Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa draw 1-1 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

WOLVERHAMPTON. Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa draw 1-1. H. Hee-Chan scored the first goal (53') for Wolverhampton Wanderers. P. Torres equalized (55').

John Ross

October 9, 2023

WOLVERHAMPTON. Wolverhampton Wanderers and Aston Villa draw 1-1. H. Hee-Chan scored the first goal (53′) for Wolverhampton Wanderers. P. Torres equalized (55′).

The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones assisted by Ian Hussin and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Paul Tierney. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.44 degrees Celsius or 66.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.

Match Statistics

Wolverhampton Wanderers

1 - 1

Aston Villa

47 Ball Possession 53

Shots

8 Total 18
3 On Target 4
3 Off Target 8
2 Shots blocked 6

72 Attack 94
28 Dangerous attack 44
66 Ball safe 77

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 10
3 Off Sides 1

Fouls

19 Total 9
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Wolverhampton Wanderers was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Aston Villa that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Aston Villa had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Aston Villa to win the encounter.

Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Aston Villa shot 18 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (Craig Dawson, Mario Lemina and Nélson Semedo). On the opposite side, Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards (Boubacar Kamara and John McGinn).

Match Timeline

Boubacar Kamara- Yellow

Craig Dawson- Yellow

28'

29'

John McGinn- Yellow

Matt Doherty- sub ->Rayan Aït Nouri

46'

Hee-chan Hwang(goal)Pedro Neto

53'

55'

Pau Torres(goal)Ollie Watkins

62'

Nicolò Zaniolo- sub ->Moussa Diaby

Mario Lemina- Yellow

62'

Nélson Semedo- Yellow

67'

Boubacar Traoré- sub ->João Gomes

69'

76'

82'

Leon Bailey- sub ->Matty Cash

82'

Youri Tielemans- sub ->Boubacar Kamara

86'

Mario Lemina(yellowredcard)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers will have 8 points to remain in the 14th place. On the other side, Aston Villa will have 16 points like Brighton & Hove Albion to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away with AFC Bournemouth on the 21st of October with a 3-3 head to head stats.

Aston Villa will host West Ham United on the 22nd of October with a 12-7 head to head record in favor of West Ham United (10 draws).

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers

José Sá 1.Portugal

7.3

Craig Dawson 15.England

7.3

28'

Max Kilman 23.England

7.3

Toti 24.Portugal

6.4

João Gomes 8.Brazil

6.4

69'

Rayan Aït-Nouri 3.Algeria

7.0

46'

Mario Lemina 5.Gabon

7.0

62'

J. Pied 8.France

Nélson Semedo 22.Portugal

6.8

67'

Pedro Neto 7.Portugal

7.3

Hee-chan Hwang 11.South Korea

7.8

86'

53'

Matheus Cunha 12.Brazil

6.4

76'

Substitutes

Daniel Bentley 25.England

Matt Doherty 2.Republic of Ireland

6.8

46'

Santiago Bueno 4.Uruguay

Jonny Otto 19.Spain

Boubacar Traoré 6.Mali

6.7

69'

Thomas Doyle 20.England

Pablo Sarabia 21.Spain

Fábio Silva 9.Portugal

6.6

86'

Sasa Kalajdzic 18.Austria

7.1

76'

Wolverhampton Wanderers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Gary O’Neil decided to play with the following team: Jérémy Pied, José Sá (7.3), Max Kilman (7.3), Craig Dawson (7.3), Toti Gomes (6.4), Nélson Semedo (6.8), João Gomes (6.4), Mario Lemina (7.0), Rayan Aït Nouri (7.0), Pedro Neto (7.3), Matheus Cunha (6.4) and Hwang Hee-Chan (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Matt Doherty (6.8), Santiago Bueno, B. Traoré (6.7), Fábio Silva (6.6), Sasa Kalajdzic (7.1), Jonny, Tommy Doyle, Pablo Sarabia and Daniel Bentley.

Wolverhampton Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Fábio Silva (injured), Matt Doherty (injured) and Sasa Kalajdzic (injured).

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 4 changes: Hwang Hee-Chan for Fábio Silva (86′), Rayan Aït Nouri for Matt Doherty (46′), João Gomes for B. Traoré (69′) and Matheus Cunha for Sasa Kalajdzic (76′).

Best player: Hwang Hee-Chan

The player that probably impressed the most for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Hwang Hee-Chan.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 23 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa

Emiliano Martínez 1.Argentina

7.1

Diego Carlos 3.Brazil

6.4

Ezri Konsa 4.England

7.0

Lucas Digne 12.France

7.1

Pau Torres 14.Spain

7.3

55'

Moussa Diaby 19.France

6.7

62'

Boubacar Kamara 44.France

6.8

82'

Matty Cash 2.Poland

6.4

82'

Douglas Luiz 6.Brazil

7.3

John McGinn 7.Scotland

7.7

29'

Ollie Watkins 11.England

7.7

Substitutes

Robin Olsen 25.Sweden

Calum Chambers 16.England

C. Lenglet 17.France

Bertrand Traoré 9.Burkina Faso

Leon Bailey 31.Jamaica

6.8

82'

Leander Dendoncker 32.Belgium

Youri Tielemans 8.Belgium

6.8

82'

Nicolò Zaniolo 22.Italy

6.7

62'

Jhon Durán 24.Colombia

Aston Villa started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Unai Emery Etxegoien played with: Emiliano Martínez (7.1), Ezri Konsa (7.0), Diego Carlos (6.4), Pau Torres (7.3), Lucas Digne (7.1), Matty Cash (6.4), Boubacar Kamara (6.8), Douglas Luiz (7.3), John McGinn (7.7), Moussa Diaby (6.7), Ollie Watkins (7.7).

They had on the bench: Youri Tielemans (6.8), Nicolò Zaniolo (6.7), Jhon Durán, Bertrand Traoré, Calum Chambers, Clément Lenglet, Robin Olsen, Leon Bailey (6.8) and Leander Dendoncker.