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Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 Preston North End: Raul Jimenez & Adama Traore seal win

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Wolves striker Raul Jimenez celebrated his first goal of the season in unusual fashion

Wolves held on for their first win of the season as they beat Championship side Preston in the Carabao Cup.

Raul Jimenez tapped in at the back post before Adama Traore's thunderous left-footed volley doubled their advantage.

Hwang Hee-Chan had a great chance to make it 3-0 before the break but his poor penalty was easily saved by Preston keeper David Cornell.

Ben Woodburn curled in to reduce the deficit and the away side pushed on for a leveller, but it was not to be.

Wolves boss Bruno Lage named a strong starting XI after his side had failed to win any of their opening three Premier League games.

They got off to a perfect start when Jimenez showed good movement to get away from his marker and score from Rayan Ait-Nouri's low centre.

Spain international Traore lashed in a second, his first goal for the club since returning from a loan spell with Barcelona in the second half of last season.

Hwang should have made the result safe but badly scuffed his penalty, and former Liverpool man Woodburn quickly reduced Preston's arrears after the restart.

Thereafter it was the EFL side who looked the more likely to get the next goal, but Brad Potts was unable to convert Troy Parrott's cross.

Lage's men, who have scored just once in the league this season, host Newcastle on Sunday looking for a first win in the Premier League since beating Aston Villa 2-1 on 2 April.

Wolves boss Bruno Lage:

"I was so happy with Raul, the way he has been this season and in pre-season. We have missed him in the first three games.

"With him we have a reference up front. Raul took a decision to give the penalty to Hwang, it was a generous action and I understand but I don't agree. Raul should have taken the penalty.

"It was a good performance. When you come to these games, in the cup, they come with extra motivation and in the last five games, Preston have not conceded.

"To continue in the competition was the most important thing."

Preston boss Ryan Lowe:

"I'm very proud. The second half we were well worthy of the goal. We changed it in the second half.

"I'm really pleased with the way they took on instructions and had the belief to compete with them. They had over £150million of talent on the pitch.

"We had big chances, we took one, and we need to keep working and doing the right things.

"It's a massive step in the right direction, they showed us massive respect with the team they picked."

Line-ups

Wolves

Formation 4-3-3

  • 13Sarkic
  • 22Nélson SemedoBooked at 72minsSubstituted forCastro Ottoat 79'minutes
  • 4Collins
  • 23Kilman
  • 3Aït-Nouri
  • 32DendonckerSubstituted forNevesat 62'minutes
  • 28João Moutinho
  • 27Nunes
  • 37TraoréSubstituted forNetoat 62'minutes
  • 9JiménezSubstituted forPodenceat 86'minutes
  • 11Hwang Hee-chanSubstituted forGonçalo Guedesat 62'minutes

Substitutes

  • 7Neto
  • 8Neves
  • 10Podence
  • 17Gonçalo Guedes
  • 19Castro Otto
  • 24Gomes
  • 39Cundle
  • 55Smith
  • 64Bueno

Preston

Formation 3-1-4-2

  • 25Cornell
  • 14Storey
  • 5Bauer
  • 3CunninghamBooked at 21mins
  • 4Whiteman
  • 22OlosundeSubstituted forBrowneat 45'minutes
  • 20WoodburnSubstituted forPottsat 79'minutes
  • 13McCannSubstituted forLeighat 86'minutes
  • 10JohnsonSubstituted forSlaterat 86'minutes
  • 9EvansSubstituted forParrottat 79'minutes
  • 19Riis

Substitutes

  • 1Woodman
  • 6Lindsay
  • 8Browne
  • 15Parrott
  • 30Amaral
  • 31Slater
  • 32Leigh
  • 39O'Neill
  • 44Potts
Referee:
Thomas Bramall
Attendance:
21,946

Match Stats

Home TeamWolvesAway TeamPreston
Possession
Home64%
Away36%
Shots
Home19
Away8
Shots on Target
Home10
Away4
Corners
Home7
Away2
Fouls
Home4
Away8

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Preston North End 1.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Preston North End 1.

