Wolves 2-0 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 15 Apr 2018
Wolves beat Birmingham 2-0 in the EFL Championship on 15 April 2018 at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton. Diogo Jota, B. Afobe got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Wolves have won 3 and Birmingham 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Molineux Stadium · Wolverhampton·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 16'
- 1-021'assist: Matthew Doherty
- 33'
- 43'
- Half-time1-0
- 52'
- 54'
- 62'out: J. Maghoma
- 70'
- 74'out: B. Afobe
- 78'out: C. Gardner
- 2-087'assist: A. N'Diaye
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Wolves
- 7.9Willy BolyD
- 7.8Rúben NevesM
- 7.6Alfred N'DiayeM
- 7.6Conor CoadyD
- 7.6Romain SaïssM
- 7.5Benik AfobeF
- 7.4Ryan BennettD
- 7.4Diogo JotaF
- 7.4Matthew DohertyM
- 7.3John RuddyG
- 7.2Léo BonatiniF
- 7.1Hélder CostaF
- 6.6Barry DouglasM
- 6.6Ivan CavaleiroF
Birmingham
- 7.1Lukas JutkiewiczF
- 7.0Jacques MaghomaM
- 6.7David DavisM
- 6.7Maxime ColinD
- 6.7Wesley HardingD
- 6.6Cheikh N'DoyeM
- 6.6Michael MorrisonD
- 6.5David StockdaleG
- 6.4Craig GardnerM
- 6.4Marc RobertsD
- 6.2Jonathan GroundsD
- 6.0JotaM
- 6.0Maikel KieftenbeldM
- 5.7Harlee DeanD
Line-ups
Birmingham4-4-1-1
Wolves3-4-3
Substitutes
WolvesNuno Espírito Santo
Substitutes
- 4A. N'Diaye70'M7.6
- 19B. Afobe87'74'F7.5
- 31William NorrisG
- 24Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 30K. HauseD
- 33Léo Bonatini16'F7.2
- 6Daniel BatthD
BirminghamG. Monk
Substitutes
- 25Joshua Dacres-CogleyM
- 4M. Roberts54'D6.4
- 8C. Gardner78'M6.4
- 19J. Maghoma62'M7.0
- 49B. LubalaM
- 21J. LoweM
- 29T. KuszczakG
Team statistics
76%Possession24%
13Total shots9
6Shots on target4
6Shots off target3
1Blocked shots2
4Corners4
3Offsides2
11Fouls10
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards1
4Goalkeeper saves4
849Total passes244
766Accurate passes167
90%Pass accuracy68%
Wolves
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willy Boly | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.9 |
| Rúben Neves | 70 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 7.8 |
| Alfred N'Diaye | 20 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Conor Coady | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Romain Saïss | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Benik Afobe | 16 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Ryan Bennett | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Diogo Jota | 74 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Matthew Doherty | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| John Ruddy | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Léo Bonatini | 74 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Hélder Costa | 90 | – | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7.1 |
| Barry Douglas | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ivan Cavaleiro | 16 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 90 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Jacques Maghoma | 28 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| David Davis | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Maxime Colin | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Wesley Harding | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6.7 |
| Cheikh N'Doye | 78 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Michael Morrison | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| David Stockdale | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Craig Gardner | 12 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Marc Roberts | 36 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Jonathan Grounds | 62 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Jota | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.0 |
| Maikel Kieftenbeld | 54 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| Harlee Dean | 52 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.7 |
Recent Form
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BirminghamLDWWW
- L10 Apr 18ABristol City1-3
- D07 Apr 18HBurton Albion1-1
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Head-to-head
- 04 Dec 17Birmingham0-1Wolves
- 24 Feb 17Wolves1-2Birmingham
- 20 Aug 16Birmingham1-3Wolves
- 13 Mar 16Wolves0-0Birmingham
- 31 Oct 15Birmingham0-2Wolves
- 11 Apr 15Birmingham2-1Wolves
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