable offence in the 28th minute, although Bradford hit the woodwork in each half through Adam Reach and Darby. The home side could however have won by a much greater margin only for Richard Stearman, Bakary Sako and new signing Leon Clarke three times to be denied or miss chances. Head coach Jackett made one change from the side that beat Oldham 3-0 on Tuesday night.
Clarke returned to the Wolves team for the first time in more than seven years after his £750,000 signing from Coventry this week. The 28-year-old striker replaced Lee Evans, who dropped to the bench, where there was a return for Matt Doherty for the first time since November 26. Substitutes at Boundary Park in midweek Wayne Hennessey, Leigh Griffiths and Kevin Doyle were replaced by Jonathan Flatt, Doherty and Evans after their respective transfers to Crystal Palace, Celtic and QPR in a hectic day of departures from Molineux yesterday, completed by Bjorn Sigurdarson, who joined Norwegian club Molde on loan.
Wolves kicked off in an orthodox 4-4-2 formation with Clarke up front alongside Nouha Dicko but it was Bradford, with one-time Wolves target Aaron Mclean up front but without former Molineux players Kyel Reid (injured) and Kyle Bennett (suspended), who created the first chance. Garry Thompson arrived late on the edge of the box but could only screw his shot well wide from a central position in the third minute. Wolves replied and keeper Jon McLaughlin bravely smothered at the feet of Dicko from a Clarke knockdown after McDonald pumped the ball into the box in the eighth minute. Doyle was booked in the 19th minute after hacking down Dicko on the Wolves left – a challenge which was soon to have serious consequences for the combative Bradford midfielder. Wolves’ best chance until McDonald struck came in the 24th minute when Stearman was presented with a superb aerial chance from Michael Jacobs’s corner but from six yards out, he could only direct his header straight at McLaughlin. Four minutes later, Doyle was sent off for a second bookable offence when he caught McDonald late with a studs-up challenge in the centre circle to leave referee Scott Duncan with little alternative but to hand him an early bath. But if Wolves fans thought having the extra man would hand them the initiative they were sadly mistaken as the game became stodgy and the home side lost the momentum. Instead it was Bradford who broke to go closest as Middlesbrough’s on-loan winger Reach, who impressed on loan at Shrewsbury earlier this season, rattled the angle of post and bar from an angle in the 34th minute. Wolves, in their stickiest spell of the game, eventually responded four minutes from the break when Sako launched a piledriver that was turned behind at the near post. And they emerged from a quiet spell with the breakthrough in the third minute of time added on at the end of the first half. It was a classy effort too, as McDonald calmly rolled the ball into the corner of the net to McLaughlin’s left following Sako’s short pass inside in a carbon-copy of his opener at Oldham in midweek.
Wolves failed to hit the ground running at the start of the second half instead were rocked on their heels by a tremendous rising effort from right-back Darby that smacked against the angle of post and bar in the 53rd minute. But Wolves made them pay four minutes later when they grabbed a second goal. There was an element of fortune about it for the home side as Sako’s cross from the right saw Dicko and Darby slide in for it and the ball trickle over the line. And although it was announced as Dicko’s, the French striker’s muted celebrations said anything but. Sako made way for James Henry on the hour and the theme for the rest of the game was all about Bradford containing Wolves and whether Clarke would score. First he headed on top of the net at the far post from Ricketts’s cross after fine work from Dicko on 62. A minute later, he was booked for a ‘forward’s tackle’ on Gary Jones. But on 65 he went desperately close after beating McLaughlin then nudging the ball goalwards only for Darby to clear the ball off the line as Dicko slid in unsuccessfully. With Wolves playing keep-ball and Bradford happy to try to contain them, Clarke was a whisker away in the 79th minute from Henry’s superb cross. In-form Wolves kept possession for virtually the rest of the game but although they couldn’t add to their tally, it was a third clean sheet in four and another comfortable victory to keep the heat on at the top.
SKY BET LEAGUE ONE
Venue: Molineux Date: Saturday, 01 February Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
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LINEUP, BOOKINGS (4) & SUBS (4)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
31 McCarey 18 Ricketts 26 Golbourne 11 McDonald 06 Batth 05 Stearman 27 Jacobs 19 Price 40 Dicko 09 Clarke Booked 10 Sako Booked (Henry - 60' ) Substitutes 02 Doherty 03 Elokobi 07 Henry 14 Evans 20 McAlinden 23 Ebanks-Landell 41 Flatt
Bradford City
01 McLaughlan 16 McHugh 02 Darby 18 Jones 22 Bates 23 McArdle 28 Reach 24 Doyle Dismissed after an earlier 21 McLean (Atkinson - 32' ) 10 Gray (McBurnie - 67' ) 11 Thompson (Graham - 76' ) Substitutes 12 Jameson 15 Taylor 19 Graham 27 McBurnie 29 Atkinson 35 Stockdill 37 Pollard
Ref: Scott Duncan Att: 19,498
MATCH STATS
90mins
Wolverhampton Wanderers Bradford City
Possession58% 42%
Shots134
On target 90
Corners15 1
Fouls 84
90:00 +2:03 Full time
Full Time Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Bradford City 0. 90:00 +0:33 Attempt saved. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. 89:26 Corner, Bradford City. Conceded by Scott Golbourne. 88:50 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 88:50 Matthew Bates (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 88:20 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Carl McHugh. 84:25 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Rory McArdle. 75:43 Sub, Bradford City. Jordan Graham replaces Garry Thompson. 74:58 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Matthew Bates. 68:28 Attempt missed. Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high. 66:40 Sub, Bradford City. Oliver McBurnie replaces Andy Gray. 64:27 Attempt saved. Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. 62:46 Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card. 62:35 Foul by Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 62:35 Chris Atkinson (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 61:26 Attempt missed. Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. 59:16 Sub, Wolverhampton Wanderers. James Henry replaces Bakary Sako. 59:01 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 59:01 Andy Gray (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 58:13 Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card. 58:09 Foul by Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 58:09 Gary Jones (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56:52 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Bradford City 0. (og) Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bakary Sako. 54:49 Attempt missed. Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. 52:08 Stephen Darby (Bradford City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. 48:24 Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Bradford City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick. 47:47 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 47:47 Garry Thompson (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 45:47 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Rory McArdle. 45:00
Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Bradford City 0.
45mins
Wolverhampton Wanderers Bradford City
Possession 48%52%
Shots 7 2
On target 6 0
Corners11 0
Fouls 3 4
Cards 2Y=1R
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45:00 +3:42 Half time
Half Time
First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Bradford City 0. 45:00 +3:01 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Bradford City 0. Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bakary Sako. 45:00 +2:02 Attempt saved. Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. 45:00 +1:19 Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 41:00 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jon McLaughlan. 40:49 Attempt saved. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. 38:04 Gary Jones (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 38:04 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 36:40 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Stephen Darby. 34:05 Adam Reach (Bradford City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. 32:51 Chris Atkinson (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 32:51 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 31:37 Sub, Bradford City. Chris Atkinson replaces Aaron McLean. 30:17 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Carl McHugh. 28:27 Foul by Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 28:27 Stephen Darby (Bradford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 27:26 Dismissal Second yellow card to Nathan Doyle (Bradford City). 27:23 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 27:23 Foul by Nathan Doyle (Bradford City). 25:38 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Rory McArdle.
25:22 Attempt saved. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. 24:30 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Nathan Doyle. 23:23 Attempt saved. Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. 22:48 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Matthew Bates. 19:19 Nathan Doyle (Bradford City) is shown the yellow card. 19:06 Foul by Nathan Doyle (Bradford City). 19:06 Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 16:44 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Stephen Darby. 15:38 Foul by Gary Jones (Bradford City). 15:38 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 9:32 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Matthew Bates. 8:26 Foul by Aaron McLean (Bradford City). 8:26 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing. 8:06 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jon McLaughlan. 7:59 Attempt saved. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. 6:59 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Adam Reach. 3:48 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Stephen Darby. 2:57 Attempt missed. Garry Thompson (Bradford City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. 0:00
First Half begins.
Team news for Saturday's League One clash between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bradford City at Molineux.
New signing Leon Clarke could make his second Wolves debut at home to Bradford. The striker rejoined his hometown club on Thursday for an undisclosed fee from Coventry, just over seven years since his last appearance for the Black Country outfit before parting ways. Midfielder Dave Edwards continues to miss out due to a minor foot injury while defender Matt Doherty (hamstring) is also not yet ready as third-placed Wanderers aim to close the four-point gap on League One leaders Brentford. Goalkeeper Carl Ikeme is expected to return next month from a broken bone in his hand.
Bradford's new loan signing Kyle Bennett will miss out at Wolves after being sent off on his debut for the club in midweek. Doncaster winger Bennett has joined on loan until the end of the season, but was shown a straight red card in Tuesday night's 0-0 draw against Preston and, after a successful appeal, has had his ban reduced from three games to one. Defender Andrew Davies (knee) returned to action against Preston after a long-term injury lay-off and is expected to continue after suffering no adverse reaction. Boss Phil Parkinson has no other new injury or suspension problems, but midfielder Nathan Doyle (groin) will be monitored and James Meredith (foot), Kyel Reid (knee) and Raffaele De Vita (thigh) are still out.
Transfer Deadline Day: Wolves sign Wycombe's Kortney Hause
League One promotion chasers Wolves have signed Wycombe's teenage defender Kortney Hause for an undisclosed fee.
The 18-year-old has agreed a two-and-a-half-year contract at Molineux and is the fifth permanent signing made by head coach Kenny Jackett in January.
Hause made his senior debut in November 2012 and played 31 times for the League Two club, scoring twice.
His arrival comes on the day Leigh Griffiths, Kevin Doyle, Wayne Hennessey and Bjorn Sigurdarson left Wolves.
Strike trio Griffiths, Doyle and Sigurdarson joined Celtic, QPR and Molde respectively, while goalkeeper Hennessey signed a permanent deal with Crystal Palace.
