The Latics were in front after 25 minutes in Bad Wimsbach, Austria with a well-struck volley from Mauro Boselli.
Hoffenheim's equaliser from French centre-back Matthieu Delpierre five minutes before the interval was followed by a dominant second-half display by the Germans.
However, Roberto Martinez's Wigan weathered the storm well.
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew hailed strikers Peter Lovenkrands and Leon Best after they both scored in Tuesday’s 2-0 win against Birmingham.
The Tyneside club’s decision to sell Andy Carroll to Liverpool on the last day of the January transfer window was the subject of much discussion, with many quick to criticise Pardew after he was left with just four fit strikers on the books – including virtually untried duo Best and Nile Ranger.
When Shola Ameobi – the club’s new number one striker – went down injured just three days after the transfer deadline had passed, Newcastle’s attacking options looked even thinner.
But Best, who now has five English Premier League goals this season, has formed a good partnership with Lovenkrands and Pardew was delighted with the duo after the win at St. Andrew’s.
“It’s about encouraging them and getting what is best for their particular game,” Pardew said.
“They’re not Shola Ameobi and they’re not (Andy) Carroll. They’re different types but we got the best out of them tonight.”
“I’m so pleased for Leon Best. I think there is a bit more pressure on him than Peter (Lovenkrands), because he hasn’t really done a great deal at the club, but he produced a great performance tonight and he can be really proud of that.”
Pardew also heaped praise on his defence, insisting his side had put in a ‘really complete performance’.
“We’ve defended well since I’ve been here and we did that again today,” he said.
“Birmingham are superb at working positions for angled balls into the box and they did that at times to us but we defended them brilliantly. And when we tried to pay our game, I thought we passed it well on a tricky surface. It was a really complete performance by an away team, I’m very pleased with that.”
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish admitted his side were off the pace on Tuesday in a contrast to their recent performances.
“We’ve had a fantastic month really in terms of results since the game against Manchester United at Old Trafford (a 5-0 loss on January 22),” McLeish said.
“There have been some inspired performances but tonight we looked a bit flat. To lose the first goal so easily as we did and so early goes against what we were like at the weekend (against Stoke) when the concentration levels were phenomenal.”
“I think there was a bit of fatigue. One or two players looked a bit tired and I am not going to hammer the players after one performance like that.”
Wed 16 February, 2011Newcastle boss Alan Pardew hailed strikers Peter Lovenkrands and Leon Best after they both scored in Tuesday’s 2-0 win against Birmingham.
The Tyneside club’s decision to sell Andy Carroll to Liverpool on the last day of the January transfer window was the subject of much discussion, with many quick to criticise Pardew after he was left with just four fit strikers on the books – including virtually untried duo Best and Nile Ranger.
When Shola Ameobi – the club’s new number one striker – went down injured just three days after the transfer deadline had passed, Newcastle’s attacking options looked even thinner.
But Best, who now has five English Premier League goals this season, has formed a good partnership with Lovenkrands and Pardew was delighted with the duo after the win at St. Andrew’s.
“It’s about encouraging them and getting what is best for their particular game,” Pardew said.
“They’re not Shola Ameobi and they’re not (Andy) Carroll. They’re different types but we got the best out of them tonight.”
“I’m so pleased for Leon Best. I think there is a bit more pressure on him than Peter (Lovenkrands), because he hasn’t really done a great deal at the club, but he produced a great performance tonight and he can be really proud of that.”
Pardew also heaped praise on his defence, insisting his side had put in a ‘really complete performance’.
“We’ve defended well since I’ve been here and we did that again today,” he said.
“Birmingham are superb at working positions for angled balls into the box and they did that at times to us but we defended them brilliantly. And when we tried to pay our game, I thought we passed it well on a tricky surface. It was a really complete performance by an away team, I’m very pleased with that.”
Birmingham manager Alex McLeish admitted his side were off the pace on Tuesday in a contrast to their recent performances.
