Wolverhampton Wanderers climb into top four as López makes the difference against West Bromwich Albion | OneFootball

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·20 September 2026

Wolverhampton Wanderers climb into top four as López makes the difference against West Bromwich Albion

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Match in Five Sentences: Wolverhampton Wanderers beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 at Molineux. Fer López struck in the 50th minute with a left-footed finish into the bottom left corner. After the restart West Bromwich Albion pushed, yet José Sá preserved the lead by saving Jimmy-Jay Morgan's long-range effort (88.). Wolves produced 15 attempts to West Bromwich Albion's seven, with six on target. Wolves rise from ninth to fourth and visit Middlesbrough next, while West Bromwich Albion host Birmingham.

Player of the Match: Fer López decided the contest with the only goal and completed 21 of 22 passes in 73 minutes, marrying composure with end product.


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Stat of the Match: Max O'Leary produced five first half saves, keeping West Bromwich Albion level until the interval.

Three Things We Learned: Wolves registered 15 attempts, 12 of them from inside the box. Callum Styles made 10 tackles, winning eight, to keep West Bromwich Albion in contention. Kieran Trippier delivered 10 crosses with three accurate, maintaining pressure on the visitors.

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