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BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE 2010 - 11

Saturday 19 March Aston Villa 0 Wolves 1 (Jarvis 38)

Michael Mancienne and Michael Kightly both finally rejoined the first team - our sponsored player after recovering from injury back at Chelski, while Kights has been out for 17 months - and Kights made the bench. But it was his opposite number on the other wing who scored with a cracking goal and the Villa were beaten for the first time since March 1980 (apart from the friendly a couple of years ago).

Wolves said

Wolves did their Premier League survival hopes a power of good as they enjoyed their first win over Aston Villa for 31 years. Matt Jarvis, with a terrific strike, notched the only goal of the game at Villa Park and although Mick McCarthy's men remain in the bottom three of the table, just three points separate eight clubs in the battle to stay up. There was just one change to the line-up that had started against Spurs with Jamie O'Hara returning for Stephen Ward. Wolves attacked the Holte End and home keeper Brad Friedel was forced into a save in only the second minute as he pushed out Nenad Milijaśs's drive that was heading inside the near post after Adam Hammill had pulled the ball back to the Serb. Wayne Hennessey had little difficulty in collecting a Stewart Downing corner before both sides had a chance within a few seconds in the ninth minute. Jarvis spread a pass into the path of fellow winger Hammill who saw his angled shot smothered by Friedel. The ball was cleared upfield and Christophe Berra had to head a dangerous cross from Marc Albrighton over his own crossbar. George Elokobi was penalised for a by-line challenge on Albrighton but Ashley Young's free-kick was cleared and then, from a corner, the ball fell to Downing whose well struck volley bounced to safety off the body of Karl Henry. In the 21st minute Berra looked to have broken his Wolves scoring duck as he headed a Hammill centre past Friedel but the Scot was flagged offside. Then it was the turn of Kevin Doyle to find the Villa net but again the 'score' didn't count as Jarvis's cross had clipped a defender and gone behind before the ball curled back into play. Richard Stearman went into the book after he had caught Young with a late challenge, then Villa sent on Fabian Delph in the place of Nathan Baker. Albrighton was causing problems on the right and after Hennessey had done well to collect a low, driven cross, Kevin Foley had to head behind another centre from the wide man that had gone over keeper's head. Wolves moved into a 38th minute lead thanks to a superb goal from Jarvis. O'Hara lifted over a free=kick from the right which was flicked on by the head of Berra to Jarvis who hit a superb first time shot from the edge of the box off the inside of the far post and into the net. Just before the break Jean Makoun missed a great opportunity of pulling his side level when he was well off target with a free header following a Downing cross.

Half-Time: Villa 0 Wolves 1

The first chance of the second period fell to Albrighton but his 20-yard effort flew gently into the arms of Hennessey. Berra fouled Darren Bent with the free-kick awarded on the 18-yard line although replays showed that the tackle took place just inside the area. The former Sunderland striker took the free-kick himself with the ball hitting the wall and going behind for an unproductive corner. Within a minute Wolves were awarded a free-kick on the edge of the 'D' at the other end after Nigel Reo Coker had tripped Milijaśs. O'Hara touched the free-kick to Henry who rolled it back for the on loan midfielder who blasted his shot a couple of yards wide. A Downing volley was blocked by Stearman before both sides made changes. There were loud boos (and choruses of "You don't know what you're doing") from the home fans when Albrighton was taken off - with Reo Coker also leaving the proceedings. Gabby Agbonlahor and Robert Pires were the duo to go on in their place with Sylvan Ebanks-Blake replacing Hammill for Wolves. O'Hara was only just too high with a tremendous effort from fully 30-yards out and then Friedel had to dive full length to push out a Milijaśs piledriver. O'Hara cut inside a defender and looked on to stretch his team's advantage but his shot hit a Villa man and the ball was eventually scrambled away. Milijaśs hit a free-kick over the bar after Ebanks-Blake had been fouled by Kyle Walker, but there was a let off for Wanderers as Young's shot smashed against the underside of the bar and bounced out before being cleared. Ward went on in place of Jarvis for the closing stages, and moments later Elokobi was yellow carded for an untidy challenge on Walker. In the 81st minute the Villa fans were groaning as Carlos Cuellar blasted the ball high over the bar after Pires had nodded it down to him. There were four minutes of stoppage time during which, Young was booked for a foul on O'Hara and, after Doyle had cut into the Villa box and fired into the side netting, Foley was also cautioned when he kicked the ball away after conceding a free-kick.

Villa: Friedel, Downing, Young (capt), Albrighton (Agbonlahor 61), Makoun, Reo-Coker (Pires 61), Cuellar, Herd, Baker (Delph 33), Walker, Bent Unused subs: Marshall, Bradley, Heskey, Petrov. Booking: Young (90 - foul).

