Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
Follow live coverage as Wolverhampton Wanderers face Southampton in the Premier League today.
Wolves' new signing Sasa Kalajdzic made his debut in their home Premier League game against Southampton. Austria striker Kalajdzic, signed on Wednesday from Stuttgart for £15million, replaced Raul Jimenez in Bruno Lage's starting line-up, while Rayan Ait-Nouri and Daniel Podence also returned to the side. Southampton midfielder Joe Aribo came in for the injured Romeo Lavia (hamstring) in the visitors' only change from the midweek win against Chelsea.
Wolverhampton: Jose Sa, Ait Nouri, Collins, Kilman, Jonny, Matheus Luiz, Neves, Joao Moutinho, Pedro Neto, Kalajdzic, Daniel Podence. Subs: Jimenez, Hwang, Sarkic, Goncalo Guedes, Nelson Semedo, Gomes, Ronan, Adama Traore, Bueno.
Southampton: Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Kotchap, Salisu, Perraud, Diallo, Ward-Prowse, Adam Armstrong, Aribo, Elyounoussi, Adams. Subs: McCarthy, Maitland-Niles, Lyanco, Stuart Armstrong, Mara, Djenepo, Edozie, Larios, Walcott.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 - 0 Southampton FC
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That's all from us today folks, we hope you enjoyed the game!
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This win moves Wolves up to 14th in the table and they’ll travel to Anfield to face Liverpool next weekend. Meanwhile Southampton have dropped to 12th and they’ll welcome Brentford to St Mary’s next time out.
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Wolves pick up their first win of the season, with a 1-0 victory over Southampton thanks to a Podence strike just before half-time. Adams thought he had equalised for the visitors just after the hour mark, but it was ruled out after he bundled the ball into the back of the net with his arm from close range. Then just two minutes later, the striker struck the crossbar with a header and that’s as close as Southampton came to getting an equaliser, with Wolves hanging on to pick up all three points.
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FULL-TIME: WOLVES 1-0 SOUTHAMPTON
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Bella-Kotchap is booked for sliding in late on Guedes as he tried to block a clearance.
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Up and running 🙌
⏱⚽️ pic.twitter.com/wGQa6cHfTm— Wolves (@Wolves) September 3, 2022
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Yellow Card Gonçalo Manuel Ganchinho Guedes
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— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) September 3, 2022
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Time is running out for Southampton and Wolves are frustrating them by keeping the ball in the visitors half. If Wolves can hang on, it'll be their first win of the season.
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There will be a minimum of four minutes added time played at the end of the second half.
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There's just a lack of quality in the final third for Southampton now and the Wolves defence look pretty comfortable at the moment, with Sa untested.
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Wolves are taking their time with set pieces and throw-ins now, just trying to run down the clock in an attempt to prevent Southampton from getting an equaliser.
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There's not long left to play now, just five minutes, plus any additional time added on. Can Southampton score a late equaliser to nick a point?
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Substitution Adam James Armstrong Sékou Mara
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Substitution Daniel Castelo Podence Hee-Chan Hwang
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Substitution Pedro Lomba Neto Adama Traoré Diarra
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83: #SaintsFC's fifth sub sees @S_Mvrv come on. [1-0] pic.twitter.com/cL9ENnTuVv
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) September 3, 2022
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Neves is booked for a challenge that comes out of frustration on Edozie.
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82' | #WOL 1-0 #SOU
Bruno makes a double substitution.#WOLSOU pic.twitter.com/Bn0C7YqigG— Wolves (@Wolves) September 3, 2022
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Guedes goes down under pressure from Salisu after the winger races past the defender and into the penalty area. However, the referee isn't interested and nothing is given.
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Despite seeing much more of the ball in the Wolves half, Southampton haven't really tested Sa enough in the last 10 minutes or so, with the two chances for Adams, being the best so far.
