WOLVERHAMPTON. Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Newcastle United to win 2-1. Hwang Hee-Chan was the key to score 2 goals. It was Wolverhampton Wanderers to strike first with a goal of Hwang Hee-Chan at the 20′. Then it was a goal in the 41′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Hwang Hee-Chan gave the win to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 58′ minute with a goal scoring a double.
The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Graham Scott who had the assistance of Richard West and Neil Davies. The 4th official was Anthony Taylor. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 7 Total 8
- 3 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 5
- 2 Shots blocked 7
- 86 Attack 134
- 30 Dangerous attack 52
- 101 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 5
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Wolverhampton Wanderers was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Newcastle United that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Newcastle United was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Wolverhampton Wanderers was able to find the solution to win this match.
Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Newcastle United shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Wolverhampton Wanderers received 1 yellow card (B. Lage). On the other side, Newcastle United received 2 yellow cards (C. Clark and J. Manquillo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers will have 9 points like Brentford and Tottenham Hotspur to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, Newcastle United will stay with 3 points like Burnley to stay in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away against Aston Villa on the 16th of October with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Wolverhampton Wanderers (5 draws).
Newcastle United will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 17th of October with a 12-12 head to head.
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation
Wolverhampton Wanderers
90'
20', 58'
Wolverhampton Wanderers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Bruno Miguel Silva do Nascimento decided to play with the following team: José Sá , Max Kilman , Conor Coady , Romain Saïss , Nélson Semedo , Rúben Neves , João Moutinho , Fernando Marçal , Francisco Trincão , Raúl Jiménez and Hee-Chan Hwang .
The home team had on the bench: R. Aït Nouri, L. Cundle, J. Ruddy, Adama Traoré, Leander Dendoncker , Daniel Podence, W. Boly, Fábio Silva and K. Hoever.
Substitutions
Wolverhampton Wanderers made 2 changes: Trincao for L. Dendoncker (86′) and Hwang Hee-Chan for A. Traore (90′).
Best player: Hee-Chan Hwang
The player that probably impressed the most for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Hee-Chan Hwang.
His rating is with 2 goals, 29 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Newcastle United – Formation
Newcastle United
56'
Newcastle United started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Steve Bruce played with: Karl Darlow , Javier Manquillo , Federico Fernández , Ciaran Clark , Matt Ritchie , Sean Longstaff , Miguel Almirón , Joseph Willock , Isaac Hayden , Joelinton and Allan Saint-Maximin .
They had on the bench: Jeff Hendrick , E. Anderson, R. Fraser, F. Schär, E. Krafth, J. Lewis, Jacob Murphy , Dwight Gayle and M. Gillespie.
Newcastle United could not rely on the presence of J. Hendrick (injured).
Substitutions
Newcastle United made 3 changes: J. Willock for J. Hendrick (36′), J. Manquillo for J. Murphy (70′) and M. Almiron for D. Gayle (77′).
Best player: Matt Ritchie
The player that probably impressed the most for Newcastle United was Matt Ritchie.
His rating is with 45 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 12 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Manchester United – Everton – 1-1
- Burnley – Norwich City – 0-0
- Chelsea – Southampton – 3-1
- Leeds United – Watford – 1-0
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – Newcastle United – 2-1
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Arsenal – 0-0
