Premier League Regular Season - 24

Wolves 0 - 2 FT Bournemouth

Molineux Stadium

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37
FT
Sat, Jan 31
Wolves
0-2
Bournemouth
⚡ Intensity 41
⚖️ Balance 13
🏆 Stakes 0
🎲 Upset 0
Cherries clinical as Wolves' woes deepen.

Cherries Clinical as Wolves’ Woes Deepen at Molineux

Skip It Futmetrix Score: 37/100. Bournemouth’s defensive resilience and ruthless finishing compounded Wolves' relegation fears in a match defined by missed chances and goalkeeping brilliance.

The Siege of Molineux

The early exchange at Molineux Stadium crackled with the Intensity of a side desperate to climb off the foot of the Premier League table. Wolves, currently anchored to the bottom of the standings, looked to impose themselves early, utilizing a high-pressing game that allowed them to control the tempo. The home side edged possession with 52%, carving out several promising openings through the flanks. However, despite registering a significant volume of their 16 total shots in the first half hour, they lacked the necessary composure to breach the visitors' line. The Balance of the match shifted decisively against the run of play in the 33rd minute. A. Adli found space to deliver a precise ball for E. J. Kroupi, who clinically dispatched his effort to give the visitors the lead. It was a tactical sucker-punch for the hosts, who had looked the more dangerous side until that moment.

Petrović Stands Tall

As the second half progressed, the Stakes grew higher for a Wolves side staring down their 19th defeat of the campaign. They laid siege to the Bournemouth goal, forcing a series of corner situations that kept the pressure at a boiling point. This was the window where Đorđe Petrović truly came to the fore. The Serbian shot-stopper produced a string of six vital saves, frustrating the Wolves attackers at every turn with exceptional positioning and reflexes. His performance was the embodiment of defensive Intensity, ensuring that the Cherries’ slender lead remained intact despite a barrage of pressure. Wolves’ inability to find a way past the Bournemouth wall began to drain the belief from the home crowd, as the visitors remained disciplined and compact. Lewis Cook was instrumental in this phase, breaking up play and ensuring his side maintained their structural integrity under constant duress.

The Final Blow

With the clock ticking into stoppage time and Wolves committing almost every player forward in a desperate search for an equaliser, the final blow was delivered via a piece of substitute magic. Rayan, introduced in the 68th minute, showed fresh legs and vision to tee up A. Scott in the 91st minute. Scott’s composed finish was the ultimate Upset to any lingering hope of a late Wolves fightback, sealing a 2-0 victory for the visitors. For Bournemouth, the result solidifies their mid-table security and rewards a resilient tactical display. Conversely, for Wolves, this result represents a devastating blow in their ongoing relegation battle. They remain adrift at the bottom with only 8 points from 24 matches, leaving their top-flight status hanging by a thread as they struggle to convert dominance into tangible results.

Key Questions

How did substitute Đorđe Petrović change the game?

Though he started the match, Petrović was the difference-maker, recording 6 crucial saves to maintain a clean sheet under heavy Wolves pressure.

How is the Futmetrix Score calculated?

The Futmetrix Score (0-100) combines multiple factors: match intensity, competitive balance, stakes importance, and entertainment value to help you decide if this match is worth watching.

Match Statistics

Possession
52%
48%
Wolves 52%
Bournemouth 48%
Shots
16
9
Wolves 16
Bournemouth 9
Shots on Target
6
4
Wolves 6
Bournemouth 4
Expected Goals (xG)
1.12
1.36
Wolves 1.12
Bournemouth 1.36
Passes
465
439
Wolves 465
Bournemouth 439
Pass Accuracy
82%
85%
Wolves 82%
Bournemouth 85%
Corners
4
6
Wolves 4
Bournemouth 6
Fouls
11
14
Wolves 11
Bournemouth 14
Yellow Cards
3
3
Wolves 3
Bournemouth 3
Red Cards
0
0
Wolves 0
Bournemouth 0

Match Events

E. J. Kroupi (A. Adli) 33'
45'+1 🟨 Andre
HT
A. Jimenez 🟨 59'
A. Adli 🟨 60'
61' 🟨 Y. Mosquera
E. J. Kroupi R. Christie 🔄 68'
A. Adli Rayan 🔄 68'
70' 🔄 Hwang Hee-Chan J. S. Larsen
71' 🔄 R. Gomes J. Bellegarde
76' 🟨 Joao Gomes
79' 🔄 Andre J. Arias
Evanilson E. Unal 🔄 85'
A. Jimenez A. Toth 🔄 86'
J. Hill 🟨 88'
89' 🔄 H. Bueno D. M. Wolfe
89' 🔄 S. Bueno Pedro Lima
A. Scott (Rayan) 90'+1
A. Smith B. Diakite 🔄 90'+4
FT