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Yellow Card João Filipe Iria Santos Moutinho
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73: Here come @MaitlandNiles and Sam Edozie for their #SaintsFC debuts 😇 [1-0] pic.twitter.com/cXXXCWdf7i
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) September 3, 2022
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Substitution Joseph Oluwaseyi Temitope Ayodele-Aribo Samuel Ikechukwu Edozie
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Great challenge! Neto appears to be released in behind, but Bazunu races out of his goal and just gets to the ball in the nick of time and sends it out of play. Good positioning by the keeper.
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Not too far away! Jonny tries his luck from the edge of the box with a curling effort towards the top right corner, but it flies narrowly wide of the post.
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Southampton have dropped more points from winning positions than any other Premier League side since Ralph Hasenhuttl took charge in December 2018 (89). However, no side has claimed more points from behind this season than Saints (7), with both of their wins and their one draw coming having conceded the first goal.
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Southampton look dangerous in front of goal at the moment, they are piling on the pressure and are finding openings in the Wolves defence. Adams should have scored to make it 1-1.
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OFF THE BAR! Adams has another go with a header after a Stuart Armstrong cross, but the striker can't keep the ball down and it strikes the crossbar! So close to equaliser.
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Moving into the final 3️⃣0️⃣
It's a lively game at Molineux. Southampton have had a goal ruled out for handball, while we've also looked dangerous on the attack down the other end. pic.twitter.com/Pi8En75l73— Wolves (@Wolves) September 3, 2022
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GOAL RULED OUT! Southampton thought they had equalised! Aribo gets into the box down the right and chips a cross into the middle, which takes a deflection which fools Sa and Adams makes a mess of his header from close range, but still turns it into the back of the net. However, the ball strikes his head and his arm, so the referee has ruled it out for handball.
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Good chance! Ward-Prowse tries his luck from a free-kick and he gets it up and over the wall, but it's not close enough to the corner and Sa gets across and makes a comfortable save.
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Free-kick to Southampton in a very good shooting position affter Neves brings down Stuart Armstrong right on the edge of the box and this is a great chance for Ward-Prowse to test Sa.
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56: A double change for #SaintsFC!
On come @MoussaDjenepo2 and Stuart Armstrong 👊 [1-0] pic.twitter.com/n45YGeSwn9— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) September 3, 2022
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Double Saints substitution comung up now, the first sees Elyounoussi replaced by Stuart Armstrong.
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Wild effort! The ball falls nicely to Elyounoussi in the box and he powers a shot towards goal from a tight angle, but his shot flies high over the crossbar.
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Substitution Ibrahima Diallo Moussa Djenepo
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It will be interesting to see how long Southampton leave it before making any changes as Wolves have grown into the second half now and are starting to open them up at the back.
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Good defending! Ward-Prowse whips an excellent cross into the penalty area looking for Adams, but Jonny reads it well and makes a good clearance to prevent an opportunity on goal.
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Southampton are looking to win back-to-back away games in the Premier League for the first time since June 2020 after their 2-1 win at Leicester in their last such outing.
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Southampton with the early possession following the restart, forcing Wolves to sit deep and soak up the pressure in their own half. A Saints equaliser straight away would be a huge blow for the home side.
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A change at the break.#WOLSOU pic.twitter.com/hH41LilkoZ
— Wolves (@Wolves) September 3, 2022
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Back to it. #COYW 👊
— Wolves (@Wolves) September 3, 2022
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46: Another #SaintsFC comeback required 🙏
Into the second half at Molineux. [1-0] pic.twitter.com/h6D9AClkFV— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) September 3, 2022
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Substitution Saša KalajdžiÄ Gonçalo Manuel Ganchinho Guedes
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It's been end-to-end at times, with both teams looking to break forward on the counter-attack, but there has only been the one goal. Southampton won their last away game from a losing position, so Wolves need to be wary of that.
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We lead at the interval!
