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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Molineux Stadium
  • Attendance: 24058
  • Referee: Beeby, R

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

88 mins

Wolverhampton are replacing Jay Bothroyd with Matt Jarvis.

88 mins

Jose Vitor Moreira Semedo is booked for unsporting behaviour.

88 mins

Wolverhampton are replacing Jay Bothroyd with Mark Little.

85 mins

Goal!! Karl Henry scores for Wolverhampton.

71 mins

Madjid Bougherra is replaced by Jerome Thomas.

70 mins

Darren Ambrose is being taken off, Svetoslav Todorov has come on in his place.

64 mins

Darron Gibson is booked for unsporting behaviour.

46 mins

Goal!! Wolverhampton have scored with Jay Bothroyd putting it in the back of the net.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

36 mins

Chris Powell is being taken off, Sam Sodje has come on in his place.

0 mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, October 20th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Karl Henry celebrated his new contract in style by helping fire Wolves to a hard-earned success against shell-shocked Charlton Athletic at Molineux.

Henry, who signed a new three-and-a-half year contract the day before the game, set the seal on the win when he pounced in the 85th minute.

Jay Bothroyd had earlier made the long wait for his first start of the season pay off as he gave Wolves the lead against his former club.

He struck just 25 seconds into the second half as Wolves earned a third successive home win to extend their unbeaten run to five games and continue their surge up the table.

But Charlton headed back to The Valley wondering just how their own eight-game unbeaten run had come to an end.

Alan Pardew's side created by far the greater number of chances but they lacked finishing power as they slipped to only their second Championship defeat of the season.

Their failings in front of goal cost them when well-travelled marksman Bothroyd struck with Wolves' first shot on target.

Good work on the right wing by Andy Keogh picked out Henry whose cross was deftly turned home at the near post by Bothroyd.

Even after that setback, Charlton had enough chances to have found a way back into the game but Luke Varney was twice denied by goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey while Danny Mills, who was barracked mercilessly all game by the Wolves fans, blazed over when well-placed.

Charlton's hopes of a comeback were then dashed by Henry five minutes from time when the former Stoke City midfielder capitalised on more good work by Bothroyd to beat Nicky Weaver from 14 yards.

Luckless Charlton should really have taken control of the game by half-time but were unable to make their domination pay.

As early as the fifth minute, Varney fluffed a gilt-edged chance from five yards when he failed to convert a nod down from Chris Iwelumo.

Iwelumo then met a right-wing cross from Andy Reid in the 22nd minute with a powerful header only to be denied by a spectacular one-handed save from Hennessey.

Wolves enjoyed their fair share of possession but, the lively Michael Kightly apart, carried no threat in the opening period.

Kightly's live-wire display was matched by Charlton's Darren Ambrose but he was unable to cap his impressive form with a goal.

He fired over the bar twice when well-placed and also saw his free-kick fly just too high as Charlton suffered a day to forget.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Team

Charlton Athletic Team

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Charlton Athletic

Corners

3 8

Fouls

9 12

Goal attempts

5 10

Shots off target

2 7

Offsides

3 2

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