Player Cards

Season performance ratings for players in this match

Wolves

Goalkeepers
José Sá
NPC
NPC
93
minutes
93
minutes
36%
pass acc
6.5
rating
Defenders
Yerson Mosquera
NPC
NPC
93
minutes
93
minutes
29%
pass acc
6.2
rating
Santiago Bueno
NPC
NPC
89
minutes
89
minutes
56%
pass acc
6.3
rating
Emmanuel Agbadou
STORMTROOPER
STORMTROOPER
1
shots
1
shots
0
goals
0
on target
Midfielders
Rodrigo Gomes
NPC
NPC
71
minutes
71
minutes
20%
pass acc
6.6
rating
João Gomes
MAGNET
MAGNET
71
activity
71
activity
52
passes
19
duels
André
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Mateus Mané
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
4
fouls won
4
fouls won
6
Duels Won
0
pens won
Hugo Bueno
NPC
NPC
89
minutes
89
minutes
24%
pass acc
6.7
rating
Forwards
Tolu Arokodare
WALL
WALL
0
dribbled past
0
dribbled past
1
tackles
43%
duel win %
Hee-Chan Hwang
PROVOCATEUR
PROVOCATEUR
2
fouls won
2
fouls won
2
Duels Won
0
pens won
BENCH
Sam Johnstone
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
saves
0
saves
0
conceded
0
minutes
Matt Doherty
CAMEO
CAMEO
0
minutes
0
minutes
0
touches
None
events
David Möller Wolfe
CAMEO
CAMEO
4
minutes
4
minutes
1
touches
None
events
Pedro Lima
CAMEO
CAMEO
4
minutes
4
minutes
1
touches
None
events
Jackson Tchatchoua
CAMEO
CAMEO
0
minutes
0
minutes
0
touches
None
events
Jhon Arias
CAMEO
CAMEO
13
minutes
13
minutes
3
touches
None
events
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Jerome Abbey
CAMEO
CAMEO
0
minutes
0
minutes
0
touches
None
events
Jørgen Strand Larsen
👻 Invisible Nothing to note

Bournemouth

Goalkeepers
Đorđe Petrović
OCTOPUS
OCTOPUS
6
saves
6
saves
0
conceded
100%
save %
Defenders
Adam Smith
NPC
NPC
93
minutes
93
minutes
34%
pass acc
6.7
rating
James Hill
NPC
NPC
93
minutes
93
minutes
54%
pass acc
6.3
rating
Marcos Senesi
MAGNET
MAGNET
89
activity
89
activity
81
passes
8
duels
Adrien Truffert
SWEEPER
SWEEPER
3
cleanups
3
cleanups
3
interceptions
0
blocks
Midfielders
Alex Scott
CLUTCH HERO
CLUTCH HERO
0
goal time
0
goal time
0
impact
7.2
rating
Lewis Cook
WALL
WALL
0
dribbled past
0
dribbled past
2
tackles
88%
duel win %
Álex Jiménez
WALL
WALL
0
dribbled past
0
dribbled past
2
tackles
47%
duel win %
Eli Junior Kroupi
SNIPER
SNIPER
50%
conversion
50%
conversion
1
goals
2
shots
Amine Adli
ARCHITECT
ARCHITECT
3
key passes
3
key passes
1
assists
24%
pass acc
Forwards
Evanilson
WALL
WALL
0
dribbled past
0
dribbled past
1
tackles
86%
duel win %
BENCH
Christos Mandas
SPECTATOR
SPECTATOR
0
saves
0
saves
0
conceded
0
minutes
Bafodé Diakité
CAMEO
CAMEO
0
minutes
0
minutes
0
touches
None
events
Veljko Milosavljević
CAMEO
CAMEO
0
minutes
0
minutes
0
touches
None
events
Ryan Christie
👻 Invisible Nothing to note
Alex Tóth
CAMEO
CAMEO
7
minutes
7
minutes
3
touches
None
events
Malcom Dacosta
CAMEO
CAMEO
0
minutes
0
minutes
0
touches
None
events
Rayan
SUPER SUB
SUPER SUB
0
impact
0
impact
25
minutes
6.9
rating
Enes Ünal
CAMEO
CAMEO
8
minutes
8
minutes
1
touches
None
events
Remy Rees-Dottin
CAMEO
CAMEO
0
minutes
0
minutes
0
touches
None
events

