Just 90 minutes left to endure until the Premier League becomes a memory.
The game was up weeks ago, but the game will be up officially on Sunday when Wolves physically
return to the Championship.
Forty five players, barring any surprise last day debuts at Wigan, have worn the old gold and black
these last three seasons.
Poor old Roberto Martinez is having a hard old time of it. Not only does the doe-eyed Spaniard
have to find a way to wake his underperfoming Wigan side from its early season coma, but he now has
to deal with the likely suspension of his Paraguayan defender AntolÃn Alcaraz.
Antolin Alcaraz spits at Richard Stearman- Photo Alcaraz spitting Stearman Wigan Wolves is a
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Antolin Alcaraz spits at Richard Stearman- Photo Alcaraz spitting Stearman Wigan Wolves is a post
from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Wigan Athletic's Paraguayan centre half
Antolin Alcaraz has been charged by the FA for spitting at Wolverhampton Wanderers' Richard
Stearman in the two sides' Premier League game on Sunday 6, November, 2011.
*A version of this post appeared on WolvesBlog earlier this week
by Adam Bate
Johnson to the Rescue
The signing of Roger Johnson has obviously excited Wolves fans. It seems too much to dare to
hope that one man can transform last season's 17th leakiest Premier League defence into a
formidable unit.
Fulham was a better team than Wolves, no question about it. They had a better passing game and
dominated the match. At the same time they were not effective going forward. Thank God for that!
With Craddock pairing with Berra in the middle and Stearman and Ward on the full-back positions we
also looked stronger [.
Out on-loan central defender Danny Batth has been called back from Sheffield United to be in
contention for a spot in the team against Liverpool tonight. I wrote in my probable team lineups
article last night that Mccarthy had no options for the right side central defender other than the
mistake laden Stearman.
The what: Premier League, Round 9 – Chelsea v. Wolverhampton Wanderers The where: Stamford Bridge (42,055) The when: October 23, 3pm local time (10am EST) The how: Fox Soccer Channel (DirecTV 619, Dish Network 149) The why: Because, with Arsenal travelling to Eastlands, Chelsea have a strong
opportunity to extend its league atop the league table.
The 25-man-squad was presented by Wolves today and it looks like this: Marcus Hahnemann Wayne
Hennessey Carl Ikeme Kevin Foley Ronald Zubar Richard Stearman Jody Craddock Christophe Berra
Steven Mouyokolo George Elokobi Stephen Ward Jelle Van Damme Karl Henry David Jones Michael
Mancienne Dave Edwards Greg Halford Nenad Milijaš Adlene Guedioura Matt Jarvis Stephen Hunt [.
Wolves last night lost out to Championship club Reading away in the pre-season preparations. I only
listened to the match on the radio as many other fans. Only 813 Wolves supporters made the trip.
Wolves started the match with a team looking like this: Ikeme Foley, Stearman, Batth, Elokobi
Guedioura, Henry, Milijas, Hemmings Doyle, Vokes.
Richard Stearman scored a goal in the reserves win with 4-1 against West Ham yesterday and
afterwards he talked to the Official Site. "I feel like the forgotten man at the moment but it was
good to get a runout to keep the fitness. I've felt ready for the first team since I first came out
[...]
It is very hard to anticipate the lineups for both the team of Crystal Palace and Wolves in
tonights game in London. Mick McCarthy will probably rest some players for the important game
against Birmingham and Crystal Palace must concentrate on staying in the Championship first hand
after having being deducted ten points.
In the last we have seen first Stephen Ward getting his second yellow while bringing down an
opponent and latest Stearman doing the same thing on the other side getting sent off. Coincidence?
I don't think so. Ward said this to the official Wolves site after his incident: "I hardly touched
him (Lucas) and, in my [.
There's been a long time since the last match for Wolves and players have had time to impress on
McCarthy in training. But I think that our revered manager has settled on a first eleven now and
only major mistakes in matches will change that lineup. Wigan have signed a couple of defenders and
a new [.
Back down to Earth for Liverpool, as they travel to the West Midlands to face 19th-place
Wolverhampton. It's a stark contrast from the action of the past week, facing opposition at the
bottom of the table, away from Anfield, and with nothing immediately at stake. And if you've paid
attention to Liverpool at all this season, it's cause for concern, with form against the mid- and
lower-table sides worlds apart from the displays we've seen the last two times out.
Team news, quotes and facts ahead of the Premier League clash between Wigan Athletic andÂ
Arsenal at the DW Stadium.
TEAM NEWS
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez has no fresh injury concerns. Emmerson Boyce, who has not
featured in the squad for the last two matches, is back in training working on his fitness.
Team news, quotes and facts ahead of the Premier League clash between Wigan Athletic andÂ
Arsenal at the DW Stadium.
TEAM NEWS
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez has no fresh injury concerns. Emmerson Boyce, who has not
featured in the squad for the last two matches, is back in training working on his fitness.
Manchester City allow Samir Nasri to roam, Mick McCarthy uses his bench to good effect and
Charlie Adam keeps it simple City allow Nasri to roam Samir Nasri made a wonderful start to his
Manchester City career with a great performance in the 5-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur .
Round 2 of the Carling Cup kicked off today and several EPL teams were in action. Blackpool were
dumped out courtesy of MK Dons while eight EPL squads advanced to the third round. Here's a recap
of Tuesday's Cup action.
MK Dons 4, Blackpool 3
A 110th minute goal by Lewis Guy gave League One side MK Dons an upset victory over
Blackpool.
Round 2 of the Carling Cup kicked off today and several EPL teams were in action. Blackpool were
dumped out courtesy of MK Dons while eight EPL squads advanced to the third round. Here's a recap
of Tuesday's Cup action.
MK Dons 4, Blackpool 3
A 110th minute goal by Lewis Guy gave League One side MK Dons an upset victory over
Blackpool.
For a team that won three league titles in the 1950s, and has four FA Cup wins to it's name,
last season was as good as it's been for a whole generation of Wolverhampton Wanderers fans, seeing
as it will be 29 years since the club last embarked on consecutive seasons in the top flight. Mick
McCarthy made some controversial decisions last year – his fielding of a virtual reserve side at
Old Trafford by far the most standout one.
This weekend was possibly the most exciting one ever for Premier League football with numbers of
records being broken in what was a mixed few days for the men in the middle.
Firstly, this weekend's matches saw a record number of goals scored, 41 in total including eight
in Manchester United's demolition of Blackburn Rovers and also for the first time ever since it's
inauguration in 1992, every team managed to score a goal.
Saturday in the Premier League was eclipsed by the top three clubs in the table while Sunday
witnessed two massive local derbies play out to incredibly different results. Chelsea, Arsenal and
Manchester United survived their respective matches to gain three points without dominating
inferior opponents while Sunday's rivalries produced a 0-0 and an emphatic 5-1 demolition.
MATCH REVIEW DETAILS Anthoyny Taylor (2012-03-18) Period 1 Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment
Weight 4 OTHER Bassong Rooney C 1 5 OTHER Stearman Chicarito N/C Was a reckless challenge, he
missed the ball, but somehow came away with it. 1 6 OTHER Jarvis Rafael N/C Blocked [.
