Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa, 2022-23 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers

9': Toti Gomes

FT
1 - 0

Aston Villa

Wolves strike early to dent Aston Villa's bid for Europe

An early goal from defender Toti earned Wolves a gritty 1-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
3': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
5': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
5': Álex Moreno (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
5': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
9': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 0. Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross following a corner.
14': Attempt saved. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a headed pass.
14': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by José Sá.
14': Foul by Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
14': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
17': Attempt blocked. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
17': Attempt saved. Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
19': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
21': Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
25': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
25': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Bertrand Traoré (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
27': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Toti Gomes is caught offside.
28': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
28': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
29': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
31': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
31': Delay in match because of an injury Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
34': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey with a cross.
35': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Diego Costa is caught offside.
38': Offside, Aston Villa. Bertrand Traoré is caught offside.
39': Diego Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
39': Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
41': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
41': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Young.
42': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Emiliano Buendía.
43': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
43': Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diego Costa.
45'+3': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 0.
45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 0.
45': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Bertrand Traoré.
47': Attempt saved. Diego Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a through ball.
47': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Emiliano Martínez.
47': Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa).
50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
50': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
51': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
51': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt blocked. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
54': Attempt blocked. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
54': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
54': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Costa with a headed pass.
55': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
56': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
57': Attempt blocked. Ashley Young (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
58': Attempt missed. Matheus Nunes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
58': Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
59': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Toti Gomes.
60': Attempt missed. Ashley Young (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leon Bailey following a corner.
61': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
62': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leon Bailey with a cross.
63': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
63': Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Delay in match because of an injury Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
65': Substitution, Aston Villa. Diego Carlos replaces Ashley Young.
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Matheus Cunha.
68': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Álex Moreno.
70': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
70': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
70': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Attempt missed. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a through ball following a set piece situation.
73': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Álex Moreno with a cross.
75': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa).
75': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
78': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
78': José Sá (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Emiliano Buendía (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
80': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Carlos.
81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jhon Durán replaces Emiliano Buendía.
82': Attempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Durán.
82': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
82': Foul by Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
82': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
82': Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nathan Collins replaces Diego Costa.
83': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Pedro Neto.
84': Attempt blocked. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
85': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Álex Moreno.
86': Substitution, Aston Villa. Boubacar Kamara replaces Douglas Luiz.
87': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Foul by Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
88': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mario Lemina.
89': Foul by Diego Carlos (Aston Villa).
89': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
90'+1': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. João Moutinho replaces Matheus Nunes.
90'+2': Foul by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
90'+2': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré is caught offside.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 0.
0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 0.

Statistics

AVL		WOL
0	Fouls	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	0
0	Possession	0
0	SHOTS	0
0	ON GOAL	0
0.0	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 31,641

Premier League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Manchester City	4	+8	12
2	Arsenal	4	+5	10
3	Newcastle United	4	+3	10
4	Liverpool	4	+6	9

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	José Sá (GK)
23	Max Kilman
15	Craig Dawson
24	Toti Gomes
22	Nélson Semedo
5	Mario Lemina
8	Rúben Neves
7	Pedro Neto
27	Matheus Nunes
29	Diego Costa
12	Matheus Cunha

Wolverhampton Wanderers Substitutes:

João Moutinho, Pablo Sarabia, Nathan Collins, Daniel Bentley, João Gomes, Daniel Podence, Hwang Hee-Chan, Adama Traoré, Rayan Aït-Nouri.

Aston Villa (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
5	Tyrone Mings
4	Ezri Konsa
15	Álex Moreno
18	Ashley Young
6	Douglas Luiz
7	John McGinn
41	Jacob Ramsey
9	Bertrand Traoré
11	Ollie Watkins
10	Emiliano Buendía

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Leander Dendoncker, Lucas Digne, Philippe Coutinho, Calum Chambers, Boubacar Kamara, Leon Bailey, Diego Carlos, Jhon Durán, Robin Olsen.

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