Wolves vs Southampton

15 January 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Michael Salisbury

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Raúl Jiménez 37’ (pen)
  • Conor Coady 59’
  • Adama Traoré 90+1’
  • James Ward-Prowse 84’

Match summary

Wolves beat Southampton 3-1. Wolves led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Raúl Jiménez put Wolves ahead from the penalty spot in the 37th minute. In the second half, Conor Coady made it 2-0 with a header in the 59th minute, James Ward-Prowse pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a direct free kick in the 84th minute, and Adama Traoré made it 3-1 in stoppage time, set up by Rayan Ait Nouri.

The chances backed that up: Wolves created 2.38 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Southampton's 0.93 from 13.

Match stats

Wolves Southampton
9 Shots 13
5 Shots on Target 10
2 Corners 10
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.30 xG 0.92
1.54 Non-penalty xG 0.92
4 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Wolves Southampton
Kick-off
Raúl Jiménez
Penalty1-0 (Wolves)
37’
Half-time1-0
Conor Coady2-0 (Wolves)
59’
84’
James Ward-Prowse2-1 (Southampton)
Adama Traoré
Assist: Rayan Ait Nouri3-1 (Wolves)
90+1’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Wolves
  • Raúl Jiménez
  • Daniel Podence
Southampton
  • Lyanco
  • Mohammed Salisu
  • James Ward-Prowse

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.38 0.93 37’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 1-0 37’ 59’ Conor Coady (Wolves), 2-0 59’ 84’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), 2-1 84’ 90+1’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), 3-1 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.38 0.93 37’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 1-0 Jiménez 37’ 59’ Conor Coady (Wolves), 2-0 Coady 59’ 84’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), 2-1 Ward-Prowse 84’ 90+1’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), 3-1 Traoré 90+1’
Wolves 2.38 xGSouthampton 0.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Wolves attacking 
37’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 59’ Conor Coady (Wolves), set piece, 0.73 xG, goal 90+1’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 40’ Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), set piece, 0.32 xG, saved 89’ Romain Perraud (Southampton), open play, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 33’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 4’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 59’ Max Kilman (Wolves), set piece, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 74’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 89’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 26’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 70’ Armando Broja (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ Romain Perraud (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 14’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Lyanco (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Oriol Romeu (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 37’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 59’ Conor Coady (Wolves), set piece, 0.73 xG, goal 90+1’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 40’ Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), set piece, 0.32 xG, saved 89’ Romain Perraud (Southampton), open play, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 90’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 33’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 4’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 59’ Max Kilman (Wolves), set piece, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 74’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 89’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 26’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 84’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, goal 70’ Armando Broja (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 19’ Romain Perraud (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 52’ Lyanco (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Leander Dendoncker (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Oriol Romeu (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
José Sá GK900 0.000.000
Conor Coady DEF9011 0.730.000
Max Kilman DEF901 0.100.000
Toti DEF900 0.000.000
Nélson Semedo MID900 0.000.000
Rayan Ait Nouri MID9010 0.000.512
Leander Dendoncker MID901 0.010.041
João Moutinho MID900 0.000.011
Trincão FWD820 0.000.000
Raúl Jiménez FWD8412 0.890.000
Daniel Podence FWD901 0.040.121
Adama Traoré Sub812 0.540.000
Fabio Silva Sub61 0.060.000
Luke Cundle Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 40% Avg odds 2.42
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.10
Southampton win 29% Avg odds 3.30

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Southampton 0-1 Wolves, 26 Sep 21 Next meeting: Wolves 1-0 Southampton, 03 Sep 22  All Wolves vs Southampton meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.