00:06Welcome to the match of the day, which today features Sheffield Wednesday, one of the leading clubs in the first
00:10division.
00:10Sheffield Wednesday at present third on goal average behind Liverpool and Arsenal.
00:15And at home today, two newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers, who finished second in the second division last season.
00:21Wolves have made quite a useful start of the season, and at the moment average a point again.
00:26They've got nine points.
00:30Look at the Sheffield Wednesday team, back in the defence after injury as their captain at number three, Don Nixon.
00:37Number nine, John Ritchie, scored eight goals so far this season in nine games.
00:45Number ten, Jim McCallion, the man who scored the winning goal for Scotland against England last season.
00:52Of course, he'll be trying to retain his Scottish international place for the international against Ireland on October 21.
00:58And another man out to impress the selectors today is the Wolves centre-forward Derek Dugan.
01:03Of course, the tall Irishman has been a fixture in the Irish side for some time, and he's playing very
01:09well indeed this season.
01:11Wolves have got two birthday boys in their side.
01:15Number eight, Evans, and number ten, Knowles.
01:18And in fact, the Wolves players have crossed their numbers.
01:22Number eight is Peter Knowles, and number ten is Alan Evans.
01:26Alan Evans playing his third league game today, only 18 years of age, and he scored the winning goal last
01:33week at Molyneux against Burnley.
01:39So, Shuffle Wednesday kick-off.
01:43Wednesday with the white sleeves and white shorts.
01:53Smith, Young, Mixon, and Mike Bailey, the Wolves captain.
02:05Smith, McMobley, McMobley, Dugan, Smith to Eustace, Phantom.
02:28Wexstaff, Wexstaff, the Wolves.
02:30Dugan outside him, there's Dugan.
02:33To Knowles, to Wexstaff.
02:37Evans, trying to tee it up for Knowles.
02:40A beautiful goal, she's probably taken.
02:50Four and a half minutes gone, and the two birthday boys combined to put Wolves ahead.
02:55Evans set it up there for Peter Knowles.
02:57Alan Evans, only 18 today.
02:58Peter Knowles, 22 today.
03:01With something to celebrate right at the start of this match.
03:05This time it's Usher with the kick.
03:11Again, looking for Rich's head, but it was Woodfield, the Wolves.
03:18Smith.
03:21Usher.
03:24Oh, what a dangerous bit of work that was.
03:27It really was.
03:28Park's very quick to spot it.
03:30And Mike Bailey having a word of David Woodfield and saying,
03:32watch it, boy.
03:33He really almost had his own goalkeeper in trouble.
03:43That's the kind of mistake, no goalkeeper in the May can get away with.
03:47Phil Fox is right in his hands and out again.
03:50Just a bit lucky to get away with that, Wolves.
03:53That's Bailey.
03:57Richie.
03:58On to McCallion.
04:03McCallion anxious to test the goalkeeper while he was still nervous then,
04:06because Fox couldn't have really recovered from fumbling the ball before.
04:11He got down to that well.
04:17McCallion trying to curl it in with the wind.
04:20Taylor again.
04:21McCallion.
04:29McCallion very much in this match.
04:31The man who scored the winning goal against England in the international match last season.
04:36And very much in the Scottish selector's minds for the international match in October 21 against Ireland.
04:44Eustace.
04:45To Young.
04:48McCallion.
04:52Nulls is the foot that rescued Wolves there as Phantom tried to go through.
04:58Peter Nulls, the goal scorer.
05:00Wolves leading back there.
05:01Single goal still.
05:06Asha with the court.
05:10What is a good one?
05:13Vic Mobley.
05:24Just a moment.
05:25Slack marking there.
05:26Vic Mobley, the big defender who came up with the attack for the corner.
05:31Found himself free to place that header.
05:33He's quite a lot of time.
05:35Wolves number two.
05:35A great deal of trouble.
05:40Megson running.
05:41Breaking on the left wing.
05:42The full back.
05:48Megson's appealing there.
05:49It looks like he thought the ball was over the line.
05:51The goalkeeper seemed to me to be up two yards out.
05:53It was a dangerous cross.
05:54If he just pulled it back a bit more, it wouldn't really be.
05:57Just going to make some again.
06:01Phantom.
06:03And the Wolves boys knew nothing about that.
06:05Nothing at all.
06:07It hit a defender's heels.
06:08Wolves.
06:09Bobby Thompson looking to the sky and no wonder.
06:16Wolves very, very lucky.
06:18McAliog now at the corner.
06:25Well, Sheffield Wednesday are setting it up quite usefully, but they must take these chances.
06:37Wagstaff for Wolves.
06:39Wolves looking for the quick break.
06:43Evans.
06:44There's Evans.
06:48Bayley.
06:54That's the kind of chance to play for.
06:56There's another one coming up here too.
06:57McAliog now for Wednesday.
06:59To Ritchie.
07:04Usher.
07:11Eustace.
07:14Well, both sides had their chances there.
07:17Again, it's Brian Usher.
07:18Trying to swing it in on the wind.
07:23Eustace.
07:28Young to Megson.
07:30To McAliog.
07:31He's got Usher behind him.
07:32Megson.
07:34Usher.
07:40Thompson.
07:45Dugan.
07:49Bailey.
07:52To Wharton.
07:52This could be dangerous.
07:56Spring it way off the line.
07:57Oh, it's cleared by Moblin.
07:59Appeal for Hands.
07:59It was Evans who hit it.
08:01Dugan's place pointing at the penalty spot.
08:03But the referee isn't.
08:04And Young Evans almost scored his second goal in league football.
08:08Scored the winner last week against Burnley.
08:10And there's a real chance there.
08:13Holes go.
