Good evening, one and all, and welcome to live coverage of Wolverhampton Wanderers’ game against Besiktas in Istanbul. Following defeats to open up the group, both of these teams can ill afford another loss here. Both have also made disappointing starts on the domestic front too, making this a hard game to predict. Team news is on the way next…
Europa League / Group Stage
Vodafone Park / 03.10.2019
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- W. Boly(90+4')
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Updated 03/10/2019 at 19:48 GMT+1
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90+5'
FT: Besiktas 0-1 Wolves. That is that. Boly's late goal gives Wolves the win - a result that looked very unlikely at the break. Is their season starting to heat up?
90+3'
GOAL! Besiktas 0-1 Wolves (Boly). Wolves have won it! After they initially clear a free-kick, Besiktas get their offside trap all wrong and Neves floats in a cross to Boly, who has time to take a touch and then calmly slot home!
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Goal
W. Boly
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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90+2'
The Besiktas manager is booked for his reaction to Traore winning a free-kick.
90+2'
Besiktas break from a Wolves free-kick and have a two-on-two opening, with Douglas carrying the ball forward, but he plays a poor pass toward Ljajic and Coady is able to steal teh ball away.
90+1'
Four added minutes.
88'
Wolves are ending the game strongly and win back-to-back corners. Karius is forced into a smart save from the second and can only palm the ball into the path of Saiss, who hacks it into the net, but it's short-lived joy as the lineman's flag had gone up and he was just offside.
86'
Neves sees an opening from range and goes for goal, but a defender gets in the way.
83'
Cutrone makes a nice run towards the left, gets the ball and squares up Vida, making a nice angle for a shot, and curls an effort narrowly wide. That was close, and Wolves' best moment so far.
83'
Braga are still winning the group's other game. They lead 2-1.
82'
Under pressure from Erkin, Traore now sends a cross straight out of play.
80'
Traore makes a little space for himself but the end product is again disappointing - a cross that's headed clear by a defender under no pressure.
79'
Ozyakup is also on, with Tokoz making way.
On
O. Özyakup
Besiktas
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Off
D. Toköz
Besiktas
79'
Having hardly touched the ball tonight, Jimenez is replaced by Cutrone.
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On
P. Cutrone
Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Off
R. Jiménez
Wolverhampton Wanderers
78'
As Jimenez closes him down, Karius flicks a pass to Vida with the outside of his foot. Brave.
76'
Besiktas lead 6-1 on corners.
74'
There's a delay in the game as Saiss gets some treatment, but we're back underway now. Can either team find a winner?
72'
A botched short corner is recycled by Besiktas and Erkin crosses from deep. Vida again gets on the end of it and again heads wide.
68'
The resulting free-kick is sent in with a good pace on the ball and Wolves are given a massive let-off as Vida rises highest but glances a header narrowly wide.
67'
Jonny cynically pulls down Lens and that will be a booking.
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Yellow card
J. Castro
Wolverhampton Wanderers
67'
Saiss shots from long range and Saiss, carefully watching the wobbling ball, beats it away.