Transfer Deadline Day: Wolves striker Griffiths joins Celtic
Leigh Griffiths has completed his transfer from Wolves to Celtic, signing a four-year contract after a fee was agreed between the clubs.
The 23-year-old Scotland striker said: "The chance to come to Celtic is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and you've got to grab it with both hands.
"I've left a very good club down at Wolves, but I'm coming to the biggest club in Scotland.
"The gaffer knows what I can do. Hopefully I can add goals." Griffiths has been capped four times by Scotland and scored 39 goals over the previous two seasons on loan at Hibernian. "I'll still be a Hibee as long as I live, but to play for Celtic is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you can't turn down”
Leigh Griffiths Celtic striker But he believes joining Neil Lennon's side is the chance "to win things, play in the Champions League, hopefully, and get better as a player".
"I've only played a handful of games for Scotland and I don't think I've done myself justice so far," said Griffiths, acknowledging that some Celtic fans have questioned his credentials on social media site Twitter. "But there is no bigger place to play than the Champions League and hopefully in six months' time I'll be doing that. "It's up to me to show the fans what I can do. I've not got off to the best of starts with some Celtic fans, but hopefully I can win them over." Griffiths signed a new deal at Molineux in the summer and has scored 13 goals in 32 appearances this term. However, Wolves this week signed Leon Clarke from Coventry City, having already secured Nouha Dicko from Wigan Athletic to bolster their attacking options, and Griffiths was relieved to complete his own transfer. "I'm delighted it's finally done," he said. "I think it was the middle of December that I first heard there was interest. "The first time I spoke to Neil was this morning at the training ground. He was very easy to talk to. "He told me what he wanted from me and I told him what I would bring to the team." Edinburgh-born Griffiths' love of his own local club is well documented and he said: "If it wasn't Hibs I was to come to, it would only be Celtic. "I'll still be a Hibee as long as I live and it will be good to go back there to play against them, but to play for Celtic is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that you can't turn down." Before completing the deal for Griffiths, Celtic this week failed in a bid for a player currently plying his trade in Turkey, but the player and his current club could not reach the necessary agreement to allow the transfer to proceed. Lennon told BBC Radio 5live: "Strikers are at a premium and in today's climate it is really difficult for us to compete with Premier League money. "We tried to get a player in from Turkey. He had a £3m clause in his contract. We agreed that, but we couldn't get the deal done at the other end. It just became very complicated." Lennon was sure that Griffiths would make his mark with the Scottish champions. "He had a brilliant season last year with Hibs," he said. "He scored 29 goals. I think he is the leading goalscorer at Wolves. "We've been looking for a penalty box player and Leigh fits the bill. "We think he is value for money and at 23 we think he'll get better. "He knows the environment here in Scotland as well. It's up to me to develop him into a more rounded striker." Griffiths' switch to Celtic Park will earn Dundee around £150,000 because of a sell-on clause in the deal that took the striker to Molineux from the Scottish Championship outfit for that amount in January 2011.
Transfer Deadline Day: Crystal Palace sign five players Crystal Palace have signed Blackpool winger Tom Ince, Celtic midfielder Joe Ledley, Blackburn defender Scott Dann, Southampton midfielder Jason Puncheon and Wolves keeper Wayne Hennessey. Wales international Hennessey, 27, moves for £3m and has signed a three-and-a-half-year contract.
Ledley and Puncheon, both 27, and 26-year-old Dann join the Premier League strugglers for undisclosed fees. David Pleat Football analyst on BBC Radio 5 live Crystal Palace's window has been interesting. The surprising thing to me is £3m on goalkeeper Hennessey. I think Julian Speroni has done really well over a number of seasons. Tony Pulis is bolstering his squad while looking to the summer when he may ship a few players out. Hennessey spent the first half of the season on loan at Yeovil after recovering from a knee injury suffered in April 2012. He has not played for Wolves since refusing to turn out against Gillingham in early January, for which he later apologised.
Transfer Deadline Day: QPR sign Doyle, Maiga and Keane
QPR have signed strikers Kevin Doyle of Wolves, West Ham's Modibo Maiga and Manchester United's Will Keane on loan until the end of the season. Republic of Ireland front man Doyle, 30, cost Wolves £6.5m in 2009 and has three goals in 24 games this term. They take QPR's tally of signings on deadline day to five, following the arrivals of defender Aaron Hughes and striker Guilherme Dellatorre at Loftus Road.
29 Tuesday 28th January 19:45 Oldham Athletic 0 Wolves 3 McDonald 50' Jacobs 89' Henry 90'
FT 90 +5
HT 0-0
27 January 2014
Oldham 0 Wolves 3 - match report http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/01/28/oldham-0-wolves-3-match-report/
Super Wolves made it three successive wins with another convincing performance to beat Oldham 3-0.
Second-half goals from man of the match Kevin McDonald (49), Michael Jacobs (88) and substitute James Henry (90+3) gave Kenny Jackett’s side their equal biggest win since August. But Wolves remain third in League One, two points behind Leyton Orient and four adrift of Brentford after the Os won 2-0 against Coventry and the Bees 3-1 against Bristol City. The margin of Wolves’ victory could have been more emphatic as Nouha Dicko fired against the bar in the first half after being foiled on the line by keeper Mark Oxley early on. There was a hungry performance from Bakary Sako and numerous other promising displays including Jack Price and Dicko as the squad look at their strongest this season.
Wolves head coach Jackett made one change from the side that beat Bristol City 3-1 on Saturday. Henry lost his place through form for the first time since he signed for the club to be replaced by Sako, who was making his first start since Gillingham away. Celtic target Leigh Griffiths was among the substitutes as his move to Parkhead remains in the balance, with no further bids from the Hoops. In a lively, highly competitive first half, Oldham created the first chance in the eight minute when James Dayton’s angled shot was beaten away by keeper Aaron McCarey. Wolves replied quickly and went desperately close to an opener in the 12th minute. Sako made room down the left and swept over a cross for Nouha Dicko, whose effort was superbly blocked on the line by Oxley. A minute later Oxley was in action again as Sako’s right-foot volley from Michael Jacobs’s corner had the Latics keeper at full stretch diving to his right to fingertip the ball away. Oldham returned to the attack and in the 17th minute, Jonson Clarke-Harris advanced before hitting a low drive from 25 yards that McCarey tipped away. Wolves appeared to have a decent shout for a penalty when Lee Evans appeared to be sent sprawling chasing a pass but referee Graham Salisbury waved play on. Wolves, fortified by a hungry-looking Sako and another impressive outing from Jack Price in midfield, were playing some good passing football. And they threatened again in the 25th minute when Sako picked up the ball in the inside left position. Spinning his marker, he launched a shot on the turn that had plenty of power but was too close to Oxley to trouble the Oldham keeper. Ten minutes later, Dayton wasted a chance to put the Latics in front when he sliced wide from the edge of the box after Jonanthan Grounds squared across the box after Jacobs had lost possession upfield. But Wolves went closest in the half a minute later when dangerman Dicko flashed a shot on the turn against the bar from 20 yards, the ball bouncing harmlessly away. Wolves maintained their momentum as they looked for the breakthrough before half-time and Jacobs’s chip floated inches over after he started a move that featured good interplay between McDonald and Price. The visitors had to withstand some late pressure in first-half time added on as Oldham won two corners. Wolves weren’t helped by some unconvincing goalkeeping from McCarey, who was in no man’s land for both flag kicks only for his blushes to be spared. Price eventually cleared from the first one and Jonson Clarke-Harris should have done better from the second, only to screw well wide with a decent sight of goal.
Wolves introduced Kevin Doyle for Evans at half-time and Oldham were soon made to pay for their wastefulness as the visitors scored from the first attack of the second half. McDonald showed typical calmness as he opted to place his shot into the corner of the net to Oxley’s right as he ran onto a pass back from Jacobs, who dribbled across goal cutting in from the right. Three minutes later, Wolves twice went desperately close to a second goal. Jacobs showed superb skill and close control to slalom through a tackle to leave himself with only Oxley to beat but the keeper showed fine reflexes to block, then a defender got back to hack Dicko’s hooked follow-up off the line. Oldham had their moments as the game opened up in the second half and James Tarkowski headed just over at the far post on 61. But Wolves almost grabbed a second goal nine minute later when Danny Batth flew in for a header which flashed just wide from Jacobs’s corner. Gary Harkins, who scored twice and was involved in four of Oldham’s goals in their astonishing 5-4 comeback win against Peterborough on Saturday, tested McCarey, who beat away his well-struck shot and the rebound came too quickly for substitute Danny Philliskirk to convert. Wolves clinched the points in ruthless fashion with a superbly-worked second goal that said everything about the way they are mastering a more fluid passing game. Man of the match McDonald spotted Ricketts sprinting forwards from right back and rolled the ball into his path for a quick cross that was met by a crisp, first-time, swerving finish from Jacobs that gave Oxley no chance. Henry, who came on for Sako in the 79th minute, made it 3-0 in the third of the four minutes of time added on when he slid in to fire into the roof of the net after Dicko had cut inside and Oxley parried his drive.