“We’ve had a fantastic month really in terms of results since the game against Manchester United at Old Trafford (a 5-0 loss on January 22),” McLeish said.
“There have been some inspired performances but tonight we looked a bit flat. To lose the first goal so easily as we did and so early goes against what we were like at the weekend (against Stoke) when the concentration levels were phenomenal.”
“I think there was a bit of fatigue. One or two players looked a bit tired and I am not going to hammer the players after one performance like that.”
Wed 16 February, 2011Veteran goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni was on target as Sao Paulo beat Portuguesa 3-2 in the Campeonato Paulista on Sunday.
Fernandinho opened the scoring for visitors Sao Paulo on 29 minutes at the Estadio Dr. Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte, before Ceni struck the 98th goal of his 19-year career six minutes before half-time from a free-kick outside the box.
Heverton pulled one back for the hosts three minutes before the hour mark, before Rhodolfo restored the two-goal cushion in the 75th minute.
Heverton was on target again four minutes from time, but Sao Paulo held out to record a win which keeps them four points behind leaders Palmeiras.
Elsewhere, Mirassol came from a goal down to beat Sao Caetano 3-1 at home.
The visitors went ahead through Ailton 29 minutes in, but Mirassol hit back to lead at half-time thanks to goals from Wellington Amorim and Diego Correa.
Sao Caetano were given a route back into the match when Esley was sent off for a second bookable offence in the 61st minute, but 10-man Mirassol put the result beyond doubt when Xuxa netted a third with seven minutes to go.
A first-half brace from Finazzi helped Bragantino beat Ituano 2-1, while Anselmo Ramon’s last-minute strike salvaged a 1-1 draw for Oeste at home to Mogi Mirim.
Paulista drew 0-0 at home to Corinthians, who finished the match a man down following Paulinho’s dismissal with four minutes to go.
Romulo’s first-minute goal proved to be the winner for Ponte Preta in a 1-0 victory away to Sao Bernardo.
Mon 14 February, 2011Veteran goalkeeper Rogerio Ceni was on target as Sao Paulo beat Portuguesa 3-2 in the Campeonato Paulista on Sunday.
Fernandinho opened the scoring for visitors Sao Paulo on 29 minutes at the Estadio Dr. Oswaldo Teixeira Duarte, before Ceni struck the 98th goal of his 19-year career six minutes before half-time from a free-kick outside the box.
Heverton pulled one back for the hosts three minutes before the hour mark, before Rhodolfo restored the two-goal cushion in the 75th minute.
Heverton was on target again four minutes from time, but Sao Paulo held out to record a win which keeps them four points behind leaders Palmeiras.
Elsewhere, Mirassol came from a goal down to beat Sao Caetano 3-1 at home.
The visitors went ahead through Ailton 29 minutes in, but Mirassol hit back to lead at half-time thanks to goals from Wellington Amorim and Diego Correa.
Sao Caetano were given a route back into the match when Esley was sent off for a second bookable offence in the 61st minute, but 10-man Mirassol put the result beyond doubt when Xuxa netted a third with seven minutes to go.
A first-half brace from Finazzi helped Bragantino beat Ituano 2-1, while Anselmo Ramon’s last-minute strike salvaged a 1-1 draw for Oeste at home to Mogi Mirim.
Paulista drew 0-0 at home to Corinthians, who finished the match a man down following Paulinho’s dismissal with four minutes to go.
Romulo’s first-minute goal proved to be the winner for Ponte Preta in a 1-0 victory away to Sao Bernardo.
