Goal shy Bournemouth lose again to Wolves 1-0

Match Report

Wolves 1 v 0 AFCB

24 June 2020

Still no goals for AFCB.

Wolves are cruising towards a top six finish. Bournemouth are probably heading the other direction, just as fast. In a stale first half there were no shots on target. Billing was then injured and Wolves started to get more and more of a grip on the game. The heat might have stifled the game's goalmouth action, but Wolves usually manage to get something on target and a Jiménez header broke the deadlock on the hour. We waited to see a response from Bournemouth and Howe put on three subs to try and inject some urgency. Yet, there we were at the end of the game and still no shots on target from AFC Bournemouth.

AFC Bournemouth made two changes for the match against Wolves with Junior Stanislas and Philip Billing coming in for Harry Wilson and Josh King. Danjuma was surprisingly still on the bench instead of starting, and there was still no sign of Sam Surridge again, who was presumably injured. Josh King was also left out of the squad completely, having been injured against Crystal Palace.

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Match Description
Bournemouth came out walking down the stand with a home shirt and white shorts and socks. It was 29˚C in the stadium with half of it in shade.

It was a slow steady start with Wolves keeping the ball well. Bournemouth the win a corner in the first few minutes. The keeper came out from the corner and Aké was injured on the back of his head.

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Brooks lost the ball in a dangerous spot, but the Cherries recovered. Stacey does well before Brooks puts a cross in behind Callum Wilson. Brooks is starting to get on the ball and making good turns. Stanislas fed Lerma who had a pot shot from 30 yards. Callum Wilson was offside though.

Lerma does well to retain possession in the middle. Stacey gives the ball away and Jiménez can't make the most of it with Steve Cook getting a boot in. Neves then fires a shot wide from 20 yards.

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Steve Cook gets an important challenge in after Billing's mistake, but it's a Wolves corner. Billing heads well and Bournemouth have a free kick. Lerma over hits a pass.

Bournemouth have a free kick and a chance to get the ball in the box on 18 minutes. Brooks hits it and it's gone behind for a corner. Jota and Adam Smith have a race on with the long kick up field and Adam Smith is fouled.

Adam Smith clears well Lerma and Lewis Cook get on the ball. Billing wins a free kick near the corner flag. Brooks to take and its cleared by the first Wolves player. The players are now having drinks.

Stacey does well to block Otto. Another free kick to Bournemouth who have looked comfortable. Callum Wilson has been cut down and Saïss is booked. Billing takes a long throw. Stanislas has it. Stanislas has two goes at a cross but they both fail.

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Stacey clears up from Adam Smith's mistake. Quite a few players have been losing their feet. Traoré wins a corner for Wolves on 31 minutes. Aké finally clears after some careful defending from Billing. 

The heat has definitely taken the pace out of the game. Stacey does well and Billing hits it but it's blocked. Traoré now beats three players and Brooks pulls him down to get a yellow card.

It's 35 yards out and hit by Neves high out of play. Steve Cook is booked for taking down Jota, left side of the box. Ramsdale came out and didn't get to it, but it's come off a Wolves head for a goal kick.

Wolves are starting to get some steam up. Ramsdale has the ball safely. Callum Wilson is booked and will miss the Newcastle and Man City games. Wilson clattered Patrício and that's costly. Stanislas gives the ball away.

Neves fouls Brooks and is carded. Traoré gets a cross in but Stacey clears. Aké just gets back in time to stop Jota. Four minutes are added. Stanislas and Aké do some good heading back to the keeper.

Bournemouth defend deep. Traoré switches to the right side but Neves shafts his shot under pressure from Lewis Cook.

Jota picks the ball up from Stacey's mistake and Traoré has a shot but hits it over the bar under pressure from Aké.

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Second half
Traoré's cross is headed away by Aké. Billing has come out with a strapped left leg and he is coming off. Gosling is coming on. Ramsdale catches another Traoré cross.

Stacey fouls Otto. Billing stays on for the free kick. It bounces through to Ramsdale off Billing's boot. Stacey to the byline and wins a corner.

Gosling is on for Billing on 50 minutes. Stanislas can't beat the first man from the corner. Brook's cross is gathered by Patrício. Wolves are stretching play now.

Otto beats Stacey but Gosling blocks for a corner to Wolves. Lerma wins the header. It's all Wolves possession. Traore's cross is knocked away by Stacey.

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Stacey puts a great low cross in but it doesn't fall to a Bournemouth player. Lewis Cook gets back to stop a Wolves break.

Bournemouth are only getting snippets of possession. Traoré puts in a deep cross on 60 minutes and Jiménez has scored with a close header at the far post. He got in between Stacey and Steve Cook and that's the clean sheet gone again.

Neto comes on for Jota on 62 minutes.

Lerma puts the ball out, awful. Danjuma, Harry Wilson and Solanke are getting ready to come on. Wolves have a corner. Off go Brooks, Stanislas and Lerma on 66 minutes.

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Smith gets a good tackle on Traoré. Traoré is subbed for Dendonker on 72 minutes. Wolves in a corner with 13 minutes to go. Lewis Cook blocks for another Wolves' corner. Boli sees the ball bounces off him and Ramsdale manages to keep it out.

Stacey's cross only finds Patrício. Bournemouth are at least getting to see some of the ball now. But Wolves have everyone behind the ball. 

Loyd Kelly comes on for Stacey on 82 minutes to make his Premier League debut. Bournemouth corner and Danjuma goes for the top corner, but get's no bend on it.

Lewis Cook makes a foul. Still no shots on targets for Bournemouth. Moutinho is booked for fouling Adam Smith. Callum Wilson is offside. Kelly almost picked him out.

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Podence and Gibbs-White come on and off go. Four added minutes go up. Ramsdale comes out to head the ball and Doendoncker has a long shot but it's wide of the goal. A late free kick to Bournemouth. It's a throw. Kelly takes the throw. Patricio claims it.

Neto comes away with the ball, straight through Callum Wilson and on he goes past another but he shoots wide.

Summary
It just isn't happening for Eddie Howe and AFC Bournemouth. They are now without Callum Wilson for the next two games and with no shots on target you have to ask where are the goals going to come from? It was an improved performance, but no cutting-edge and Wolves only needed the one opportunity to ad further gloom for the Cherries. We knew Traoré would be trouble on the wing. We knew Jiménez is a great goal scorer, but the Bournemouth defence could do nothing against this threat. Wolves made precision crosses, Bournemouth couldn't beat the first man when crossing. A point would have been amazing, but you just can't see Bournemouth scoring. Bournemouth are now staring down the barrel.

AFCB Subs: 1 Boruc, 4 Gosling, 6 Surman, 9 Solanke, 14 Danjuma,
21 Rico, 22 H Wilson, 26 Kelly, 33 Mepham

AFCB Ratings: Ramsdale 5, Stacey 6, S Cook 5, Aké 6, A Smith 5, Billing 6, Brooks 6, L Cook 5, Lerma 5, Stanislas 5, C Wilson 5 

Cherry Chimes man of the match: Jack Stacey

Ref Watch Michael Oliver 6/10

Wolves
11 Rui Patrício, 15 Boly, 16 Coady, 27 Saïss, 2 Doherty, 8 Neves,
28 João Moutinho (Podence 89), 19 Castro Otto, 37 Traoré (Dendoncker 72),
9 Jiménez (Gibbs-White 89), 18 Jota (Neto)

Wolves Subs
6 Cavaco Jordão, 7 Neto, 10 Castelo Podence, 17 Gibbs-White, 21 Ruddy, 29 Vinagre,
32 Dendoncker, 49 Kilman, 59 Buur