Head to Head

Date Home Score Away Competition Venue
23/08/2025 Bournemouth 1 - 0 Wolves Premier League Vitality Stadium
01/03/2025 Bournemouth 1 - 1 Wolves FA Cup Vitality Stadium
22/02/2025 Bournemouth 0 - 1 Wolves Premier League Vitality Stadium
30/11/2024 Wolves 2 - 4 Bournemouth Premier League Molineux Stadium
24/04/2024 Wolves 0 - 1 Bournemouth Premier League Molineux Stadium
21/10/2023 Bournemouth 1 - 2 Wolves Premier League Vitality Stadium
23/08/2025
Premier League Vitality Stadium
01/03/2025
FA Cup Vitality Stadium
22/02/2025
Premier League Vitality Stadium
30/11/2024
Premier League Molineux Stadium
24/04/2024
Premier League Molineux Stadium
21/10/2023
Premier League Vitality Stadium
Wolves Win
Bournemouth Win
Draw

League Standings

Pos Team P Pts GF GA GD Form
1 Arsenal 24 53 46 17 +29 WLeeds 0 - 4 Arsenal (31-01-2026)LArsenal 2 - 3 Manchester United (25-01-2026)DNottingham Forest 0 - 0 Arsenal (17-01-2026)DArsenal 0 - 0 Liverpool (08-01-2026)WBournemouth 2 - 3 Arsenal (03-01-2026)
2 Manchester City 23 46 47 21 +26 WManchester City 2 - 0 Wolves (24-01-2026)LManchester United 2 - 0 Manchester City (17-01-2026)DManchester City 1 - 1 Brighton (07-01-2026)DManchester City 1 - 1 Chelsea (04-01-2026)DSunderland 0 - 0 Manchester City (01-01-2026)
3 Aston Villa 23 46 35 25 +10 WNewcastle 0 - 2 Aston Villa (25-01-2026)LAston Villa 0 - 1 Everton (18-01-2026)DCrystal Palace 0 - 0 Aston Villa (07-01-2026)WAston Villa 3 - 1 Nottingham Forest (03-01-2026)LArsenal 4 - 1 Aston Villa (30-12-2025)
4 Chelsea 24 40 42 27 +15 WChelsea 3 - 2 West Ham (31-01-2026)WCrystal Palace 1 - 3 Chelsea (25-01-2026)WChelsea 2 - 0 Brentford (17-01-2026)LFulham 2 - 1 Chelsea (07-01-2026)DManchester City 1 - 1 Chelsea (04-01-2026)
5 Liverpool 24 39 39 33 +6 WLiverpool 4 - 1 Newcastle (31-01-2026)LBournemouth 3 - 2 Liverpool (24-01-2026)DLiverpool 1 - 1 Burnley (17-01-2026)DArsenal 0 - 0 Liverpool (08-01-2026)DFulham 2 - 2 Liverpool (04-01-2026)
6 Manchester United 23 38 41 34 +7 WArsenal 2 - 3 Manchester United (25-01-2026)WManchester United 2 - 0 Manchester City (17-01-2026)DBurnley 2 - 2 Manchester United (07-01-2026)DLeeds 1 - 1 Manchester United (04-01-2026)DManchester United 1 - 1 Wolves (30-12-2025)
7 Fulham 23 34 32 32 0 WFulham 2 - 1 Brighton (24-01-2026)LLeeds 1 - 0 Fulham (17-01-2026)WFulham 2 - 1 Chelsea (07-01-2026)DFulham 2 - 2 Liverpool (04-01-2026)DCrystal Palace 1 - 1 Fulham (01-01-2026)
8 Everton 24 34 26 27 -1 DBrighton 1 - 1 Everton (31-01-2026)DEverton 1 - 1 Leeds (26-01-2026)WAston Villa 0 - 1 Everton (18-01-2026)DEverton 1 - 1 Wolves (07-01-2026)LEverton 2 - 4 Brentford (04-01-2026)
