Your say on the Black Country derby
Have your say and follow the Black Country derby between Wolves and Albion minute-by-minute.
Have your say and follow the Black Country derby between Wolves and Albion minute-by-minute.
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13:55: What a win for Wolves as their first Black Country derby success over Albion in six attempts lifts them out of the Premier League relegation zone today, as it stands the two teams will meet again next season.
13:50: Full-time at Molineux and Wolves breathe life into their Premier League relegation fight with their first win over Albion since 2007, the Black Country derby ends with a 3-1 win for the home side.
13:46: Sylvan Ebanks-Blake goes for goal just four minutes after coming on as a substitute for Wolves, Albion goalkeeper Scott Carson has it covered.
13:42: Maybe Wolves feel like they need another goal after all - Sylvan Ebanks-Blake is coming on for fellow striker Steven Fletcher.
13:39: Stephen Ward misses the chance to settle the Black Country derby for Wolves, Albion are pelting back with Ward clean through but he fails to trouble goalkeeper Scott Carson as the ball goes wide
13:38: A last attacking roll of the dice for Albion and on comes Carlos Vela - scorer of a stoppage time equaliser in the last Black Country derby - for winger Jerome Thomas.
13:38: Wolves captain Karl Henry is booked after unceremoniously clattering into Albion substitute Ishmael Miller.
13;35: Wolves are shutting up shop here - defender Richard Stearman is on in place of midfielder Jamie O'Hara.
13:35: A melee with Albion substitute Ishmael Miller, who has only been on the pitch for less than a minute, somehow results in Wolves defender Jody Craddock picking up a yellow card.
13:34: Albion bring on striker Ishmael Miller in another attempt to get at Wolves from 3-1 down, with Simon Cox making way.
12:29: Finally we see Matt Jarvis - Wolves' England winger is on in place of the booked Adlene Guedioura.
13:25: Albion miss a sitter - a truly absymal performance for Somen Tchoyi results in the midfielder placing a routine header on goal harmlessly over the bar.
13:23: First substitution of the game is attack minded for Albion as right-back Gonzalo Jara goes off, with striker Marc-Antoine Fortune on in his place.
13:20: Wolves live dangerously again, Jerome Thomas absolutely belts one for Albion but the ball smacks off the crossbar and the ball is eventually cleared to safety.
13:15: Wayne Hennessey to the rescue for Wolves, the goalkeeper is there with a brilliant one-handed save to deny Simon Cox scoring for Albion.
13:14: First booking of the game for Albion, Youssouf Mulumbu gets a yellow card for dissent.
13:13: A let off for Albion - a Stephen Hunt corner comes flying in for Wolves, an almighty melee sends the ball goalwards but Nicky Shorey is there to hack the ball off the line.
13:11: In the midst of all that, Adlene Guedioura was booked by referee Mike Dean for the challenge that resulted in the penalty.
13:10: PENALTY! A glimmer of hope for Albion! Jerome Thomas is upended in the box by Adlene Guedioura and the referee points to the spot, up steps Peter Odemwingie and he makes no mistake but it's still 3-1 to Wolves.
13:07: GOAL! The game is all-but-over now! An absolute howler from Albion defender Abdoulaye Meite as he miscontrols the ball to allow Steven Fletcher in and the Wolves striker duly makes it 3-0.
13:05: Second-half in the Black Country derby at Molineux and Wolves are 2-0 up against Albion.
12:50: Half-time at Molineux in the Black Country derby and it's 2-0 to Wolves, Albion have a mountain to climb after goals from Steven Fletcher and Adlene Guedioura.
12:46: Albion's first chance of the game comes in first-half stoppage time, Peter Odemwingie blasts the Baggies' only opportunity wide of the post.
12:40: Roy Hodgson doesn't appear to be the type - but you couldn't blame the Albion boss for blowing a gasket at half-time.
12:29: GOAL! Wolves are two up with less than half an hour gone! It's a tap in for Adlene Guedioura and the Baggies are absolutely all over the place at Molineux.
12:25: Wolves are all over Albion here - the Baggies will be lucky to go in one goal down at half-time here.
12:20: Albion can barely string two passes together here - this is the poorest opening display to date under boss Roy Hodgson.
12:15: GOAL! The first real chance of the game results in a goal and what a vital lead Wolves have taken in the Black Country derby - Steven Fletcher breaks the deadlock early on at Molineux.
12:00: Kick-off in the Black Country derby at Molineux.
11:45: A collective gasp echoes around Molineux - Wolves have left out England international and star winger Matt Jarvis.
11:40: The Black Country derby teams are in at Molineux.
Wolves go with Hennessey, Elokobi, Craddock, Ward, Mancienne, Foley, Henry, Hunt, O'Hara, Guedioura, Fletcher.
Substitutes: Hahnemann, Stearman, Berra, Jarvis, Milijas, Ebanks-Blake, Vokes.
Albion from Carson, Olsson, Shorey, Meite, Jara, Tchoyi, Morrison, Thomas, Mulumbu, Odemwingie, Cox.
Substitutes: Myhill, Hurst, Tamas, Thorne, Miller, Vela, Fortune.
11:30: The Black Country derby comes back to Molineux today and it's crunch time for Wolves, who are fighting to stay in the Premier League against an Albion side looking to strike a nail into the coffin of their rivals.
The Baggies come to town today with their situation far from grave but 90 minutes will decide who is the top dog in the West Midlands tonight, for what will be a pressure cooker atmosphere in front of a capacity crowd.
It's going to be eventful at the very least and follow every kick here today on Expressandstar.com.
11:15: Welcome to our online 'Fans Forum' as Molineux hosts its first Premier League Black Country derby, with Albion the visitors to Wolves for the first time in three years.
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