Aston Villa prevailed in a fiery Midlands derby thanks to a stoppage-time penalty by Anwar El Ghazi and several saves by Emi Martínez. Both teams finished with 10 players as Douglas Luiz and João Moutinho were sent off in separate incidents late on either side of the breakthrough by El Ghazi, who had been introduced from the bench.
Perhaps it was ironic wit that drove the Molineux DJ to play The Who’s Teenage Wasteland in the run-up to kick off, this being a match in which two players born since the turn of the century made their Premier League debuts. A clash that produced 11 yellow cards as well as the two reds proved quite the initiation for a pair of youngsters who took very different routes to this milestone: Villa entrusted their 19-year-old academy graduate Jacob Ramsey with a spot in central midfield, while Wolves gave a start to Fabio Silva, the 18-year-old signed in September for a club record £35m.
Written by Paul Doyle at Molineux
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