Match Report


Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton Wanderers     Notts CountyNotts County
Grant BennionGrant Bennion Andrew Blight Andrew Blight
Hamilton ParraH. Parra74
G
captain1
G
56Romero P. VicenteR. Vicente
Rio MasonR. Mason72
D
2
D
60Jose Fortes SanchezJ. Sanchez
David BeckD. Beck69
D
3
D
51Scott HulmeS. Hulme
Samuel AlvesS. Alves71
D
4
D
58Jason DrydenJ. Dryden
Carl EadieC. Eadie73
D
5
D
53Omer VieiraO. Vieira
Bakary SammerB. Sammer64
M
6captain
M
70Titus CooperT. Cooper
Gilles WinterburnG. Winterburn66
M
7
M
59Ashley BeagrieA. Beagrie
Jose Javier FernandezJ. Fernandez68
A
8
M
57Peter MaddisonP. Maddison
Carl JosephC. Joseph70
A
9
A
60Juan-Carlos HerreroJ. Herrero
Duncan JacobsD. Jacobs67
A
10
A
71Abel VianaA. Viana
Matthew KirklandM. Kirkland70
A
11
A
70Eric SikoraE. Sikora
 
Gary GodberG. Godber66
D
12
M
54Darren CookeD. Cooke
Scott SinclairS. Sinclair43
M
13
D
48Seth VernazzaS. Vernazza
Mervin RiggottM. Riggott45
A
14
A
48Lilian GrenetL. Grenet

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Molineux where Wolverhampton Wanderers play host to Notts County. A crowd of 9,752 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Notts County appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Mervin Forbes.


0.00
Notts County kick off and get the first half underway!
2.55
Jose Javier Fernandez makes a simple pass to Matthew Kirkland. Matthew Kirkland sees Gilles Winterburn just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Gilles Winterburn takes a shot at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Wolverhampton Wanderers are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
6.48
Peter Maddison threads the ball through to Eric Sikora. Eric Sikora shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Hamilton Parra.
7.44
Titus Cooper takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Hamilton Parra drops low and scoops up the ball.
10.40
Jason Dryden controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ashley Beagrie. Ashley Beagrie makes a simple pass to Titus Cooper. Titus Cooper whips in a cross ball towards Eric Sikora. Eric Sikora whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball strikes Carl Eadie's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
11.43
Titus Cooper takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Matthew Kirkland reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
16.36
David Beck changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. David Beck plays a scrappy one-two with Jose Javier Fernandez and stumbles forward towards the goal... David Beck looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
20.26
Titus Cooper sees Juan-Carlos Herrero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Juan-Carlos Herrero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.22
Ashley Beagrie makes a simple pass to Juan-Carlos Herrero. Juan-Carlos Herrero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carl Eadie.
32.25
Ashley Beagrie flicks the ball to his team mate, Juan-Carlos Herrero. Juan-Carlos Herrero lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Sikora. Samuel Alves catches Eric Sikora on the ankles. Eric Sikora appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
33.54
Jose Fortes Sanchez chips the ball to his team mate, Ashley Beagrie. Ashley Beagrie sees Peter Maddison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Peter Maddison passes the ball forward but Eric Sikora is offside!
36.04
Rio Mason sees space and advances. Rio Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Fernandez. Jose Javier Fernandez cuts inside the box! Scott Hulme barges into Jose Javier Fernandez. Jose Javier Fernandez appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
38.01
Gilles Winterburn threads a neat ball through to Bakary Sammer. Bakary Sammer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
39.38
Gilles Winterburn makes an attacking run forward. Gilles Winterburn advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Gilles Winterburn provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
40.09
Samuel Alves sees Bakary Sammer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bakary Sammer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gilles Winterburn. Gilles Winterburn threads a neat ball through to Duncan Jacobs. Duncan Jacobs cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Romero P. Vicente manages to keep it out.
45.00
Duncan Jacobs passes the ball forward to Carl Joseph. Carl Joseph tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Wolverhampton Wanderers appear unchanged since the first half. Notts County also appear unchanged since the first half. Wolverhampton Wanderers switch their attack play to Cross Balls.

