Extended HLs: Wolves v. Aston Villa Matchweek 28
Watch full-match highlights from Aston Villa's visit to the Molineux to take on Wolves in the West Midlands Derby in Matchweek 28.
Video Transcript
So here they go.
Wolves fans would enjoy nothing more than denting Villa's aspirations tonight in what's set to be the last West Midlands derby between these two teams for the foreseeable future.
So Todd Okodere is on the bench.
Kwanke Chan's out though due to injury.
And amongst those subs there, Tommy Dosie, the sophomore time hero against Arsenal here nine days ago.
Ollie Watkins starts up front again, referred to Tammy Abraham.
Martha Bezok's back amongst those on the sub bench after his one-game ban.
Alison Fant in the squad, but no place tonight for Harvey Elliott in the match day party.
And this feels like a big, big game for Aston Villa here.
Huge, huge game, Joe.
You can see Wolves are, are getting aggressive.
They're pushing really high.
They're, they're not actually paying attention to how Villa's set up.
They're set up as a four-four-four to Villa.
they're gonna be setting it that way.
They'll be compact, and they'll wait for Wolverhampton to open up.
Belgad looking for Hugo Bueno in a battle there with Amadou Onana.
And the foul given against Hugo Bueno, so it's a Villa free kick.
Hugo Bueno's free kick.
That's towards Joelson Mosquera who won the header.
Toti's in there.
A chance there for Toti.
They'll get some of the, of the players.
But that's what the players are playing at the moment.
They had a poor season.
They're in a, in a difficult position.
But there's the first chance.
Chance given Villa.
Wow.
Wow.
Lovely ball whips in by Matty Cash, and it was Douglas Luiz there arriving from midfield.
The it's the first time actually Villa attacked in the wingers.
That's what we said earlier about attacking a winger, find a solution.
This was the first chance for Villa, but it's a great save, and the keeper right at the keeper's hands.
But they still have to find a couple of points to, to go past Derby's total of 11 points.
They're beyond that unwanted potential record of being the worst team in this division's history.
And we know that they actually reacted quite well in the second half.
There's Torres.
He was fouled there as we go into first half added time, of which there is just the one minute.
But there may well be more than that because a bit of a scuffle has broken out, and it's a yellow card being shown there to Wolves' Joelson Mosquera.
And I don't think the referee's finished there.
Rodgers would do well there not to have been involved in that.
It was something that this need, this game needed.
You need a little bit of, like you said, scuffle, and you need a little bit of intensity as well.
All the way back now is Santi Bueno.
Mosquera to Belgad.
Scored this match last season when Wolves won by two goals to nil.
It's gonna be a free kick now for Wolves, and the card's out again for the referee.
And this time it's Emmy Buendia who has his name taken.
Chatsworth for Wolves now.
Up against Digne.
It's a good ball in.
And Cash with the diving header away.
And the referee has given a, a foul there on Matty Cash, so a free kick.
Villa have seen nine goals scored by subs this season.
It's Wolves on the attack with Chatsworth.
Armstrong.
Joo Gomes.
Thumped in by Joo Gomes for Wolves.
Goal for Wolves, number eight, Joo Gomes.
And it's the bottom team who lead this West Midlands derby.
On the hour mark, and Molineux has come alive.
What a little play.
Great play.
Great g- great, great build-up.
Great build-up for the game.
We talked about it, that Wolverhampton are pr- are really relaxed.
They're enjoying it.
They're moving the ball.
And, you know what?
For first time actually, they looked up to Armstrong.
We've been talking about finding, "I want the ball, I want the ball."
And what Armstrong does, he put himself where he can receive the ball.
He set it up quite nicely.
But this is from, from here.
Simplicity.
We talked about they don't hesitate to cross the ball.
Look at that little pass.
Armstrong, great touch.
What a finish.
What a great finish.
Composure.
Composure.
And for a team that has been a bottle of the col- the Is that Andre, yeah?
What a play.
Change his boots, that's what it's all about.
Well, Joo Gomes scores his first goal this season.
And the noise here was quite something.
A noise not heard here too often this campaign.
This is Cash.
Into a good area near post, but well held there by Jos S. Think the ball had gone out of play anyway.
A goal kick's been given, much to the annoyance of Matty Cash.
Joe, you know what really frustrates me?
You've got Leon Bailey getting his left foot.
You've got about seven Villa players in the box.
You've got opportunity to cross it.
Just cross it.
Don't try to be clever.
Cross it.
Put pressure on Wolverhampton.
And he haven't managed to do that again.
He's to play a good football, and it's great to see.
And a foul there by Bailey.
A clear yellow card offense.
And for the spines of invention, Rogers.
It's gonna come back the way of Barkley.
It's Ian Maatsen.
Maatsen with the shot, repelled by Jos S. And Wolves just about cleared their lines.
Tammy Abraham.
Abraham finds Rogers.
Rogers with the shot.
It's cross deflected.
No damage done for Jos S. Yeah, we've seen, Morgan Rogers been involved much more.
Here's Maatsen.
Now Rogers.
Maatsen's ball in.
Oh, Mane went towards that near post.
Abraham was in there too.
Abraham appealing for a corner, and a corner he gets.
John, I'm telling you, these Wolves players are ready to throw their bodies.
They're ready to defend, they're ready.
They want to win this game.
They wanna get a positive result.
But there's a corner where they have to defend.
Here's Aderson.
Cleared out by Santi Bueno.
Ian Maatsen.
Here's Barkley.
Aderson.
Maatsen, fisted well, and- Oh, it's dealt with by Jos S. Little touch away there, it was an important one.
And now Mane, clipped by Cash.
Wolves' free-kick, and now Matty Cash will see Yellow Card coming his way.
Mane plays like a really mature player, you know.
Awareness where Matty Cash was, what he needs to do.
He knows, he know his, he know his strength, he know that he's got the speed.
Little touch, Matty Cash coming to close Mane too quickly.
Brilliant.
He's been outstanding tonight.
Mane.
Three up there with him.
They win again here.
Joo Gomes.
And the shot goes in from Rodrigo Gomes to seal the derby win for Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Look at, look at, look at the fans.
Look at.
Fully deserve it.
Look at that.
Well merited.
What a way to end the game.
What joy at Molineux, in a campaign of despair and strife.
It's a rare highlight for Rob Edwards and co. And they deserve this.
They've been superb tonight.
And on the breakaway, in stoppage time, Wolves seal the win.
We talked about them defending, but look at the desire to go, going, going forward.
And this is a great, a great, great finish.
The desire just to get in the box, just to, just on the break.
John, it's been incredible to watch.
The enjoyment, that one miss, second, and then what a, what a finish from Gomes.
Wolves!
Wolves!
Wolves!
Rob Edwards up and running.
And Wolves may well be going down this season, but they aren't going down quietly.
And there is the full-time whistle.
It's Wolves' night in the West Midlands Derby, as they win for just the second time all campaign.
Aston Villa's faltering form continues, and their place in the top three under real threat now.
It was the Gomes show.
First Joo Gomes, then Rodrigo Gomes.
And for the first time in quite some time, smiles on Wolves' faces tonight.
Up to 13 points, they've passed that unwanted record of Derby County all those years ago.
And Wolves here, deserving winners.
It ends Wolves two, Aston Villa nil.
