WOLVERHAMPTON. AFC Bournemouth beats Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 after M. Tavernier scored just 1 goal (50′). Wolverhampton Wanderers was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (68%).​

The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Salisbury who was helped by Marc Perry and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.1 degrees Celsius or 52.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
  • 15 Total 5
  • 4 On Target 1
  • 5 Off Target 1
  • 6 Shots blocked 3
  • 120 Attack 89
  • 66 Dangerous attack 31
  • 110 Ball safe 98
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 12 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 12 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Wolverhampton Wanderers had a strong ball possession 68% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wolverhampton Wanderers had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, AFC Bournemouth was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 15 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, AFC Bournemouth shot 5 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (R. Aït Nouri, João Gomes and Pablo Sarabia). On the other side, AFC Bournemouth received 3 yellow cards (Philip Billing, Adam Smith and Marcos Senesi).

Match Timeline

29'
Philip Billing- Yellow
46'
50'
57'
58'
Antoine Semenyo- sub ->Dango Ouattara
61'
Rayan Aït-Nouri- sub ->Hugo Bueno
62'
70'
Adam Smith- Yellow
70'
João Gomes- sub ->João Moutinho
71'
Rayan Aït-Nouri- Yellow
72'
73'
Marcos Senesi- Yellow
João Gomes- Yellow
74'
77'
81'
Chris Mepham- sub ->Hamed Junior Traorè
85'
Pablo Sarabia- Yellow
87'

Standings

After this encounter, Wolverhampton Wanderers will stay with 23 points to hold in the 15th place. On the opposite side, AFC Bournemouth will have 21 points like Everton to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away with Manchester United on the 13th of May with a 12-4 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (4 draws).

AFC Bournemouth will play away agasint Crystal Palace on the 13th of May with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Crystal Palace (5 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers
G
José Sá 1.Portugal
6.7
D
Craig Dawson 15.England
7.3
D
Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal
6.9
D
Max Kilman 23.England
7.1
D
Hugo Bueno 64.Spain
6.8
62'
M
João Moutinho 28.Portugal
7.1
71'
M
Pablo Sarabia 21.Spain
7.1
87'
M
Rúben Neves 8.Portugal
7.5
M
Matheus Nunes 27.Portugal
6.6
61'
M
Adama Traoré 37.Spain
7.4
77'
F
Matheus Cunha 12.Brazil
7.1
70'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Bentley 25.England
D
Nathan Collins 4.Republic of Ireland
D
Rayan Aït-Nouri 3.Algeria
6.2
62' 72'
D
Jonny Otto 19.Spain
M
Daniel Podence 10.Portugal
6.4
61'
M
Joe Hodge 59.Republic of Ireland
M
João Gomes 35.Brazil
6.8
71' 74'
F
Diego Costa 29.Spain
6.2
70'
F
Raúl Jiménez 9.Mexico
77'

Wolverhampton Wanderers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Julen Lopetegui Argote decided to play with the following team: José Sá (6.7), Nélson Semedo (6.9), Craig Dawson (7.3), Max Kilman (7.1), Hugo Bueno (6.8), Rúben Neves (7.5), Matheus Nunes (6.6), Adama Traoré (7.4), João Moutinho (7.1), Pablo Sarabia (7.1) and Matheus Cunha (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Diego Costa (6.2), Raúl Jiménez, Daniel Bentley, Nathan Collins, Daniel Podence (6.4), Rayan Aït Nouri (6.2), Joe Hodge, João Gomes (6.8) and Jonny Otto.

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 5 changes: Matheus Nunes for Daniel Podence (61′), Hugo Bueno for Rayan Aït Nouri (62′), Matheus Cunha for Diego Costa (70′), João Moutinho for J. Gomes da Silva (71′) and Adama Traoré for Raúl Jiménez (77′).

Best player: Rúben Neves​

The most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Rúben Neves.

His rating is (7.5) with 76 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth
G
Neto 13.Brazil
7.3
D
Adam Smith 15.England
6.5
70'
D
J. Stephens 3.England
7.4
D
Marcos Senesi 25.Argentina
7.0
73'
D
Jordan Zemura 33.Zimbabwe
6.4
85'
M
Jefferson Lerma 8.Colombia
6.4
46'
M
Philip Billing 29.Denmark
6.8
29'
M
Marcus Tavernier 16.England
6.2
57' 50'
M
Hamed Junior Traorè 22.Ivory Coast
6.8
81'
M
Dango Ouattara 11.Burkina Faso
6.5
58'
F
Dominic Solanke 9.England
6.6
Substitutes
G
Mark Travers 1.Republic of Ireland
D
M. Viña 18.Uruguay
85'
D
Ryan Fredericks 2.England
D
Chris Mepham 6.Wales
81'
M
Joe Rothwell 14.England
6.2
46'
M
Ryan Christie 10.Scotland
F
Kieffer Moore 21.Wales
F
Jaidon Anthony 32.England
6.8
57'
F
Antoine Semenyo 24.England
6.6
58'

Also AFC Bournemouth adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gary O\’Neil played with: Neto (7.3), Adam Smith (6.5), Jack Stephens (7.4), Marcos Senesi (7.0), Jordan Zemura (6.4), Jefferson Lerma (6.4), Philip Billing (6.8), Dango Ouattara (6.5), Hamed Junior Traorè (6.8), Marcus Tavernier (6.2) and Dominic Solanke (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Mark Travers, Joe Rothwell (6.2), Kieffer Moore, Matías Viña, Ryan Christie, Jaidon Anthony (6.8), Ryan Fredericks, Antoine Semenyo (6.6) and Chris Mepham.

AFC Bournemouth could not rely on the presence of Jaidon Anthony (injured) and Matías Viña (injured).

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 5 changes: J. Lerma for Joe Rothwell (46′), Marcus Tavernier for Jaidon Anthony (57′), Dango Ouattara for Antoine Semenyo (58′), Hamed Junior Traorè for Chris Mepham (81′) and Jordan Zemura for Matías Viña (85′).

Best player: Jack Stephens​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AFC Bournemouth was Jack Stephens even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 26 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​