Wolverhampton Women

Match report

Wolves Women beat Burnley 3:0 in the third round of the Women's Championship on Friday evening. The result moves the hosts up the table while leaving the visitors still searching for their first win of the season. To be fair, the scoreline told the story of a match that never really got going for the away side.

The breakthrough came in the 36th minute when A. Hughes found the net, and Burnley were promptly punished again two minutes later as M. Filis added a second. The hosts didn't have to wait long for a third either — A. Morphet converted a penalty at 45+1 minutes to seal the matter before the interval. By then, the game had settled into something predictable.

There were changes scattered across the second half with no real tactical shift evident. M. Lawley was booked in the 58th minute before being replaced at the hour mark alongside Filis, while N. Hartley picked up a yellow card at 76 minutes. Wolves brought on M. Wilde at 72 minutes and A. Hughes at 78, then Burnley made two changes at the death with B. McPartlan and Y. Daniels coming on, followed by C. Williams.

The standings now show Wolves in fifth place with three points from two games, having won one and lost one. Burnley remain ninth with just a single point from their opening two fixtures, having drawn one and lost one. The gap between them is widening, and the visitors are staring at the drop after three rounds.

Prepared from match data

⚽ 36' A. Hughes — Goal ⚽ 38' M. Filis — Goal ⚽ 45+1' A. Morphet — Penalty 🟨 58' M. Lawley — Yellow card ⇄ 62' M. Lawley — Substitution ⇄ 62' M. Filis — Substitution ⇄ 72' M. Wilde — Substitution 🟨 76' N. Hartley — Yellow card ⇄ 78' A. Hughes — Substitution ⇄ 81' B. McPartlan — Substitution ⇄ 89' Y. Daniels — Substitution ⇄ 89' C. Williams — Substitution

Match events

36' 1:0 Wolverhampton Women Goal A. Hughes assist: M. Lawley
38' 2:0 Wolverhampton Women Goal M. Filis assist: A. Hughes
45+1' 3:0 Wolverhampton Women Penalty A. Morphet
58' 3:0 Wolverhampton Women Yellow card M. Lawley
62' 3:0 Wolverhampton Women Substitution M. Lawley off: L. Worsey
62' 3:0 Wolverhampton Women Substitution M. Filis off: T. George
72' 3:0 Burnley Women Substitution M. Wilde off: M. Chandarana
76' 3:0 Burnley Women Yellow card N. Hartley
78' 3:0 Wolverhampton Women Substitution A. Hughes off: O. Francis
81' 3:0 Burnley Women Substitution B. McPartlan off: B. Cairns
89' 3:0 Wolverhampton Women Substitution Y. Daniels off: E. Jones
89' 3:0 Wolverhampton Women Substitution C. Williams off: R. Anderson

Match prediction: Wolverhampton Women — Burnley Women

Win: Burnley Women

Confidence 43%

Reasoning

Вулверхэмптон (жен) — 5. place, 3 points after 2 games (1 wins, 1 losses)
Бернли — 9. place, 1 points after 2 games (0 wins, 1 draws, 1 losses)
Вулверхэмптон (жен), last 5 games: 3 wins, 2 losses
Бернли, last 5 games: 2 wins, 1 draws, 2 losses

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