SKY BET LEAGUE ONE
Venue: Boundary Park Date: Tuesday, 28 January Kick-off: 19:45 GMT
LINEUP, BOOKINGS (4) & SUBS (5)
Oldham Athletic 01 Oxley 02 Brown 03 Grounds 04 Wesolowski Booked 05 Kusunga (Lockwood - 55' ) 06 Tarkowski 19 Dayton Booked (Winchester - 79' ) 08 Smith 14 Clarke-Harris
10 MacDonald (Philliskirk - 70' ) 30 Harkins Booked Substitutes 12 Mellor 15 Winchester 17 Rodgers 18 Lockwood 21 Millar 27 Philliskirk 29 Rachubka
Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 McCarey 18 Ricketts Booked 26 Golbourne 19 Price 05 Stearman 06 Batth 27 Jacobs 11 McDonald 40 Dicko 14 Evans (Doyle - 45' ) 10 Sako (Henry - 79' ) Substitutes 01 Hennessey 03 Elokobi 07 Henry 09 Griffiths 20 McAlinden 23 Ebanks-Landell 29 Doyle
Ref: Graham Salisbury Att: 4,343
MATCH STATS 90mins
Oldham Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers
Possession 51% 49%
Shots 1222
On target 310
Corners 6 3
Fouls 813
Live Text Commentary
90:00 +4:15 Full time
Full Time
Second Half ends, Oldham Athletic 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. 90:00 +3:35 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Oldham Athletic 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. 90:00 +3:03 Attempt saved. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 90:00 +1:10 Attempt missed. Johnson Clarke-Harris (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. 90:00 +0:19 Korey Smith (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90:00 +0:19 Foul by Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 88:06 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Oldham Athletic 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Ricketts. 83:27 Attempt missed. Korey Smith (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. 82:54 Hand ball by James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 79:15 Jonathan Grounds (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 79:15 Foul by James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 78:56 Sub, Wolverhampton Wanderers. James Henry replaces Bakary Sako. 78:45 Sub, Oldham Athletic. Carl Winchester replaces James Dayton. 78:22 Attempt missed. James Dayton (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. 77:51 Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 74:04 Attempt saved. Gary Harkins (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. 69:48 Sub, Oldham Athletic. Danny Philliskirk replaces Charlie MacDonald. 69:28 Attempt missed. Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. 69:05 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds. 68:06 James Wesolowski (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 68:06 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 67:20 Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick. 65:04 James Dayton (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card. 65:04 Foul by James Dayton (Oldham Athletic). 65:04 Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 63:16 Connor Brown (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 63:16 Foul by Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 60:54 Attempt missed. James Tarkowski (Oldham Athletic) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. 60:18 James Wesolowski (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 60:18 Foul by Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 59:25 Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Scott Golbourne. 57:33 Connor Brown (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 57:33 Foul by Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 57:01 Attempt missed. Charlie MacDonald (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. 54:57 Sub, Oldham Athletic. Adam Lockwood replaces Genséric Kusunga because of an injury. 53:46 Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card. 53:35 Gary Harkins (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card. 53:11 Foul by Gary Harkins (Oldham Athletic). 53:11 Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 52:29 Attempt blocked. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 52:07 Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. 52:07 Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. 49:10 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Oldham Athletic 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Michael Jacobs. 48:16 Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Kevin Doyle. 47:53 Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Scott Golbourne. 46:25 Attempt blocked
Kevin Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45:00 Second Half begins Oldham Athletic 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
45:00 Sub, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Kevin Doyle replaces Lee Evans.
Half time
Oldham Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers
Possession 51%49%
Shots 614
On target 2 6
Corners 5 2
Fouls 6 6
45:00 +2:38 Half time
Half Time
First Half ends, Oldham Athletic 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. 45:00 +2:08 Attempt missed. Johnson Clarke-Harris (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. 45:00 +1:43 Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Jack Price. 45:00 +0:53 Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Danny Batth. 43:22 James Wesolowski (Oldham Athletic) is shown the yellow card. 43:00 Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing. 42:55 Foul by James Wesolowski (Oldham Athletic). 41:54 Attempt blocked. Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 41:36 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Mark Oxley. 41:05 Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. 40:16 Foul by James Dayton (Oldham Athletic). 40:16 Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 39:00 Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.37:46 Attempt missed. Johnson Clarke-Harris (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. 36:30 Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. 35:27 Attempt missed. James Dayton (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. 34:40 Attempt saved. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. 34:04 Foul by Genséric Kusunga (Oldham Athletic). 34:04 (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 33:24 Gary Harkins (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 33:24 Foul by Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 31:00 Gary Harkins (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 30:58 Foul by Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 29:42 Connor Brown (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 29:42 Foul by Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 28:39 Attempt missed. Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. 27:54 Foul by Connor Brown (Oldham Athletic). 27:54 Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 26:23 Johnson Clarke-Harris (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick on the right wing. 26:23 Foul by Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 24:32 Attempt saved. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 22:25 Attempt blocked. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 21:55 Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. 20:51 Corner, Oldham Athletic. Conceded by Sam Ricketts. 20:08 Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. 18:03 Attempt blocked. Gary Harkins (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. 16:36 Attempt saved. Johnson Clarke-Harris (Oldham Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. 13:32 Attempt saved. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. 12:54 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds. 12:19 Attempt saved. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 11:21 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 11:21 Foul by Korey Smith (Oldham Athletic). 10:34 Foul by Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 10:34 Korey Smith (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 9:13 Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 9:13 Foul by Charlie MacDonald (Oldham Athletic). 7:05 Attempt saved. James Dayton (Oldham Athletic) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 4:35 Foul by Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 4:35 James Dayton (Oldham Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 0:00 First Half begins.
Oldham midfielder David Worrall played 90 minutes for the first time since April in Saturday's 5-4 comeback win against Peterborough United. Defender Carl Winchester
(groin) and midfielder Anton Rodgers (knee) are doubts for the clash.
Wolves hope to have midfielder Dave Edwards (foot) available after missing Saturday's 3-1 win over Bristol City. Full-back Matt Doherty (hamstring) continued his comeback
by scoring in a training ground friendly on Monday.
This will be the fourth time the two sides have met this season - and honours are even.
Wolves beat the Latics 2-0 in the league in October but, after a 1-1 FA Cup first round draw at Boundary Park 18 days later, Oldham won the replay 2-1 at Molineux.
28 Saturday 25th January 15:00 Wolves 3 Bristol City 1
Wolves 3 Dicko 10′, 44′ Sako 76′ Bristol City 1 Baldock 24′ (pen)
FT 90 +4 25 January 2014
HT 2-1
Tim Nash in the Star http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/01/25/wolves-3-bristol-city-1-match-report/
Wolves 3 Bristol City 1 - match report
Wolves made it back-to-back wins for the first time since the start of November with an ultimately comfortable win against struggling Bristol City. Nouha Dicko made it a scoring debut after his permanent move with the ninth-minute opener then fired the second off Derrick Williams for an own goal two minutes before the break. Sam Baldock (24) reduced the arrears from the spot after James Henry pulled back Greg Cunningham. But substitute Bakary Sako restored Wolves’ two-goal cushion with a fierce drive on 76 and it could have been more emphatic with Kevin McDonald having an effort tipped over and Lee Evans blazing over.
Head coach Kenny Jackett made two changes from the side that beat Preston 2-0 two weeks ago. Jack Price and Nouha Dicko replaced Dave Edwards, who was out with a slight foot injury, and Leigh Griffiths, who dropped to the bench.
Before the game, there was a minute’s applause in honour of Wolves goalkeeping great Bert Williams, who died last Sunday aged 93. Wolves players past and present Malcolm Finlayson, Ron Flowers, Phil Parkes and Carl Ikeme joined the Williams family pitchside. Gold flowers spelling out ‘BERT’ were carried by goalkeepers Wolves’ Aaron McCarey and Elliott Parish of Bristol City and placed behind the respective goals. Bristol City kicked off in driving rain on a heavy pitch, and goalmouth action was relatively thin on the ground in a first half which didn’t flow particularly well, with the heavy conditions making it difficult for both teams to play attractive football. Lee Evans was the most advanced midfielder in the absence of Edwards, and he was virtually a second striker alongside Dicko at times. The visitors had the first chance in the sixth minute when one-time Wolves target Marvin Elliott put Bobby Reid through the middle but McCarey was equal to his first-time shot, beating it away.
Wolves responded in the best way – by taking the lead. And it was a debut goal for Dicko, who latched onto a first-time flick by Michael Jacobs and ran at a defender before unleashing a fierce, low left-foot shot that beat Parish at his near post. Their tails up, captain Sam Ricketts showed the confidence suddenly flooding through the gold and black ranks by letting fly in the 13th minute.with a curling effort from the corner of the box that floated over the bar. Bristol City levelled when Baldock rolled home a spot-kick sending McCarey the wrong way after Henry pushed Cunningham as he broke onto a return pass in the box. Chances were thin on the ground for the rest of the half, although Wolves remained the side on top. The game became scrappy, and the home fans were unhappy at referee Nigel Miller after he allowed a challenge by Elliott which left Price in a crumpled heap, to go unpunished. The game became interesting again just before the break when Jacobs’s shot from spilled but no Wolves player was close enough to latch onto the rebound. Two minutes before the interval, Wolves restored their lead when Dicko’s right foot shot on the turn took a wicked deflection off left-back Williams and diverted into the net. Then Evans sidefooted straight at Parish through a crowd of players when either side of him would surely have resulted in a goal with the keeper unsighted after Price worked it to him. Wolves looked to further reinforce their advantage at the start of the second half and Jacobs saw his left-footed flick from Henry’s corner fly into the sidenetting on 49. Six minutes later, Jacobs was gifted a chance by Henry but delayed shooting when clean through, allowing himself to be tackled. In the ensuing melee, Dicko and Henry had shots blocked as Wolves desperately tried to grab a third goal.
But on the hour, Wolves suddenly had some defending to do as Greg Cunningham saw a rising shot sail inches over after Jay Emmanuel-Thomas had McCarey at full stretch with an angled effort and Price threw himself in front of Elliott’s follow-up as the hosts struggled to clear their lines. Wolves returned to the attack through Henry, who was just off target with a first-time left-foot flick from Golbourne’s cross on 65. Sako was introduced for Henry on 69 as Wolves looked for fresh energy and ideas. The home side were building up a head of steam and Kevin McDonald saw a dipping curling effort from 30 yards tipped over by Parish on 73. Three minutes later they got the third goal they had been threatening when Sako lashed a typically fierce drive into the bottom corner first time after Evans flicked it back to him following a chip when the players seemed to stop for a fraction of a second expecting a Wolves free kick for a challenge on the latter. That blew out any remaining fire struggling City had, and Wolves played out the rest of the game with the only doubt being whether Jackett’s side would get a fourth goal. They tried; as Dicko’s angled shot trickled wide after he robbed Williams, Evans blazed over and the sliding Sako was inches away from a superb cross from Jacobs in the dying minutes.
