Saturday April 7, 2012 Day 32 Finished Britannia Stadium

Stoke City 2 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

  • Huth 37’
  • Crouch 61’
  • Kightly 26’

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  1. Crouch condemns Wolves to sixth straight loss

    Crouch condemns Wolves to sixth straight loss

    Stoke City hammered another nail in the coffin of relegation-haunted Wolves courtesy of Peter Crouch's winner in a 2-1 home victory. More

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    Time:90'
    • Stoke City
    • Wolverhampton Wanderers
    • - Don't forget you can watch highlights of this match, along with every Premier League game, from 00:01 on Monday morning (UK only).
    • 90+3' There goes the final whistle! A 2-1 win for Stoke. Wolves continue to struggle badly. They remain bottom of the table after this defeat.
    • 89' We are into three minutes of time added on.
    • 88' Crouch departs to be replaced by Rory Delap.
    • 87' Doyle tries to lift the ball into the area, but there is a bit of pushing in the area as the foul goes to Stoke.
    • 86' Stoke are looking to score three Premier League goals in a match for only the second time this season, after their 3-1 home win against Blackburn on November 26.
    • 85' Zubar and Doyle battle for the loose ball before Doyle slams a shot straight into the arms of Begovic.
    • 84' Zubar's cross is nodded away before Huth puts the ball out of play. Clock against the visitors now.
    • 83' Pennant departs to be replaced by Wilson Palacios to a standing ovation.
    • 82' David Davis replaces Hendry for the visiting team.
    • 81' Disappointing corner by Jarvis as it bounds out of play on the other side of the pitch.
    • 80' Shotton racing back to make the tackle on Jarvis, who has looked the most likely player for Wolves today.
    • 79' Doyle is introduced to take over from Ebanks-Blake.
    • 78' Wolves will remain six points adrift of Wigan, Blackburn and QPR with defeat here tonight. Almost game over for them.
    • 77' Will Kevin Doyle be thrown on by Wolves? He is pacing the touchline with real intent.
    • 76' Wolves throwing bodies forward. Always a risk they could got caught with so many players up the park.
    • 75' Kightly cracks a shot at goal. Whacks off the head of Whelan before flying over.
    • 74' Wolves have scored more than once in only three of their previous 15 Premier League away matches this season.
    • 73' Wolves get the ball out of the danger area before Shawcross nods wide from Pennant's cross seconds later. Pennant enjoying himself in this second half.
    • 72' Stearman catches Walters with a late challenge. Another chance for Pennant to show off his delivery skills...
    • 71' Stearman forced to head clear another lovely cross by Pennant.
    • 70' Hennessey falls on the loose ball with Crouch rummaging around the box. Needs to get the ball up the other end of the park.
    • 69' Begovic thumps a goalkick down the pitch. Wolves have scored only seven goals in the last 15 minutes of all Premier League matches this season – equal-fewest in the division with Blackburn.
    • 68' The small posses of visiting fans looking a bit concerned about where this match - and indeed season - is heading...
    • 67' Etherington departs the action to be replaced by Cameron Jerome.
    • 66' Peter Crouch scores his ninth Premier League goal of the season, and only his fourth header. He also scored a winning header when the club won 2-1 at Molineux earlier this season.
    • 65' Jarvis has been his side's main danger man today. Goes beyond Shotton like he is not there, but fails to pick out the killer pass.
    • 64' Kightly with a telling ball across goal. Jarvis almost on the end of it but not quite as Stoke survive. Lovely piece of skill by Kightly.
    • 63' Stearman penalised for landing on the ball and handling it. Should have got the shot away earlier. Wolves finding this hard going all of a sudden.
    • 62' Jarvis continues to look impressive as he drives to the byline. Lovely ball into the box forces Wilson to nod behind his own goal.
    • 61' Another chance for Crouch in the box, but this time he nods wide. Stoke will surely bury this match with another goal here.
    • 60' Pennant's cross is blocked off. A corner to the home side. Worrying times now for Wolves, it must be said.
    • 59' GOAL! Crouch rises to power home Pennant's free-kick. Magnificent looping header and Stoke have a 2-1 lead.
    • 58' If Wolves draw today they will have 23 points from their 32 Premier League matches. No club in Pemier League history has ever avoided relegation with so few points at this stage of the season.