Wolves: Hennessey, Foley, Elokobi, O'Hara, Berra, Stearman, Hammill (Ebanks-Blake 65), Henry (capt), Doyle, Milijaš, Jarvis (Ward 80). Unused subs: Hahnemann, Craddock, Kightly, Fletcher, Jones. Bookings: Stearman (30 - foul), Elokobi (80 - foul), Foley (90 - kicking ball away after conceding free-kick).

Referee: P.Dowd. Attendance: 38,935.

the Beeb says

Wolves claimed their first win at Villa Park for over three decades to boost their survival hopes and add to Aston Villa's relegation concerns. The visitors had already seen two first-half efforts disallowed when Matt Jarvis drove home emphatically from a Christophe Berra knock-down. Ashley Young shuddered the bar late on from Jean Makoun's slotted pass but Villa were otherwise poor. Jarvis might have doubled Wolves' lead but Jamie O'Hara failed to feed him. Even so, nothing could take the gloss off a victory that ended 31 years of Villa Park hurt for Wolves, who remain third from bottom but move to within a point of their local rivals with this result. The Villa support were quick to voice their disapproval at Gerard Houllier, the club's embattled manager, and the chorus of derision that greeted the final whistle threatened to drown out the triumphant roar from the away section. But nothing could dull the joy of a Wolves side who made light of their tag as the Premier League's worst travellers. This was only the second time Mick McCarthy's side had won on the road all season, but they began the afternoon on a wave of momentum created by a three-game unbeaten streak and rode it beautifully to extend that encouraging run. There were mitigating circumstances for Villa, who - with Richard Dunne, James Collins and Luke Young ruled out by injury, and Ciaran Clark serving a two-match ban - were missing a quartet of senior defensive personnel. Chris Herd, a 21-year-old Australian making his first Premier League start, was deployed at right-back and the makeshift look of the home defence clearly encouraged Wolves to believe that a first victory at Villa Park since March 1980 was within their grasp. In the initial stages, no one embodied that conviction more than Adam Hammill. The livewire winger caused left-back Nathan Baker all manner of problems for the first half hour, setting up Nenad Milijas for an early strike on goal before himself testing keeper Brad Friedel. Further warning shots were fired across the Villa bows when Wolves had two goals disallowed in quick succession. The first came when Berra headed home from an offside position, the second when a Jarvis cross was somewhat contentiously adjudged to have gone out of play before Kevin Doyle headed home at the far post.

Houllier, who has presided over just six league wins since his appointment last September, clearly did not like what he was seeing, and with 33 minutes gone Baker was withdrawn in favour of Fabian Delph. However, as Jarvis demonstrated in clinical fashion, the Villa defence was in need of more wholesale remedial work. O'Hara floated a right-wing free-kick into the box and when Berra beat Carlos Cuellar to the header, Jarvis gleefully thumped the ball beyond Friedel and in off the post for his fourth league goal of the season. Villa's best work came along the flanks, from where Young and Marc Albrighton sent in several teasing deliveries, but a Wolves defence superbly marshalled by Richard Stearman was equal to whatever came its way. On one of the few occasions when the home side did create a clear first-half opening, the returning Makoun made a complete dog's breakfast of Stewart Downing's clipped centre, heading wide from six yards out. The home support were unimpressed when Houllier sent on Robert Pires and Gabriel Agbonlahor on the hour, and their misgivings proved well-founded. The double substitution had little impact beyond a cushioned header from Pires from which Cuellar sent a fine opportunity blazing over. Nevertheless, the home side came within a whisker of equalising through Young, whose high, driven shot from Makoun's precise through-ball left the crossbar shuddering. A draw, however, would have been harsh on a Wolves side who carried the fight to their opponents and fully deserved local bragging rights.