⏱⚽️ pic.twitter.com/INVNB6SOud— Wolves (@Wolves) September 3, 2022
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Wolves lead 1-0 at the break after Podence fired them ahead in stoppage time following a lovely quick counter. The home side could have scored a few more, with Ait-Nouri and Neto both testing Bazunu, who had to make a couple of good saves to deny them the opener. Meanwhile Aribo went close at the other end for the Saints, but his shot from close range was well blocked by a combination of Neves and Sa.
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45' | #WOL 1-0 #SOU
Nunes whips a low cross in from the flank and Podence side-foots home the opener from close range.#WOLSOU https://t.co/9sz2WJEVe6— Wolves (@Wolves) September 3, 2022
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HALF-TIME: WOLVES 1-0 SOUTHAMPTON
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Behind at the break. pic.twitter.com/V2dgDkjSfu
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) September 3, 2022
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PODENCEEEEEEE!!!! pic.twitter.com/rfvJaEss4z
— Wolves (@Wolves) September 3, 2022
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Assist Matheus Luiz Nunes
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45+1: Wolves take the lead, as Podence scores. [1-0] pic.twitter.com/4AxBXaKUdH
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) September 3, 2022
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There will be a minimum of two minutes added time played at the end of the first half.
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Yellow Card Ibrahima Diallo
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Southampton win a corner late on in the first half, but the ball in from Ward-Prowse is poor and Wolves clear the danger. It looks like it'll be goalless at the break.
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There isn’t long left to play before the end of the first half, can either side break the deadlock before the half-time whistle?
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Stoppage in play here as Kalajdzic is down after following awkwardly as he tried to win the ball back and he appears to be in a bit of pain. The medical staff are giving him some treatment.
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PENALTY SHOUT! Kalajdzic tries to control the ball in the box after a Southampton deflection sent it into his path, however, he goes down under pressure and appeals for a spot-kick. However, it would have been a very soft one and nothing is given.
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It looks like Diallo is on his last warning now after another foul and he gets a talking to from the referee, much to the disappointment of the Wolves players who want a yellow card to be shown.
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The pace has dropped slightly in the last few minutes, with the home side enjoying much of the possession, but Southampton are pressing them high and not allowing them to get into their half.
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The Wolves full-backs are starting to cause a few more problems for the visitors, with Ait-Nouri getting forward down the left wing and he produces a good low cross, but Bella-Kotchap clears it behind for a corner. The resulting set piece comes to nothing.
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It’s been a good battle in the opening half hour 🆚
Neto has gone closest for us, while Kalajdzic has also headed wide from a corner. pic.twitter.com/GCW4QoT3iQ— Wolves (@Wolves) September 3, 2022
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We’re past the half an hour mark now and it remains goalless between Wolves and Southampton, with the home side going the closest to scoring so far.
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It's getting a bit scrappy out there now, with both teams struggling to keep the ball in midfield and a few free-kicks have been given away.
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Yellow Card Jonathan Castro Otto
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Southampton are winless in their last six away league games against Wolves (D3 L3), since a 6-0 victory in March 2007 in the Championship.
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Decent chance! Kalajdzic rises above his marker in the box as a corner is whipped in and he tries to direct his header towards goal, but it flies wide of the post.
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Good pressure by the Wolves attackers, they force Bazunu to make a mistake at the back and send his clearance out of play, handing possession back to the home side in a decent position.
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PENALTY SHOUT! Walker-Peters whips a cross into the box from the right, which is blocked by Collins and the Saints players appeals for a penalty. The ball seemed to strike the defenders leg and then it bounced up and accidentally hit his arm. Nothing given by the referee.
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Both teams look dangerous on the counter-attack, with plenty of space opening up, allowing the attackers to exploit this with runs in behind.
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CHANCE! Adams gets in behind the Wolves defence and pulls a cross back from the byline, which is met by Aribo, however, the Sa and a defender get their bodies in the way and make the block in the six-yard box.
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Nothing separating the teams so far 😅 pic.twitter.com/W1KqLGDAqs
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) September 3, 2022
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Wolves have struggled to score so far this season, registering just two goals in five games, but they've gone close on a couple of occasions already today.