  3. Post update

    Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes.

  4. Post update

    Offside, Preston North End. Jacob Slater tries a through ball, but Emil Riis is caught offside.

  5. Post update

    Attempt missed. João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Podence.

  6. Substitution

    Substitution, Preston North End. Jacob Slater replaces Daniel Johnson.

  7. Substitution

    Substitution, Preston North End. Lewis Leigh replaces Alistair McCann.

  8. Substitution

    Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Daniel Podence replaces Raúl Jiménez.

  9. Post update

    Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Moutinho.

  10. Post update

    Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Troy Parrott with a cross.

  11. Substitution

    Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Ben Woodburn.

  12. Substitution

    Substitution, Preston North End. Troy Parrott replaces Ched Evans.

  13. Substitution

    Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jonny replaces Nélson Semedo.

  14. Post update

    Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  15. Post update

    Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).

  16. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

  17. Booking

    Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  18. Post update

    Foul by Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

  19. Post update

    Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  20. Post update

    Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by João Moutinho.

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  • Comment posted by Northbanker, at 23:33 23 Aug 2022

    Wolves should have had this game killed off at half time , second half from a Wolves fans perspective was hard to watch . Nice to see Lage taking the tournament seriously and good support from the Preston fans in my opinion. 1500 is decent for a midweek EFL cup game and at times they made more noise than when alot of Premier league clubs visit with 3000 fans .

    • Reply posted by Golden Wonders, at 08:12 24 Aug 2022

      Golden Wonders replied:
      Should have been 4 first half, but what happened 2nd half. We could quite easily have lost that - proven goal scoring No 9 needed now!!

  • Comment posted by paul, at 21:49 23 Aug 2022

    Hwang should be sold asap, he is awful, to put it mildly

    • Reply posted by 1066 Wolf, at 21:54 23 Aug 2022

      1066 Wolf replied:
      Totally agree. He's definately not Son

  • Comment posted by The Winslow Boy, at 22:00 23 Aug 2022

    Let’s take the win and look to build on this moving forward. WTID

  • Comment posted by Apollo 11, at 21:59 23 Aug 2022

    Finally won a game. Better than the boggies! 😄

    • Reply posted by tony, at 22:01 23 Aug 2022

      tony replied:
      Relegation for them this year.

  • Comment posted by RR, at 22:02 23 Aug 2022

    Gotta love Jimenez's celebration

    • Reply posted by WaddlesMane, at 16:17 24 Aug 2022

      WaddlesMane replied:
      Bit childish in my book

  • Comment posted by Landlova, at 00:30 24 Aug 2022

    Wolves have made some poor decisions in the transfer market, buying Hwang must be their worst, he is quite useless

    • Reply posted by Steve Roberts, at 06:01 24 Aug 2022

      Steve Roberts replied:
      You forgot Fabio Silva, the £35 million dud.

  • Comment posted by D1710890914521, at 23:53 23 Aug 2022

    We should have been battered by Wolves with the team we put out, especially with Olusunde playing for the first time in 18 months. 8 changes from the team that started against Watford and we only got beat by a single goal.

    Good solid performance second half, with McCann man of the match for PNE. Hope Lowe takes some lessons from this performance and team into Saturday.

    • Reply posted by James_Autar, at 07:39 24 Aug 2022

      James_Autar replied:
      In more than 60 years of watching PNE I have never seen a worse player pull on the famous white shirt than Olusunde. He can't tackle or cover, he has no ball control and seems unable to even trap the ball. Who was responsible for bringing him to our club? No wonder Lowe removed him at half-time. Ali McCann must start against Cardiff - but he won't. Lowe simply does not rate him.

  • Comment posted by jiggersj, at 22:57 23 Aug 2022

    Good second half showing after giving Wolves a bit too much respect in the first half. Riis needs to realise one touch is sometimes one too many and Pottsy needs to adjust the old shooting scope cause he’s missed a sitter there! COYW!