Ref: Dowd Att: 38,965

ASTON VILLA WOLVES

Possession Aston Villa 52% Wolves 48%

Attempts on target Aston Villa 5 Wolves 5

Attempts off target Aston Villa 6 Wolves 3

Corners Aston Villa 8 Wolves 3

Fouls Aston Villa 15 Wolves 19

Final Result

Full Time

Final Result
Full Time
90:00+4:32 The match has reached full-time.
90:00+4:05 Foul by Kevin Foley on Kyle Walker, free kick awarded. Indirect free kick taken by Brad Friedel.
90:00+4:05 Booking Kevin Foley receives a caution.
90:00+3:26 Free kick awarded for a foul by Gabriel Agbonlahor on Richard Stearman. Free kick taken by Wayne Hennessey.
90:00+2:22 Close range effort by Kevin Doyle goes wide of the right-hand upright.
90:00+1:28 Foul by Ashley Young on Kevin Foley, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Jamie O'Hara.
90:00+0:52 Jamie O'Hara fouled by Ashley Young, the ref awards a free kick. Jamie O'Hara takes the direct free kick.
90:00+0:52 Booking Ashley Young receives a yellow card.
89:52 Jamie O'Hara takes a short corner.
88:35 Kyle Walker fouled by Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Stewart Downing.
87:56 Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Ashley Young, Richard Stearman makes a clearance.
87:11 Unfair challenge on Chris Herd by Sylvan Ebanks-Blake results in a free kick. Ashley Young takes the direct free kick.
85:31 Ashley Young crosses the ball.
84:33 Karl Henry challenges Robert Pires unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jean Makoun takes the direct free kick.
84:05 The assistant referee signals for offside against Kevin Doyle. Brad Friedel takes the free kick.
83:29 Ashley Young gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kevin Foley. Jamie O'Hara takes the direct free kick.
82:23 Darren Bent gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Karl Henry. Wayne Hennessey takes the free kick.
80:24 Carlos Cuellar produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
79:53 George Elokobi gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kyle Walker. Stewart Downing takes the free kick.
79:53 Booking George Elokobi is cautioned.
79:09 Substitution Matthew Jarvis goes off and Stephen Ward comes on.
78:33 Ashley Young takes a shot.
76:37 Foul by Nenad Milijas on Jean Makoun, free kick awarded. Jean Makoun takes the free kick.
75:47 The ball is sent over by Jean Makoun, save by Wayne Hennessey.
75:03 Sylvan Ebanks-Blake is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Brad Friedel.
74:25 Kyle Walker produces a cross, Richard Stearman manages to make a clearance.
72:54 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sylvan Ebanks-Blake by Kyle Walker. Nenad Milijas crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from left channel.
72:32 Ashley Young takes a shot. Save by Wayne Hennessey.
71:59 The ball is swung over by Stewart Downing, clearance by George Elokobi.
71:11 Richard Stearman gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Darren Bent. Ashley Young crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance made by Christophe Berra.
70:43 The assistant referee signals for offside against Sylvan Ebanks-Blake. Brad Friedel restarts play with the free kick.
Correction - 70:30 Effort on goal by Ashley Young from just outside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the target.
70:30 Darren Bent produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the target.
69:47 Jamie O'Hara takes a shot. Blocked by Carlos Cuellar.
67:42 The official flags Sylvan Ebanks-Blake offside. Brad Friedel restarts play with the free kick.
67:23 Nenad Milijas takes a shot. Save by Brad Friedel.
67:20 Stewart Downing crosses the ball, Kevin Foley manages to make a clearance.
66:13 The referee blows for offside. Wayne Hennessey takes the direct free kick.
65:38 Chris Herd fouled by Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, the ref awards a free kick. Chris Herd takes the direct free kick.
65:20 The ball is swung over by Stewart Downing, save by Wayne Hennessey.
64:42 Effort on goal by Jamie O'Hara from long range goes over the crossbar.
63:42 The official flags Ashley Young offside. Wayne Hennessey restarts play with the free kick.
63:42 Substitution Adam Hammill goes off and Sylvan Ebanks-Blake comes on.
Correction - 59:37 Jean Makoun gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kevin Foley. Free kick taken by Wayne Hennessey.
Correction - 59:37 Substitution Robert Pires on for Nigel Reo-Coker.
59:37 Awarded for an unfair challenge on Kevin Foley by Jean Makoun.
59:37 Substitution Gabriel Agbonlahor replaces Marc Albrighton.
59:37 Substitution Robert Pires comes on in place of Nigel Reo-Coker.
57:34 Stewart Downing takes a shot. Blocked by Richard Stearman.
55:19 Jamie O'Hara has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the left-hand upright.
54:12 Foul by Nigel Reo-Coker on Nenad Milijas, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Jamie O'Hara.
53:28 Darren Bent takes a shot. Kevin Doyle gets a block in. Corner taken by Stewart Downing from the right by-line, clearance made by Richard Stearman.
52:13 Free kick awarded for a foul by Richard Stearman on Darren Bent. Ashley Young takes the free kick.
Correction - 50:24 The assistant referee signals for offside against Nigel Reo-Coker. Wayne Hennessey takes the free kick.
50:24 Nigel Reo-Coker is ruled offside. Kevin Doyle restarts play with the free kick.
49:27 The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Kevin Foley.
48:06 Kevin Doyle challenges Carlos Cuellar unfairly and gives away a free kick. Nigel Reo-Coker takes the direct free kick.
46:26 Marc Albrighton takes a shot. Save made by Wayne Hennessey.
45:38 Chris Herd gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Nenad Milijas. Wayne Hennessey takes the indirect free kick.
45:01 The referee gets the second half started.
Half Time
45:00+1:59 The players leave the pitch at half time.
44:31 Centre by Stewart Downing, Header from close range by Jean Makoun misses to the right of the goal.
44:05 Inswinging corner taken by Stewart Downing from the right by-line, clearance made by Nenad Milijas.
43:38 Foul by Jamie O'Hara on Nigel Reo-Coker, free kick awarded. Fabian Delph restarts play with the free kick.
42:04 Corner taken by Stewart Downing from the left by-line, Jamie O'Hara manages to make a clearance.
39:25 Kyle Walker produces a cross, clearance made by Richard Stearman.
38:57 Unfair challenge on Chris Herd by Kevin Doyle results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Carlos Cuellar.
38:39 The ball is swung over by Stewart Downing, save made by Wayne Hennessey.
38:16 Stewart Downing delivers the ball, save by Wayne Hennessey.
37:02 GOAL - Matthew Jarvis:Aston Villa 0 - 1 Wolverhampton Matthew Jarvis gets on the score sheet with a goal from the edge of the penalty area to the bottom right