    • 57' The offside flag goes up against Pennant seconds later. All a bit disjointed at the moment, but that won't worry Wolves too much.
    • 56' Pennant swings a hopeful free-kick into the visiting box, but Ward rises to head clear.
    • 55' Zubar comes across to nod the ball out of the park. Shotton then tosses a long throw-in straight into the arms of Hennessey.
    • 54' Jarvis with a powerful driving run. Neat cross, but just fails to pick out the run of Fletcher in the middle of the area. Superb play by Jarvis.
    • 53' Bassong heads wide from Kightly's delivery in a crowded area. Glorious chance missed there. Had to hit the target, but fails.
    • 52' Bit of pushing between Ebanks-Blake and Huth, but it is Wolves who get the decision in the Stoke half.
    • 51' Offside flag goes up against Shawcross in the Wolves area.
    • 50' Whelan picks out Etherington, but the cross is walloped out of the Wolves box.
    • 49' Fletcher goes for the dink rather than power. All too easy for Begovic to make the save. On we go at 1-1.
    • 48' Shotton is penalised for a late tackle on Kightly. A free-kick chance for the visiting side here just outside of the Stoke box.
    • 47' Wolves have won only one Premier League away match this season that was level at half time – 2-1 at Blackburn on the opening day.
    • 46' So off we go in this second half. Wolves need these three points more than Stoke.
    • 45+2' There goes the whistle for the break! 1-1 at the interval. All to play for in the second period.
    • 44' We are into two minutes of time added on in this first period.
    • 43' Pennant tries his luck from 35 yards with a free-kick. Hennessey was always watching that effort sail wide of the target.
    • 42' Fletcher deemed to be guilty of doing a spot of pushing on the back of Huth. Free-kick to the home side.
    • 41' Wilson forced to make a terrific tackle on Kightly. A corner to the visiting side.
    • 40' Stoke fans remain a bit quiet in this contest. Not exactly a classic occasion.
    • 39' Etherington with a lovely ball to pick out Walters, but his header can only find the hands of Hennessey.
    • 38' Wolves have lost on four of the seven occasions they have scored this season – the worst record of any club when netting the first goal.
    • 37' Kightly on the run for Wolves. Just can't get the ball under control as Begovic races from his line to collect the loose ball.
    • 36' Wilson decides to try his luck from distance. Ball always zipping over bar. Decent attempt on goal.
    • 35' Fletcher comes through Pennant with a late challenge. Strong challenge before Shawcross's attempted chip is plucked out of the air by Hennessey.
    • 34' Fourth goal of the season for the big defender. First effort on target of the evening for Stoke and a first goal.
    • 33' GOAL! Huth drills the volley low and hard into the net. Awful defending by Wolves. Ball flies through Hennessey and Stoke are level.
    • 32' Etherington and Kightly both booked for a spot of afters. Silly stuff really.
    • 31' Etherington is brought down by Kightly. The home side have the free-kick here.
    • 31' Crouch slams a volley into the side of the net from outside of the box. Tough angle to finish from there.
    • 30' Javis dinks a little ball into the heart of the box, but no takers on hand. Wolves suddenly looking a lot more buoyant.
    • 29' Wolves will only be three points behind QPR, Blackburn and Wigan if they can collect three points from this match.
    • 28' Edwards tries another effort at goal, but fails to get any power on it. Easy pickings for Begovic.
    • 27' Michael Kightly has scored in back-to-back Premier Leagie matches. It was his third career league goal. Both previous goals came in 3-2 defeats.
    • 26' Etherington hoists a long ball from the back up the park. Easy enough take for Hennessey.
    • 25' Huth somehow gets a header at goal in a crowded area, but Wolves scramble the ball clear. Poor piece of goalkeeping and defending.
    • 24' Terry Connor punches the air in delight. Wolves have the lead. Awful piece of goalkeeping by Begovic to let that the back of his net.
    • 23' GOAL! Kightly scores for Wolves! Chips the ball into the path of Edwards. He misses the volley, but it deceives Begovic. A 1-0 lead for Wolves.
    • 22' Wolves have conceded at least two goals in each of their last seven games. The last time they did this in eight successive top-flight games was October 1964.
    • 21' Walters sees the shot from distance blocked by Bassong. Stoke trying to inject a bit more pace into their play.
    • 20' Walters somehow nods the ball past the goal from Crouch's cushioned header. How did that stay out? Two yards out, but no finish.
