Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Aston Villa, 2023-24 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Wolverhampton Wanderers

53': Hwang Hee-Chan
90'+4': Mario Lemina

FT
1 - 1

Aston Villa

55': Pau Torres

Villa stay fifth after Torres earns them point at Wolves

Pau Torres goal against Wolves [1296x729]

Defender Pau Torres' equaliser earned Aston Villa a 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers that keeps Unai Emery's side fifth in the Premier League table.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nélson Semedo tries a through ball, but Pedro Neto is caught offside.
2': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
5': Attempt missed. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Diaby with a cross following a corner.
5': Offside, Aston Villa. Pau Torres tries a through ball, but Diego Carlos is caught offside.
6': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
6': Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
7': Attempt saved. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
7': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by José Sá.
8': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
11': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Toti Gomes tries a through ball, but Matheus Cunha is caught offside.
12': Attempt blocked. João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
15': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
15': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
17': Attempt missed. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
18': Attempt blocked. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
18': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Toti Gomes.
19': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
19': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Diego Carlos.
21': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
25': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
28': Foul by Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
28': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
29': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
29': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
33': Attempt missed. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan with a cross.
34': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
34': Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Delay in match because of an injury Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Neto tries a through ball, but Toti Gomes is caught offside.
39': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
39': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
41': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
43': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Hwang Hee-Chan.
44': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45': Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
45': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
45'+1': Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Attempt blocked. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Maximilian Kilman.
45'+4': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
45'+4': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Aston Villa 0.
45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Aston Villa 0.
45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matt Doherty replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri because of an injury.
46': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by John McGinn with a cross.
46': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by José Sá.
47': Delay in match because of an injury Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51': Attempt blocked. Matty Cash (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pau Torres with a headed pass.
51': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
52': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a corner.
53': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 0. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
55': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
55': Foul by João Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
55': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 1. Pau Torres (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins following a set piece situation.
57': Foul by Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
57': Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Delay in match because of an injury Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
59': Delay in match because of an injury Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
60': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
60': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
60': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
62': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
62': Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Moussa Diaby.
63': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
64': Delay in match because of an injury Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Foul by Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
67': Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
69': Delay in match because of an injury Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
69': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Boubacar Traoré replaces João Gomes.
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Foul by Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
71': Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Attempt saved. Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Craig Dawson with a through ball.
74': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
75': Hand ball by Pau Torres (Aston Villa).
76': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Sasa Kalajdzic replaces Matheus Cunha.
77': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
77': Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sasa Kalajdzic following a fast break.
81': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Foul by Sasa Kalajdzic (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Matty Cash.
82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Boubacar Kamara.
83': Attempt missed. Sasa Kalajdzic (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto following a fast break.
84': Attempt saved. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Boubacar Traoré.
84': Delay in match because of an injury Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
84': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces Hwang Hee-Chan because of an injury.
87': Foul by Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
87': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa).
89': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
90'+2': Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Boubacar Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
90'+3': Foul by Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
90'+3': Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+4': Second yellow card to Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) for a bad foul.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ezri Konsa following a set piece situation.
90'+7': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+7': Foul by Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
90'+9': Attempt blocked. Douglas Luiz (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
90'+9': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Matt Doherty.
90'+9': Attempt missed. Nicolò Zaniolo (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
90'+12': Attempt saved. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
90'+12': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
90'+13': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Sasa Kalajdzic.
90'+13': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Douglas Luiz with a cross.
90'+14': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 1.
90'+14': Sasa Kalajdzic (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Aston Villa 1.

Statistics

AVL		WOL
9	Fouls	19
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	3
10	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	3
53.7	Possession	46.3
18	SHOTS	8
4	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
330	Accurate Passes	283
395	Passes	358
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
8	Accurate Crosses	2
31	Crosses	10
0.3	Cross %	0.2
34	Long Balls	45
14	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
6	Blocked Shots	2
4	Effective Tackles	7
7	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
11	Interceptions	5
9	Effective Clearances	23
9	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England

Premier League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	21	+30	50
2	Arsenal	22	+22	44
3	Nottingham Forest	22	+11	44
4	Chelsea	22	+17	40

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	José Sá (GK)
15	Craig Dawson
24	Toti Gomes
23	Max Kilman
5	Mario Lemina
8	João Gomes
3	Rayan Aït-Nouri
22	Nélson Semedo
12	Matheus Cunha
11	Hwang Hee-Chan
7	Pedro Neto

Wolverhampton Wanderers Substitutes:

Matt Doherty, Boubacar Traoré, Pablo Sarabia, Jonny, Fábio Silva, Tommy Doyle, Santiago Bueno, Daniel Bentley, Sasa Kalajdzic.

Aston Villa (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Emiliano Martínez (GK)
14	Pau Torres
3	Diego Carlos
12	Lucas Digne
4	Ezri Konsa
6	Douglas Luiz
44	Boubacar Kamara
7	John McGinn
2	Matty Cash
11	Ollie Watkins
19	Moussa Diaby

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Calum Chambers, Youri Tielemans, Leander Dendoncker, Clément Lenglet, Jhon Durán, Bertrand Traoré, Robin Olsen, Nicolò Zaniolo, Leon Bailey.

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