WOLVERHAMPTON. AFC Bournemouth tops Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 after A. Semenyo scored just 1 goal (37′). Wolverhampton Wanderers was truly better in terms of ball possession (63%).
AFC Bournemouth remained with 10 players after Milos Kerkez received a red card in the 79′. Nevertheless, AFC Bournemouth still succeeded in win this match competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 25,541 spectators. The referee was Stuart Attwell who was helped by James Mainwaring and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.58 degrees Celsius or 49.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 15 Total 21
- 4 On Target 6
- 4 Off Target 7
- 7 Shots blocked 8
- 89 Attack 107
- 56 Dangerous attack 60
- 88 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 12
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 17
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Wolverhampton Wanderers was in firm control of the ball 63% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
AFC Bournemouth was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why AFC Bournemouth won the contest.
Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 15 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, AFC Bournemouth shot 21 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Wolverhampton Wanderers received 4 yellow cards (Matheus Cunha, Matt Doherty, Rayan Aït-Nouri and Nélson Semedo). On the other side, AFC Bournemouth received 1 yellow card (Enes Ünal).
Also, AFC Bournemouth didn’t end the match with 11 players after Milos Kerkez (AFC Bournemouth) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (79′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Wolverhampton Wanderers stays with 43 points to remain in the 12th place. On the other side, AFC Bournemouth will has 45 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will host Luton Town on the 27th of April with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Wolverhampton Wanderers (3 draws).
AFC Bournemouth will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 28th of April with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of AFC Bournemouth (6 draws).
Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46'
23'
Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Gary O’Neil decided to play with the following team: Jérémy Pied, José Sá , Nélson Semedo , Santiago Bueno , Max Kilman , Toti , Mario Lemina , Pablo Sarabia , João Gomes , Thomas Doyle , Rayan Aït-Nouri and Hee-chan Hwang .
The home team had on the bench: Boubacar Traoré , Hugo Bueno, T. Chirewa , Matheus Cunha , Daniel Bentley, F. Holman, W. Okoduwa, N. Fraser and Matt Doherty .
Substitutions
Wolverhampton Wanderers made 5 changes: Thomas Doyle for Matheus Cunha (55′), Santiago Bueno for Matt Doherty (46′), Pablo Sarabia for T. Chirewa (64′), João Gomes for Boubacar Traoré (64′) and Toti for N. Fraser (90′).
Player of the match: José Sá
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was the goalkeeper: José Sá. His rating is 7.85. He performed 5 saves.
AFC Bournemouth – Formation
AFC Bournemouth
79'
37'
AFC Bournemouth started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Mark Travers , Adam Smith , Ilya Zabarnyi , Marcos Senesi , Milos Kerkez , Lewis Cook , Ryan Christie , Antoine Semenyo , Alex Scott , Justin Kluivert , Dominic Solanke .
They had on the bench: Lloyd Kelly , James Hill , Enes Ünal , Philip Billing, D. Sadi, Michael Dacosta, Neto , Max Aarons and Dango Ouattara .
AFC Bournemouth could not rely on the presence of James Hill (injured).
Substitutions
AFC Bournemouth made 4 changes: Justin Kluivert for Dango Ouattara (74′), Alex Scott for Lloyd Kelly (81′), Marcos Senesi for James Hill (87′) and Dominic Solanke for Enes Ünal (87′).
Player of the match: Marcos Senesi
The player that probably impressed the most for AFC Bournemouth was Marcos Senesi even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 29 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 15. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers – AFC Bournemouth – 0-1
- Manchester United – Sheffield United – 4-2
- Everton – Liverpool – 2-0
- Crystal Palace – Newcastle United – 2-0
