Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - West Bromwich Albion 0

Date:	Sunday 20th September 2026
Competition:	Sky Bet Championship
Wolves: 6.2	(4-2-3-1) Sá, Trippier, Djiga, Toti Gomes, Hugo Bueno, Andre, Munetsi (James, 78), Rodrigo Gomes (Neave, 88), Fer Lopez (Doyle, 73), Mateus Mane (Bellegarde, 73), Armstrong Unused subs: João Virgínia, Traore, Traore, Konan, Tchatchoua
WBA: 4.5	(4-4-2) O'Leary 8.9, Styles 6.2, Phillips 4.5, Campbell 5.3, Townsend 5.5, Whitwell 4.4 (Nzingoula, 61 4.9), Molumby 5.4 (Collyer, 84 4.7), Diakité 6.4, Price 4.8 (Tunde, 84 3.8), Heggebø 3.8 (Stewart, 61 4.3), Morgan 4.8 Unused subs: Ingram, Mepham, Horn Myhre, Pereira, Bany Manager: James Morrison 4.5
Scorers:	Fer Lopez (50)
Referee:	Josh Smith 4.8
Attendance:	30,892   Home Fans 4.2   Away Fans 7.1

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oshawabaggie:

Let's face it, but for some O'Leary brilliance we could have been three down at half time. It was ironic, then, that their goal was a gift, resulting from sloppy play around our box and ending in a horrendous Phillips backpass. We weren't really in it until the last 15 minutes when we manufactured a few half-chances from poorly taken free kicks and corners.

Wolves' superiority could probably be put down to the level of players they can afford with parachute payments. This was a reality check for Mozza, but it's not the end of the World.

Ancient Baggie:

The result was about what I was expecting and given where both clubs are at the moment it wasn't the worst outcome. However the level of performance was really disappointing. Too many players just didn't turn up and we seemed scared to take the risk of passing the ball forward. Heggebo and Morgan were completely anonymous and the midfield created nothing.

O'Leary was fantastic and was only beaten when we gifted them the chance for the winning goal. I constantly question the merits of players playing out of their own box when under pressure (it must cost three or four goals in a season) but it appears to be the way nowadays. For what it's worth I thought Diakite was impressive again and Collyer was an improvement on Molumby when he came on but that could have been due to Wolves sitting deeper trying to see the game out.

We go into a good break now and we're only 3 points off top spot having played both Boro and Wolves away so still in decent shape. Hopefully we can reset and go again. COYB