corner of the goal. Aston Villa 0-1 Wolverhampton.
36:29 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Nenad Milijas by Nigel Reo-Coker. Jamie O'Hara restarts play with the free kick.
35:28 Header from close range by Jean Makoun clears the bar.
34:57 Kyle Walker sends in a cross, Karl Henry makes a clearance. Outswinging corner taken by Stewart Downing.
33:55 The ball is delivered by Marc Albrighton, Wayne Hennessey makes a save.
32:05 Substitution Fabian Delph on for Nathan Baker.
Correction - 30:43 Free kick awarded for a foul by Karl Henry on Jean Makoun. Indirect free kick taken by Chris Herd.
30:43 Karl Henry challenges Jean Makoun unfairly and gives away a free kick. Brad Friedel takes the indirect free kick.
29:45 Foul by Richard Stearman on Ashley Young, free kick awarded. Marc Albrighton crosses the ball in from the free kick, Christophe Berra makes a clearance.
29:45 Booking Richard Stearman is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
28:38 Corner taken by Nenad Milijas played to the near post, clearance made by Brad Friedel.
27:09 Foul by Christophe Berra on Darren Bent, free kick awarded. Ashley Young takes the direct free kick.
25:21 Centre by Marc Albrighton.
24:48 Karl Henry gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ashley Young. Kyle Walker takes the free kick.
23:02 Kyle Walker sends in a cross, Richard Stearman makes a clearance.
22:31 Karl Henry gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Nigel Reo-Coker. Jean Makoun restarts play with the free kick.
21:14 Darren Bent gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Richard Stearman. Nenad Milijas takes the direct free kick.
20:52 The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Richard Stearman.
20:10 The assistant referee signals for offside against Christophe Berra. Indirect free kick taken by Brad Friedel.
19:35 Nenad Milijas fouled by Jean Makoun, the ref awards a free kick. Nenad Milijas takes the direct free kick.
18:20 George Elokobi fouled by Marc Albrighton, the ref awards a free kick. Wayne Hennessey takes the indirect free kick.
17:04 Kyle Walker concedes a free kick for a foul on Adam Hammill. Wayne Hennessey takes the free kick.
16:17 Corner taken by Ashley Young from the right by-line, Stewart Downing takes a shot. Blocked by Karl Henry.
13:54 Unfair challenge on Chris Herd by Kevin Doyle results in a free kick. Nigel Reo-Coker takes the direct free kick.
10:25 George Elokobi concedes a free kick for a foul on Kyle Walker. Free kick crossed by Ashley Young, clearance by Kevin Doyle.
8:34 Ashley Young takes the outswinging corner, Header from deep inside the area by Carlos Cuellar goes over the bar.
8:28 A cross is delivered by Kyle Walker, Richard Stearman makes a clearance.
8:07 Adam Hammill takes a shot. Save by Brad Friedel.
5:36 Foul by Jean Makoun on Adam Hammill, free kick awarded. Nenad Milijas takes the free kick.
3:16 Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Stewart Downing, save by Wayne Hennessey.
2:36 The ball is sent over by Stewart Downing, clearance by Richard Stearman.
1:41 Nenad Milijas takes a shot. Brad Friedel makes a save. Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Nenad Milijas, clearance made by Darren Bent.
0:34 The referee blows for offside against Kevin Doyle. Chris Herd takes the indirect free kick.
0:00 The referee starts the match.
 

