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Preston 1 Wolves 3
Saturday 20th September 2008, 2:47PM BST.
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Chris Iwelumo scores a hat-trick for nine-man Wolves at Deepdale – and is then sent off.
17:09: Full-time whistle goes. Players and fans alike are seething at the ineptitude of referee Martin Atkinson.
17:08: Goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey sent off for Wolves after conceding a penalty. Shackell in goal. Neil Mellor converts.
17:04: Jason Shackell makes his Wolves debut as a sub – on for Matt Jarvis.
16.58: On the comments, dolf has a plan for Iwelumo to get out of his straight red: “Don’t worry Chris. Stick a Chelsea shirt on when you go for your appeal, You’ll be alright (!)”
16:50: WHAT! Iwelumo involved in an off the ball incident with Preston defender Sean St Ledger and is sent off. The referee apparently didn’t even see it.
16:45: Jones crops Kightly in a dreadful challenge in the area. Penalty. Iwelumo converts for his hat-trick.
16:44: Karl Henry’s low drive saved by Lonergan.
16:41: Iwelumo connects to Kightly’s cross to grab the second goal for Wolves.
16:28: It is thought that McCarthy was sent to the stands for applauding the referee in front of the away fans as the team came off for half-time.
16:26: Preston striker Sam Parkin’s free header goes into the arms of Hennessey.
16:25: It looks as if Wolves manager Mick McCarthy has been sent to the stands – to sit with the Preston fans.
16:18: Second half begins.
16:03: Half-time at Deepdale.
15:59: Goal disallowed for Preston, with a brilliant save from Wolves goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey in the build up.
15:57: Preston defender Billy Jones bizarrely gets a ticking of from the referee for having his shorts on inside out!
15:50: Wolves striker Chris Iwelumo opens the scoring with a spectacular overhead kick.
15:49: Wolves defender Neill Collins hits the crossbar with a header.
15:43: A shot from Wolves defender Richard Stearman just clears the crossbar.
15:40: Wolves midfielder Dave Jones booked for unsporting behaviour.
15:25: Contreversy as Preston penalty appeals waved away for an apparent handball on the line.
15:21: Kightly goes close again, Lonergan saves with his legs.
15:18: Wolves winger Michael Kightly goes close with a shot while falling back for Wolves. Gathered by Preston goalkeeper Andy Lonergan.
15:15: Game kicks off.
15:00: Kick off delayed for 15 minutes due to traffic congestion.
14.45: The teams are in. Tim Nash brings you the latest in his video report from Deepdale.
Preston: Lonergan, Jones, Mawene, St. Ledger, Hart, Nicholson, McKenna, Carter, Sedgwick, Mellor, Parkin.
Subs: Chris Neal, Whaley, Wallace, Elliott, Jarrett.
Wolves: Hennessey, Foley, Collins, Stearman, Stephen Ward, Kightly, David Jones, Henry, Jarvis, Iwelumo, Ebanks-Blake.
Subs: Ikeme, Edwards, Keogh, Vokes, Shackell.
Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire)
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take a draw here lads.
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yo ay gooin no weah!
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just think in the morning you can watch the championship then you can put sky on and watch proper football from a proper league aye boing boing donk
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Would take a draw, but feeling good for a win.
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Typical. More Tescos comments than our own On A Wolves web page….They must be so bored !!!
But nice to know they’re taking notice…
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Looking forward to a great match delayed kick off,
Hopefully wolves can keep up the momentum,good luck lads
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I’ll take a win, come on wolves show your steel.
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8.
You did WHAT to a baggies mom? Haha :D
And I’d smile for a draw.
But I’m pretty sure we can scrape an extra goal
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Come on the Wolves…
All we need is a 20-30 minute spell in the Match & we’ll take the Points…
With our pace we should get it…
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Keep positive regardless as to what happen today. But I can smell a win in the air. I say blank the Sandwell Town comments.
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have to admit that the wolves are much better than the albion…
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most certainly
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What a Goal!!!!!!
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YIPPEE!
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Gooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaallllllll
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Big Chris again Whhooooohooo we are the Wolves
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Championship.. Were havin a laugh (8)
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Should be at least 3. Let’s get another while we are well on top.
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Collins is going to loseus this game
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cracking ist half but need to tighten up at the back,cum on me babies
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Can it get any better ? Wolves winning and the brummies losing… Come on the Wolves staying top!!!
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get in!! 2-0 iwelumo
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WHO!-WELUMO!
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2 -0 What a great time to be a Wolves fan… Big Chris again
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OH YEAH GET IN!! 2-0 WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE!!!
