Southampton U21 claimed a 2-0 victory over Wolves U21 at Molineux on Friday evening in the Premier League 2, Division 1 regular season. The result leaves the visitors fourth on seven points from three matches, while the hosts remain bottom after two defeats.
P. Ehibhatiomhan opened the scoring in the twenty-ninth minute, then doubled his tally after the break in the fifty-third. By then Wolves had already seen J. Kayi Sanda booked in the thirteenth, and to be fair the visitors took their chances when they came.
M. Ji was substituted at the restart for M. Nolan-Ruddock, while Wolves made several changes after the interval. C. Anderson, S. Sillah Dibaga, T. Edozie, E. Gonzalez and P. Ehibhatiomhan all came off, with the latter making way in the eighty-eighth minute.
Southampton registered six shots on target against one, though neither side created a big chance. The visitors won seven corners to three and had more possession, but the match was decided by those two moments rather than the aggregate of play.
Wolves U21 sit thirty-first with zero points from two games — the season has just started and the table says little yet. Southampton's seventh point puts them in contention, having won twice and drawn once across three outings.
The away side now have one foot in building momentum, while Wolves must regroup after consecutive defeats. The gap between them on the table is already telling, and this result does not close it.