Source: Daily_Mail
Wolves 2 Sunderland 1: Adlene Guedioura nets late winner at Molineux
Adlene Guedioura's late winner ensured Mick McCarthy's Wolves ended a satisfying first season back in the Barclays Premier League on a high against nine-man Sunderland at Molineux. [LNB] Guedioura met a fine Ronald Zubar cross on the edge of the box and took two touches before unleashing a left-foot shot over Craig Gordon to secure a well-deserved win for the home side. [LNB]Three points: Adlene Guedioura celebrates with his Wolves team-mates [LNB]Kevin Doyle's 10th minute penalty had cancelled out Kenwyne Jones' early opener but much of the game was played out in a predictable laid-back fashion with both sides having secured survival with plenty to spare. [LNB]However, there was still time for Michael Turner and Jack Colback toforget there was little to play for as both men were dismissed in thefinal 10 minutes for separate, unnecessary offences. [LNB]The visitors had burst through the Wolves defence inside the firstminute with Steed Malbranque playing in Darren Bent, whose low shot wastipped away one-handed by keeper Marcus Hahnemann. [LNB]And seconds later McCarthy's men almost repeated the feat at theother end when Sylvan Ebanks-Blake burst clear on the right flank andcut into the box where he was finally dispossessed by KieranRichardson. [LNB]Sunderland grabbed the lead in the eighth minute when the recalledJones fired as low shot from close to the penalty spot which struckWolves veteran Jody Craddock and looped over Hahnemann. [LNB] [LNB] On target: Kevin Doyle equalises for Wolves [LNB] [LNB]The visitors' lead lasted barely a minute as Wolves went straight upthe other end and won a penalty when Alan Hutton tripped Matt Jarvis.Top scorer Doyle stepped up to send the spot-kick low to Craig Gordon'sleft. [LNB] Malbranque came close to restoring Sunderland's lead when he metHutton's cross with a stunning scissor-kick in the 14th minute, but hiseffort struck the outside of Hahnemann's left-hand post. [LNB] Wolves came close to a second in the 25th minute when Doyle'sclever ball put Jarvis in the clear but the midfielder could onlytoe-poke his shot into the arms of the advancing Gordon. [LNB]Then a mix-up between Turner and Gordon in the Sunderland boxpresented a chance for Doyle, who stuck in a foot but saw his loopingeffort drop just beyond the keeper's right-hand post. [LNB] Dismissed: Sunderland's Jack Colback is sent off for a second bookable offence [LNB][LNB]Jarvis flashed a long-range effort wide then Karl Henry was allowedto run himself into trouble as the visiting defence stood off andinvited pressure from a home side keen to end their season on a high. [LNB]Wolves had the first chance of the second half when Henry lofted ahopeful ball into the left side of the Sunderland box which fell forGuedioura, who completely mis-kicked from six yards. [LNB]But Bent's flimsy free-kick over the bar soon after suggested theplayers were becoming increasingly concerned with holiday plans as theearly momentum of the match was all but lost. [LNB]Wolves came close on the hour when Jones back-headed a GeorgeElokobi corner onto the roof of his own net, and from the secondset-piece Craddock powered a header into Gordon's arms. [LNB]The quick-thinking Hahnemann raced from his goal to cut out a chancefor Bent after he beat the offside trap to reach Malbranque's throughball, but chances for the visitors were proving few and far between. [LNB]Guedioura had impressed all afternoon with his skill and welldeserved his late winner, latching onto the end of Zubar's inch-perfectcross before rifling home his first goal for the club in style. [LNB]Turner was dismissed seven minutes from time for a rash challenge onJarvis and substitute Colback followed deep into injury time for awholly unnecessary foul on Zubar. [LNB] WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS FC
