Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leeds United, 18 March 2023

Score4-2 to Leeds United
RefereeMichael Salisbury
CompetitionPremier League
VenueMolineux
Attendance31,570
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 3 Drawn: 1 Leeds United won: 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 12 Leeds United scored: 15 . This was the first time that Leeds United had scored four or more goals in a game at Molineux.

2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Julen Lopetegui

4 Leeds United

Manager: Javi Gracia

Goals:

Jonny 65 G
Matheus Cunha 73 G

Goals:

Jack Harrison 6 G
Luke Ayling 49 G
Rasmus Kristensen 62 G
Rodrigo 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender/Midfielder Jonny
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Forward Raúl Jiménez

Starting lineup:

Illan Meslier Goalkeeper
Luke Ayling Defender
Junior Firpo Defender
Max Wöber Defender
Robin Koch Defender/Midfielder
Brenden Aaronson Midfielder
Jack Harrison Midfielder
Marc Roca Midfielder
Weston McKennie Midfielder
Wilfried Gnonto Midfielder/Forward
Patrick Bamford Forward

Substitutions:

Nathan Collins for Craig Dawson 46
Pablo Sarabia for Pedro Neto 46
Matheus Cunha for Nélson Semedo 57
Adama Traoré for Daniel Podence 57
João Moutinho for Rúben Neves 76

Substitutions:

Rasmus Kristensen for Wilfried Gnonto 61
Rodrigo for Patrick Bamford 67
Pascal Struijk for Junior Firpo 81
Crysencio Summerville for Brenden Aaronson 81

Cards:

Craig Dawson 37 Y
Nélson Semedo 53 Y
Jonny 84 R
João Gomes 87 Y

Cards:

Luke Ayling 24 Y
Junior Firpo 45 Y
Weston McKennie 45 Y
Marc Roca 75 Y
Illan Meslier 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Toti
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Nunes
Midfielder/Forward Pablo Sarabia
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Diego Costa

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Robles
Defender Liam Cooper
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Archie Gray
Midfielder/Forward Luis Sinisterra
Midfielder/Forward Crysencio Summerville
Forward Rodrigo

Comments:

League position: 13th . Wolvehampton Wanderers had now lost 150 of their 332 games in the Premier League (won 97). . Wolves had now conceded 503 goals in their 332 games in the Premier League (scored 350). . They had now lost six of their last nine home games in the Premier League (won three). . Jonny was shown a yellow card in the 83rd minute but was upgraded to a red card following a VAR review. . Unused sub Matheus Nunes was shown a red card in added time at the end of the game. However, a subsequent claim for wrongful dismissal was upheld and the red card withdrawn.

Comments:

League position: 14th . Leeds United had now won their last four games in the Premier League when they started the day in the bottom three. . Luke Ayling scored his first goal in the Premier League since 18 March 2022 against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux (exactly one year to the day). . Aged 23 years and 16 days, Illan Meslier became the youngest goalkeeper to make 100 appearances in Premier League (previously Scott Carson, 23 years and 156 days) and the youngest for the Whites in the top division since John Lukic in 1982 (21 years and 89 days). [c/o Jonny Cooper]

2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Julen Lopetegui

Goals:

Jonny 65 G
Matheus Cunha 73 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper José Sá
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender/Midfielder Jonny
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder João Gomes
Midfielder Pedro Neto
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Forward Raúl Jiménez

Substitutions:

Nathan Collins for Craig Dawson 46
Pablo Sarabia for Pedro Neto 46
Matheus Cunha for Nélson Semedo 57
Adama Traoré for Daniel Podence 57
João Moutinho for Rúben Neves 76

Cards:

Craig Dawson 37 Y
Nélson Semedo 53 Y
Jonny 84 R
João Gomes 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Nathan Collins
Defender Toti
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Nunes
Midfielder/Forward Pablo Sarabia
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Diego Costa

Comments:

League position: 13th . Wolvehampton Wanderers had now lost 150 of their 332 games in the Premier League (won 97). . Wolves had now conceded 503 goals in their 332 games in the Premier League (scored 350). . They had now lost six of their last nine home games in the Premier League (won three). . Jonny was shown a yellow card in the 83rd minute but was upgraded to a red card following a VAR review. . Unused sub Matheus Nunes was shown a red card in added time at the end of the game. However, a subsequent claim for wrongful dismissal was upheld and the red card withdrawn.

4 Leeds United

Manager: Javi Gracia

Goals:

Jack Harrison 6 G
Luke Ayling 49 G
Rasmus Kristensen 62 G
Rodrigo 90 G

Starting lineup:

Illan Meslier Goalkeeper
Luke Ayling Defender
Junior Firpo Defender
Max Wöber Defender
Robin Koch Defender/Midfielder
Brenden Aaronson Midfielder
Jack Harrison Midfielder
Marc Roca Midfielder
Weston McKennie Midfielder
Wilfried Gnonto Midfielder/Forward
Patrick Bamford Forward

Substitutions:

Rasmus Kristensen for Wilfried Gnonto 61
Rodrigo for Patrick Bamford 67
Pascal Struijk for Junior Firpo 81
Crysencio Summerville for Brenden Aaronson 81

Cards:

Luke Ayling 24 Y
Junior Firpo 45 Y
Weston McKennie 45 Y
Marc Roca 75 Y
Illan Meslier 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Robles
Defender Liam Cooper
Defender/Midfielder Pascal Struijk
Midfielder Archie Gray
Midfielder/Forward Luis Sinisterra
Midfielder/Forward Crysencio Summerville
Forward Rodrigo

Comments:

League position: 14th . Leeds United had now won their last four games in the Premier League when they started the day in the bottom three. . Luke Ayling scored his first goal in the Premier League since 18 March 2022 against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux (exactly one year to the day). . Aged 23 years and 16 days, Illan Meslier became the youngest goalkeeper to make 100 appearances in Premier League (previously Scott Carson, 23 years and 156 days) and the youngest for the Whites in the top division since John Lukic in 1982 (21 years and 89 days). [c/o Jonny Cooper]