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Iwelumo!!!! What a sighing he’s been. Come on you Wolves!!!
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Be positive Wolves are getting better and better.
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2-0 Get IN!!!!!! Big Chris :)
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IWELUMO HAT-TRICK!!!
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Come on Chris.
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BIG CHRIS HAT TRICK!! OH YEAH!!! WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE!!!
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Iwelumo hat trick!!! Say we are top of the league!!
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Hat Trick for big Chris YEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSS 3-0
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and this is meant to be a premiership ref?????? youre joking right??
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come on you wolves. Keep it up big chris, on your way to becoming a legend already. Sing it loud and sing it proud Ooh ooh oohwelumoo
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Iwelumo you muppet.
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Don’t worry Chris. Stick a Chelsea shirt on when you go for your appeal, You’ll be alright (!)
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Oh no 3 match ban for big Chris just what we dont need
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Come on preston bring Elliot on. We need a laugh
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chumpionship must be a right rubbish league,cant be no class in there since we won it aye boing boing donk sshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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great teryEASYWINboggieeee gone a bit quiet. on to tomorrow watching sandwell go down the mowbray way in style aye boing boing donk!!! ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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36 you have no idea what happened
38 ever heard of Sam Vokes? – we have a squad now even if cameras don’t show Iwelumo is innocent
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Clear at the top, give vokes a run.
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I’ts got to be said, it’s a cracking start to the season for you guys, the way it’s going you’re certain to be in the mix up for an automatic promotion spot.
One thing I would say however, it’s September and you don’t win anything in September so don’t get carried away just yet.
Congratulations so far though, get up to the prem and we’ll have a premier league black country derby to look forward to provided we stay up which I’m confident we will do.
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If anyone was in any doubt about our credentials then doubt no more…..what a performance, another 3 goals, away from home, against a previously unbeaten championship team.
I make that 21 goals from 7 games, make no mistake this very strong, entertaining and attacking football !
Its still early days but already we are stretching this league and have got a healthy points gap over most of our rivals for promotion.
Hats off to all at molineux,the futures bright…the futures old gold.
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what a win! but what a disappointment to have two guys sent off. thats two amazing players we arnt gona have in some very important games! idiots!
good to see us at the top tho!
UP THE WOLVES!
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41,nobrain, i never go quite,dont worry mate i,ll always be here aye boing boing donk sshhhhhhhhhhhh
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Eeesh.
Big Chris will be a Big Loss, but we have cover in the form of Voksey and Keogh
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Yeah ull find terry is one of the only albion fans dumb enough to chat s*it before they have played. Cant stand either team but i hope the villa batter the baggies tomorrow. As for today dont worry BIG CHRIS we got vokes to cover u, we can cope. U did more than enough today. What a day reading lose, blues lose and we are top of the league say we are top of the league.
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OMG how far is Murray away from full fitness ???? big Chris and big Hen both out now for 3 matches
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WAIT WAIT WAIT
WHY’S HENNESSEY BEEN SENT OFF?! D:
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17:04: Jason Shackell makes his Wolves debut as a sub – on for Matt Jarvis.
I thought he came on for a few minutes against Crystal Palace.
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terryEASYWINbaggie, you consistently sound thick, congratulations
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nice one ref. muppet.
surely appeal?
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Well done. You certainly seem to be a class apart in this league. I don’t think even we had such a good start last year. Just hoping we don’t get taken apart by the Villa tomorrow… We need to stay up to enjoy the Black Country derby next year.
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What a team, I hope those numbskulls begging for Super Mick to be sacked last year have their heads buried in shame. We also have a strong squad with Vokes / Keogh and Ikeme ain’t half bad either, although he hasn’t played much. Another star keeper in the making. Come on you Wolves a great team on and off the field.
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tell ya what if this is a so called premier league referee, maybe even the albion have a chance of stayin up. Ron atkinson would av ref’d it better.
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Hang on guys ! are the red cards appealable ???? anyway , another good win ! keep it up Wolves :D
Murray and Vokes may be needed soon ??
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great result, beaten another unbeaten team at there ground, On course for smashing the most goal scored taking the league by storm (unlike them lot in Sandwell, who only won the league on the last day of the season with the lowest points ever for a chmpionship side to win the league. sssssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh) . Only a couple of down sides, the 2 sendings off and TerrysillyBaggie.
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Great fun. Wolves have won again. Never mind Iwelumo missing 3 gamesor Hennesseymissing one. We have ikeme and Vokes o replace them. Now that is strength in depth.
Come on the Vile tomorrow and it will be a great weekend.