But there could be few arguments with the victory, with an ultimately comprehensive win for Wolves.
By Steve Marshall
BBC Sport at Molineux
Wolves closed the gap on League One's automatic promotion places to two points with victory over Bristol City.
Nouha Dicko fired Wolves ahead with an angled left-foot shot but City levelled with Sam Baldock's penalty after James Henry pulled down Greg Cunningham.
The hosts were back in front when Dicko's cross-shot deflected in off visiting defender Derrick Williams.
And substitute Bakary Sako settled it with a fierce low left-footed first-time drive from 20 yards.
Victory means third-placed Wolves now trail leaders Brentford by four points and are two behind Leyton Orient, while Steve Cotterill's City side are second from bottom, three points from safety.
A minute's applause was held before the game to celebrate the career of Wolves legend and former England goalkeeper Bert Williams, who died on Sunday.
Bristol City began brightly and Bobby Reid forced an early save out of home keeper Aaron McCarey before Dicko, who had a spell on loan at Wolves last season before joining permanently from Wigan earlier this month, burst on to Michael Jacobs's pass and drilled powerfully past Elliot Parish.
Baldock's penalty deservedly levelled matters but the pace on Dicko's cross was too much for Williams, who could only turn the ball past his own keeper as Wolves went back in front just before half-time.
Jay Emmanuel-Thomas forced a full-length save from McCarey and fired a long-range free-kick narrowly wide as Bristol City searched for an equaliser before Sako fired in from Lee Evans's pass.
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Bristol City manager Steve Cotterill told BBC Radio Bristol:
"There was nothing wrong with where we were and what we were doing, it was our selection.
"As disappointing as it is, we will continue to play like that. We've played that from the minute I came in the door and we will not change.
"They know that would be the disappointment of today and we will work to make sure this doesn't happen again."
LINEUP, BOOKINGS (3) & SUBS (5)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
31 McCarey 18 Ricketts 26 Golbourne Booked 11 McDonald 05 Stearman 06 Batth (Elokobi - 91' ) 07 Henry (Sako - 68' ) 19 Price 40 Dicko 14 Evans 27 Jacobs Substitutes 01 Hennessey 03 Elokobi 09 Griffiths 10 Sako 20 McAlinden 23 Ebanks-Landell 29 Doyle
Bristol City
13 Parish 35 Osborne (Burns - 77' ) 17 Cunningham Booked 03 Williams 05 Flint 18 El-Abd 25 Elliott 34 Gillett Booked (Pack - 88' ) 10 Emmanuel-Thomas 09 Baldock 14 Reid (Barnett - 80' ) Substitutes 01 Fielding 02 Moloney 04 Fontaine 15 Bryan 21 Pack 23 Barnett 27 Burns
Ref: Nigel Miller Att: 18,501
MATCH STATS
90mins
Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol City
Possession 51% 49%
Shots13 8
On target 6 4
Corners 6 4
Fouls 5 9
Live Text Commentary
Full Time
Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Bristol City 1. 90:00 +3:39 Full time
Full Time
Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Bristol City 1. 90:00 +0:25 Sub Wolverhampton Wanderers. George Elokobi replaces Danny Batth because of an injury. 87:24 Foul by Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 87:24 Aden Flint (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 87:20 Sub Bristol City. Marlon Pack replaces Simon Gillett. 85:26 Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. 84:26 Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 84:26 Foul by Simon Gillett (Bristol City). 83:25 Attempt missed. Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. 82:24 Simon Gillett (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card. 82:18 Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing. 82:18 Foul by Simon Gillett (Bristol City). 79:39 Sub, Bristol City. Tyrone Barnett replaces Bobby Reid. 78:05 Attempt missed. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. 77:10 Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Danny Batth. 76:20 Sub, Bristol City. Wes Burns replaces Karleigh Osborne. 75:30 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Bristol City 1. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Evans. 72:39 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Elliot Parish. 72:25 Attempt saved. Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
71:09 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Aden Flint. 69:19 Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 69:19 Foul by Adam El-Abd (Bristol City). 68:00 Sub, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bakary Sako replaces James Henry. 67:04 Attempt missed. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. 65:55 Foul by Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 65:55 Bobby Reid (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 64:12 Attempt missed. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. 61:23 Attempt missed. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. 60:19 Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Sam Ricketts. 60:08 Attempt blocked. Greg Cunningham (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. 59:54 Attempt saved. Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. 48:55 Attempt missed. Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. 48:28 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Greg Cunningham. 45:00
Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Bristol City 1. 45:00 +1:08 Half time
Half Time
First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Bristol City 1. 45:00 +0:01 Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 45:00 +0:01 Foul by Marvin Elliott (Bristol City). 44:33
Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card. 43:27 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Bristol City 1. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. 42:30 Attempt saved. Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 41:32 Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 41:32 Foul by Sam Baldock (Bristol City). 40:03 Greg Cunningham (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card. 39:46 James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing. 39:46 Foul by Greg Cunningham (Bristol City). 39:30 Foul by Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 39:30 Marvin Elliott (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 38:40 Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 37:46 Attempt saved. Karleigh Osborne (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. 37:06 Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by James Henry. 36:30 Attempt blocked. Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 35:36 James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 35:36 Foul by Adam El-Abd (Bristol City). 29:45 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Adam El-Abd. 28:10 Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 28:10 Foul by Karleigh Osborne (Bristol City). 27:39 Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Danny Batth. 23:26 Goal scored Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Bristol City 1. Sam Baldock (Bristol City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. 22:46 Penalty conceded by James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) after a foul in the penalty area. 22:46 Penalty Bristol City. Greg Cunningham draws a foul in the penalty area. 18:40 Attempt missed. Simon Gillett (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. 16:19 Foul by Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 16:19 Aden Flint (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 12:44 Attempt missed. Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. 9:56 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Bristol City 0. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Price. 8:43 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Aden Flint. 5:56 Attempt saved. Bobby Reid (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. 4:31 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Karleigh Osborne. 1:54 Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 1:54 Foul by Sam Baldock (Bristol City). 0:00
First Half begins. 0:00 Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
pre-match
Wolves could include forward Nouha Dicko, who re-signed for the club permanently before last weekend's game at Crawley was postponed.
Defender Ethan Ebanks-Landell and midfielder Jack Price (both knee) are fit to return.
Bristol City have not won any of their last 20 games at Molineux - their last victory came in 1931.
Boss Steve Cotterill says he has only one injury doubt, but did not name the player in question.
VIEW FROM THE TRAINING GROUND
Bristol City loan midfielder Simon Gillett told BBC Radio Bristol:
"It took me a couple of games to get going, having not played for a while, but I'm really enjoying playing regularly and that's all I can ask for.
"If we can go out and perform as we have been doing then we've got a chance in every game.
"We're going to go to Molineux this weekend and give it a good go.
"I've played there before and it is tough but every game seems to be like that these days."
27 Saturday 18th January 15:00 Crawley Town v Wolves
reportMatch postponed to Tuesday March 18th 7:45pm (waterlogged pitch) Mr Restall - if we’d played on this we’d have had to bring on a sub
report on rescheduled match to come
Crawley 2 Clarke 27′ Tubbs 32′ Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Henry 25′
FT 90 +4
HT 2-1
Crawley Town 2 Wolves 1 - match report
Wolves produced their worst performance for some time as their 10-match unbeaten run ended to a spirited Crawley.
James Henry (25) put Kenny Jackett’s side with his eighth goal of the season but Billy Clarke levelled a minute later and Matt Tubbs (31) lobbed the winner in front of a record League crowd of 5,680 crowd at Broadfields Stadium. Although early substitute Leon Clarke and Henry went desperately close on 40 minutes and Bakary Sako forced a superb save after the break, Wolves never scaled the heights of their recent performances against a Crawley team that never gave them a moment’s peace on a bobbly pitch that made both teams play it longer. Head coach Jackett made the one expected change to the team that drew 0-0 against Shrewsbury on Saturday. Captain Sam Ricketts returned to the side at right-back for Ethan Ebanks-Landell, who failed to make the 18. Wolves kicked off but Crawley made the better start, and Danny Batth had to make a smart block to deny Josh Simpson after keeper Paul Jones’s giant kick saw Adam Drury take the ball around Carl Ikeme and driven wide before pulling the ball back after four minutes. Wolves struggled to get their passing game going on a difficult, bobbly pitch and were careless at times in possession, limiting their attempts to build attacks. Ikeme was in action again, although this time in freakish circumstances when Tubbs’s mis-hit cross needed to be tipped over from just under the bar in the 16th minute. Wolves’ first attempt on goal came three minutes later but it was a woeful shot from Sako that trickled comfortably wide of Paul Jones’s left-hand post from 25 yards. But the visitors stunned Crawley with a somewhat speculative goal when Henry unleashed a fierce, angled drive from out on the right. Jones should have dived, but instead went for it with his feet and ended up sliding it into the top corner of the net as Wolves took an undeserved lead. Crawley however, were level within 60 seconds as unusually woeful defending from Wolves saw the home side work the ball from their left to right, and after Danny Batth blocked Tubbs’s shot, Billy Clarke was unmarked to sidefoot the ball home at the far post. Five minutes later, Crawley went ahead as Wolves stood square and Tubbs sprinted through them before lobbing Ikeme. Wolves were at sixes and sevens, showing none of the composure that has characterised their record-breaking winning run. Jackett’s response was to make an early change which saw Michael Jacobs replaced by Clarke and a switch from 4-2-3-1 to 4-4-2, with Clarke joining Nouha Dicko up front. Within three minutes, the switch almost paid off when Wolves were guilty of stunning double miss. A long pass from Ricketts saw Jones rooted to his line and Clarke latched onto it, but he could only spear straight at the keeper. The rebound fell to Henry, who hooked over with Jones committed. Wolves showed a welcome urgency at the start of the second half, but it wasn’t matched by a fluency in their passing as to a man, they continually struggled to keep possession. But they managed to create the first chance of the half in the 50th minute when Dicko and Sako worked an opening for Henry, whose first-time drive was superbly tipped wide by Jones. It took another 20 minutes for the next opening, but it was one worth waiting for as Sako’s blistering angled drive was met by a flying save from Jones at his near post from a loose ball after Golbourne ran into trouble. In a desperate attempt to inject some fresh invention into his team, Jackett made a double substitution in the 74th minute. But instead of lifting Wolves, it was Crawley who threatened as Josh Simpson’s backheel from Billy Clarke’s cross drifted inches wide of the far post on 77. Wolves threw Batth up front in the latter stages as they strove desperately for an equaliser, but Crawley stood firm and the visitors failed to create another opening on a disappointing night.