Mon 14 February, 2011
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Wolves opened with a formation they had used for part of the 2nd half at Fulham with Stearman replacing the suspended Berra and Jones and Fletcher replacing Van Damme and Ebanks Blake;
Hahnemann,
Foley, Craddock, Stearman, Ward
Mancienne,
Henry, Jones
Jarvis, Doyle, Fletcher
Spurs are a good passing team and at the start of the game Wolves were struggling to get on the ball, but from their only early attack Jarvis went down under a challenge from Gallas that looked a possible penalty from where Wolves fans were housed at the other end of the ground. After an early spell on the back foot Wolves were giving as good as they got but they had Hahnemann to thank for two excellent saves midway through the half. The first came from a dipping shot from Van Der Vaart then an even better one to tip over a goal bound header from Crouch.
Spurs should have taken the lead when for the first time Bale got past Foley on the right. After outpacing the Wolves full back he got tot the line and put in a perfect cross that found Keane on the edge of the six yard box but the former Wolves striker, who looks a shadow of his former self, glanced his header wide when it looked easier to score. And Wolves were to make them pay for the missed chances at the end of the half when Foley, Jarvis and Jones linked together on the right and a low cross was turned in from close range by Fletcher. The half time whistle came as the Wolves fans were singing ‘1-0 to the dirty boys’.
After the break we waited for a Spurs onslaught that didn’t come as Wolves were holding their lead quite comfortably. This despite losing Jarvis and Fletcher who both went off limping to be replaced by Van Damme and Edwards. Wolves were now playing 4-1-4-1 with Doyle on his own up front. If anything Wolves looked even more comfortable after the subs as they had been struggling to get Jarvis and Fletcher into the game but both subs made a good impact.
But with less than 15 minutes to go Spurs sub Hutton set off on a run from inside his own half and was unchallenged until the penalty area. He pushed the ball past Ward on the left side of the area and was brought down for a clear penalty from which Van Der Vaart sent Hahnemann the wrong way.
Shortly afterwards Foley was sent flying after the ball had gone leading to shouts of ‘If that was Wolves you’d have sent him off’ from the away fans but incredibly not even a foul was given. Then within 30 seconds we amazingly we had an identical incident on Van Damme on the other side of the field and at least this time the ref gave a free kick and a yellow card to Van Der Vaart. The scoreline suggests that Wolves folded after losing their lead but nothing could be further from the truth as with Van Damme and Doyle prominent Wolves won a succession of corners. A goalbound Van Damme volley was blocked, a Dave Jones free kick went just wide and Dave Edwards was inches away from connecting with a diving header from a dangerous cross.
But it all turned sour for Wolves at the end. A Huddlestone shot was blocked but fell perfectly for Pavlyuchenko to have a simple task to slot home. Then Stearman made his one mistake of the game as he hesitated on a clearance and when he finally tried to hook the ball clear it hit Hutton and looped into the net.
Hahnemann – his best performance of the season so far with some good saves and collection of crosses.
Foley – only beaten once by Bale all day in another good showing.
Ward – gave away the penalty but had another sound game.
Craddock – never put a foot wrong and dealt well with the threat of Crouch.
Stearman – at fault for the 3rd goal but until them had an excellent game
Mancienne – made some good tackles but sometimes chasing shadows with Spurs good passing
Henry – had a decent game but I got the impression he was keeping out of trouble today
Jones – had a better game and was instrumental in a good spell for Wolves just before the break
Jarvis – struggled to get into the game but came into the middle to cause Spurs some problems at the end of the first half with his pace before worryingly limping badly when he went off
Doyle – led the line well with great close control and hold up play
Fletcher – didn’t seem suited at all by the role he was asked to play on the left and goal apart made little impact.
Van Damme – is clearly getting up to pace and was a real handful for Spurs late on
Edwards – usual full of energy showing
I can’t say I like the formation we used today as we struggled to get Fletcher and Jarvis into the game and there is often a gap ahead of the full backs due to playing a narrow midfield. But it got us a lead and with 5 minutes left the general view of Wolves fans was that it was a job well done. But we can’t escape the fact that we have not won since the opening game and with a nasty run of fixtures on the horizon in a month’s time we need to get a win or two from the next three games at home to Villa and West Ham and away at Wigan.
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