    • 19' Bassong clearly blocking Crouch off the ball from the corner, but the referee doesn't want to know.
    • 18' Etherington with a lovely run and cross, but Stearman gets across to make sure Crouch can't finish. Fine piece of play.
    • 17' Jarvis goes beyond Shotton, but Stoke have sufficient bodies back to clear the danger.
    • 16' Once again Wolves have failed to score in the opening 15 minutes of any Premier League match this season.
    • 15' Hennessey slams the ball down the park. Wolves continue to look compact enough in their own half.
    • 14' This game taking a while to get going. Only one shot at goal from either side so far. All a bit quiet.
    • 13' Shotton with a long throw-in. Easy take for Hennessey in the Wolves goal. Ebanks-Blake rattles a shot at goal at the other end. Straight into Begovic's palms.
    • 12' Wolves have conceded the opening goal on 23 previous occasions in the division this season – more than any other club.
    • 11' Jarvis runs the ball out of play, and Stoke have a goalkick. Wolves certainly the brighter side so far.
    • 10' Wolves captain Roger Johnson has been dropped to the bench. The club have failed to win in all four Premier League matches without him in the side this season.
    • 9' Good play by Jarvis to earn his side a corner before Ward wallops a shot well over seconds later. Wolves's first real attack of the match.
    • 8' Only 900 Wolves fans have made the trip to support their side today - a third of their allocation for the game.
    • 7' Walters goes for goal from 35 yards out. Seemed to try a chip, but well over the visiting bar.
    • 6' Zubar goes to ground under pressure from Whelan, and is awareded the free-kick in his own half.
    • 5' Wilson catches Kightly with a late tackle. Wolves have possession out wide, but the free-kick goes straight through to Begovic in the home goal.
    • 4' Appeals for a penalty for the home side. Walters went to ground in the area from Etherington's corner, but the referee doesn't want to know. Looked a clear foul on Walters.
    • 3' Stearman across to make the tackle on Walters. A corner for Stoke.
    • 2' The last time Wolves kept a clean sheet, Stoke striker Peter Crouch was still at Tottenham - August 27th v Aston Villa.
    • 1' We are off and running in this one. Huge day really for Wolves.
    • 17:25 Wolves manager Terry Connor on the home defeat to Bolton: "We will make our mistakes and I have said before that we're not the best team in the league, but if we play like that and come up short I can't ask for anything more. Yes, we can have more quality in the final third and defend better but we need to keep going. If we play like that for seven more games and we do go down then that's our fate."
    • 17:20 Stoke manager Tony Pulis: "I hope and pray that the players finish the season well over the next seven games because they deserve to do so. The effort and commitment with what we have taken on this season has been absolutely fantastic and it's important that we don't take our foot off the gas now. We want to finish as high as we can in the table so that we make it a season that everybody talks about and we have an excellent opportunity to do that."
    • 17:15 Wolves have conceded at least two goals in each of their last seven games. The last time they did this in eight successive top-flight games was October 1964.
    • 17:10 Since arriving in the Premier League in August 2008, Stoke have averaged 38.4% possession in their games - 39.8% in home games.
    • 17:05 Stoke’s recent home results have seen a pattern of pairs of results LLWWDDLLWWD meaning if the pattern continues this game will end as a draw.
    • 17:00 Stoke's season has just stuttered slightly of late - Peter Crouch's wondergoal notwithstanding - and West Brom's win against Blackburn has pushed the Potters down to 14th. However, three points here will take them to the dizzy heights of 11th.
    • 16:55 Wolves come into this game six points adrift at the bottom of the Premier League, but the good news for them is the two teams directly above them, Blackburn and Wigan, have both lost. Today's Premier League results
    • 16:50 STOKE: Begovic, Shotton, Shawcross, Huth, Wilson, Pennant, Whelan, Whitehead, Etherington, Crouch, Walters... Subs: Sorensen, Jones, Fuller, Upson, Delap, Jerome, Palacios. /// WOLVERHAMPTON: Hennessey, Stearman, Zubar, Bassong, Ward, Kightly, Henry, Edwards, Jarvis, Ebanks-Blake, Fletcher... Subs: De Vries, Johnson, Berra, Milijas, Davis, Doyle, Forde... Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)
    • 16:45 Welcome to live coverage of Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers from the Britannia Stadium!