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LINEUP, BOOKINGS (1) & SUBS (4)
Crawley Town
01 Jones 03 Sadler 05 McFadzean 15 Bulman 04 Connolly 12 Walsh 07 Clarke 21 Jones 18 Tubbs (Proctor - 68' ) 10 Drury 11 Simpson Substitutes 08 Torres 14 Proctor 16 Kaikai 17 Boateng 25 Maddison 28 Dicker 29 Connolly
Wolverhampton Wanderers
13 Ikeme 18 Ricketts 26 Golbourne 11 McDonald 06 Batth 05 Stearman 07 Henry Booked 19 Price (Evans - 74' ) 40 Dicko 27 Jacobs (Clarke - 36' ) 10 Sako (Edwards - 74' ) Substitutes 02 Doherty 03 Elokobi 04 Edwards 09 Clarke 14 Evans 20 McAlinden 31 McCarey
Ref: Carl Berry Att: 5,680
MATCH STATS
90mins
Crawley Town Wolverhampton Wanderers
Possession 46%54%
Shots611
On target25
Corners43
Fouls816
Live Text Commentary
90:00 +3:26 Full time
Full Time
Second Half ends, Crawley Town 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. 90:00 +2:01 Jamie Proctor (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90:00 +2:01 Foul by Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 90:00 +1:37 Foul by Jamie Proctor (Crawley Town). 90:00 +1:37 Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing. 90:00 +0:46 Kyle McFadzean (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 90:00 +0:46 Foul by Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 88:36 Foul by Andy Drury (Crawley Town). 88:36 Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 86:48 James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card. 86:35 Andy Drury (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 86:35 Foul by James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 85:32 Michael Jones (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 85:32 Foul by James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 82:41 Attempt missed. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. 81:42 Billy Clarke (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 81:42 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 80:13 Attempt missed. Jamie Proctor (Crawley Town) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. 79:25 Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Richard Stearman. 76:31 Attempt missed. Josh Simpson (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
75:33 Attempt missed. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. 74:25 Hand ball by Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 73:18 Sub, Wolverhampton Wanderers. David Edwards replaces Bakary Sako. 73:01 Sub, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Lee Evans replaces Jack Price. 72:00 Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 71:58 Foul by Kyle McFadzean (Crawley Town). 70:20 Foul by Billy Clarke (Crawley Town). 70:20 Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing. 69:49 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Paul Jones. 69:42 Attempt saved. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top left corner. 67:52 sub, Crawley Town. Jamie Proctor replaces Matt Tubbs. 67:39 Foul by Matt Tubbs (Crawley Town). 67:39 Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing. 67:00 Michael Jones (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 66:57 Foul by Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 60:39 Kyle McFadzean (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 60:39 Foul by Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 59:37 Mark Connolly (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 59:37 Foul by Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 58:46 Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Scott Golbourne. 50:37 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Mark Connolly. 50:03 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Paul Jones. 49:51 Attempt saved. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. 47:41 Foul by Mark Connolly (Crawley Town). 47:41 Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing. 46:47 Kyle McFadzean (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 46:47 Foul by Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 45:00 Second Half begins Crawley Town 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
61mins
Crawley Town Wolverhampton Wanderers
Possession 48%52%
Shots48
On target 24
Corners32
Fouls39
45:00 +3:30 Half time
Half Time
First Half ends, Crawley Town 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. 45:00 +0:22 Kyle McFadzean (Crawley Town) wins a free kick on the right wing. 45:00 +0:22 Foul by James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 39:51 Attempt missed. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. 39:31 Attempt saved. Leon Clarke (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. 38:32 Attempt saved. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top left corner. 37:40 Foul by Dannie Bulman (Crawley Town). 37:40 James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 35:46 Sub , Wolverhampton Wanderers. Leon Clarke replaces Michael Jacobs. 34:38 Matt Tubbs (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 34:38 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 31:04 Goal scored Goal! Crawley Town 2, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Matt Tubbs (Crawley Town) right footed shot from more than 35 yards to the centre of the goal 28:30 Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. 26:04 Goal scored Crawley Town 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Billy Clarke (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Tubbs with a cross. 24:52 Goal scored
Goal! Crawley Town 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. 20:37 Mark Connolly (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 20:37 Foul by Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 20:01 Andy Drury (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 20:01 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 19:22 Hand ball by Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 18:35 Attempt missed. Nouha Dicko (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. 18:00 (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 17:57 Foul by Matt Tubbs (Crawley Town). 17:35 Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Richard Stearman 15:46 Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Carl Ikeme. 11:20 Delay over. They are ready to continue. 11:18 Delay over. They are ready to continue. 8:41 Foul by Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 8:41 Dannie Bulman (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 4:37 Attempt missed. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. 3:31 Attempt blocked. Josh Simpson (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 1:28 Attempt missed. Josh Simpson (Crawley Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. 0:00 First Half begins. 0:00 Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Wolves make their first visit to the Broadfield Stadium. They won the first-ever meeting between the two sides 2-1 at Molineux in August through Leigh Griffiths's injury-time penalty just two minutes after Crawley forward Billy Clarke appeared to have stolen a point.
Crawley will check on the fitness of Rory Fallon ahead of Tuesday night's visit of League One leaders Wolves. The New Zealand striker missed Saturday's 1-0 home win over Colchester United with a heel problem.
Wolves have skipper Sam Ricketts fit to return (quad muscle injury) as they bid to bounce back from Saturday's two dropped points against Shrewsbury Town. Despite the end of their club record nine-game winning run, Wolves remain unbeaten in over two months. They have not lost since their last trip to the south-east at Gillingham on 3 January, when they lost 1-0.
Wolves head coach Kenny Jackett told BBC WM:
"Shrewsbury played very well on Saturday and we very rarely got Nouha Dicko going. But there was no lack of attitude and effort. We left ourselves open at the back at the end, That showed how much the players wanted to win. This is still a big, crucial run for the club and this game at Crawley is one which we should be relishing. John Gregory is a manager with a proven track record. I believe there is a lot of sand on the pitch, but I don't think it's going to hamper either side. We don't want the conditions to be an excuse. We know what it's like at this time of year."
26 Saturday 11th January 15:00 Wolves v Preston North End
before the match Mark Feehan found...
While after the match Kenny Jackett confirmed Nouma Dicko was at Molineux looking to return - loan or deal? Here’s Nouma’s first Wolves goal against Burnley
Wolves 2 Edwards 28' Evans 55' Preston North End 0
FT 90 +3
HT 1-0
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Venue: Molineux Date: Saturday, 11 January Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
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Wolves returned to winning ways in convincing style with one of their best performances of the season to breathe new life into their promotion push.
Goals from the impressive Dave Edwards (28) and Lee Evans (55) were the high points of a richly-deserved first win in four games for Kenny Jackett’s side against one of their main rivals in the chase for the Championship. But it could and should have been more emphatic as Evans headed over, Michael Jacobs prodded over, Kevin McDonald had an effort saved, Edwards was twice denied in one-on-ones and Leigh Griffiths wasted two similar chances. Head coach Jackett made three changes from the team that lost 1-0 at Gillingham eight days ago. But the big news was that Aaron McCarey kept his place in goal ahead of Wayne Hennessey, who was on the bench after apologising for his refusal to play at Gillingham. Richard Stearman, Lee Evans and Leigh Griffiths replaced George Elokobi, Bakary Sako and Kevin Doyle, who all dropped to the bench, where there was no place again for Bjorn Sigurdarson.
With rumours sweeping Molineux that Wigan Nouha Dicko was in the stands watching the game at the venue where he had a loan spell last season, Wolves controlled the first half and deservedly led.
Preston, backed by a sell-out allocation of 3,500 fans, had no answer to Wolves’ extra man in midfield as the home side played a 4-2-3-1 formation against their more rigid 4-4-2. Edwards was a huge influence, the visitors failing to pick him up time and time again as he made runs from deep. Wolves created the first chance in the 10th minute when Lee Evans arrived late to send a header narrowly over the bar from Sam Ricketts’s cross. Edwards found himself clean through for the first time in the 21st minute when James Henry put him in the clear. His shot beat keeper Declan Rudd but was hacked off the line by Jack King. Preston had the ball in the net in the 23rd minute when Iain Hume stabbed home at the far post from Paul Gallagher’s cross but the assistant’s flag went up immediately and it was ruled out for offside. Leigh Griffiths wasn’t having his most productive outing and his frustrations got the better of him in the 26th minute when he was booked for a late challenge. He was all smiles soon after though as Wolves took a deserved lead. This time the impressive Kevin McDonald slide him in and he drew Rudd before calmly slotting home his third goal of the season. As the players and fans celebrated, the referee had a long chat with Griffiths, who moments earlier had tried to con him to win a penalty by ‘buying’ a push from a defender and falling dramatically to the ground. There was a scare for Wolves on the half hour when Joe Garner’s chip from out wide hit the bar and bounced away with McCarey motionless. But Wolves hit back and should have made it 2-0 on 37 when Michael Jacobs could only divert the ball over the bar after Rudd parried McDonald’s fierce first-time drive. Wolves went even closer a minute later when Rudd blocked after Evans put through Edwards again in a one-on-one. And Griffiths wasted the chance to double their lead in the second minute of the two of time added on at the end of the half when he could only lob weakly at Rudd after Henry’s chip put him clean through. The same combination tried to provide a breakthrough after the restart on 49 but Griffiths could only slice right-footed into the South Bank after Henry allowed him to have the angled shot on the run. There was a sense that Wolves needed a second goal to be sure of the points and they didn’t have long to wait for it. Evans tapped home from six yards out after Rudd could only parry Henry’s angled blockbuster after he chose to shoot with Edwards unmarked to his left in the box. It should have been 3-0 in the 58th minute when Henry again put Griffiths through but the Scotland international fired inches wide. Wolves replaced Griffiths with Liam McAlinden as they sought fresh energy up front. But despite a flurry from Preston which brought a couple of corners and a curling shot from Paul Gallagher that was pushed away by McCarey, they didn’t really need it.
