Wolves vs Aston Villa 2023-24 English Premier League
90'+4': Mario Lemina1 - 1
Villa stay fifth after Torres earns them point at Wolves
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
- 6': Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Craig Dawson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': John McGinn (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matt Doherty replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri because of an injury.
- 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': 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.
- 62': Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Aston Villa. Nicolò Zaniolo replaces Moussa Diaby.
- 67': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Boubacar Traoré replaces João Gomes.
- 76': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Sasa Kalajdzic replaces Matheus Cunha.
- 82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Leon Bailey replaces Matty Cash.
- 82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Youri Tielemans replaces Boubacar Kamara.
- 86': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces Hwang Hee-Chan because of an injury.
- 90'+4': Second yellow card to Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) for a bad foul.
- 90'+14': Sasa Kalajdzic (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +46 | Liverpool | 35 | 82 | 3 |
| +33 | Arsenal | 35 | 67 | 4 |
| +24 | Manchester City | 36 | 65 | 9 |
| +21 | Newcastle United | 35 | 63 | 10 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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