BBC Sport - 4/25/2024 12:52:22 AM - GMT (+4 )
Antoine Semenyo scored the only goal as 10-man Bournemouth beat Wolves at Molineux to move into the top half of the Premier League table, despite having Milos Kerkez sent off.
Semenyo marked his return to the starting line-up with the opening goal, taking his tally to eight for the season when he slotted in from close range after Wolves failed to clear.
It was no less than the visitors deserved as they employed a positive approach from the outset.
Bournemouth created a plethora of chances with top scorer Dominic Solanke, Alex Scott, Kerkez and Justin Kluivert all testing home keeper Jose Sa, who performed admirably in the face of constant pressure.
The Cherries' profligacy in front of goal looked like it was going to be punished when Hwang Hee-chan looked to have equalised in the second half, but his effort was ruled out after the video assistant referee (VAR) asked on-field official Stuart Attwell to check the pitchside monitor for a foul in the build-up.
Attwell, who was at the centre of a VAR storm after Nottingham Forest's defeat by Everton on Sunday, deemed that Wolves substitute Matheus Cunha had caught Kluivert in the face with a swinging arm in the moments before Nelson Semedo delivered the cross for Hwang.
The game immediately fell back into its original pattern in the aftermath of that incident, with Bournemouth probing without finding any success in the final third, until they were reduced to 10-men for the final 10 minutes of regulation time after Hungary left-back Kerkez was shown a straight red card for a challenge on Matt Doherty.
Andoni Iraola's side hung on throughout the closing stages - including 12 minutes of stoppage time - for a win that moves them up to 10th, two points behind eighth-placed West Ham, while Wolves drop to 12th.
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Starting XI
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Squad number1Player nameJosé Sá
Average rating6.19
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Squad number22Player nameNélson Semedo
Average rating5.75
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Squad number4Player nameBueno
Average rating5.48
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Squad number23Player nameKilman
Average rating5.68
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Squad number24Player nameToti Gomes
Average rating5.49
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Squad number5Player nameLemina
Average rating5.75
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Squad number21Player nameSarabia
Average rating5.54
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Squad number8Player nameJoão Gomes
Average rating5.67
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Squad number20Player nameDoyle
Average rating5.75
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Squad number3Player nameAït-Nouri
Average rating6.05
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Squad number11Player nameHwang Hee-chan
Average rating6.05
Substitutes
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Squad number2Player nameDoherty
Average rating5.51
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Squad number6Player nameTraoré
Average rating5.02
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Squad number12Player nameMatheus Cunha
Average rating5.27
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Squad number62Player nameChirewa
Average rating5.29
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Squad number63Player nameFraser
Average rating4.56
Starting XI
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Squad number42Player nameTravers
Average rating8.19
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Squad number15Player nameA Smith
Average rating6.86
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Squad number27Player nameZabarnyi
Average rating7.20
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Squad number25Player nameSenesi
Average rating7.01
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Squad number3Player nameKerkez
Average rating6.52
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Squad number4Player nameL Cook
Average rating6.95
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Squad number10Player nameChristie
Average rating7.93
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Squad number24Player nameSemenyo
Average rating7.61
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Squad number14Player nameScott
Average rating7.40
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Squad number19Player nameKluivert
Average rating7.20
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Squad number9Player nameSolanke
Average rating7.66
Substitutes
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Squad number5Player nameKelly
Average rating7.02
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Squad number11Player nameOuattara
Average rating7.28
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Squad number23Player nameHill
Average rating7.55
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Squad number26Player nameÜnal
Average rating7.40
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Sá
- 22Nélson SemedoBooked at 23mins
- 4BuenoSubstituted forDohertyat 45'minutesBooked at 61mins
- 23Kilman
- 24GomesSubstituted forFraserat 90+3'minutes
- 5Lemina
- 21SarabiaSubstituted forChirewaat 64'minutes
- 8João GomesSubstituted forTraoréat 64'minutes
- 20DoyleSubstituted forMatheus Cunhaat 55'minutesBooked at 69mins
- 3Aït-NouriBooked at 44mins
- 11Hwang Hee-chan
- 2Doherty
- 6Traoré
- 12Matheus Cunha
- 17Bueno
- 25Bentley
- 37Holman
- 61Okoduwa
- 62Chirewa
- 63Fraser
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 42Travers
- 15A Smith
- 27Zabarnyi
- 25SenesiSubstituted forHillat 87'minutes
- 3KerkezBooked at 79mins
- 4L Cook
- 10Christie
- 24Semenyo
- 14ScottSubstituted forKellyat 81'minutes
- 19KluivertSubstituted forOuattaraat 74'minutes
- 9SolankeSubstituted forÜnalat 87'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 1Neto
- 5Kelly
- 11Ouattara
- 23Hill
- 26Ünal
- 29Billing
- 37Aarons
- 49Sadi
- 50Dacosta Gonzalez
- Referee:
- Stuart Attwell
- Attendance:
- 25,541
Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Bournemouth 1.
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