Report | Bristol City 1-2 Wolves | Men’s First-Team | News

Bristol Metropolis 1 (Twine 45+1) Wolves 2 (Ait-Nouri 10, R. Gomes 21)

First half objectives from Rayan Ait-Nouri and Rodrigo Gomes secured Emirates FA Cup third spherical development for Wolves at Bristol Metropolis on Saturday lunchtime.

On their first go to to Ashton Gate since 2019, Vitor Pereira’s facet have been two to the great inside the primary 21 minutes, and regardless of Scott Twine’s free-kick halving the deficit on the stroke of half-time, the Previous Gold held on to outlive late stress and put their identify within the hat for Sunday’s fourth spherical draw.

A sweeping Wolves transfer conjured up the primary opening of the sport, and it was a giant one for the guests which fell to the precise boot of Ait-Nouri. Goncalo Guedes picked out R. Gomes with a ball out to the precise and the Portuguese teenager stood up his man earlier than crossing into the hazard zone the place Ait-Nouri met it only some yards out, however Max O’Leary stood agency to forestall the opener from point-blank vary.

Nevertheless, the impasse was damaged simply minutes later by way of the identical man, who didn’t dwell on his earlier miss. A nook kick was cleared solely so far as Joao Gomes who delivered again into the field and there was Ait-Nouri on the again submit to go dwelling from shut vary inside 10 minutes.

Pereira’s facet seemed to construct on their robust begin and virtually doubled their benefit when Jorgen Strand Larsen broke free and had each R. Gomes and Guedes for firm, however the latter was unable to clarify contact on the ball and the Robins have been capable of comfortably clear the ball off the road.

The Previous Gold have been within the temper within the south west and made their dominance present as Strand Larsen collected the ball in between the strains and had time and house to swiftly select Guedes on the precise. R. Gomes made the run within his compatriot and acquired the ball courtesy of a neat Guedes contact earlier than composing himself and dinking into the far nook for 2.

Guedes had probabilities to make it three however couldn’t fairly make contact along with his first try earlier than he acquired the ball following some robust Strand Larsen hold-up play shortly after, however fired his left footed effort excessive and huge of O’Leary’s purpose. The attacker then seemed to reap the benefits of O’Leary popping out of his purpose and regardless of the stopper being means off his line, Guedes was unable to get the facility behind his long-range effort and O’Leary was capable of get again in time.

The house facet utilized some late stress of their greatest spell of the primary 45 as half-time approached, with Santiago Bueno well-placed to face agency and make an vital block after Anis Mehmeti had lower inside and aimed in direction of purpose.

And to their credit score, the Robins halved the deficit inside one minute of further time following a wonderfully struck free-kick, with Wolves having taken their foot ever so barely off the gasoline. A foul from Hee Chan Hwang simply exterior of the realm gave Twine the chance to strike up and over the wall and out of attain of Sam Johnstone who had little likelihood.

Half-time | Bristol Metropolis 1-2 Wolves

Wolves had an early alternative inside the primary three minutes of the second interval to regain their two-goal cushion as an overload down the left-hand facet noticed Ait-Nouri and J. Gomes mix earlier than the latter lower the ball again for Hwang who was in loads of house, however acquired beneath the ball and cleared the crossbar.

Persistence then virtually paid off for R. Gomes who remained tight to Haydon Roberts who was dealing with his personal purpose and Gomes nipped in, earlier than getting the ball out of his toes and so almost squeezing his effort contained in the close to submit, however the ball cannoned again off the woodwork.

Shortly after, Guedes once more took goal from distance and compelled O’Leary into a wise save low to his left which was comfortably parried away from any hazard.

Wolves had the ball at the back of the web for a 3rd time, nevertheless by the point R. Gomes had latched onto Strand Larsen’s flick on and lobbed it excessive of O’Leary, the offside flag was already as much as deny the wing-back his second of the afternoon.

Hwang had a superb opening with little below 20 minutes remaining when Guedes broke free down the left and crossed with the skin of his boot, however the South Korean fired over after the ball had travelled all the way in which to the again submit.

Hwang was changed shortly after and his substitute, Pablo Sarabia, virtually had the specified affect, taking goal from vary and seeing his effort in direction of the far nook rebound again off the submit.

With 5 minutes of the tie remaining, Bristol Metropolis have been nonetheless within the recreation at 2-1 and got here nearer than ever to levelling when Twine’s free-kick was met on the again submit by Ross McCrorie who headed again off the underside of the crossbar as Wolves survived a late scare and 5 minutes of further time to progress.

Full-time | Bristol Metropolis 1-2 Wolves

Bristol Metropolis | O’Leary, McCrorie, Mayulu (Wells 77), Twine, Mehmeti (Hirakawa 65), Knight (Hen 65), Vyner, McNally, Tanner, Roberts, McGuane (Earthy 69).

Unused subs | Bajic, Naismith, Sykes, Bell, Morrison.

Wolves | Johnstone, Doherty, Ait-Nouri (Pond 90+6), Bueno, Andre, J. Gomes, Strand Larsen, Hwang (Sarabia 75), Agbadou, R. Gomes (Lima 89), Guedes (Bellegarde 76).

Unused subs | Bentley, Doyle, Forbs, Meupiyou, Chiwome.

Referee | Robert Jones