Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town, 14 December 2024

Score2-1 to Ipswich Town
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueMolineux
Attendance30,866
Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 0 Drawn: 0 Ipswich Town won: 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 1 Ipswich Town scored: 2 . This was the first meeting of these teams in the Premier League and, as such, became the 939th different fixture to be played in the division.

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Gary O'Neil

2 Ipswich Town

Manager: Kieran McKenna

Goals:

Matheus Cunha 72 G

Goals:

Matt Doherty own goal 15 OG
Jack Taylor 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender Toti
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder André
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Cunha

Starting lineup:

Aro Murić Goalkeeper
Cameron Burgess Defender
Leif Davis Defender
Dara O'Shea Defender
Harry Clarke Defender/Midfielder
Jens Cajuste Midfielder
Omari Hutchinson Midfielder
Sam Morsy Midfielder
Wes Burns Midfielder/Forward
Conor Chaplin Forward
Liam Delap Forward

Substitutions:

Tommy Doyle for André 46
Gonçalo Guedes for Matt Doherty 64
HWANG Hee-chan for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 72

Substitutions:

Jack Clarke for Jens Cajuste 75
Jack Taylor for Conor Chaplin 75
Ali Al Hamadi for Liam Delap 84
Ben Johnson for Wes Burns 84

Cards:

Rayan Aït Nouri 45+1 Y
Rayan Aït Nouri 90+5 Y
Rayan Aït Nouri 90+5 R

Cards:

Harry Clarke 62 Y
Jack Taylor 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Bastien Meupiyou
Defender Pedro Lima
Midfielder Tommy Doyle
Midfielder/Forward Carlos Forbs
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Midfielder/Forward Rodrigo Gomes

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender Conor Townsend
Defender Luke Woolfenden
Defender/Midfielder Ben Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Jack Taylor
Midfielder Nathan Broadhead
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Ali Al Hamadi
Forward Jack Clarke

Comments:

League position: 19th . Manager Gary O'Neil was sacked on the day after this game. . After 16 games of this Premier League season, Wolverhampton Wanderers had now taken nine points and conceded 40 goals; both being their worst totals at this stage of a season in the top division since 1983-84. . Wolves had now lost 25 games in the Premier League in a year for the first time. . They had now conceded two or more goals in 16 of their last 19 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 18th . Ipswich Town had now won two of their 16 games in the Premier League this season; both in away games. . The Tractor Boys avoided losing four consecutive league games for the first time since March 2020 in League One. . They had now conceded one goal in each of six of their last seven games in the Premier League.

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Gary O'Neil

Goals:

Matheus Cunha 72 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Sam Johnstone
Defender Santiago Bueno
Defender Matt Doherty
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender Toti
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder André
Midfielder/Forward Matheus Cunha

Substitutions:

Tommy Doyle for André 46
Gonçalo Guedes for Matt Doherty 64
HWANG Hee-chan for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 72

Cards:

Rayan Aït Nouri 45+1 Y
Rayan Aït Nouri 90+5 Y
Rayan Aït Nouri 90+5 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Bastien Meupiyou
Defender Pedro Lima
Midfielder Tommy Doyle
Midfielder/Forward Carlos Forbs
Midfielder/Forward HWANG Hee-chan
Midfielder/Forward Rodrigo Gomes

Comments:

League position: 19th . Manager Gary O'Neil was sacked on the day after this game. . After 16 games of this Premier League season, Wolverhampton Wanderers had now taken nine points and conceded 40 goals; both being their worst totals at this stage of a season in the top division since 1983-84. . Wolves had now lost 25 games in the Premier League in a year for the first time. . They had now conceded two or more goals in 16 of their last 19 games in the Premier League.

2 Ipswich Town

Manager: Kieran McKenna

Goals:

Matt Doherty own goal 15 OG
Jack Taylor 90+4 G

Starting lineup:

Aro Murić Goalkeeper
Cameron Burgess Defender
Leif Davis Defender
Dara O'Shea Defender
Harry Clarke Defender/Midfielder
Jens Cajuste Midfielder
Omari Hutchinson Midfielder
Sam Morsy Midfielder
Wes Burns Midfielder/Forward
Conor Chaplin Forward
Liam Delap Forward

Substitutions:

Jack Clarke for Jens Cajuste 75
Jack Taylor for Conor Chaplin 75
Ali Al Hamadi for Liam Delap 84
Ben Johnson for Wes Burns 84

Cards:

Harry Clarke 62 Y
Jack Taylor 90+5 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Christian Walton
Defender Conor Townsend
Defender Luke Woolfenden
Defender/Midfielder Ben Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Jack Taylor
Midfielder Nathan Broadhead
Midfielder Kalvin Phillips
Midfielder/Forward Ali Al Hamadi
Forward Jack Clarke

Comments:

League position: 18th . Ipswich Town had now won two of their 16 games in the Premier League this season; both in away games. . The Tractor Boys avoided losing four consecutive league games for the first time since March 2020 in League One. . They had now conceded one goal in each of six of their last seven games in the Premier League.