Premier League ’18-19 – Highlights: Junior Hoilett’s Stunner Buries Wolves

This is the first match of the Premier League, Match Day 14 of 38. The highlights are appended below the points table.

Premier League ’18-19 – Highlights: Manchester City Continue To Dominate

Points Table – Premier League ’18-19

Rank Name Won Draw Lost Points
1 Manchester City 11 2 0 35
2 Liverpool 10 3 0 33
3 Tottenham 10 0 3 30
4 Chelsea 8 0 1 28
5 Arsenal 8 3 2 27
6 Everton 6 4 3 22
7 Manchester United 6 4 4 21
8 Bournemouth 6 2 5 20
9 Watford 6 2 2 20
10 Leicester City 5 3 3 18

For Complete Premier League 2018-19 team rankings, click here

English Premier League 2018-19 – Full Schedule

Match 1 of 10: Cardiff City vs Wolves

Result: 2 – 1

Goal Scorers:

  • Cardiff City: Aron Gunnarsson 65′, Junior Hoilett 77′
  • Wolves: Matt Doherty 18′

Match Statistics:

Cardiff City Team Stats Wolves
17 Shots 15
3 Shots On Target 4
48% Possession 52%
311 Passes 341
61% Pass Accuracy 69%
3 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
7 Corners 6

Highlights:

Premier League

  • On the eve of his 70th birthday celebration, Neil Warnock could not have scripted it any better as Cardiff City exhibited their forces of recuperation to dig out from a deficit to win at home for the third time this season, politeness of a magnificent goal from Junior Hoilett.
  • Adore him or severely dislike him, it is inconceivable not to appreciate Warnock’s life span and this was a triumph for the Yorkshireman to value.
  • Trailing to Matt Doherty’s first-half goal, Cardiff demonstrated soul and character in wealth to pull themselves once more into the match through Aron Gunnarsson.

  • That gave Warnock’s players the stage to go on and win and Hoilett savored the opportunity to become the dominant focal point, twisting in a superb right-footed shot that arced into the best corner. Strikingly it was the Canadian’s first Premier League goal for a long time.
  • Triumph lifts Cardiff to fifteenth and heaps the wretchedness on Wolves, who have now grabbed just a single point from a conceivable 18 and gravely lost their way after such a promising begin to the season. With Chelsea to come on Wednesday, life is not going to get any simpler for Nuno Espírito Santo and his players.

  • With April’s turbulent gathering still new in the psyche, everyone’s eyes were on Warnock and Nuno from the start. This time, however, there were warm handshakes and grins all round as the two directors grasped each other preceding commencement like missing companions, sharing a joke and giving the feeling that there was no waiting hostility.
  • Nuno, notwithstanding, would have been far more joyful with what he saw on the contribute the opening 45 minutes.

  • Wolves were ahead politeness of Doherty’s goal and for a significant part of the primary half baffled Cardiff, whose supporters were beginning to get somewhat fretful until some weight only before the interim nearly yielded an equalizer.
  • Harry Arter was frantically unfortunate not to carry equality with an awesome left-footed shot from 16 yards that crashed against the far upstanding.

  • After six minutes the ball dropped enticingly for Victor Camarasa after Willie Boly, under strain from Callum Paterson, was not able get any separation on his header. The Spaniard’s eyes lit up however he grabbed at the possibility and completely missed his kick.
  • Doherty was not at all like as pardoning in the Cardiff region and it will torment Warnock that his players were gravely gotten out by a set piece. Raúl Jiménez met João Moutinho’s corner with a fine turning header that Neil Etheridge radiantly repulsed low on his right side with one hand yet Cardiff were ease back to respond to the free ball, specifically Aron Gunnarsson, who was gotten on his rear areas as Doherty changed over vehemently with his left foot from around six yards.

  • Wolves could have multiplied their lead without further ado subsequently pursued a breakaway from a Cardiff corner however Adama Traoré, making an uncommon Wolves begin, squandered a brilliant chance.
  • It was three against one for a minute to support Wolves yet Traoré appeared to have no clue that Bruno Ecuele Manga was in front of him and his overwhelming touch saw the counterattack separate, leaving Nuno exasperated.

  • Traoré’s pace remained a significant outlet for Wolves and spread tension among the Cardiff protection at whatever point he got the ball, yet it was a condition of frenzy at the opposite end that prompted the following goal. Arter’s well-struck volley was diverted wide by Conor Coady and Cardiff adjusted from the corner that trailed Rui Patrício was gotten in a dead zone.
  • Patrício appeared to misconceive an out-dated up and under from Arter, which Sean Morrison flicked on as the Wolves goalkeeper retreated. Gunnarsson, in the correct place at the opportune time, took the ball on his chest and gymnastically snared home from four yards out with Patrício stranded.

  • Cardiff were not completed there, in any case, and it was a snapshot of brightness from Hoilett that permitted Warnock to praise his achievement in style.

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