9 Brentford 23 33 35 32 +3 LBrentford 0 - 2 Nottingham Forest (25-01-2026)LChelsea 2 - 0 Brentford (17-01-2026)WBrentford 3 - 0 Sunderland (07-01-2026)WEverton 2 - 4 Brentford (04-01-2026)DBrentford 0 - 0 Tottenham (01-01-2026)
10 Newcastle 24 33 33 33 0 LLiverpool 4 - 1 Newcastle (31-01-2026)LNewcastle 0 - 2 Aston Villa (25-01-2026)DWolves 0 - 0 Newcastle (18-01-2026)WNewcastle 4 - 3 Leeds (07-01-2026)WNewcastle 2 - 0 Crystal Palace (04-01-2026)
11 Sunderland 23 33 24 26 -2 LWest Ham 3 - 1 Sunderland (24-01-2026)WSunderland 2 - 1 Crystal Palace (17-01-2026)LBrentford 3 - 0 Sunderland (07-01-2026)DTottenham 1 - 1 Sunderland (04-01-2026)DSunderland 0 - 0 Manchester City (01-01-2026)
12 Bournemouth 24 33 40 43 -3 WWolves 0 - 2 Bournemouth (31-01-2026)WBournemouth 3 - 2 Liverpool (24-01-2026)DBrighton 1 - 1 Bournemouth (19-01-2026)WBournemouth 3 - 2 Tottenham (07-01-2026)LBournemouth 2 - 3 Arsenal (03-01-2026)
13 Brighton 24 31 34 32 +2 DBrighton 1 - 1 Everton (31-01-2026)LFulham 2 - 1 Brighton (24-01-2026)DBrighton 1 - 1 Bournemouth (19-01-2026)DManchester City 1 - 1 Brighton (07-01-2026)WBrighton 2 - 0 Burnley (03-01-2026)
14 Tottenham 23 28 33 31 +2 DBurnley 2 - 2 Tottenham (24-01-2026)LTottenham 1 - 2 West Ham (17-01-2026)LBournemouth 3 - 2 Tottenham (07-01-2026)DTottenham 1 - 1 Sunderland (04-01-2026)DBrentford 0 - 0 Tottenham (01-01-2026)
15 Crystal Palace 23 28 24 28 -4 LCrystal Palace 1 - 3 Chelsea (25-01-2026)LSunderland 2 - 1 Crystal Palace (17-01-2026)DCrystal Palace 0 - 0 Aston Villa (07-01-2026)LNewcastle 2 - 0 Crystal Palace (04-01-2026)DCrystal Palace 1 - 1 Fulham (01-01-2026)
16 Leeds 24 26 31 42 -11 LLeeds 0 - 4 Arsenal (31-01-2026)DEverton 1 - 1 Leeds (26-01-2026)WLeeds 1 - 0 Fulham (17-01-2026)LNewcastle 4 - 3 Leeds (07-01-2026)DLeeds 1 - 1 Manchester United (04-01-2026)
17 Nottingham Forest 23 25 23 34 -11 WBrentford 0 - 2 Nottingham Forest (25-01-2026)DNottingham Forest 0 - 0 Arsenal (17-01-2026)WWest Ham 1 - 2 Nottingham Forest (06-01-2026)LAston Villa 3 - 1 Nottingham Forest (03-01-2026)LNottingham Forest 0 - 2 Everton (30-12-2025)
18 West Ham 24 20 29 48 -19 LChelsea 3 - 2 West Ham (31-01-2026)WWest Ham 3 - 1 Sunderland (24-01-2026)WTottenham 1 - 2 West Ham (17-01-2026)LWest Ham 1 - 2 Nottingham Forest (06-01-2026)LWolves 3 - 0 West Ham (03-01-2026)
19 Burnley 23 15 25 44 -19 DBurnley 2 - 2 Tottenham (24-01-2026)DLiverpool 1 - 1 Burnley (17-01-2026)DBurnley 2 - 2 Manchester United (07-01-2026)LBrighton 2 - 0 Burnley (03-01-2026)LBurnley 1 - 3 Newcastle (30-12-2025)
20 Wolves 24 8 15 45 -30 LWolves 0 - 2 Bournemouth (31-01-2026)LManchester City 2 - 0 Wolves (24-01-2026)DWolves 0 - 0 Newcastle (18-01-2026)DEverton 1 - 1 Wolves (07-01-2026)WWolves 3 - 0 West Ham (03-01-2026)