Sunday 6 March Wolves 3 (Doyle 20, 40-pen, Fletcher 87) Tottenham 3 (Defoe 30, 35, Pavlyuchenko 48)with Dean Richards Tribute

You don't know what you're doing Halsey.   Again and again.

Wolves and Spurs played out a six goal, end to end thriller in front of the television cameras in a game that proved to be an excellent advertisement for Premier League football.  With Ronald Zubar and David Edwards ruled out through injury, Kevin Foley and Stephen Ward came into the side whilst Nenad Milijaš replaced the on loan Jamie O'Hara who was unavailable against his parent club.  After an emotional tribute was paid to the late Dean Richards, Wolves kicked-off attacking the South Bank end.Inside the first minute there was a chance for the visitors as Luka Modric laid the ball into the path of Roman Pavlyuchenko on the edge of the box. But Russian scuffed his shot and the ball rolled tamely wide.  Wolves won a fifth minute corner which was taken by Adam Hammill. Heurelho Gomes punched the ball clear as far as Milijaš who drilled a first time shot over the bar from 20-yards.  Gomes saved at the feet of Milijaš who then headed over the bar following a cross from Hammill.  In the 20th minute Hammill threaded a ball through to Matt Jarvis whose drive was deflected into the side netting by a defender. From Milijaš' corner the ball was headed out by Benoit Assou-Ekotto but only as far as Karl Henry. The skipper played it wide to Milijaš and his cross was headed past Gomes by Kevin Doyle.  Steven Pienaar shot into the side netting as Spurs looked for an instant response and when another Pienaar effort was blocked by Christophe Berra, Modric hit the rebound wide.  Jermaine Jenas went on a surging run from the halfway line to the edge of the home area but his final shot lacked the power to trouble Wayne Hennessey.  But the keeper was left with little chance as Jermain Defoe levelled matters on the half-hour mark. The England striker picked up a loose ball 25-yards out and hit a swerving shot into the top corner.  Five minutes later, he did it again pouncing on a half clearance and rifling a first time effort past Hennessey.  It took just five minutes more for Wanderers to get back on even terms. Doyle's deflected cross went through to Milijaš who was clearly pulled back by Alan Hutton.  The referee pointed straight to the spot and yet only gave the defender a yellow card when Milijaš was clearly through on goal needing only to tap the ball over the line. Doyle sent Gomes the wrong way from the spot.  In the final minute of the half, Milijaš was high and wide from the 18-yard line after Henry had nodded on a Hammill centre.

Half-Time: Wolves 2 Spurs 2

Just three minutes after the break, the home defence struggled to get the ball clear and Jenas played a short pass to Pavlyuchenko who smashed a shot into the roof of the net from the edge of the box.  Ward glanced a header wide after a cross from Jarvis before Michael Dawson went into the book for a late challenge on Hammill.  Good work from Doyle opened up the chance for Jarvis to have an attempt at goal but, from the corner of the area, he fired high over the far angle.  On the hour mark Sylvan Ebanks-Blake went on in place for Ward.  Gomes rescued Spurs in the 64th minute when he touched a low shot from Milijaš onto the post and, shortly afterwards, Hennessey just managed to take the ball off Defoe's foot with Richard Stearman doing his best to intervene.  Wingers Hammill and Jarvis combined to set up a chance for Ebanks-Blake but he fired wide of the post before both teams made a change in the 74th minute with Steven Fletcher replacing Hammill and Aaron Lennon going on in place of Pavlyuchenko.  At full stretch, Milijaš was wide as he connected with a Doyle cross before William Gallas became the third Spurs man to go into the book after pulling back Ebanks-Blake.  Tottenham substitute Gareth Bale shot wide of a virtually open goal after a mix up between Henry and George Elokobi had gifted the Welsh international the opportunity. With ten minutes remaining, Stearman looked to have equalised as he headed in a Milijaš free-kick only for the referee to disallow it for a foul on Gomes. Replays later showed that Stearman was more the victim than the villain.  An on target effort from Henry bounced clear off a defender and then there was a let off for Wolves as Defoe was inches away from completing his hat-trick as his snapshot came back off the post.  But Wolves deserved something from the game and it arrived in the 87th minute with Fletcher looping home a precision header following a cross from Jarvis.

