Wolves 0-1 Bournemouth: Antoine Semenyo seals win for 10-man Cherries

Antoine Semenyo scored the one aim as 10-man Bournemouth beat Wolves at Molineux to maneuver into the highest half of the Premier League desk, regardless of having Milos Kerkez despatched off.

It was at least the guests deserved as they employed a optimistic method from the outset.

Bournemouth created a plethora of possibilities with high scorer Dominic Solanke, Alex Scott, Kerkez and Justin Kluivert all testing dwelling keeper Jose Sa, who carried out admirably within the face of fixed strain.

The Cherries’ profligacy in entrance of aim seemed prefer it was going to be punished when Hwang Hee-chan seemed to have equalised within the second half, however his effort was dominated out after the video assistant referee (VAR) requested on-field official Stuart Attwell to verify the pitchside monitor for a foul within the build-up.

Attwell, who was on the centre of a VAR storm after Nottingham Forest’s defeat by Everton on Sunday, deemed that Wolves substitute Matheus Cunha had caught Kluivert within the face with a swinging arm within the moments earlier than Nelson Semedo delivered the cross for Hwang.

The sport instantly fell again into its authentic sample within the aftermath of that incident, with Bournemouth probing with out discovering any success within the last third, till they had been diminished to 10-men for the ultimate 10 minutes of regulation time after Hungary left-back Kerkez was proven a straight crimson card for a problem on Matt Doherty.

Andoni Iraola’s facet held on all through the closing levels – together with 12 minutes of stoppage time – for a win that strikes them as much as tenth, two factors behind eighth-placed West Ham, whereas Wolves drop to twelfth.

Toothless Wolves falter once more

Wolves’ season appears to be really fizzling out as they slumped to a fourth successive dwelling defeat in all competitions, for the primary time since February 2017 after they had been enjoying within the Championship.

It’s six video games with out victory within the league, dropping 4 throughout that sequence, and a threadbare squad is making life troublesome for boss Gary O’Neil.

The hosts merely by no means managed to construct any momentum with possibilities few and much between as they allowed Bournemouth to regulate the tempo and take possession of territory excessive up the sphere.

Pablo Sarabia had Wolves’ finest sight on the goal within the opening 45 minutes, curling a shot from the sting of the field however Mark Travers, making his first league begin of the season for Bournemouth, pulled off a effective save.

Wolves emerged early for the second half with O’Neil’s phrases nonetheless ringing of their ears nevertheless it didn’t have a lot affect as his previous facet Bournemouth continued to name the photographs.

VAR performed a giant function in denying Wolves two objectives, with the primary extra controversial than the second.

Hwang’s header was put away cleanly however an incident earlier within the transfer in the end meant the aim was chalked off, whereas Max Kilman fired into the underside nook deep into extra time, solely to be deemed offside after VAR took a glance.

O’Neil instructed BBC Match of the Day: “In all probability our worst efficiency, actually poor.

“Individually, too many had been beneath the extent that we have reached within the league this 12 months. Collectively, we’d like to verify this isn’t our degree. We have to go dwelling and take a look at what we produced and get again to the extent we have been at earlier than.

“We had been flat with a great deal of unforced errors, dropping each duel. I believed the subs had a great affect and we improved to provide it a go within the second half, that was a small optimistic.”

Cherries firmly on high

Bournemouth set their stall out from the primary whistle, breaking apart the sphere with the opening assault of the sport and possibilities flowed freely all through a largely one-sided encounter.

Semenyo was the primary to check the Wolves goalkeeper when his shot took a depraved deflection however Sa reacted swiftly to show it behind for a nook.

The Cherries should have felt it was not going to be their evening when Sa was equal to the whole lot they threw in his course.

Nevertheless, the strain lastly instructed within the thirty seventh minute when Kilman’s clearance landed straight on the toes of Ghana ahead Semenyo, who gleefully accepted the present and transformed from shut vary.

Kluivert thought he had doubled Bournemouth’s lead when he diverted Marcos Senesi’s wayward shot on track however a effective response save from Sa denied the Dutchman.

It was wave after wave of assault from the guests because the second interval unfolded to the backdrop of a annoyed dwelling crowd at Molineux till Kerkez’s dismissal.

The 20-year-old was given his marching orders after brining down Doherty, and VAR determined to uphold Attwell’s on-field choice.

That sending off, Bournemouth’s third of the season and second towards Wolves this marketing campaign, modified the construction of the sport for the closing levels.

However Iraola can be happy with the style through which his facet defended to carry out for a win which places them solely two factors shy of reaching a brand new membership file top-flight factors tally.

Chatting with BBC Match of the Day about attempting to interrupt that file, the Spaniard stated: “I am very proud of the efficiency. The three factors are very welcome.

“We’re wanting ahead and wish to get the file however we all know we’ve troublesome video games. Two factors would not appear a lot, however it’s.

“Now we have to be superb to beat Brighton [on Sunday] and I hope we arrive nicely.”