(Premier League 2023/2024): Highlights Wolves - Aston Villa

Derby day and confidence high after a morale-boosting win over the champions last weekend. Wolves hope to extend their four-match unbeaten run in this fixture and hoping to win back-to-back Premier League matches for the first time since April. Our rivals from down the M6 are on their best start to a season since 1998 and only Man City have a better record in the last 20 matches. Kamara, Konca, Watkins, Carlos, Torres all in amongst it. They're short instead and Diaby to try and swing it in. Torres got there and it was Diego Carlos at the far post who couldn't quite control before the ball had gone out of play. Samedo challenging but Douglas Luiz came away with it and now finds Diaby. Diaby couldn't play it through because Watkins had run offside so goes to McGinn. McGinn trying to drive Villa on up towards the edge of the penalty area lifting his cross in towards the far post and it's a good stop I think by Jose Sarr at his near post as Matty Kass was arriving. Kass went near post don't know whether the angle was against him to try and go back across Jose Sarr if he had had done. Wolves might have been in a bit of trouble. Corner again taken short to Diaby trying to left foot cross from deep this time headed away by Killman. Ain't Norrie giving chase to put some pressure on but McGinn he's lining up a shot from distance and it dipped and Jose Sarr probably the most confident man in the ground as he allowed it calmly to go past his post. Just how close was this? Oh wow. Oh that's naughty by Gilles Gomez he's giving it straight away to John McGinn now Douglas Luiz. Gomez trying to make amends put some pressure on at least. Diaby corner of the box pulls across McGinn one touch curls I'll tell you what he's better than that again. Going to go backwards to Totte down the line for Ain't Norrie again trying to show infield and flicking it on He Chan Wang flag has stayed down Wang putting back onto his right foot just inside the penalty area while he was pulling it back I think hoping Xiao Gomez was arriving but Lamina has won possession back. Wang's low ball in Ain't Norrie oh just wide of the far post helped it on its way from the corner of the six yard box just a bit too much curl on it Wolves best chance of the game Matt Doherty in at left wing back as Wolves defend the south bank early one end towards Watkins and that's a super save for Jose Sarr to tip it over the bar as Watkins just helped it on its way out of nowhere as well that was flying that was moving there he's done brilliant so Villa play McGinn to try and launch it into the area headed on by Torres Cash hitting it down into the ground and Dawson taking no chances headed it behind Jose Sarr just beyond him that's lucky that you've got a little push on him now Tom Hawking yeah and all so as well there Cash never really caught it did he not does he sit down into the ground because he's got that nudge in the back he couldn't really control it yeah he just stood ball played infield to Douglas Luiz Lamina nudging the back on his opposite number Pencer plays the ball infield to McGinn McGinn middle of the wall's half out to the left hand side to Luca Dean lifts his cross too high Doherty able to control it in the penalty area in turn and can get too much distance on the clearance but Wang was trying to keep it in and Villa were just looking a little bit sharper at the minute though He-Chang Wang steals it from Douglas Luiz and now infield to Cunha trying to help it on to Neto who's got Paul Torres isolated crowd expectant urging Neto to run at his man tries to go past him on the outside Neto into the area low one in oh that's all about Neto again he's squared up to Torres isn't he down that right hand side a little step over and he drives at him he's trying to knock him but he's just put it in an area that Wang's able to get onto it first opportunity yeah it's turning into a classic combination Pedro Neto down the right hand side his powerful driving run and when you need somebody to be in the right place at the right time step for the South Korean well he's one-on-one in Neto against him and he's just his strength helped him out as well did really well Wang that many times on a moment about somebody not getting across the front and he's just done exactly that and got himself a goal Douglas Luiz lifts a free kick into the walls penalty area Cash on the edge of it Watkins walls were not in front for long Paul Torres with the equalizer and that's the center off is he getting switched off I'm not sure I didn't see it the numbers game paid off for Villa Watkins lifted it towards the far post when Paul Torres on his left foot back across goal walls will hope an offside flag will come to their rescue I'm not sure it will center circle I think discipline is going to be one as well making sure that you're disciplined in there Dawson that's a good ball through Semedo flag has stayed down for now it's Nelson Semedo back onto his left foot and saved and now the flag does go up still got to finish it for me you never had huge confidence did you no Mazzaniolo down the right hand side flicking forwards to Cash good challenge by Doherty Vivica Traore comes away with it and now trying to find He-Chan Wang over the halfway line on for Sascha Kaleidzic who's going to look up early towards Pedro Neto right-footed couldn't keep it down he knows it's a glorious chance I'll tell you what it's a great ball I positive play but it's the early ball wasn't it what a ball that's what we've been looking for yeah early ball in when it's on do it just put it in an area oh this is right foot wasn't it ask questions right what a great ball Fulman puts his foot to a clearance take on the chest by Kaleidzic on the turn trying to play Neto in behind Neto with his speed again he's looking up and waiting for someone to arrive into the penalty area laid off Kaleidzic it's blocked by Konca don't think it was going to be on target anyway and Villa scramble the ball clear up to McGeehan and then that looked like a good challenge by Vivica Traore referee is going to allow play to continue Lamina has it Villa have a player down off the ball and Lamina's gone for goal and Martinez scrambling to his left collects it Watkins infield to McGeehan to Bailey up against Doherty that's the edge of the area it comes to Watkins into the side netting brilliant just a little shove for Matt Doherty at the last moment I'll tell you what he's done that earlier on as well Doherty I don't know he was at the back post earlier on in the game as Cash in that little nudge and it just knocked him off balance here comes Semedo over halfway Dean Slitt just about recovered enough to block the ball going through to Neto and Mario Lamina is dragging back his man he's going to be showing a second yellow and a red and walls are down to 10 for the final nine minutes I didn't understand that the substitution so silly though no one's in yellow just let him go I was just sitting in a little bit deep and Tommy's looking for an option goes to Diego Carlos in the center circle now to Konca on the right hand side trying to thread it through to McGeehan trying to back in on Totti and spinning once he's left foot and laying it off and it's Douglas Wheaton what a charge down and Doherty forced just to concede the corner under pressure from McGeehan what a block what a block Bailey to launch in as we approach 99 minutes lifted into the near post it came off of oh no it's just past the outside of the post goodness me it came off Doherty and it's helped back across goal I think by Pau Torres maybe or maybe it was Zaniolo at the far post it was Zaniolo and for a moment we were all waiting for it just to nestle in the far corner now for Douglas Luiz Tillermans closed down by Kalajic goes to Konca to his right hand side final minute of the 12th being added on McGeehan edge of the area back to goal teams look to Douglas Luiz onto Luka Dean left hand side of the box pull back across and smashed into the back of the south by Nelson Semedo yeah what a save what a save another look at the watch here come Villa one last attack Douglas Luiz's cross it's off the post still the ball hasn't gone out Semedo with the block and it's all over now and Wolves have survived by the skin of their teeth by a coat of paint