Wolves: Hennessey, Foley, Elokobi, Ward (Ebanks-Blake 60), Berra, Stearman, Hammill (Fletcher 74), Henry (capt), Doyle, Milijaš, Jarvis.  Unused subs: Hahnemann, Craddock, Mouyokolo, Griffiths, Doherty.

Spurs: Gomes, Hutton, Jenas, Pavlyuchenko (Lennon 74), Gallas, Modric (Kranjcar 85), Defoe, Dawson (capt), Sandro, Assou-Ekotto, Pienaar (Bale 69).  Unused subs: Palacios, Crouch, Bassong, Cudicini.  Bookings: Hutton (39 - foul), Dawson (55 - foul), Gallas (77 - foul).

Referee: M. Halsey.  Attendance: 28, 669.


Full Time Stats

WOLVES
TOTTENHAM
Possession
Wolves 44% Tottenham 56%

Attempts on target
Wolves 4 Tottenham 10

Attempts off target
Wolves 9 Tottenham 5

Corners
Wolves 7 Tottenham 4

Fouls
Wolves 10 Tottenham 11

Half Time Stats
WOLVES TOTTENHAM
Possession
Wolves 54% Tottenham 46%

Attempts on target
Wolves 1 Tottenham 5

Attempts off target
Wolves 4 Tottenham 3

Corners
Wolves 4 Tottenham 2

Fouls
Wolves 5 Tottenham 3


Wolverhampton   3 - 3   Tottenham

Sunday, 6 March 2011

Barclays Premier League
Home Team Score Away Team Time
Wolves 3 - 3 Tottenham FT
(HT 2 - 2)

Doyle 20
Doyle (pen) 40
Fletcher 87



Defoe 30
Defoe 35
Pavlyuchenko 48



Wolverhampton

13 Hennessey
03 Elokobi
05 Stearman
11 Ward (Ebanks-Blake 60)
16 Berra
32 Foley
08 Henry
17 Jarvis
19 Hammill (Fletcher 73)
20 Milijas
29 Doyle

Substitutes

01 Hahnemann,
06 Craddock,
22 Mouyokolo,
46 Doherty,
09 Ebanks-Blake,
10 Fletcher,
28 Griffiths

Tottenham

01 Gomes
02 Huttonyellow card
13 Gallasyellow card
20 Dawsonyellow card
32 Assou-Ekotto
08 Jenas
14 Modric (Kranjcar 84)
30 Sandro
40 Pienaar (Bale 69)
09 Pavlyuchenko (Lennon 74)
18 Defoe

Substitutes

23 Cudicini,
03 Bale,
19 Bassong,
07 Lennon,
12 Palacios,
21 Kranjcar,
15 Crouch

Ref: HalseyAtt: 28,669

Result
Full Time
90:00+4:07 The final whistle is blown by the referee.
90:00+3:30 Corner taken right-footed by Niko Kranjcar from the left by-line, save by Wayne Hennessey.
90:00+1:18 Gareth Bale takes a shot. Wayne Hennessey makes a save.
88:02 Raniere Sandro fouled by Steven Fletcher, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Alan Hutton.
86:49 Matthew Jarvis provided the assist for the goal.
86:49 GOAL - Steven Fletcher : Wolverhampton 3 - 3 Tottenham Steven Fletcher finds the net with a headed goal from close in. Wolverhampton 3-3 Tottenham.
85:57 Jermain Defoe takes a shot. Blocked by Richard Stearman.
85:18 Short corner taken by Gareth Bale.
85:09 Aaron Lennon takes a shot. Blocked by Richard Stearman.
83:59 Sylvan Ebanks-Blake challenges Alan Hutton unfairly and gives away a free kick. William Gallas takes the free kick.
83:59 Substitution Luka Modric goes off and Niko Kranjcar comes on.
83:17 Jermain Defoe has an effort at goal from deep inside the box hitting the post.
82:02 Karl Henry takes a shot. Alan Hutton gets a block in.
79:46 Richard Stearman challenges Heurelho Gomes unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Heurelho Gomes.
79:09 Michael Dawson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Steven Fletcher. Free kick crossed left-footed by Nenad Milijas, save made by Heurelho Gomes.
78:30 Gareth Bale takes a shot. Save made by Wayne Hennessey.
77:41 Corner taken by Matthew Jarvis, save by Heurelho Gomes.
76:35 Foul by William Gallas on Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, free kick awarded. Steven Fletcher restarts play with the free kick.
76:35 Booking William Gallas receives a caution.
75:15 Nenad Milijas has an effort at goal from close in which goes wide left of the goal.
73:28 Substitution Roman Pavlyuchenko leaves the field to be replaced by Aaron Lennon.
72:57 Substitution Steven Fletcher on for Adam Hammill.
72:39 Sylvan Ebanks-Blake produces a left-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand post.
70:11 George Elokobi gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gareth Bale. Free kick taken by Alan Hutton.
69:19 Gareth Bale is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Wayne Hennessey restarts play with the free kick.
68:13 Substitution (Tottenham) makes a substitution, with Gareth Bale coming on for Steven Pienaar.
66:57 Foul by Raniere Sandro on Nenad Milijas, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Nenad Milijas.
65:03 Short corner worked by Matthew Jarvis.
64:51 Nenad Milijas takes a shot. Save by Heurelho Gomes.
63:09 Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Nenad Milijas from the right by-line to the near post, Benoit Assou-Ekotto makes a clearance.
59:18 William Gallas gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kevin Doyle. Shot comes in from Nenad Milijas from the free kick.
59:18 Substitution Sylvan Ebanks-Blake joins the action as a substitute, replacing Stephen Ward.
58:51 Shot from outside the box by Roman Pavlyuchenko goes wide right of the target.
57:41 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Richard Stearman by Roman Pavlyuchenko. Wayne Hennessey takes the free kick.
57:09 Matthew Jarvis produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide right of the target.
55:20 Centre by Matthew Jarvis.
54:15 Unfair challenge on Adam Hammill by Michael Dawson results in a free kick. Nenad Milijas crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel.
54:15 Booking Michael Dawson booked for unsporting behaviour.
53:11 Foul by Raniere Sandro on Nenad Milijas, free kick awarded. Stephen Ward takes the direct free kick.
49:34 The ball is delivered by Matthew Jarvis, Stephen Ward has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.
47:42 Assist by Jermaine Jenas.
47:42 GOAL - Roman Pavlyuchenko : Wolverhampton 2 - 3 Tottenham Roman Pavlyuchenko finds the back of the net with a goal from the edge of the area high into the

