Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2026-27

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

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West Bromwich Albion FC

Sun 20 Sep 2026 · 11:00 UTC Molineux Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Fer Lopez 50' 1–0

Y 25' Jayson Molumby

Y 44' Nathaniel Phillips

Marshall Munetsi 69' Y

Overview

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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Molineux Stadium.

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 13 games · 24 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 14 games · 25 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Joshua Smith
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Paul Hodskinson

9 games this season 🟨 3.9/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Middlesbrough FC	13	28
2	Birmingham City FC	14	26
3	Stoke City FC	14	26
4	Swansea City AFC	14	26
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	14	25
6	Southampton FC	14	24
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	13	24
8	West Ham United FC	13	22
9	Sheffield United FC	14	22
10	Portsmouth FC	14	22
11	Queens Park Rangers FC	14	21
12	Norwich City FC	14	18
13	Millwall FC	14	18
14	Blackburn Rovers FC	14	18
15	Bristol City FC	13	18
16	Bolton Wanderers FC	14	17
17	Lincoln City FC	14	15
18	Cardiff City FC	13	14
19	Wrexham AFC	13	14
20	Watford FC	14	14
21	Charlton Athletic FC	14	14
22	Burnley FC	14	10
23	Derby County FC	14	7
24	Preston North End FC	14	5

Head-to-Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 4 games · Avg 2.5 goals West Bromwich Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2024-01-28 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2021-05-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2021-01-16 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–3 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–0	W
13 Sep	Sheffield United FC	A	1–0	W
06 Sep	Birmingham City FC	A	2–2	D
01 Sep	West Ham United FC	A	2–4	L
29 Aug	Stoke City FC	H	4–1	W
22 Aug	Preston North End FC	A	3–1	W

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Sep	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
12 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–1	D
09 Sep	Derby County FC	A	1–0	W
05 Sep	Watford FC	H	1–0	W
02 Sep	Charlton Athletic FC	H	1–1	D
29 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC		West Bromwich Albion FC
#7	Position	#5
24	Points	25
13	Played	14
7 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	7 / 4 / 3
23	Scored	20
16	Conceded	15
+7	GD	+5
1.85	PPG	1.79
54%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

31% Clean Sheets
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are 7th (24 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (25 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

3/4

31-45

4/2

46-60

4/3

61-75

3/2

76+

4/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

5/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

3/3

61-75

5/3

76+

5/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Fer Lopez	6 G	3 A
Raul Jimenez	3 G	1 A
Adam Armstrong	3 G
Rodrigo Gomes	2 G	1 A
Marshall Munetsi	2 G

West Bromwich Albion FC

Isaac Price	5 G	2 A
Jimmy Morgan	4 G	4 A
Aune Heggebo	4 G	1 A
Callum Styles	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC host West Bromwich Albion FC — let the battle begin!
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
15' West Bromwich Albion FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' It’s a booking for West Bromwich Albion FC player. Jayson Molumby gets a card.
30' Isaac Price, a Northern Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
35' It is a cagey affair so far. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past West Bromwich Albion FC's compact 4-4-2.
40' West Bromwich Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
44' Poor challenge from Nathaniel Phillips. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
49' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. West Bromwich Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
50' Fer Lopez does the damage! The net is bulging and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC surge ahead!
55' It looks surprising Wolverhampton Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Max O'Leary has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
60' West Bromwich Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
61' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Aune Heggebo by Barney Stewart on 61 minute.
66' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined West Bromwich Albion FC backline.
69' Marshall Munetsi catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 69.
73' Time for substitution for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC. Fer Lopez is replaced by Tommy Doyle.
78' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
79' Another substitution for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC to replace Marshall Munetsi by Jordan James on 79 minute.
84' Toby Collyer is replacing Jayson Molumby for the West Bromwich Albion FC side.
88' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sean Neave is hanging Rodrigo Gomes on the field on 88 minute.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Kieran Trippier
10
Adam Armstrong ↓ Boubacar Traore 88'
1
Jose Sa
5
Marshall Munetsi ↓ Jordan James 79'
7
Andre
21
Rodrigo Gomes ↓ Sean Neave 88'
3
Hugo Bueno
24
Toti Gomes
34
Nasser Djiga
28
Fer Lopez ↓ Tommy Doyle 73'
36
Mateus Mane ↓ Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 73'

Bench

Coach César Peixoto

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach James Morrison

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Matheus Pereira	2
Fabio Silva	2
Fer Lopez	1
Semi Ajayi	1
Willy Boly	1
Mbaye Diagne	1
Matheus Cunha	1
Pedro Neto	1

Head to Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2026-09-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2026-09-13 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2026-09-06 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC D 2026-09-01 West Ham United FC 4–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2026-08-29 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 4–1 Stoke City FC W 2026-08-22 Preston North End FC 1–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2026-09-20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2026-09-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2026-09-09 Derby County FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2026-09-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2026-09-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Charlton Athletic FC D 2026-08-29 Middlesbrough FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.55 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.92 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC53% Draw26% West Bromwich Albion FC21%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

79%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

47%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC35% Draw48% West Bromwich Albion FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

10.5%

2 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

0 – 1

6.7%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 0

3 – 1

4.7%

2 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	16%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	24%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	14%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.