Stoke v Wolves Matchday Thread

[WOODLANDSWOLF]

Thanks Dubbs. Not the best day for you lot was it. Didn't Pulis put a team out?

[WOODLANDSWOLF]

Great result lads....
Well done.......

Thanks Dubbs. What happened at your place, was Pulis not bothered or what?

[GrizzledWolf]

Wolves onto the fourth round! Glad they made my prediction look foolish.

You were closer than me, Mich'....I thought we'd get demolished .....do so love it when my pessimism is way off the mark !!!

[sweeper5]

A great win for you, well done. What a total calamity for us!!

[GrizzledWolf]

Perhaps we shouldn't get too carried away, but a win like the one we had today is encouraging for team and fans alike. How strange that our defensive effort showed a marked improvement in the absence of Stearman and Batth. Wonder if the presence of Williamson had anything to do with the defensive cohesion of our back four ? I await Gav's match report with great interest.

[kensleftfoot]

Blood pressure has just got back to normal. What a performance by Carl Ikeme. Goalkeeping performances are easy to forget but we have a wonderful keeper in Ikeme and he deserves to be acknowledged as one of the Wolves greats. Costa was amazing-we need to buy that young man. Love the way Lambert is bringing in the youngsters and he is slowly but surely turning things around.
What a game today. Love the FA Cup and we have beaten a strong Premiership outfit and their place. Yehsss!!

[ADP22]

Exhilarating!

My head hurts lol!

What an away day!

[Dubbag]

Thanks Dubbs. What happened at your place, was Pulis not bothered or what?

Still a strong team went out there....Derby wanted if more and why not?
Always loved the cup games....rarely get the chance now....

[wolves71]

It's quick and easy to pick faults in defeat, but praise must be given to each and every Wolves player that was part of the 2-0 victory. I'm so glad to have been wrong with my prediction before the game and when seeing the line-ups of both sides.

I think today, a lot of the cautious approach and safety first went out the window. Wolves deserved to go in at the break, but also the scoreline could and should've been more. Wolves showed their attacking intact right from the off, Bodvarsson having two decent chances that he put wide. Again though, Costa comes up with another goal, he took it well and a decent celebration to go with it.

Stoke were not at the races in the first half, but even then Crouch has to do better with the chance that he put over from close range.
I expected Stoke to make changes at the break, and they did, both Charlie Adam and Joe Allen coming on, both improving Stoke's attacking options and giving the home side more on the front foot.

When results go against Wolves, we often pick faults with how goals are conceded, well the QPR at home game springs to mind, Ikeme didn't do himself much justice with the second goal. But back to today's game, he kept Wolves lead intact, making at least four saves, he was like open season and shots on goal.

The second goal came at the right time, a quality free-kick scored by Doherty, one worth watching over and over, Lee Grant given no chance.

As with the first half, one goal scored, but another one wouldn't have been out of place. Dicko had his effort saved by Grant, but i do feel, before his injury lay-off, a confident Dicko would have scored, same goes for the two chances that Bodvarsson put wide in the first.

To sum up, a great victory in the cup and a long time coming. Ikeme on top form, the back four well marshalled by Williamson, Hause doing well alongside him and he coped well with the threat of Peter Crouch. Both Doherty and Iorfa providing a good outlet going forward, but also proving their worth defensively.

Wolves looked good going forward, and Lee Evans creating numerous openings for those around him. Hopefully up top, the goals will start to flow.

It was good to see another youngster, Gibbs-White, given a run out, just like Connor Ronan, he didn't look out of place at all. Today's win will give Paul Lambert plenty to think about with regards who to select for the Villa home game next Saturday.

[wolves71]

Not the best of videos, but it just shows how good the free-kick was.