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Antoine Semenyo has matched his best ever scoring league campaign with his eighth goal of the seasonAntoine Semenyo scored the only goal as 10-man Bournemouth beat Wolves at Molineux to move into the top half of the Premier League table, despite having Milos Kerkez sent off.
Semenyo marked his return to the starting line-up with the opening goal, taking his tally to eight for the season when he slotted in from close range after Wolves failed to clear.
It was no less than the visitors deserved as they employed a positive approach from the outset.
Bournemouth created a plethora of chances with top scorer Dominic Solanke, Alex Scott, Kerkez and Justin Kluivert all testing home keeper Jose Sa, who performed admirably in the face of constant pressure.
The Cherries' profligacy in front of goal looked like it was going to be punished when Hwang Hee-chan looked to have equalised in the second half, but his effort was ruled out after the video assistant referee (VAR) asked on-field official Stuart Attwell to check the pitchside monitor for a foul in the build-up.
Attwell, who was at the centre of a VAR storm after Nottingham Forest's defeat by Everton on Sunday, deemed that Wolves substitute Matheus Cunha had caught Kluivert in the face with a swinging arm in the moments before Nelson Semedo delivered the cross for Hwang.
The game immediately fell back into its original pattern in the aftermath of that incident, with Bournemouth probing without finding any success in the final third, until they were reduced to 10-men for the final 10 minutes of regulation time after Hungary left-back Kerkez was shown a straight red card for a challenge on Matt Doherty.
Andoni Iraola's side hung on throughout the closing stages - including 12 minutes of stoppage time - for a win that moves them up to 10th, two points behind eighth-placed West Ham, while Wolves drop to 12th.
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
Squad number1Player nameJosé Sá
Squad number22Player nameNélson Semedo
Squad number4Player nameBueno
Squad number23Player nameKilman
Squad number24Player nameToti Gomes
Squad number5Player nameLemina
Squad number21Player nameSarabia
Squad number8Player nameJoão Gomes
Squad number20Player nameDoyle
Squad number3Player nameAït-Nouri
Squad number11Player nameHwang Hee-chan
Squad number2Player nameDoherty
Squad number6Player nameTraoré
Squad number12Player nameMatheus Cunha
Squad number62Player nameChirewa
Squad number63Player nameFraser
AFC Bournemouth
Squad number42Player nameTravers
Squad number15Player nameA Smith
Squad number27Player nameZabarnyi
Squad number25Player nameSenesi
Squad number3Player nameKerkez
Squad number4Player nameL Cook
Squad number10Player nameChristie
Squad number24Player nameSemenyo
Squad number14Player nameScott
Squad number19Player nameKluivert
Squad number9Player nameSolanke
Squad number5Player nameKelly
Squad number11Player nameOuattara
Squad number23Player nameHill
Squad number26Player nameÜnal
Line-ups
Wolves
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Sá
- 22Nélson SemedoBooked at 23mins
- 4BuenoSubstituted forDohertyat 45'minutesBooked at 61mins
- 23Kilman
- 24GomesSubstituted forFraserat 90+3'minutes
- 5Lemina
- 21SarabiaSubstituted forChirewaat 64'minutes
- 8João GomesSubstituted forTraoréat 64'minutes
- 20DoyleSubstituted forMatheus Cunhaat 55'minutesBooked at 69mins
- 3Aït-NouriBooked at 44mins
- 11Hwang Hee-chan
Substitutes
- 2Doherty
- 6Traoré
- 12Matheus Cunha
- 17Bueno
- 25Bentley
- 37Holman
- 61Okoduwa
- 62Chirewa
- 63Fraser
Bournemouth
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 42Travers
- 15A Smith
- 27Zabarnyi
- 25SenesiSubstituted forHillat 87'minutes
- 3KerkezBooked at 79mins
- 4L Cook
- 10Christie
- 24Semenyo
- 14ScottSubstituted forKellyat 81'minutes
- 19KluivertSubstituted forOuattaraat 74'minutes
- 9SolankeSubstituted forÜnalat 87'minutesBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 1Neto
- 5Kelly
- 11Ouattara
- 23Hill
- 26Ünal
- 29Billing
- 37Aarons
- 49Sadi
- 50Dacosta Gonzalez
Referee:Stuart Attwell
Attendance:25,541
Live Text
Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Bournemouth 1.
Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Bournemouth 1.
Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Maximilian Kilman is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. Hwang Hee-Chan (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri with a cross.
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by James Hill.
Tawanda Chirewa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).
Attempt missed. Boubacar Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Nathan Fraser replaces Toti Gomes.
Enes Ünal (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
Tawanda Chirewa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).
Attempt saved. Mario Lemina (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth).
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ryan Christie.
Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by James Hill.
Attempt blocked. Tawanda Chirewa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mario Lemina.
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