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Decent effort! Armstrong tries to curl the ball into the top right corner of the net, but he gets too much on his strike and it flies over the crossbar.
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CHANCE! Wolves counter quickly and catch Southampton out at the back, with Nunes laying it off to Neto to his right on the overlap and the winger tries to beat Bazunu at his near post. However, the strikes flies just wide of the bottom right post.
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Kalajdzic is having to go off the pitch for Wolves after he's involved in a aerial collision and has a bit of blood coming from his face. However, it doesn't look serious and he should be fine to come back on shortly.
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Wolves have won four of their last five Premier League games against Southampton (D1), including each of the last three in a row. They’d only won four of their previous 19 against Saints in the top-flight before this (D5 L10).
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We've made a late adjustment to our bench.
Chem Campbell takes Raul Jimenez’s place. pic.twitter.com/0Tmfc4ad0u— Wolves (@Wolves) September 3, 2022
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CHANCE! Ait-Nouri sneaks in at the far post and tries to beat Bazunu at his near post with a low drive from a tight angle, but the keeper is alert to the danger and makes a good stop.
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Both teams are trying to get on the ball now and get into the swing of things, but it's a bit end-to end so far, but no chances to speak of.
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Good defending! Podence is released down the left wing and he races into the final third and whips a cross into the box looking for Kalajdzic. However, Salisu does well to get across and send it behind for a corner.
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Southampton with the early possession here, keeping it nicely in midfield, but Wolves are pressing them high so they are struggling to get into the final third.
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We're under way!
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#WOLSOU 🚀
— Wolves (@Wolves) September 3, 2022
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1: It's showtime 🙌
LET'S GO, #SaintsFC!— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) September 3, 2022
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Set for #WOLSOU
Let’s go! 💪 pic.twitter.com/9tzi28Qwc9— Wolves (@Wolves) September 3, 2022
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The teams are out on the pitch and kick-off is just a few minutes away, stay tuned for all the match action!
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Southampton have been forced into making one change, as Lavia is out injured, so he has been replaced by Aribo, as Ward-Prowse drops into a slightly deeper midfield role.
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The hosts have made three changes to the side that drew with Bournemouth, as Semedo, Guedes and Jimenez all drop out and they have been replaced by Ait-Nouri, Podence and Kalajdzic.
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SOUTHAMPTON SUBS: Lyanco, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Theo Walcott, Moussa Djenepo, Sekou Mara, Juan Larios Lopez, Samuel Edozie, Stuart Armstrong, Alex McCarthy.
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SOUTHAMPTON (4-2-3-1): Gavin Bazunu; Kyle Walker-Peters, Mohammed Salisu, Armel Bella-Kotchap, Romain Perraud; Ibrahima Diallo, James Ward-Prowse; Adam Armstrong, Joe Aribo, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Che Adams.
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Getting warm 🔥 pic.twitter.com/HQkKLeuXvP
— Southampton FC (@SouthamptonFC) September 3, 2022
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WOLVES SUBS: Matija Sarkic, Raul Jimenez, Hwang Hee-Chan, Goncalo Guedes, Nelson Semedo, Toti Gomes, Connor Ronan, Adama Traore, Hugo Bueno.
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WOLVES (4-3-3): Jose Sa; Jonny, Nathan Collins, Max Kilman, Rayan Ait-Nouri; Matheus Nunes, Ruben Neves, Joao Moutinho; Daniel Podence, Sasa Kalajdzic, Pedro Neto.
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Meanwhile Southampton come into the game on the back of an excellent 2-1 victory over Chelsea in midweek, which moves them up to 8th in the table. They’ve lost two, won two and drawn one in their opening games.
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Wolves remain without a win in the premier league so far this season, having lost two and drawn three of their opening five games, including a goalless draw last time out against Bournemouth, to leave them 18th in the table.
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Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the Premier League clash between Wolves and Southampton at Molineux.
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