BBC: Teenager Lee Evans scored his first goal since August as Wolves overcame promotion rivals Preston at Molineux. After early pressure from the home side, Dave Edwards slotted under keeper Declan Rudd to put them in front. Joe Garner almost levelled when his curling shot struck the crossbar, but Evans doubled the lead after Rudd had saved James Henry's initial effort. Paul Gallagher forced a good save from Aaron McCarey, but Preston's hopes of a fourth successive win came to nothing. The victory was only the second in eight games for Wolves, who remained in third place, only two points behind Leyton Orient and three adrift of leaders Brentford. And 19-year-old Evans' goal in his first start since November justified manager Kenny Jackett's decision to restore him to the team. Despite the result, Preston held onto fourth, five points behind Wolves, but six clear of Rotherham, leaving them well-placed to push for at least a play-off place in the remainder of the season.
LINEUP, BOOKINGS (3) & SUBS (6)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
31 McCarey 18 Ricketts 26 Golbourne 04 Edwards (Davis - 63' ) 05 Stearman 06 Batth 07 Henry 14 Evans (Elokobi - 89' ) 09 Griffiths Booked (McAlinden - 70' ) 27 Jacobs 11 McDonald Substitutes 01 Hennessey 03 Elokobi 08 Davis 10 Sako 16 Cassidy 20 McAlinden 29 Doyle
Preston North End
23 Rudd 05 Clarke 16 Buchanan 19 Welsh Booked (Brownhill - 71' ) 22 King 06 Wright 11 Holmes (Wiseman - 60' ) 37 Kilkenny Booked 27 Hume (Davies - 60' ) 14 Garner 12 Gallagher Substitutes 01 Stuckmann 02 Keane 03 Laird 07 Humphrey 09 Davies 30 Brownhill 32 Wiseman
Ref: Scott Mathieson Att: 20,434
MATCH STATS
90mins
Wolverhampton WanderersPreston North End
Possession59%41%
Shots 20 5
On target 8 1
Corners 1 7
Fouls 16 9
Live Text Commentary
90:00 +2:35 Full time
Full Time
Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Preston North End 0. 90:00 +1:29 Attempt missed. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. 89:09 Attempt saved. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. 88:27 , Wolverhampton Wanderers. George Elokobi replaces Lee Evans. 88:11 Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 88:11 Foul by David Buchanan (Preston North End). 84:43 Foul by Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 84:43 Josh Brownhill (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 83:45 Foul by James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 83:45 David Buchanan (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing. 80:00 Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 80:00 Foul by Joe Garner (Preston North End). 77:48 Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Sam Ricketts. 77:28 Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Kevin McDonald. 77:10 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 77:10 Neil Kilkenny (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 76:42 Attempt saved. Liam McAlinden (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. 75:54 Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Aaron McCarey. 75:43 Attempt saved. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. 73:25 Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Danny Batth. 70:34 Preston North End. Josh Brownhill replaces John Welsh. 70:21 Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 70:21 Foul by Joe Garner (Preston North End). 69:17 Sub Wolverhampton Wanderers. Liam McAlinden replaces Leigh Griffiths. 68:58 Attempt missed. Scott Wiseman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. 67:41 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 67:41 Joe Garner (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 63:06 Hand ball by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 62:19 Sub Wolverhampton Wanderers. David Davis replaces David Edwards. 62:00 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 62:00 John Welsh (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card. 61:55 Foul by John Welsh (Preston North End). 61:22 Foul by Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 61:22 Jack King (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 59:27 Sub Preston North End. Scott Wiseman replaces Lee Holmes. 59:19 Sub, Preston North End. Kevin Davies replaces Iain Hume. 58:58 Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Sam Ricketts. 57:12 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 57:12 Joe Garner (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 56:02 Attempt missed. Leigh Griffiths (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. 54:43 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Preston North End 0. Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. 54:31 Attempt saved. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 53:05 Neil Kilkenny (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card. 53:00 Scott Golbourne (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing. 52:58 Foul by Neil Kilkenny (Preston North End). 48:45 Attempt missed. Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. 47:45 Attempt missed. Leigh Griffiths (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. 45:00 Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Preston North End 0.
MATCH STATS HT
45mins
Wolverhampton Wanderers Preston North End
Possession58% 42%
Shots123
On target 40
Corners 12
Fouls 94
Live Text Commentary
45:00 +1:56 Half time
Half Time
First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Preston North End 0. 45:00 +1:45 Attempt saved. Leigh Griffiths (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. 45:00 +0:59 Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 45:00 +0:08 Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 45:00 +0:08 Foul by Joe Garner (Preston North End). 42:18 Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Kevin McDonald. 42:01 Attempt blocked. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 40:52 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 40:52 Lee Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 37:45 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Declan Rudd. 37:38 Attempt saved. David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. 37:09 Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. 36:46 Attempt saved. Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. 35:00 David Buchanan (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 34:56 Foul by James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 34:08 Attempt missed. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. 30:14 Joe Garner (Preston North End) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. 29:02 Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 29:02 Foul by John Welsh (Preston North End). 27:48 Goal scored
Goal!
Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Preston North End 0. David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin McDonald. 26:10 Leigh Griffiths (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card. 26:04 Bailey Wright (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing. 26:04 Foul by Leigh Griffiths (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 23:52 Attempt missed. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. 22:47 Foul by Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 22:47 Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 21:25 Foul by Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 21:25 Jack King (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 21:14 Attempt blocked. Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. 20:54 Attempt blocked. David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. 18:14 Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Scott Golbourne. 15:38 Foul by Leigh Griffiths (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 15:38 John Welsh (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 15:04 Foul by Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 15:04 Joe Garner (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 14:05 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 14:05 Foul by Joe Garner (Preston North End). 9:58 Attempt missed. Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from very close range is too high. 8:52 Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. 6:56 Foul by Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 6:56 David Buchanan (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 5:45 Foul by Lee Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 5:45 Jack King (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 2:14 Attempt missed. Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. 1:45 Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 1:45 Foul by Jack King (Preston North End). 0:00
First Half begins.
Wolves have no new injury concerns for the visit of fellow League One promotion chasers Preston North End.
Defender Richard Stearman is available after a one-match ban, while goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey is back in the squad after refusing to play at Gillingham.
Preston manager Simon Grayson has the luxury of selecting from a squad without any injuries or suspensions.
Top scorer Joe Garner will hope for a recall to the starting having only been a substitute in recent games.
25 Saturday 4th January 15:00 Gillingham Wolves
rGillingham 1 McDonald 90' Wolves 0
Big news before the match is that Wayne Hennessey refused to play. Kenny described this as "disappointing". The twittersphere was less restrained.
Aaron McCarety wasnb;t at fault for the Gills late winner - it was a pass off Sam's shin after a lazy "clearance" from Golbourne went for a corner. Wolves huffed and puffed but didn't test Nelson in the Gills goal.
Gillingham 1 Wolves 0 - match report
Woeful Wolves crashed to a last-gasp goal from Cody McDonald as their struggles up front were exposed again.
On a night when head coach Kenny Jackett revealed keeper Wayne Hennessey had refused to play amid speculation of a move to Crystal Palace, Wolves failed to force a single save from Gills shotstopper Stuart Nelson and succumbed to McDonald’s injury-time winner.
Jackett made five changes to the side that drew 1-1 at Tranmere on New Year’s Day as he looked to keep his side as fresh as possible as they took the field just 51 hours after playing at Prenton Park. Aaron McCarey – who made his Wolves League debut - George Elokobi, Scott Golbourne, James Henry and Kevin Doyle replaced Carl Ikeme, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Richard Stearman, Jake Cassidy and Leigh Griffiths. Ikeme and Ebanks-Landell were injured and Stearman was suspended as a threadbare Wolves were without six players, Jack Price, Liam McAlinden and Matt Doherty completing the list of absentees. Elokobi made his first League start of the season while Henry returned from a groin injury.
Jackett’s unhappiness with his attack was shown by yet another permutation up front as it quickly became apparent that Sako was playing up front alongside Doyle. Wolves made the early running and tried to play some decent passing football. The visitors created the first of very few chances in the first half as Michael Jacobs slid in to stab goalwards from Henry’s cross but it flew straight at keeper Stuart Nelson after nine minutes. Sako screwed well wide on the volley from Kevin McDonald’s cross on the run on 26 as Wolves continued to look the better side. Danny Batth and George Elokobi tried to force home on 32 after a challenge on Nelson but the referee blew for a foul on the Gills keeper. The only other chance of the first half was a volley from Kevin McDonald that flew straight at Nelson after Doyle flicked on Golbourne’s cross on 37.The half-time statistics showed Wolves had 11 shots to Gillingham’s two, along with seven corners for the visitors. But only three were on target and they still failed to seriously work the opposition keeper. Kedwell had the first half chance of the second period four minutes after the restart but could only lash well over on the as Batth slid in. A minute later Jacobs sent a rising left-foot shot over the bar from 22 yards. There was a let-off for Wolves on 55 when Cody McDonald latched onto a cut-back from the right but McCarey reacted superbly to block with his legs. Jackett tried to inject fresh life into Wolves’ limp attack when he brought on Griffiths for Henry on 62 and Cassidy for Doyle 13 minutes later. But it made little difference as Wolves looked desperate and devoid of ideas going forward as passes and crosses were overhit or blocked. Instead in a poor second half that deteriorated along with the pitch as a fierce wind took hold, Gillingham looked the more dangerous side. Kedwell smacked a shot against the base of the far post on 82 after getting the wrong side of Batth, the ball bouncing away to safety. Then in the second of the two minutes added on at the end, Cody McDonald drilled home the winner from 10 yards after Wolves failed to clear a corner from the Gills’ right. It was little more than Wolves deserved after failing to work Nelson and they have plenty to do to appease their fans as their struggle for points and goals goes on.