middle of the goal. Wolverhampton 2-3 Tottenham.
46:13 Free kick awarded for a foul by Kevin Doyle on Benoit Assou-Ekotto. Heurelho Gomes takes the direct free kick.
45:36 Foul by Benoit Assou-Ekotto on Adam Hammill, free kick awarded. Wayne Hennessey takes the free kick.
45:01 The referee gets the second half underway.

Half Time
45:00+2:28 The referee calls an end to the first half.
45:00+1:53 Free kick awarded for a foul by Karl Henry on Jermaine Jenas. Free kick taken by William Gallas.
45:00+0:31 Effort from the edge of the box by Nenad Milijas goes wide of the left-hand post.
43:47 Steven Pienaar takes the outswinging corner, Michael Dawson takes a shot. Save by Wayne Hennessey.
41:37 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Luka Modric by Karl Henry. Luka Modric takes the direct free kick.
39:59 Nenad Milijas fouled by Alan Hutton, the ref awards a Penalty. Nenad Milijas provided the assist for the goal.
39:59 GOAL - Kevin Doyle:Wolverhampton 2 - 2 Tottenham Kevin Doyle scores a penalty. Wolverhampton 2-2 Tottenham.
39:18 Booking Alan Hutton goes into the book for unsporting behaviour.
35:52 Jermain Defoe takes a shot. Save by Wayne Hennessey.
34:05 GOAL - Jermain Defoe:Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Tottenham Jermain Defoe fires in a goal from the edge of the penalty area to the top right corner of the goal.

Wolverhampton 1-2 Tottenham.
29:44 Assist on the goal came from Roman Pavlyuchenko.
29:44 GOAL - Jermain Defoe:Wolverhampton 1 - 1 Tottenham Jermain Defoe fires in a goal from just outside the area to the top right corner of the goal. Wolverhampton 1-1