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56 Trust Mick – What a ridiculous thing to say.
I was one of those people calling for micks head last season and for very obvious reasons.
And now he has clearly seen the error of his ways and has stopped playing stephen ward as an attacking player which he will never be.
He has stopped playing Neil Collins as a wide back which he will never be.
And he has finally dropped andy keogh.
…But top marks to him this season. He has put his stubborn nature to one side and its working. Cant complain…. and were lucky we have carl ikeme and sam vokes to come in for the next 3 matches which we shud win!.
Come on u wolves.
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Well done lads ..Keep it up …COME ON ME BABIES….LOVING IT
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The worst referee in christendom,he managed to upset both sides.But all the same 3 big points make for a good days work.
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47-YEH YOU WILL ALWAYS BE HERE -BUT- NEVER AT THE MATCH!!!!WHAT A MUPPET-NO SORRY-THAT AIN’T FAIR TO THE MUPPETS,the prem is really a very,very,very poor league with two of the regions worst teams in it-crappies & stoke.
come on you villa,
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does anyone know if we can get a keeper on loan cause we need 1 now .
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Excellent result today. Goin forward we look brilliant, but I have to say Collins was excellent today with Stearman as we were solid defensively.
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wolvemod
You must have a blackberry???
Or a radio near your pc, more like!!!!
Dont make silly statements about something you haven’t seen!!!!
Div
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No problem, there is not a team in this division we should worry about! This is OUR season, bring on the blues!
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North London Wolf
Hennesey would only get 1 match and Big Chris sounds like he did not diserve his.
Fantastic display at a difficult place.
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this is it boys! record goals record points an a passin wave to the girls down the road at the end of the season! COME ON YOU WOLVES !!!
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What a contrast of views between fellow Midlanders!
On the one hand we have a sporting, gentleman Baggies supporter (55) visiting a Wolves page giving a reasonable response to an excellent result!
On the other we have terryEASYWINbaggie (47 3 etc) who cannot do anything but mis spell and spend all his time on our site!
Ah well, I suppose we shouldn’t “mock the aflicted” – at least, by visiting our site so often, he shows some degree of taste!
53 Pete – sorry to disagree “terryEASYWINbaggie, you consistently sound thick” – he IS thick!
Up the Wolves!
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56…..I was one of those ‘numbskulls’ and I won’t be hanging my head in shame. If you spend just 60 seconds thinking about what has changed this season you’ll realise Mick’s been making the changes we were asking for all last season. Think before you post.
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Sorry Trust Mick, just where were your comments last season, you only just decided to stick your head above the trench.
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great result why did chris react walkaway 3 up tough game sat boring saying one game at a time suoerwolves binda in sunny spain
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The ref had no clue.
1) Iwelumo should not have been red carded alone because both players did exactly the same thing.
2) Hennessey should not have been red carded because he genuinely tried to play the ball and there were covering defenders nearer to the goal than the attacker so he was not the last man.
3) McCarthy should have been red carded not for dissent but for his team selection.
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Looking at the video – it looks like Hennessey has more than a shout than Chris for having his red rescinded. He went for the ball – their guy got up straight away ( fair play to him) and there were defenders between keeper and goal !! The Iwelumo incident looked like they both “dummied” a header towards each other and got the timing wrong !! Poor reffing
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75.JWOLF. Unbelievable, you win 3 – 1 at Preston & you still are having a go at your manager!!. I am looking forward to playing you in the premiership next year (only for the 6 points we will get from you which will go towards us staying up for a 3rd term!).
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TOP OF THE LEAGUE
WE’RE HAVING A LAUGH!
Good to see the Villa beating tesco and small heath losing to blackpool. Happy days! “A Fonz moment!”
Good Morning Terence “dry your eyes mate its only a game….”
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75… Whats wrong with his team selection Idiot.
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78. supercustardwulfs. I remember you being in a similar position a few years ago, I think it was 14 “unassailable” points ahead of the premiership side that you refer to as “the tesco’s”. You have lived in our shadow since then & will continue to do so. Even if you make it to the prem next season we will be there to send you down. Enjoy it while you can…….
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COME ON THE WOLVES KEEP EXPECTING US TO SLIP UP BUT WE JUST SEEM TO BE GETTING BETTER AND BETTER ROLL ON THE FIRST PREM BLACK COUNTRY DARBY
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great game and great atmosphere like always,,, how good did neill collins play tbf.
ONEEE NIELL COLLINS, USED BE SHITE BUT NOW HE IS ALRITEE, WALKING IN A COLLINS WONDERLAND!!!
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