Wolves suffered their first home Championship defeat of the season as Bolton won 3-1 at Molineux.<\/p>\n
Atsuki Ito gave Steven Schumacher’s visitors a deserved 28th-minute lead and although Jean-Ricner Bellegarde equalised five minutes after the break, substitute Sam Dalby and Josh Sheehan struck in the last 20 minutes to secure back-to-back away wins for Bolton.<\/p>\n
Samuel Iling-Junior missed a one-on-one chance to put the away side ahead in the 11th minute.<\/p>\n
Sheehan split the Wolves defence to put the on-loan Aston Villa winger clean through with only Jose Sa to beat.<\/p>\n
But the Portuguese goalkeeper was perfectly placed to block Iling-Junior’s low shot and the loose ball was cleared.<\/p>\n
Bolton had another chance to take the lead but Sheehan’s deflected drive from the edge of the box drew a superb diving save from Sa to his right.<\/p>\n
Mateus Mane had Wolves’ first chance and he went within a whisker of the far post with a curling effort just wide.<\/p>\n
Bolton took the lead when Sa appeared to flap at Sheehan’s cross from Iling-Junior’s short corner and although Ladislav Krejci nodded clear, Ito fired home from 10 yards.<\/p>\n
Wolves were starting to come more into the game and the unmarked Fer Lopez headed straight at goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu from Hugo Bueno’s cross.<\/p>\n
Bueno was next to try his luck with a curling effort from 22 yards that just spun wide, away from the far post at the last moment.<\/p>\n
Wolves brought themselves level in the 50th minute.<\/p>\n
Bellegarde controlled Krejci’s long diagonal pass and held off Akin Famewo before firing a low shot into the far bottom corner of the net.<\/p>\n
Krejci glanced just over from Kieran Trippier’s free-kick as Wolves continued to press.<\/p>\n
Mane curled inches over the bar from 25 yards and Adam Armstrong flashed an effort into the sidenetting from Jordan James’ cross as the hosts probed for a second goal.<\/p>\n
Armstrong then somehow hit Bazunu from point-blank range from substitute Rafiki Said’s cross.<\/p>\n
But completely against the run of play, Bolton regained the lead in the 72nd minute.<\/p>\n
Gaizka Larrazabal crossed after a one-two with Ethan Erhahon and Dalby finished at the near post.<\/p>\n
Lopez ballooned a shot over the crossbar as Wolves desperately tried to find an equaliser.<\/p>\n
But instead the next goal came from the visitors in the 82nd minute when Sheehan capped a fine performance with a looping shot into the top corner from 20 yards that Sa could not get to.<\/p>\n
The managers<\/p>\n
Wolves’ Cesar Peixoto:<\/p>\n
“The 3-1 scoreline is an unfair result because we created a lot of chances.<\/p>\n
“We deserved more because we were the better team. The team showed effort, courage and commitment all of the game but sometimes this happens in football.<\/p>\n
“I am responsible for the result. The players and I have to do better.<\/p>\n
“We have to be more clinical from the edge of the box and with the last cross or last pass.<\/p>\n
“We have to win the duels inside the box but we dominated the game.<\/p>\n
“I’d be more worried if we weren’t putting the ball in the box, but inside of the box we can do better.”<\/p>\n
Bolton’s Steven Schumacher:<\/p>\n
“It’s right up there because they were a Premier League team last season.<\/p>\n
“It was a really good result and a really important one. The players should be really proud of their work.<\/p>\n
“It was a really good performance and it needed to be. They are a top team, it’s a really difficult place to come so we needed everyone to play to the best of their ability and the energy to be at the top level.<\/p>\n
“On Saturday (a 2-1 home defeat to Stoke City) we didn’t perform as well as we can but tonight was excellent against a really good opponent.”<\/p>\n
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