Tottenham.
28:44 Jermaine Jenas takes a shot. Save by Wayne Hennessey.
28:00 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Steven Pienaar by Stephen Ward. Michael Dawson takes the direct free kick.
26:22 Corner taken by Luka Modric from the right by-line to the near post, Christophe Berra makes a clearance.
26:01 Adam Hammill handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Free kick taken by Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
24:52 Effort from the edge of the box by Luka Modric goes wide of the left-hand upright.
24:17 Free kick awarded for a foul by Christophe Berra on Roman Pavlyuchenko. Direct free kick taken by Raniere Sandro.
23:52 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Luka Modric by Karl Henry. Benoit Assou-Ekotto restarts play with the free kick.
21:17 Shot by Steven Pienaar from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.
19:29 The assist for the goal came from Nenad Milijas.
19:29 GOAL - Kevin Doyle:Wolverhampton 1 - 0 Tottenham Kevin Doyle grabs a headed goal from close in. Wolverhampton 1-0 Tottenham.
19:18 Inswinging corner taken by Nenad Milijas from the right by-line played to the near post, William Gallas manages to make a clearance.
18:55 Matthew Jarvis takes a shot. Michael Dawson gets a block in.
18:09 Corner taken by Matthew Jarvis, save by Heurelho Gomes.
17:39 Karl Henry fouled by Jermain Defoe, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Nenad Milijas, William Gallas makes a clearance.
17:08 Nenad Milijas takes the inswinging corner, clearance made by Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
16:29 Free kick awarded for a foul by Michael Dawson on Kevin Doyle. Free kick taken by Nenad Milijas.
15:53 Headed effort from inside the area by Nenad Milijas misses to the left of the goal.
13:02 The assistant referee flags for offside against Jermain Defoe. Indirect free kick taken by Richard Stearman.
10:53 Matthew Jarvis produces a cross, save by Heurelho Gomes.
4:40 Nenad Milijas has shot on goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.
4:14 Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Adam Hammill, save by Heurelho Gomes.
0:59 Effort on goal by Roman Pavlyuchenko from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the target.
0:00 The match begins.

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Barclays Premier League
Venue: Molineux Date: Sunday, 6 March Kick-off: 1600 GMT
Coverage: Watch live on Sky Sports 1 and highlights on Match of the Day 2; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and local radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles

TEAM NEWS

Wolves midfielder Jamie O'Hara is ineligible to play against his parent club under the terms of his loan.
Steven Mouyokolo and Ronald Zubar are ruled out with injury while Dave Edwards and Dave Jones are doubts, but Stephen Hunt is fit again.
Tottenham pair Gareth Bale and Rafael van der Vaart remain unavailable but hope to return for the Champions League tie against AC Milan in midweek.
Ledley King is training again after a groin injury but is unlikely to play.

Wolves

Doubtful: Edwards & Jones (both leg)
Injured/unavailable: Guedioura (broken leg), Kightly, Mancienne & Mouyokolo (all knee), O'Hara (ineligible), Zubar (back)

Tottenham
Doubtful: King (groin)
Injured: Bale (back), Corluka & Huddlestone (both ankle), Kaboul (knee), Van der Vaart (calf), Woodgate (groin)

MATCH PREVIEW

The season's ambition of these clubs differ greatly, but their sorrow will be shared ahead of kick-off when they honour the memory of Dean Richards. Richards, who played as a defender for both clubs, died last weekend aged 36 after a long illness. He became a firm favourite at Wolves following his move from Bradford in 1995, playing 145 games before joining Southampton. He signed for Tottenham in 2001 for £8.1m - a then-record fee for an uncapped English player - and made 81 appearances for the club before being forced to retire as he was suffering from dizzy spells and headaches.
Richards' wife and two sons are due to attend Sunday's game, and a representative from each of his four former clubs will hold aloft their team's shirt in the centre circle prior to a minute's applause before kick-off.

The game itself is an opportunity for Wolves to climb out of the relegation zone, and for Tottenham to bolster their chances of a top-four finish and Champions League qualification. Spurs will be playing for the first time in 12 days since a 3-1 defeat at Blackpool, who Wolves thrashed 4-0 last weekend to move off the bottom.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• This is the 80th league meeting between the clubs. Tottenham lead by 39 wins to 26.
• Spurs have won three of their last four league games at Wolves.

Wolves

• They have won three of their previous four league games at Molineux in 2011 - against Chelsea, Manchester United and Blackpool. The 4-0 win over Blackpool was their biggest in the top flight for 31 years.
• Mick McCarthy's side are looking to win three consecutive home matches in the top flight for the first time in over 30 years.
• Six of their eight league victories this season have come against top-half opposition.
• Karl Henry is poised to make his 300th English league appearance.

Tottenham

• Spurs have won six Premier League away games this season - only Arsenal (seven) have a better record. They have scored in each of their last nine league away matches.
• Harry Redknapp's side have gained an unrivalled 20 points from losing positions.
• Jermain Defoe should make his 300th Premier League appearance. He has scored 97 goals.
• Benoit Assou-Ekotto has made 99 Premier League starts for Spurs.

LEADING GOALSCORERS

Wolves

Ebanks-Blake: 6 goals 6 league);
Fletcher: 6 goals (4 league); Doyle: 6 goals (3 league)

Tottenham

Van der Vaart: 12 goals (10 league);
Bale: 11 goals (7 league)

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Mark Halsey

Assistant referees: Simon Long & Mike Mullarkey

Fourth official: Chris Foy

 

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