Date:08 Dec 2012
Kick-off:17:20
Venue:Molineux Stadium
Attendance:21,339

Marlon King - og (33)

Goal!

Live Commentary

93mins Steven Caldwell takes a shot. Save made by Carl Ikeme.

92mins Corner from the right by-line taken by Christopher Burke, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Curtis Davies misses to the left of the goal.

85mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Bakary Sako from the left by-line to the near post, Kevin Doyle has a headed effort from close in and clears the bar.

85mins Hayden Mullins is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour.

83mins Jermaine Pennant joins the action as a substitute, replacing Sylvan Ebanks-Blake.

81mins Unfair challenge on Roger Johnson by Wade Elliott results in a free kick. Carl Ikeme restarts play with the free kick.

81mins Sylvan Ebanks-Blake challenges Curtis Davies unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jack Butland.

79mins Christopher Burke joins the action as a substitute, replacing Robert Hall.

78mins Bakary Sako takes the outswinging corner, clearance made by Marlon King.

76mins Foul by Sylvan Ebanks-Blake on Paul Robinson, free kick awarded. Wade Elliott takes the free kick.

74mins Shot from just outside the area by Kevin Foley goes over the bar.

73mins Tongo Doumbia leaves the field to be replaced by David Davis.

71mins The offside flag is raised against Marlon King. Nathan Redmond leaves the field to be replaced by Peter Lovenkrands. Carl Ikeme restarts play with the free kick.

69mins Bakary Sako takes the outswinging corner, clearance made by Curtis Davies.

68mins Corner taken by Bakary Sako from the left by-line to the near post, Bjorn Sigurdarson takes a shot. Save by Jack Butland.

67mins Corner from left by-line taken by Bakary Sako.

66mins The official flags Marlon King offside. Roger Johnson takes the indirect free kick.

65mins Effort on goal by Kevin Doyle from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the target.

62mins Nathan Redmond produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide right of the goal.

61mins Bjorn Sigurdarson takes a shot. Steven Caldwell gets a block in.

61mins Marlon King is caught offside. Roger Johnson takes the free kick.

60mins Outswinging corner taken by Bakary Sako, Effort from 12 yards by Roger Johnson.

58mins Marlon King is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Carl Ikeme.

57mins Shot by Bakary Sako from deep inside the penalty area misses wide to the left of the target.

56mins Sylvan Ebanks-Blake takes a shot. Blocked by Steven Caldwell.

54mins Kevin Doyle has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the goal.

53mins Bakary Sako takes a shot. Curtis Davies gets a block in.

51mins Ravel Morrison takes a shot. Carl Ikeme makes a save.

50mins Tongo Doumbia takes a shot. Paul Robinson gets a block in.

48mins Corner taken by Bakary Sako, Shot by Christophe Berra from deep inside the six-yard box clear the bar.

45mins The offside flag is raised against Bjorn Sigurdarson. Jack Butland takes the indirect free kick.

45mins Jonathan Spector goes off and Ravel Morrison comes on.

46mins The official flags Marlon King offside. Carl Ikeme takes the indirect free kick.

43mins Paul Robinson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Sylvan Ebanks-Blake. The referee cautions Paul Robinson for unsporting behaviour. The ball is crossed by Bakary Sako, Bjorn Sigurdarson produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.

43mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Robert Hall from the right by-line, save made by Carl Ikeme.

41mins Unfair challenge on Wade Elliott by Roger Johnson results in a free kick. Roger Johnson receives a caution for unsporting behaviour. Marlon King shoots direct from the free kick, blocked by Sylvan Ebanks-Blake.

39mins Kevin Foley concedes a free kick for a foul on Nathan Redmond. Nathan Redmond crosses the ball in from the free kick, Roger Johnson makes a clearance.

38mins Foul by Sylvan Ebanks-Blake on Steven Caldwell, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Jack Butland.

36mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Curtis Davies by Sylvan Ebanks-Blake. Direct free kick taken by Curtis Davies.

34mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Christophe Berra on Marlon King. Robert Hall produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick.

32mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sylvan Ebanks-Blake by Steven Caldwell. Bakary Sako crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right wing, Marlon King gets a block in. Marlon King puts the ball into his own net from 6 yards. Wolverhampton 1-0 Birmingham.Assist by Bakary Sako.

31mins Kevin Doyle is ruled offside. Curtis Davies takes the indirect free kick.

31mins The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Christophe Berra.

28mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Tongo Doumbia by Hayden Mullins. Christophe Berra restarts play with the free kick.

23mins Corner taken by Robert Hall, clearance made by Roger Johnson.

21mins Paul Caddis takes a shot. Carl Ikeme makes a save.

19mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Stephen Ward on Nathan Redmond. Robert Hall takes the direct free kick. Short corner taken by Nathan Redmond from the left by-line. Shot from just outside the box by Curtis Davies misses to the left of the goal.

17mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Paul Caddis by Kevin Doyle. Jack Butland takes the free kick.

15mins Bjorn Sigurdarson has an effort at goal from close range which goes wide left of the target.

13mins Foul by Paul Robinson on Roger Johnson, free kick awarded. Carl Ikeme restarts play with the free kick.

9mins Paul Caddis fouled by Tongo Doumbia, the ref awards a free kick. Paul Caddis restarts play with the free kick.

7mins Jonathan Spector produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the goal.

7mins Paul Caddis takes a shot. Save by Carl Ikeme.

3mins Corner taken left-footed by Robert Hall, clearance by Kevin Doyle.

2mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Stephen Ward. Indirect free kick taken by Jack Butland.

2mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Wade Elliott on Tongo Doumbia. Direct free kick taken by Roger Johnson.

1mins Unfair challenge on Sylvan Ebanks-Blake by Steven Caldwell results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Kevin Foley.

The ball is sent over by Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, save by Jack Butland.

Match Preview

Doumbia raring to go Tongo Doumbia makes a timely return to boost Wolves ahead of their derby clash against midlands rivals Birmingham. The midfielder has been rested for the club's last two games having struggled with fatigue, even returning to France, but he is back in the fold for the Saturday evening visit of Blues. His comeback is a welcome one after Dave Edwards was ruled out for between six to eight weeks with a hamstring tear sustained during last weekend's 4-1 win at Bristol City. Doumbia is now expected to replace Edwards in midfield, with that possibly being the only change after Wanderers ended their nine-match winless run at Ashton Gate to ease the pressure on manager Stale Solbakken. Jamie O'Hara is back in full training after three hernia operations which have kept him out of action since March, although he is not yet ready for first-team football. Razak Boukari, Georg Margreitter, Slawomir Peszko, Steven Mouyokolo, Wayne Hennessey, Stephen Hunt and George Elokobi also remain unavailable. Ravel Morrison is expected to be fit for Birmingham. The on-loan midfielder was forced off at half-time in last Friday's 3-2 win over Middlesbrough nursing a dead leg. But he does face a battle for his position with replacement Wade Elliott coming on to score the second goal in Blues' victory, while Papa Bouba Diop was again on form for the club's Under-21 side in midweek. One player who will miss the 5:20pm kick-off, however, is Darren Ambrose having injured his knee in training this week, although the midfielder has only been a fringe player of late. Full-backs David Murphy and Stephen Carr (both knee) are long-term absentees while striker Akwasi Asante (hamstring) remains sidelined.

Formation:433Manager: Staale Solbakken

Wolverhampton

Formation: 4411Manager: Lee Clark

Birmingham

Carl Ikeme
Kevin Foley
Roger Johnson
Christophe Berra
Stephen Ward
Tongo Doumbia
Karl Henry
Bakary Sako
Bjorn Sigurdarson
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake
Kevin Doyle
SUBS
Richard Stearman
Frank Nouble
Jermaine Pennant
Danny Batth
David Davis
Anthony Forde
Dorus De Vries

Home

Away

Jack Butland
Paul Caddis
Curtis Davies
Steven Caldwell
Paul Robinson
Wade Elliott
Jonathan Spector
Hayden Mullins
Robert Hall
Nathan Redmond
Marlon King
SUBS
Christopher Burke
Peter Lovenkrands
Ravel Morrison
Colin Doyle
Will Packwood
Mitch Hancox
Papa Bouba Diop

Match Report

Form Guide

LDLLLW Wolverhampton VS Birmingham WDLLDW

Last Meetings

Birmingham 2 - 0 Wolverhampton 06/04/2009 Wolverhampton 1 - 1 Birmingham 29/11/2008 Wolverhampton 2 - 3 Birmingham 22/04/2007 Birmingham 1 - 1 Wolverhampton 18/11/2006 Birmingham 2 - 2 Wolverhampton 09/03/2002 Wolverhampton 2 - 1 Birmingham 16/12/2001

Top Scorers

Wolverhampton B Sako 6 K Doyle 5 S Ebanks-Blake 5 BB Sigurdarson 3 TH Doumbia 2 R Johnson 1 D Edwards 1 S Ward 1 R Stearman 1 Birmingham M King 8 W Elliott 2 P Lovenkrands 2 C Burke 2 N Zigic 2 H Mullins 1 C Davies 1 R Morrison 1

Goals

Wolverhampton Total goals 55 Goals per game 28 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Birmingham Total goals 53 Goals per game 26 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 9 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 7 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 81-90 mins