WOLVERHAMPTON. Wolverhampton Wanderers manages to recover against Newcastle United with 2 goals from C. Wilson from a penalty kick on the 45′ and a goal on the 22′. Newcastle United was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 31,584 spectators. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the collaboration of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was cold at 11.42 degrees Celsius or 52.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 11 Total 13
- 6 On Target 5
- 2 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 98 Attack 98
- 50 Dangerous attack 54
- 108 Ball safe 127
- 15 Free Kicks 14
- 0 Penalties 1
- 8 Corners 7
Fouls
- 12 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
Newcastle United had a strong ball possession 57% while Wolverhampton Wanderers was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Newcastle United was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Newcastle United to win the contest.
Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 11 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Newcastle United shot 13 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Wolverhampton Wanderers received 1 yellow card (Rayan Aït Nouri). On the opposite side, Newcastle United received 4 yellow cards (Sean Longstaff, Jamaal Lascelles, Kieran Trippier and Dan Burn).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers will have 12 points like Chelsea and Crystal Palace to hold in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Newcastle United will have 17 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away against Sheffield United on the 4th of November with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Wolverhampton Wanderers (4 draws).
Newcastle United will host Arsenal on the 4th of November with a 25-4 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (7 draws).
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation
Wolverhampton Wanderers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Gary O’Neil decided to play with the following team: Boubacar Traore, José Sá , Nélson Semedo , Max Kilman , Craig Dawson , Toti Gomes , Pedro Neto , Mario Lemina , B. Traoré , Rayan Aït Nouri , Hwang Hee-Chan and Matheus Cunha .
The home team had on the bench: Matt Doherty, Santiago Bueno, Fábio Silva, Sasa Kalajdzic , Jonny, Tommy Doyle , Pablo Sarabia, Daniel Bentley and João Gomes .
Wolverhampton Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Tommy Doyle (injured), Sasa Kalajdzic (injured) and João Gomes (injured).
Substitutions
Wolverhampton Wanderers made 3 changes: B. Traoré for Tommy Doyle (54′), Pedro Neto for Sasa Kalajdzic (77′) and Mario Lemina for João Gomes (86′).
Best player: Mario Lemina
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Mario Lemina.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (97% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Newcastle United – Formation
Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Eddie Howe played with: Nick Pope , Kieran Trippier , Jamaal Lascelles , Fabian Schär , Dan Burn , Sean Longstaff , Bruno Guimarães , Joelinton , Miguel Almirón , Callum Wilson , Anthony Gordon .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Martin Dúbravka, Paul Dummett, Matt Ritchie, Matt Targett, Emil Krafth, Lewis Hall, Valentino Livramento, Joseph Willock and Mark Gillespie.
Newcastle United could not rely on the presence of Joseph Willock (injured).
Substitutions
Newcastle United made only 1 change substituting Miguel Almirón for Joseph Willock (72′).
Best player: Fabian Schär
The most impressive player for Newcastle United was Fabian Schär.
His rating is with 88 passes (91% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Newcastle United – 2-2
- Chelsea – Brentford – 0-2
- Arsenal – Sheffield United – 5-0
- AFC Bournemouth – Burnley – 2-1