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Post by PureOldGold on Nov 21, 2008 15:07:20 GMT -1
Wolves will be without captain Karl Henry, who is suspended after picking up five bookings.
Matt Jarvis (hamstring) has returned to training but will not feature and Jody Craddock is still taking his time to fully recover from a broken toe.
Blackpool boss Simon Grayson hopes to have midfielder David Vaughan and defender Danny Coid available.
Vaughan missed the defeat to Preston with a calf injury and Coid has been nursing a hamstring strain.
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Post by LondonWolf on Nov 22, 2008 14:02:44 GMT -1
Wolverhampton
30 Ikeme
32 Foley
02 Collins
05 Stearman
11 Ward
07 Kightly
04 Edwards
14 Jones
33 Gray
19 Iwelumo
09 Ebanks-Blake
Substitutes
01 Hennessey, 10 Keogh, 18 Vokes, 22 Shackell, 25 Potter
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Post by LondonWolf on Nov 22, 2008 14:10:20 GMT -1
off the bar!!!
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Post by LondonWolf on Nov 22, 2008 14:33:05 GMT -1
1-0 iwelumo!
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Post by PureOldGold on Nov 23, 2008 13:21:32 GMT -1
Wolves 2-0 Blackpool
Chris Iwelumo scored a goal in each half to see Wolves past Blackpool and keep them six points above Birmingham at the top of the Championship.
Wolves missed numerous chances to open the scoring before Iwelumo found the top corner from just inside the area.
The visitors could have equalised a minute after the restart but Alan Gow shot horribly high from close range.
And when Blackpool goalkeeper Paul Rachubka fumbled on 66 minutes, Iwelumo poked his fourth goal in as many games.
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Wolves manager Mick McCarthy:
"It was a vital victory because we have Sheffield United and Birmingham to play next.
"Yes, we have a big lead but I remember us overturning Wigan's 11-point lead at Sunderland and winning it by eight, so there's no complacency.
"There are a lot of twists and turns ahead."
Blackpool manager Simon Grayson:
"We showed them a bit too much respect in the first half and I reminded my players they had to get at them and show what we can do.
"We were the dominant team for 25 minutes before the second goal, then Paul Rachubka made a mistake just after the hour.
"Paul made some really good saves but that mistake was a big point in the game."
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Wolverhampton: Ikeme, Foley, Collins, Stearman (Shackell 54), Ward, Kightly, David Edwards, Jones, Gray, Iwelumo (Vokes 78), Ebanks-Blake (Keogh 67).
Subs Not Used: Hennessey, Potter.
Booked: David Edwards.
Goals: Iwelumo 30, 66.
Blackpool: Rachubka, Baptiste, Edwards, Evatt, Camara, Hammill, Hendrie, Southern (Fox 69), Taylor-Fletcher, Kabba (Burgess 69), Gow (McPhee 75).
Subs Not Used: Jorgensen, Barker.
Booked: Hendrie, Evatt.
Att: 22,044
Ref: Andy D'Urso (Essex).
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Post by PureOldGold on Nov 23, 2008 13:22:47 GMT -1
Dominant Wolves warmed up for a week of heavyweight clashes as they ultimately swept aside Blackpool at Molineux.
Scottish international Chris Iwelumo celebrated his first game as Wolves captain by scoring both goals in the 29th and 66th minutes.
This was a game which Wolves ran for all but the opening 20 minutes of the second half - putting them in the mood for Sheffield United on Tuesday and Birmingham next Saturday.
Wolves really should have been home and dry by half time, after defender Richard Stearman missed two glorious headed chances before Iwelumo’s opener. Indeed, the big striker had earlier headed against the bar after just eight minutes.
As it was, Wolves were forced to reflect on their quick tempo and enterprising approach play prompted by the recalled Dave Edwards, making a rare start in place of suspended skipper Karl Henry, and Dave Jones.
On a day when chances gradually dried up as the game wore on for the home side, it’s perhaps Stearman who will probably feel most hard done by.
The newly capped under 21 England international saw a point-blank header brilliantly saved by keeper Paul Rachubka on eight minutes, before sending a diving effort wide in the 23rd minute from a Jones free kick.
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