  • Summary

    • 59' GOAL! Crouch rises to power home Pennant's free-kick. Magnificent looping header and Stoke have a 2-1 lead.
    • 54' Jarvis with a powerful driving run. Neat cross, but just fails to pick out the run of Fletcher in the middle of the area. Superb play by Jarvis.
    • 53' Bassong heads wide from Kightly's delivery in a crowded area. Glorious chance missed there. Had to hit the target, but fails.
    • 39' Etherington with a lovely ball to pick out Walters, but his header can only find the hands of Hennessey.
    • 33' GOAL! Huth drills the volley low and hard into the net. Awful defending by Wolves. Ball flies through Hennessey and Stoke are level.
    • 23' GOAL! Kightly scores for Wolves! Chips the ball into the path of Edwards. He misses the volley, but it deceives Begovic. A 1-0 lead for Wolves.
    • 20' Walters somehow nods the ball past the goal from Crouch's cushioned header. How did that stay out? Two yards out, but no finish.
    • 18' Etherington with a lovely run and cross, but Stearman gets across to make sure Crouch can't finish. Fine piece of play.
    • 16:50 STOKE: Begovic, Shotton, Shawcross, Huth, Wilson, Pennant, Whelan, Whitehead, Etherington, Crouch, Walters... Subs: Sorensen, Jones, Fuller, Upson, Delap, Jerome, Palacios. /// WOLVERHAMPTON: Hennessey, Stearman, Zubar, Bassong, Ward, Kightly, Henry, Edwards, Jarvis, Ebanks-Blake, Fletcher... Subs: De Vries, Johnson, Berra, Milijas, Davis, Doyle, Forde... Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)

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      Goalkeeper
      6.1 5
      Defenders
      4.2 5
      6.4 7
      Goal 6.2 7
      6.1 6
      Midfielders
      4.7 6
      5.1 5
      Substitution Out86′ 5.5 7
      Yellow Card Substitution Out69′ 5.4 6
      Strikers
      Goal Substitution Out90′ 7.2 7
      6.4 7
      Subs
      Substitution In90′ 5.1 6
      Substitution In69′ 6.9 6
      Substitution In86′ 5.4 6
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      Defenders
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      3.7 6
      6.7 6
      4.1 7
      Midfielders
      Substitution Out86′ 4.1 6
      4.5 6
      Goal Yellow Card 5.8 7
      5.8 8
      Strikers
      Substitution Out83′ 5 6
      4.8 5
      Subs
      Substitution In83′ 3.6 6
      Substitution In86′ 1.5 6

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  1. Any sign of resignations from the Wolves Board for­ having made about the worst decision this season?

    From Michael, on Sun Apr 8 4:36

  2. Wolves go wonder somewhere else :P

    From Lester, on Sat Apr 7 12:22

  3. just imagine if M.M. had stayed ... wolves would have­ been 21st by now ... good job they got rid of him and­ got someone better in!

    From T, on Sat Apr 7 11:40

  4. dont know about wolve fans a disgrace but the team are­ for sure and i am a wolves fan all i can say is we need­ big mick back

    From Steve, on Sat Apr 7 11:30

  5. Plymouth Argyl third team would beat this excuse for a­ team Wolves dead and buried

    From roger, on Sat Apr 7 11:27

  6. ioops

    From billy two bit hog, on Sat Apr 7 11:21

  7. Stoke fans are biggest lowlife in league without a­ doubt

    From Peter, on Sat Apr 7 11:20

  8. This Wolves team are an embarrasment to pro football

    From roger, on Sat Apr 7 11:11

  9. Wolves are shite

    From roger, on Sat Apr 7 11:07

  10. come on stoke ...paolo

    From Paul, on Sat Apr 7 10:40

  11. why delapp not playing folks

    From Paul, on Sat Apr 7 10:39

  12. Why have all the messages got from so and so Tue Jan 19­ 3.14 on them?Are Yahoo on a yahoo?

    From wiz56, on Sat Apr 7 10:29

  13. I reckon 2-1 to Stoke but Wolves won't make it easy­ for them! Thumbs Up if you agree! :-)

    From , on Sat Apr 7 10:24

  14. 7 million for Johnson, deserve to go down just for­ that...

    From G, on Sat Apr 7 10:15

  15. Come on Stoke send them back down the M6 with their­ tails between their legs and give them a helping hand­ down to the Chapionship

    From Tony W, on Sat Apr 7 10:12

  16. Liverpoooooooooooooooooooooo are­ shyyyyyyyyyyyteeeeeeeeee

    From David, on Sat Apr 7 9:48

  17. Your message has been correctly received, it may take a­ few minutes to appear - or half an hour 'cause we­ are the thought police, d'ya mean?

    From EDWARD, on Sat Apr 7 9:21

  18. Oh right, URLs, I looked it up what that means. OK then­ search livefootydoc and the rest will come to you.

    From EDWARD, on Sat Apr 7 9:11

  19. Returning 1400 tickets for a local derby is a disgrace.­ Championship fans for a championship team.

    From Andrew, on Sat Apr 7 8:37

  20. wolves fans are a disgrace???? people in glass houses­ shouldn't throw stones stokey..........we have got­ to get one shock result this season lets make it today­ Wolves!!!! COYW!!!

    From Webber, on Sat Apr 7 8:11
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