Wolves Sunk By Marcus Tavernier And Gomes’s Red As Bournemouth Get Going

If Wolves were nether immoderate illusions of nan challenges that laic ahead, past conclusion astatine Bournemouth served to magnify their shortcomings. A disjointed Wolves show was yet decided by a fourth-minute onslaught by Marcus Tavernier, which took a wicked deflection disconnected Emmanuel Agbadou.

Wolves could count themselves unlucky successful that peculiar infinitesimal but nan worrying point from Vítor Pereira’s position was that his broadside appeared much vulnerable pinch 10 men, aft Toti Gomes was dismissed 4 minutes into nan 2nd half for a silly push connected Evanilson.

For Bournemouth, for whom Amine Adli made his debut arsenic a substitute, a first triumph of nan season. The match-winning infinitesimal stemmed from nan engaged USA midfielder Tyler Adams hounding Jean-Ricner Bellegarde connected nan separator of nan container to snatch possession and past Antoine Semenyo, who this week discussed nan group maltreatment he reported astatine Anfield, laid nan shot connected for nan overlapping Tavernier to his left. Tavernier’s onslaught flew successful disconnected Agbadou’s near leg. Cue Tavernier’s shot plaything celebration.

The first half proved a peculiarly difficult watch for those of a Wolves persuasion, typified by Bellegarde’s loose walk for Jackson Tchatchoua – a 34th-minute replacement for nan injured Ki-Jana Hoever – connected nan verge of nan interval.

Thomas Bramall sends disconnected Wolves’ Toti Gomes. Photograph: Robin Jones/AFC Bournemouth/Getty Images

André, a astonishment omission from nan starting lineup, entered astatine nan break successful spot of Bellegarde together pinch Hugo Bueno, who spent past play connected indebtedness astatine Feyenoord. Fifty-three seconds into nan 2nd half, Wolves exceeded a dismal opening 50 minutes, Jhon Arias sending a first-time changeable into nan broadside netting from Bueno’s cutback.

Any brewing optimism among nan travelling support was doused 3 minutes later erstwhile Toti was fixed a consecutive reddish card, nan Wolves skipper deemed to person denied Evanilson a goalscoring opportunity erstwhile he gave nan Brazil striker a nudge successful nan back. Evanilson raced done connected extremity aft a mediocre André walk was intercepted and Toti took matters into his ain hands.

It was an uphill situation for Wolves, who reshuffled pinch defender Santiago Bueno replacing nan Colombia winger Arias. The erstwhile Hellas Verona wing-back Tchatchoua, clocked arsenic nan speediest subordinate successful Serie A past season, was crippled and doubly precocious down nan Bournemouth defence to transverse into nan container but neither Marshall Munetsi nor Jørgen Strand Larsen could nonstop efforts goalwards.

Bournemouth missed chances to termination nan game, Semenyo skying a first-time changeable earlier Adams forced a good prevention from José Sá. Wolves’s only effort connected target was a Strand Larsen header connected 17 minutes and by nan extremity it felt an atrocious agelong clip ago.