Wolves vs West Brom

16 January 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 2–1

Fabio Silva 38’
Willy Boly 43’

Matheus Pereira 8’ (pen), 56’ (pen)
Semi Ajayi 52’

Match summary

West Brom came from behind to win 3-2 away at Wolves. Wolves led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Matheus Pereira put West Brom ahead from the penalty spot in the 8th minute, Fabio Silva equalised in the 38th minute, set up by Willy Boly, and Willy Boly put Wolves in front from a corner in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Semi Ajayi equalised with a header in the 52nd minute, set up by Kyle Bartley and Pereira won it from the penalty spot in the 56th minute.

The chances backed that up: West Brom created 2.48 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Wolves's 1.94 from 23.

Match stats

23 Shots 12

6 Shots on Target 5

11 Corners 0

2 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 0

1.94 xG 2.46

1.94 Non-penalty xG 0.94

5 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Wolves West Brom

Kick-off

8’

Matheus Pereira
Penalty

0-1

Fabio Silva
Assist: Willy Boly

1-1

38’

Willy Boly

2-1

43’

Half-time2-1

52’

Semi Ajayi
Assist: Kyle Bartley

2-2

56’

Matheus Pereira
Penalty

2-3

Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Wolves

Leander Dendoncker
Fabio Silva

West Brom

Semi Ajayi

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.

Wolves 1.94 xGWest Brom 2.48 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

West Brom attacking Wolves attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Rui Patrício	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Nélson Semedo	DEF	90			1	0.07	0.00	0
Willy Boly	DEF	90	1	1	6	0.74	0.47	1
Conor Coady	DEF	65			0	0.00	0.00	0
Romain Saiss	DEF	90			1	0.04	0.00	0
Leander Dendoncker	MID	90			3	0.10	0.15	4
João Moutinho	MID	80			0	0.00	0.00	0
Rúben Neves	MID	61			2	0.07	0.00	0
Adama Traoré	FWD	90			2	0.08	0.19	3
Fabio Silva	FWD	90	1		5	0.73	0.02	1
Pedro Neto	FWD	90			1	0.02	0.31	5
Morgan Gibbs-White	Sub	29			0	0.00	0.05	3
Rayan Ait Nouri	Sub	25			1	0.02	0.00	0
Patrick Cutrone	Sub	10			1	0.07	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
David Button	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Dara O'Shea	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Kyle Bartley	DEF	90		1	0	0.00	0.06	1
Semi Ajayi	DEF	90	1		1	0.06	0.04	1
Kieran Gibbs	DEF	90			1	0.06	0.00	0
Romaine Sawyers	MID	90			1	0.07	0.05	1
Jake Livermore	MID	90			0	0.00	0.02	1
Robert Snodgrass	MID	90			1	0.07	0.00	0
Matheus Pereira	MID	84	2		3	1.55	0.15	2
Kamil Grosicki	MID	70			3	0.11	0.49	1
Callum Robinson	FWD	90			2	0.57	0.00	0
Hal Robson-Kanu	Sub	20			0	0.00	0.00	0
Darnell Furlong	Sub	6			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 58% Avg odds 1.64

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.69

West Brom win 16% Avg odds 6.13

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

Form going into the game

Wolves L D L D L

West Brom D L D L L

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Previous and next meeting

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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.