08:14The big number six has come up for the corner.
08:17Dugan.
08:47Vic Mobley, the goal scorer for the Owls, as Sheffield Wednesday are known.
08:51Peter Knowles, who got the goal for Wolves.
08:5422 years ago today.
08:56Off they go in the second half.
08:57The Wolves this time with a strong win behind them.
08:59Dugan to Knowles.
09:01Mike Bailey.
09:03Bailey has been playing in space all the time.
09:05Evans to Thompson.
09:09Wexter.
09:13And the Wolves tactics obvious straight away.
09:16Ronnie Allen must have said to them,
09:17use this win.
09:18Float that ball down the wind into the box.
09:20And it's a very, very difficult.
09:21It's a simple tactic, but a difficult one to deal with.
09:23Because the wind's swirling all the time.
09:25It's very, very strong.
09:28Knowles again.
09:31To Bailey.
09:38Bailey only running into trouble.
09:40There was nowhere for him to go.
09:41And neither players were making ground or space.
09:43It's been well-pleased by the Sheffield Wednesday defence.
09:47A bit of confusion there, because the players weren't sure
09:51the referee had given a free kick or a throw.
09:58To Ritchie.
10:01And the Wolves defence hopelessly split.
10:04You can see there where Ritchie's got eight goals
10:07in nine league games so far this season.
10:10The first time he's really been given space.
10:13It's Knowles.
10:14What a good ball that was again to Wagstaff.
10:20Noblin.
10:22Thompson to Wagstaff again.
10:27Knowles.
10:33It's a beautiful back heel again to Knowles.
10:36Oh, and that wins the defence and that tangle once more.
10:39It's Terry Wharton who set it up for Knowles.
10:41And Wolves beginning to ask the questions now.
10:43Goal!
10:49Bailey.
10:54Dugan going in on the goalkeeper.
10:59A big fella like Dugan there.
11:02Number 12 for Sheffield Wednesday.
11:12It's Quinn.
11:14To McCalliog.
11:15Ritchie.
11:15Oh, there must be a chance.
11:16He must score.
11:21Sheffield Wednesday really throwing chances away.
11:24You can't miss chances like that.
11:25Parks was very quickly off the line.
11:27The most he could do was to tackle like a defender,
11:29not like a goalkeeper.
11:30He just got a foot in the way.
11:31But Ritchie should have made sure of that one.
11:39Oh, and goalkeepers leave the line like that.
11:43They've really got to be decisive and get a hold of that ball
11:45or punch it clearly.
11:46Parks didn't do either properly.
11:50This is Wagstaff.
11:52He's got Evans loose.
11:53There's Evans and Evans fractionally offside, was he?
11:56And he was offside.
12:15There's a wonderful chance here for Ritchie.
12:29So, big Ritchie.
12:32John Ritchie, six foot centre forward,
12:35scores his ninth goal in ten games.
12:40Obviously a great favourite of the crowd.
12:41The goal came and it really mattered.
12:44Deep now to get away from the attentions of Alice and Mobley.
12:49Ghosting his way through.
12:50What a good ball to Wharton.
12:54Oh, and Evans was loose in the centre.
12:55Number ten was loose there.
13:03Smith.
13:10Wagstaff.
13:16Bayley.
13:17Dugan.
13:18Dugan hole down by Mobley.
13:23Looking slightly pained.
13:26Eustace very quick to come back and organise that defensive wall.
13:29Spriggy wants a clear view of the kick.
13:32And it's taken by Wagstaff.
13:34Ordy had him stretching.
13:35He tried to find that far corner and he bent it a little bit.
13:38A bit more pace.
13:39It could have done some damage.
13:41Just over a minute left.
13:45Plus about two minutes injury time when Woodfield was injured.
13:48And Dugan.
13:50Being pushed and shoved and the referee spotted it.
13:52Free kick now to Wolves.
13:57Kick.
13:59To be taken by Warton.
14:02All the Wolves tall defenders have gone up again.
14:04Trying to snatch the goal that will give them the point.
14:10Lexan.
14:17Taylor.
14:18In play.
14:24Snouts.
14:25Thompson.
14:29Thompson to Taylor.
14:35Referee having a look at his watch.
14:36We're now in injury time.
14:44Smith.
14:49Nicely played by David Woodfield.
14:51Woodfield to Knowles.
14:52Referee having another look at the watch.
14:57Knowles to Bailey.
14:58This could be Wolves' last chance now.
15:00Dugan yelling at the far post for it.
15:03Evans.
15:03Oh, what a good goal!
15:11And young Evans.
15:13Alan Evans.
15:1418 years of age today.
15:18After 45 and a half minutes in the second half.
15:22The Wolves supporters going bad.
15:25And the two birthday boys.
15:27Alan Evans.
15:2818 years old today.
15:30Gets the equaliser.
15:31And a certain point now for Wolves.
15:33And the other goal scored by Peter Knowles.
15:35Who's 22 today.
15:36Well, that young boy.
15:3818 years of age.
15:38English schools international.
15:40And there's the whistle.
15:41That's how tight it was.
15:42And no wonder he's leaping all over the pitch.
15:45And everybody's going to congratulate him.
15:48Last week he scored the winning goal against Burnley.
15:51And this week he gets the equaliser in injury time against Sheffield Wednesday.
15:55Bill Parks.
15:56A giant six feet three.
15:57The goalkeeper says well done.
15:59And he certainly took the chance extremely well.
16:02So, Sheffield Wednesday.
16:04Having made one of the best starts they've made to any season for a long time.
16:08Dropped a point at home.
16:09I can hardly say they deserved to drop it.
16:11But they dropped it to Wolves with that last second equaliser by 18 years old girls.
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