45.00
Wolverhampton Wanderers kick off!
47.26
Scott Hulme flicks a high ball forward to Omer Vieira who takes it down. Seeing a gap ahead, Omer Vieira plays the ball forward to Abel Viana. Abel Viana knocks in a cross ball towards Titus Cooper. Titus Cooper gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
48.51
Jose Javier Fernandez clumsily knocks into Ashley Beagrie. The referee calls over Jose Javier Fernandez and warns him to calm down! Ashley Beagrie runs off the knock.
49.00
Scott Hulme makes a probing pass to Ashley Beagrie. Ashley Beagrie passes the ball forward to Eric Sikora. Eric Sikora knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.08
Gilles Winterburn threads a neat ball through to Duncan Jacobs. Duncan Jacobs whips in a cross ball towards Matthew Kirkland. Matthew Kirkland connects with a diving header. Solid save from Romero P. Vicente.
55.15
Gilles Winterburn threads a neat ball through to Bakary Sammer. Bakary Sammer tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
59.50
Bakary Sammer chips the ball to his team mate, Gilles Winterburn. Gilles Winterburn whips in a cross ball towards Carl Joseph. Carl Joseph connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Romero P. Vicente is on top of it.
60.09
Notts County have made 2 substitutions with Darren Cooke replacing Ashley Beagrie and Lilian Grenet replacing Abel Viana .
61.17
Jason Dryden knocks the ball to his team mate, Darren Cooke. Darren Cooke threads a neat ball through to Juan-Carlos Herrero. Juan-Carlos Herrero knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hamilton Parra who gathers it comfortably.
65.52
Bakary Sammer passes the ball forward to Duncan Jacobs. Duncan Jacobs lofts in a cross ball towards Bakary Sammer. Bakary Sammer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Romero P. Vicente manages to gather it easily.
66.45
Jason Dryden makes a probing pass to Titus Cooper. Titus Cooper makes an attacking run forward. Titus Cooper whips in a cross ball towards Lilian Grenet. Lilian Grenet outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
71.17
Scott Hulme controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Peter Maddison. Without breaking stride, Peter Maddison plays the ball forward to Eric Sikora. Eric Sikora controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Hamilton Parra manages to keep it out.
73.27
Gilles Winterburn passes the ball forward to Carl Joseph. Carl Joseph knocks in a cross ball towards Matthew Kirkland. Matthew Kirkland gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
77.48
Wolverhampton Wanderers have made a substitution with Gary Godber replacing Samuel Alves .Notts County have made a substitution with Seth Vernazza replacing Jason Dryden .
81.28
Darren Cooke flicks the ball to his team mate, Titus Cooper. Titus Cooper knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Godber.
89.30
Gilles Winterburn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Jacobs. Duncan Jacobs kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Javier Fernandez but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Notts County
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
5
0
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.3%
56.7%
Play Area
24.4%
45.6%
30%

Scorers
Lilian Grenet 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Romero P. Vicente of Notts County

Match Ratings
1.Hamilton Parra (GK)
8
2.Rio Mason (DEF)
6
3.David Beck (DEF)
7
4.Samuel Alves (DEF)
6
5.Carl Eadie (DEF)
6
6.Bakary Sammer (MID)
7
7.Gilles Winterburn (MID)
9
8.Jose Javier Fernandez (ATT)
6
9.Carl Joseph (ATT)
7
10.Duncan Jacobs (ATT)
7
11.Matthew Kirkland (ATT)
7
 
12.Gary Godber (DEF)
6
13.Scott Sinclair (MID)
0
14.Mervin Riggott (ATT)
0

1.Romero P. Vicente (GK)
9
2.Jose Fortes Sanchez (DEF)
6
3.Scott Hulme (DEF)
7
4.Jason Dryden (DEF)
7
5.Omer Vieira (DEF)
6
6.Titus Cooper (MID)
8
7.Ashley Beagrie (MID)
7
8.Peter Maddison (MID)
7
9.Juan-Carlos Herrero (ATT)
6
10.Abel Viana (ATT)
6
11.Eric Sikora (ATT)
6
 
12.Darren Cooke (MID)
6
13.Seth Vernazza (DEF)
6
14.Lilian Grenet (ATT)goal scored
8