FT 90 +3
HT 0-0
LINEUP, BOOKINGS (0) & SUBSTITUTIONS (4)
Gillingham
01 Nelson 23 Harriman 03 Martin 12 Gregory 06 Legge 26 Barrett 31 Hessenthaler 18 Lee (Dack - 51' ) 10 McDonald 09 Kedwell 27 Fagan (Akinfenwa - 65' ) Substitutes 04 Linganzi
05 Davies 08 Akinfenwa 15 Dack 21 Howard 24 Marriott 28 Daniels
Wolverhampton Wanderers
31 McCarey 18 Ricketts 26 Golbourne 11 McDonald 06 Batth 03 Elokobi 07 Henry (Griffiths - 62' ) 04 Edwards 10 Sako 29 Doyle (Cassidy - 75' ) 27 Jacobs Substitutes 08 Davis
09 Griffiths 14 Evans 16 Cassidy 24 Ihiekwe 32 Foley 41 Flatt
Ref: Mark Brown Att: 7,758
MATCH STATS
Possession 35% 65%
90mins
Gillingham
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Shots 8 18
On target 4 5
Corners 2 10
Fouls 10 9
Live Text Commentary
90:00 +2:55 Full time
Full Time
Second Half ends, Gillingham 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. 90:00 +1:43 Goal scored
Goal! Gillingham 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Cody McDonald (Gillingham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner. 90:00 +1:18 Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by Scott Golbourne. 89:21 Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 89:21 Foul by Adebayo Akinfenwa (Gillingham). 86:53 Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Michael Jacobs tries a through ball, but Leigh Griffiths is caught offside. 86:23 Offside, Gillingham. Leon Legge tries a through ball, but Adebayo Akinfenwa is caught offside. 83:44 Foul by Jake Cassidy (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 83:44 Bradley Dack (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 82:34 Foul by Leigh Griffiths (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 82:34 Joe Martin (Gillingham) wins a free kick on the left wing. 81:57 Foul by Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 81:57 Cody McDonald (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 81:32 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jake Hessenthaler. 81:09 Danny Kedwell (Gillingham) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Adebayo Akinfenwa. 78:24 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 78:24 Foul by Adebayo Akinfenwa (Gillingham). 77:13 Attempt missed. Jake Cassidy (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. 76:20 Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Golbourne. 74:05 Substitution
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jake Cassidy replaces Kevin Doyle. 71:39 Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leigh Griffiths. 71:10 George Elokobi (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 71:10 Foul by Adebayo Akinfenwa (Gillingham). 67:10 Attempt blocked. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. 66:28 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Joe Martin. 64:30 Substitution, Gillingham. Adebayo Akinfenwa replaces Craig Fagan. 61:53 Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Leigh Griffiths replaces James Henry. 61:32 Foul by Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 61:32 Michael Harriman (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 60:12 Attempt saved. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Doyle. 58:05 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 58:05 Adam Barrett (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 57:33 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing. 57:33 Foul by Jake Hessenthaler (Gillingham). 56:03 Hand ball by James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 54:38 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 54:38 Foul by Joe Martin (Gillingham). 54:17 Attempt saved. Cody McDonald (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bradley Dack. 52:20 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Michael Harriman. 52:19 Attempt blocked. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. 50:20 Substitution, Gillingham. Bradley Dack replaces Charlie Lee because of an injury. 49:52 Attempt missed. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Ricketts. 48:07 Attempt missed. Danny Kedwell (Gillingham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stuart Nelson. 47:15 Attempt missed. Charlie Lee (Gillingham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Danny Kedwell. 45:00
Second Half begins Gillingham 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
MATCH STATS
Gillingham Wolverhampton Wanderers
45mins
Possession 34%66%
Shots 3 11
On target 23
Corners 17
Fouls 53
Live Text Commentary
45:00 +0:57 Half time
Half Time
First Half ends, Gillingham 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. 43:03 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Joe Martin. 42:19 Foul by Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 42:19 Cody McDonald (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 41:42 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Adam Barrett. 40:53 Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing. 40:53 Foul by Joe Martin (Gillingham). 40:01 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Leon Legge. 38:36 Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Michael Jacobs tries a through ball, but David Edwards is caught offside. 38:34 Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 38:00 Offside, Gillingham. Cody McDonald tries a through ball, but Leon Legge is caught offside. 37:59 Attempt missed. Cody McDonald (Gillingham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Gregory with a cross. 37:13 Corner, Gillingham. Conceded by George Elokobi. 36:35 Attempt saved. Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Doyle. 34:41 Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 34:41 Foul by Steven Gregory (Gillingham). 32:02 Foul by Kevin Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 32:02 Stuart Nelson (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 31:30 Kevin Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing. 31:30 Foul by Adam Barrett (Gillingham).
29:31 Foul by Kevin Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 29:31 Michael Harriman (Gillingham) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 29:12 Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing. 29:12 Foul by Jake Hessenthaler (Gillingham). 28:25 Attempt blocked. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Jacobs. 27:35 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Leon Legge. 25:31 Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin McDonald. 24:47 Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Kevin Doyle tries a through ball, but Bakary Sako is caught offside. 23:30 Attempt blocked. Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin McDonald with a cross. 23:27 Attempt missed. Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Golbourne with a cross following a corner. 23:09 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Craig Fagan. 22:38 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Leon Legge. 22:04 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Leon Legge. 17:08 Attempt blocked. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Henry. 14:57 Delay over. They are ready to continue. 13:55 Delay in match Charlie Lee (Gillingham) because of an injury. 11:40 Attempt missed. Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. 8:19 Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Henry with a cross. 4:36 Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 4:36 Foul by Jake Hessenthaler (Gillingham). 3:40 Attempt missed. Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Jacobs. 2:01 Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin McDonald. 1:17 Attempt saved. Craig Fagan (Gillingham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 0:00
First Half begins. 0:00 Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Gillingham have loan duo Jack Marriott and Elliott Hewitt available but will check on midfielders Amine Linganzi (hamstring) and Danny Hollands (knee). Winger Myles Weston (hamstring) is also a concern but striker Danny Kedwell is out after a hernia operation.
Wolves will be without goalkeeper Carl Ikeme for at least four weeks after fracturing a bone in his left hand.
Wolves lost 1-0 on their last trip to Gillingham on 30 October 2004 when Matt Jarvis (later to move to Molineux) got the only goal in what proved to be Dave Jones' last game in charge Defender Richard Stearman is suspended, having been sent off in the New Year's Day 1-1 draw against Tranmere Rovers. Wolves, who can return to the top of League One if they win, have gone unbeaten over Christmas, although drawing three of their four games during the festive period.
In their last three home games, Gillingham have held two promotion-chasing sides, Peterborough and Walsall, to 2-2 draws, either side of being beaten only by a last-minute winner against Orient. Peter Taylor's side have been allowed a few extra days' recovery time, after Wednesday's postponement at Stevenage.
VIEW FROM THE TRAINING GROUND
Gillingham manager Peter Taylor told BBC Radio Kent:
"With so many games over the Christmas period it means the players have a little bit of a breather. Kenny Jackett has got a very good, organised team but I'm sure he gets fed up that other teams put that little bit extra in against them. Wolves is a great opportunity for the players to go and show what they can do. It's a great game and it shows the strength of League One. We have only had one point from games against Walsall and Leyton Orient but they are two very good teams and we could have got more points. It shows we are progressing."
Wolves head coach Kenny Jackett told BBC WM:
"It's an opportunity to show people on TV that we're a good team who play good football. I'm pleased with the spirit we're showing. There's frustration that we didn't beat Tranmere as we had the lion's share of possession. It's just a case of being a bit more ruthless in front of goal. We need to find the right equation going forward. James Henry will have a fitness test on his groin injury on Friday morning."
24 Weds 1st January 19:45 Tranmere v Wolves
rTranmere 1 Lowe 34′ Wolves 1 Edwards 55′
FT 90 +5
HT 1-0
Tranmere 1 Wolves 1 - match report http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2014/01/01/tranmere-1-wolves-1-match-report/
Hardworking Wolves had to settle for another point as both teams ended with 10 men in a rousing against Tranmere.
Richard Stearman was sent off for hauling back Ryan Lowe in the 18th minute and James Wallace followed him a minute before the break for a nasty lunge on Ethan Ebanks-Landell. By then Lowe had put Tranmere in front on 34, and it took a spirited second-half comeback by Wolves to drag themselves back into the game via a superb equaliser from Dave Edwards on 54. Wolves had the better chances but Tranmere had an effort disallowed through Kristoffer Peterson for offside in the 87th minute.
