Wolves 3-1 Burton Albion — EFL Championship, 17 Mar 2018
Wolves beat Burton Albion 3-1 in the EFL Championship on 17 March 2018 at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton. Hélder Costa and B. Afobe scored for Wolves; L. Dyer for Burton Albion. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 3 meetings, Wolves have won 1 and Burton Albion 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Molineux Stadium · Wolverhampton·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-015'assist: C. Coady
- 2-041'assist: Rúben Neves
- 2-144'
- Half-time2-1
- 46'out: J. Sbarra
- 46'
- 53'
- 3-156'assist: Ivan Cavaleiro
- 76'
- 82'out: Léo Bonatini
- 82'out: T. Egert
- 90+1'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Wolves
- 8.5Benik AfobeF
- 8.3Rúben NevesM
- 7.7Romain SaïssM
- 7.4Conor CoadyD
- 7.3Ivan CavaleiroF
- 7.1Willy BolyD
- 6.9Hélder CostaF
- 6.9Ryan BennettD
- 6.8Matthew DohertyM
- 6.7Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 6.7Léo BonatiniF
- 6.3Barry DouglasM
- 6.3John RuddyG
Burton Albion
- 6.9Lloyd DyerM
- 6.7Damien McCroryD
- 6.7Jacob DavenportM
- 6.6Liam BoyceF
- 6.6Luke VarneyF
- 6.6Joe SbarraF
- 6.5Thomas NaylorD
- 6.5Hope AkpanM
- 6.4Tomas EgertD
- 6.3Marvin SordellM
- 6.2Tom FlanaganD
- 6.2Stephen BywaterG
- 6.2Kyle McFadzeanD
- 6.1Jake BuxtonD
Line-ups
Burton Albion5-4-1
Wolves3-4-3
Substitutes
WolvesNuno Espírito Santo
Substitutes
- 25RoderickD
- 4A. N'Diaye90+1'M
- 31William NorrisG
- 24Morgan Gibbs-White76'M6.7
- 33Léo Bonatini82'F6.7
- 6Daniel BatthD
- 9Rafa MirF
Burton AlbionN. Clough
Substitutes
Team statistics
70%Possession30%
15Total shots3
5Shots on target1
7Shots off target0
3Blocked shots2
4Corners4
3Offsides0
10Fouls13
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
0Goalkeeper saves2
750Total passes300
675Accurate passes210
90%Pass accuracy70%
Wolves
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benik Afobe | 82 | 2 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 8.5 |
| Rúben Neves | 89 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 0 | 8.3 |
| Romain Saïss | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Conor Coady | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Ivan Cavaleiro | 76 | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Willy Boly | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Hélder Costa | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 6.9 |
| Ryan Bennett | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Matthew Doherty | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 14 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Léo Bonatini | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Barry Douglas | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| John Ruddy | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
Burton Albion
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Dyer | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Damien McCrory | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Jacob Davenport | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Liam Boyce | 82 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Luke Varney | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Joe Sbarra | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Thomas Naylor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Hope Akpan | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 6.5 |
| Tomas Egert | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Marvin Sordell | 45 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Tom Flanagan | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Stephen Bywater | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Kyle McFadzean | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Jake Buxton | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 30 Sept 17Burton Albion0-4Wolves
- 04 Feb 17Burton Albion2-1Wolves
- 10 Sept 16Wolves1-1Burton Albion
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2017/18
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wolves | 31 | +33 | 71 |
| 2 | Aston Villa | 31 | +21 | 59 |
| 3 | Derby | 32 | +22 | 58 |
| 22 | Barnsley | 31 | -15 | 28 |
| 23 | Sunderland | 31 | -21 | 26 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 31 | -34 | 25 |
Before and after
Wolves
- Previous: Wolves 3-0 Reading, 13 Mar 2018 · EFL Championship
- Next: Middlesbrough 1-2 Wolves, 30 Mar 2018 · EFL Championship
Burton Albion
- Previous: Sheffield Utd 2-0 Burton Albion, 13 Mar 2018 · EFL Championship
- Next: Cardiff 3-1 Burton Albion, 30 Mar 2018 · EFL Championship
Data updated