  • Comment posted by LukeWolvesFanWW7, at 08:34 24 Aug 2022

    Typical game of two halves. Wolves dominated first half and PNE dominated large periods of the 2nd.

    Hwang pen miss gave PNE something to build on, poor penalty, no idea why he would take the spot kick other than to build his confidence which must be even lower now.

    Hopefully the 50m arsenal want to pay for Neto we can talk them into spending that on Hwang.....

  • Comment posted by Ollie, at 09:26 24 Aug 2022

    Shame Ryan Lowe didn't take the competition as seriously as the Wolves manager. Nonetheless, gave a good account of ourselves against some of the country's finest players. Ched and McCann to start against Cardiff please.

  • Comment posted by D1686428880228, at 23:02 23 Aug 2022

    19 shots, 10 shots on target, 2 goals......with this sort of dramatic improvement it's 'Europe, here we come.'.......or, maybe not.

  • Comment posted by oottmexa, at 01:32 24 Aug 2022

    Code red,Raul is coming back from the dead. Si senor.there is something about the wolves you dont know..

    • Reply posted by Ziggyg1997, at 03:30 24 Aug 2022

      Ziggyg1997 replied:
      Against Preston.. calm down

  • Comment posted by Mate, at 12:01 24 Aug 2022

    How Wolves getting into a mess I have no idea, with players like Neves, Neto, Traore and Jimenez in your line up!!

    • Reply posted by Ginger0n3, at 18:22 24 Aug 2022

      Ginger0n3 replied:
      Traore is either absolutely brilliant, or he's absolutely awful, there is no middle ground. Reminds me of Bakary Sako

  • Comment posted by Gunner2Grave, at 13:40 24 Aug 2022

    Eyyy eyyy captain!

  • Comment posted by VanImpe, at 17:25 24 Aug 2022

    Great performance, but he wasn't a patch on the other guy.

  • Comment posted by George Costanza, at 12:59 24 Aug 2022

    "I don't want to be a pirate"

  • Comment posted by Your Comment is Woke, at 21:52 23 Aug 2022

    If Lage lets Hwang near this side again, Fosun send him to Grasshoopers, Lage you are Clueless

    • Reply posted by D1710890914521, at 23:54 23 Aug 2022

      D1710890914521 replied:
      That was a shocker of a penalty.

  • Comment posted by James_Autar, at 07:41 24 Aug 2022

    In more than 60 years of watching PNE I have never seen a worse player pull on the famous white shirt than Olusunde. He can't tackle or cover, he has no ball control and seems unable to even trap the ball. Who was responsible for bringing him to our club? No wonder Lowe removed him at half-time. Ali McCann must start against Cardiff, in place of Ledson - but he won't. Lowe seems not to rate him.

    • Reply posted by berrysafro, at 09:49 24 Aug 2022

      berrysafro replied:
      Matthew Olusunde. The player who has spent the time since May 21 not playing due to bad injuries. Could that be the reason for his being withdrawn at halftime? Maybe he’s being eased back into playing after such a long period out? Superb empathy and understanding from you there.
      By the way, posting the same comment twice doesn’t make it any more credible.

  • Comment posted by beatles63, at 10:27 24 Aug 2022

    Lage will not last the season.

  • Comment posted by Daniel, at 13:31 24 Aug 2022

    Genuinely confused at how Wolves aren't breaking the homegrown player rules. They barely have a British player in their squad. It has been to be investigated. Wolves cannot call themselves a British team if they have no British players.

    • Reply posted by berrysafro, at 14:25 24 Aug 2022

      berrysafro replied:
      Oh dear! It’s easy to see why you’re confused. If only you’d taken the time to do some research. But that would totally against your principles, wouldn’t it. You’d much rather make a snide comment.Anyway, home grown doesn’t mean born in the UK which you seem to think it does.It means having spent at least 3 years with an English/ Welsh club prior to the age of 21, irrespective of nationality. OK?

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