Head coach Kenny Jackett made two changes to the side that drew 1-1 with Leyton Orient on Sunday. Both were enforced, with Edwards and Leigh Griffiths recalled for the injured Jack Price (knee) and James Henry (groin), who both came off in the last game. Tranmere had an unfamiliar look to a defence left threadbare with right-back Danny Holmes (hip), Ian Goodison (thigh) and Jim McNulty (ill) all out. They signed Everton right-back Matthew Pennington and Fulham centre-back Stephen Arthurworrey, both on loan, to make their debuts. Wolves started in a 4-4-2 formation – changed from 4-2-3-1 against Orient – and looked to take the game to Rovers. Bakary Sako forced an early leap from keeper Owain Fon Williams from an angled chip after 44 seconds. Sako had the next chance in the 14th minute and should have done better than roll the ball wide after working himself into a shooting position following a one-two with Griffiths. But the game changed in the 18th minute when Stearman recklessly pulled back Ryan Lowe as he was clean through on goal after the Wolves man had been caught napping from Andy Robinson’s pass. Wolves were all at sixes and sevens for a while as they tried to reorganise and Jason Koumas’s resulting curling free kick flew wide on 19 and Wallace headed wide from Robinson’s corner on 20 as Tranmere went for the jugular to cash in on their numerical advantage. There was another scare for Wolves in the 25th minute when Arturworrey arrived late at the far post from another Robinson corner, but he couldn’t quote connect. The visitors had more defending to do in the 31st minute when Danny Batth blocked Robinson’s shot from the edge of the box. But they couldn’t do anything to prevent Tranmere taking the lead. Wolves failed to close down as Ash Taylor advanced forward from the back, and when Lowe peeled off the last man and the Taylor’s chip dropped to him over the top, the veteran striker caught it early as Carl Ikeme came out and the ball squeezed in the far corner of the net. Wolves looked uncertain and shaky after the disruption of Stearman’s dismissal. But they fashioned a chance and the best move of the game in the 39th minute when Michael Jacobs exchanged passes with Griffiths, turned a defender and saw his low shot tipped away by Fon Williams. From the resulting corner on 40, Fon Williams came to Rovers’ rescue again when he palmed away Batth’s header at the foot of the post. Tranmere’s numerical advantage disappeared a minute before the break when Wallace earned his marching orders for a disgraceful studs-up challenge on Ethan Ebanks-Landell, who thankfully escaped injury.
Wolves swapped Ebanks-Landell for Scott Golbourne at the break which saw Sam Ricketts join Batth at centre-half and Edwards switch to right-back with Jacobs, Kevin McDonald and Sako in midfield. And, in a determined, high-tempo start to the half, Wolves hit back to leave Tranmere on the back foot. They kept the pressure on Rovers’ back line from the first whistle, eventually levelling with a superb strike from Edwards, who unleashed a tremendous left-foot falling volley from 16 yards that Fon Williams could only help into the roof of the net after Jacobs had cut the ball back from the goalline on the left. Wolves’ tails were up and Jacobs, who had another high quality game, went desperately close with a chip that had Fon Williams at full stretch to tip over on 56. But with both teams going for the win, it became end to end and Wolves had a double let-off on the hour. Ridehalgh missed his kick in front of goal after the ball had been pumped back in when Taylor’s point-blank header from a corner had been blocked. Wolves remained on the attack and Griffiths saw a shot held after cutting inside on 61 before Jackett introduced Kevin Doyle for Jake Cassidy, who had had a quieter game, on 64. Tranmere were indebted to Matthew Pennington after the on-loan Everton defender cut out a pass across goal intended for Jacobs from Griffiths, who had run half the length of the pitch. As the game continued to go from end to end, the dangerous Kristoffer Peterson found himself clean through only to delay his shot and be shepherded out of danger by McDonald, who had a growing influence as the game wore on. Wolves went close to a second goal on 72 when Ricketts’s curling shot after cutting inside was tipped over by Fon Williams. Jacobs then took out two defenders with a dummy 11 minutes from only for his shot to be blocked. Sako was only a foot away with a free kick from 25 yards on 82 before Wolves’ hearts were in their mouths on 87 when Peterson had an effort disallowed for offside, with a Tranmere player in front of Ikeme. Wolves had the final chance in the fourth minute of time added on when substitute David Davis’s left-foot shot was tipped away. But the visitors will be pleased with a point but maybe feel hard done by that it wasn’t all three after being the better team in the second half.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25513040
David Edwards cancelled out Ryan Lowe's goal as both Wolves and Tranmere played over 45 minutes with 10 men.
Wolves' Richard Stearman was dismissed for pulling Lowe back 20 yards out and minutes later the striker beat Carl Ikeme to a through-ball and poked in.
James Wallace saw red for a high tackle before Edwards volleyed Michael Jacobs' cross in at the back post to level.
Lowe turned home from close range on 87 minutes, only to see the referee's assistant flagging for offside.
Wolves overtake Leyton Orient, who were not in action on New Year's Day, to go second in League One, three points behind leaders Brentford.
LINEUP, BOKINGS (5) & SUBS (5)
Tranmere Rovers
01 Williams 29 Pennington 23 Ridehalgh 18 Jennings 04 Taylor Booked 32 Arthurworrey 25 Peterson Booked 08 Wallace Dismissed 09 Lowe 22 Koumas (Power - 72' ) 10 Robinson (Kirby - 64' ) Substitutes 06 Hateley 12 Rowe 15 Kirby 16 Stockton 17 Power 20 McNulty 33 Mooney
Wolverhampton Wanderers
13 Ikeme 05 Stearman Dismissed 18 Ricketts 11 McDonald Booked 23 Ebanks-Landell (Golbourne - 45' ) 06 Batth 10 Sako 04 Edwards (Davis - 88' ) 16 Cassidy (Doyle - 64' ) 09 Griffiths 27 Jacobs Substitutes 01 Hennessey 03 Elokobi 08 Davis 14 Evans 15 Sigurdarson 26 Golbourne 29 Doyle
Ref: Darren Deadman Att: 6,158
MATCH STATS
Tranmere Rovers Wolverhampton Wanderers
Possession 55% 45%
Shots 5 12
On target 1 6
Corners 9 10
Fouls 9 7
Live Text Commentary
Full Time
Match ends, Tranmere Rovers 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. 90:00 +4:15 Full time
Second Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. 90:00 +3:50 Attempt saved. David Davis (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. 90:00 +2:00 Kristoffer Peterson (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing. 90:00 +1:57 Foul by David Davis (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 87:14 , Wolverhampton Wanderers. David Davis replaces David Edwards. 85:56 Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Scott Golbourne. 84:55 Attempt missed. Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. 83:33 Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 83:33
Kristoffer Peterson (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 82:38 Attempt missed. Jake Kirby (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. 81:16 Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. 80:46 Ash Taylor (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card. 80:33 Kevin Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 80:33 Foul by Ash Taylor (Tranmere Rovers). 78:22 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ash Taylor. 75:47 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Liam Ridehalgh. 74:56 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 74:56 Foul by Steven Jennings (Tranmere Rovers). 71:30 Attempt missed. Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. 71:24 , Tranmere Rovers. Max Power replaces Jason Koumas. 68:09 Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Kevin McDonald. 67:33 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jake Kirby. 65:34 Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. 64:42 Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Sam Ricketts. 63:33 , Tranmere Rovers. Jake Kirby replaces Andy Robinson. 63:03 , Wolverhampton Wanderers. Kevin Doyle replaces Jake Cassidy. 62:38 Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing. 62:38 Foul by Matthew Pennington (Tranmere Rovers). 60:38 Attempt saved. Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 60:23 Attempt blocked. Kristoffer Peterson (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. 59:20 Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by David Edwards. 58:16 Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. 57:09 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Owain Williams. 56:30 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kristoffer Peterson. 55:36 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card. 55:26 Foul by Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 55:26 Andy Robinson (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 54:10 Goal scored Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. David Edwards (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Michael Jacobs. 53:17 Attempt missed. Jason Koumas (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. 52:31 Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Bakary Sako. 52:14 Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Danny Batth. 48:33
Kristoffer Peterson (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card. 48:14 Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing. 48:14 Foul by Kristoffer Peterson (Tranmere Rovers). 45:00
Second Half begins Tranmere Rovers 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. 45:00 Sub , Wolverhampton Wanderers. Scott Golbourne replaces Ethan Ebanks-Landell because of an injury. 45:00 +3:02 Half time
Half Time
First Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
MATCH STATS
45mins
Tranmere Rovers Wolverhampton Wanderers
Half time
41%Possession 41%59%
Shots24
On target13
Corners35
Fouls54
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Half Time
First Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
44:05 Dismissal James Wallace (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the red card for a bad foul. 44:00 Ethan Ebanks-Landell (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing. 43:48 Foul by James Wallace (Tranmere Rovers). 39:29 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Owain Williams. 39:18 Attempt saved. Danny Batth (Wolverhampton
Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. 39:06 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Matthew Pennington. 38:43 Attempt saved. Michael Jacobs (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. 33:31 Goal scored Goal! Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Ryan Lowe (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ash
Taylor. 31:39 Leigh Griffiths (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 31:39 Foul by Steven Jennings (Tranmere Rovers). 30:54 Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Danny Batth. 26:13 Foul by Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 26:13 Kristoffer Peterson (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing. 24:21 Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Bakary Sako. 22:14 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Liam Ridehalgh. 20:22 Attempt missed. James Wallace (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. 19:56 Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Ethan Ebanks-Landell. 19:23 Dismissal Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the red card for a bad foul. 19:00 Ryan Lowe (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.18:28 Foul by Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 17:00 Sam Ricketts (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 16:57 Foul by Jason Koumas (Tranmere Rovers). 14:18 Richard Stearman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 14:18 Foul by Ryan Lowe (Tranmere Rovers). 13:46 Attempt missed. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. 11:16 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Liam Ridehalgh. 8:17 Foul by James Wallace (Tranmere Rovers). 8:17 Kevin McDonald (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 6:06 Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Matthew Pennington. 2:30 Liam Ridehalgh (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 2:30 Foul by Jake Cassidy (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 1:44 Stephen Arthurworrey (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 1:44 Foul by Jake Cassidy (Wolverhampton Wanderers). 0:55 Attempt saved. Bakary Sako (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. 0:00First Half begins.
SKY BET LEAGUE ONE
Venue: Prenton Park Date: Wednesday, 1 January Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
Tranmere Rovers have a defensive crisis ahead of the visit of Wolves.
Full-back Danny Holmes (abductor) is out for three weeks, while loanee Liam Ridehalgh has returned to Huddersfield, but captain James Wallace is available after recovering from a head injury.
Wolves will be forced into a change in midfield as Jack Price has been ruled out for a month with a knee problem. Jake Cassidy, who has enjoyed two successful loan spells at Tranmere, may continue up front for Wanderers. But head coach Kenny Jackett may choose to rotate his team with a trip to Gillingham to come just two days later, with Leigh Griffiths, Kevin Doyle and David Edwards among those hoping for recalls to the starting line-up
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