Wolves vs Southampton 2021-22 English Premier League
3 - 1
Wolves' Traore wraps up 3-1 home win over Southampton
Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Adama Traore scored his first Premier League goal this season to round off a 3-1 home win over Southampton on Saturd
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 37': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Southampton 0. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 43': Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Southampton 0.
- 45': Substitution, Southampton. Che Adams replaces Ibrahima Diallo.
- 58': Lyanco (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Southampton 0. Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 61': VAR Decision: Goal Wolverhampton Wanderers - Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Southampton (Conor Coady).
- 62': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 71': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Nathan Tella.
- 78': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Adama Traoré replaces Trincão.
- 78': Substitution, Southampton. Adam Armstrong replaces Armando Broja.
- 80': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces Raúl Jiménez.
- 84': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Southampton 1. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 86': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Mohammed Salisu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Southampton 1. Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Luke Cundle replaces Daniel Podence.
Game Information
Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 30,057
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +39 | Arsenal | 31 | 70 | 3 |
| +32 | Manchester City | 30 | 61 | 5 |
| +13 | Manchester United | 31 | 55 | 6 |
| +5 | Aston Villa | 31 | 54 | 9 |
Statistics
 SOU |
WOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 9 |
| 57.3 | Possession | 42.7 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 10 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 354 | Accurate Passes | 234 |
| 437 | Passes | 327 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 28 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 10 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 8 | Clearances | 29 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Sá (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 24 | Toti Gomes |
| 23 | Max Kilman |
| 28 | João Moutinho |
| 32 | Leander Dendoncker |
| 3 | Rayan Aït-Nouri |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 9 | Raúl Jiménez |
| 10 | Daniel Podence  |
| 11 | Francisco Trincão |
Southampton (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 44 | Fraser Forster (GK) |
| 4 | Lyanco |
| 22 | Mohammed Salisu |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 27 | Ibrahima Diallo |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 6 | Oriol Romeu |
| 15 | Romain Perraud |
| 23 | Nathan Tella |
| 18 | Armando Broja |
| 11 | Nathan Redmond |
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