Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Molineux where Wolverhampton Wanderers play host to Bradford City. A crowd of 18,697 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bradford City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Wolverhampton Wanderers and Bradford City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Bradford City kicking off!
2.25
0-0Wout van der Linden catches Alfred Perry on the ankles. The referee calls over Wout van der Linden and warns him to calm down! Alfred Perry runs off the knock.
6.31
0-1Wout van der Linden deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alfred Stone. Alfred Stone goes all the way! Alfred Stone takes a shot at goal. John Beckham is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
9.54
Tim Butt clumsily knocks into Norman Anderton. The referee calls over Tim Butt and warns him to calm down! Norman Anderton runs off the knock.
12.30
0-1Denys Shevchenko flicks the ball to his team mate, Wout van der Linden. Wout van der Linden kicks a strong pass forward to Teddy Gardner. Teddy Gardner knocks the ball forward to Jurek Iwan but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
21.06
0-1Alfred Perry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luca Tedesco. Luca Tedesco knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Brian Kirkland.
22.31
0-1Wout van der Linden passes the ball forward to Teddy Gardner. Teddy Gardner shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
26.33
Niccolo Monk sees space and advances. Niccolo Monk lofts in a cross ball towards Jurek Iwan. Jurek Iwan is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
33.17
Graeme Wright chips the ball to his team mate, Jacob Sturridge. Jacob Sturridge knocks in a cross ball towards Tim Butt. Tim Butt powers a header at goal. Tim Butt scores for Wolverhampton Wanderers!!
38.46
Denys Shevchenko makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Glynn Finney. Glynn Finney passes the ball forward to Jurek Iwan. Jurek Iwan shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
44.51
1-3Alfred Stone catches Joseph Gruenebaum on the ankles. Alfred Stone is shown the yellow card! Joseph Gruenebaum gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Wolverhampton Wanderers get the second half underway!
47.06
Graeme Wright controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luca Tedesco. Luca Tedesco lofts in a cross ball towards Tim Butt. Tim Butt is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Billy Laver had no chance!! Goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers!
66.27
2-3Denys Shevchenko barges into Luca Tedesco. Denys Shevchenko is shown the yellow card! Luca Tedesco hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.14
Joseph Gruenebaum threads the ball through to Stuart Stockdale. Stuart Stockdale decides to run forward with the ball. Stuart Stockdale shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.02
Alfred Perry comes in with a late challenge on Wout van der Linden. The referee calls over Alfred Perry and warns him to calm down! Wout van der Linden runs off the knock.
72.24
Joseph Gruenebaum knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Stockdale. Stuart Stockdale knocks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Sturridge. Jacob Sturridge knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Laver who gathers it comfortably.
73.43
2-3Alfred Perry threads the ball through to Tim Butt. Tim Butt lofts in a cross ball towards Luca Tedesco. Luca Tedesco heads the ball goalwards but Billy Laver is on top of it.
77.01
Marinos Mitropoulos flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Stockdale. Stuart Stockdale knocks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Sturridge. Jacob Sturridge tries a spectacular long range effort. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jacob Sturridge!
84.45
Wout van der Linden flicks the ball to his team mate, Teddy Gardner. Teddy Gardner tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.05
Ivan Zubizarreta makes a simple pass to Stuart Stockdale. Stuart Stockdale sees space and advances. Stuart Stockdale knocks in a cross ball towards Luca Tedesco. Luca Tedesco flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Billy Laver has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
4
3
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.8%
38.2%
Play Area
26.5%
42.6%
30.9%
Scorers
| Tim Butt 33, 47 Jacob Sturridge 77 Luca Tedesco 89 | Alfred Stone 6 Jurek Iwan 26, 38 |