Wolves Vs Aston Villa: Dual Gomes goals ensure home win and spared unwanted record
Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Aston Villa 2-0 in a match that will be remembered for Rodrigo Gomes’s late clincher and Rob Edwards’s on-pitch celebration. The result matters now because it lifts Wolves clear of a feared record-low Premier League points total and deals a blow to Villa’s Champions League hopes.
Wolves Vs Aston Villa: Rodrigo Gomes seals the victory deep in stoppage time
Rodrigo Gomes doubled Wolves’ lead deep into second-half stoppage time, swivelled near the penalty spot and buried the ball past Emiliano Martínez to put the game beyond doubt. The goal came after Morgan Rogers’s attempt to recycle a corner ended with Wolves attacking three v two and Rogers left with his face in the turf. Earlier, Yerson Mosquera and José Sá combined to deny Amadou Onana, allowing Wolves to launch the decisive counterattack that Rodrigo Gomes finished.
João Gomes opened the scoring after nutmegging Ross Barkley
João Gomes fired in his first goal in a year just after the hour, starting the move himself after nutmegging the Villa substitute Ross Barkley. That opener set the tone for Wolves’s second Premier League victory of the season; a match report lists the final score as Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 Aston Villa.
Rob Edwards’s celebration and the players’ reaction
As Wolves applied the seal to only their second top-flight win of the season, Rob Edwards ran down the touchline, yelled into the stands and joined a celebratory pile-on a few yards behind his players. Edwards beat his chest and wellied an advertising hoarding in a moment of catharsis. He later gestured for calm as the locals aired their relief.
Unai Emery’s response and Villa’s concerning run
Unai Emery marched straight down the tunnel before the post-match handshakes and was visibly agitated by the defeat. Emery warned that the loss could dent Aston Villa’s hopes of returning to the Champions League and called for perspective. He said: “Maybe you can say: ‘We are losing the chance to the win the Premier League, ’” and spoke of supporters who had been dreaming about higher ambitions. Villa have taken only one win in their past six matches in all competitions and have 12 points from their past nine league games, a run that alarmed Emery.
Weather, sloppy moments and gritty home supporters in the Graham Hughes stand
Driving rain and a saturated surface made the Midlands derby a scrappy affair, with misplaced passes, clunky touches and the ball slowing unpredictably. Ezri Konsa nudged the ball back to Emiliano Martínez with his big toe as Adam Armstrong tried to prey on a loose pass from Douglas Luiz. Jadon Sancho declined to take a shot first time at the back post, prompting an explosive reaction from Emery. Wolves full-back Hugo Bueno finished with his old gold shirt caked in mud, and poncho-clad supporters gathered in the uncovered Graham Hughes stand in a corner of the stadium.
What the result changes: points tally and perspective
The win takes Wolves to 13 points and ends fears that they might not eclipse Derby County’s record-low Premier League tally of 11 from 2007-08. The outcome was described in highlights and a match report that confirm Wolves beat Aston Villa to avoid the fewest-points record. A highlights video of the match runs 00: 05: 23. A separate match blog was unavailable on one site, showing the message: "Sorry, this blog is currently unavailable. Please try again later. " Wolves vs aston villa was a narrow but significant result for both clubs: relief and celebration for Rob Edwards and growing concern for Emery and his side.
