Wolves v West Brom

Wolves 1

Fletcher 45′

West Brom 5

Odemwingie 34′, 77′, 88′ Olsson 64′ Andrews 85′

FT 90 +4
HT 1-1

By Owen Phillips BBC Sport

Peter Odemwingie scored a hat-trick as rampant West Brom humiliated Black Country rivals Wolves to increase the pressure on manager Mick McCarthy.

The Baggies led through Odemwingie's deflected strike but Steven Fletcher equalised in first-half stoppage time.

Jonas Olsson, Odemwingie, twice, and Keith Andrews scored in 25 second-half minutes to complete the rout.

A sixth loss in seven home games saw Wolves slip into the Premier League relegation zone on goal difference.

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McCarthy apologises for 'poor' Wolves

No-one could argue with the margin of a victory in an absorbing Black Country derby.

But the manner of Wolves' defeat - against a West Brom side that are now eight points clear of the bottom three - was astonishing.

The hosts managed to weather a first-half onslaught and started the second period on level terms, but were ripped apart after the interval by Odemwingie and company and left the pitch to a chorus of boos at the end.

Only superb goalkeeping from Wayne Hennessey had kept them in the game in the first half.

He made a brilliant block inside 90 seconds to deny Jerome Thomas when the ball broke kindly off defender Sebastien Bassong after great work by Odemwingie.

The Wales international pulled off a superb reaction save to keep out Paul Scharner's deflected strike, and then stood firm to beat away Odemwingie's fierce half-volley.

Did you know?

Peter Odemwingie has now scored in each of his last three appearances in the Black Country derby

Thomas - like Odemwingie, finding plenty of space on the flank - shot just wide, but Odemwingie finally broke Wolves' stubborn resistance after 34 minutes with a deflected effort from the edge of the box.

Wolves, whose claims for a penalty were refused after Gareth McAuley clumsily challenged Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, found themselves level at the break when Fletcher combined brilliantly with Ebanks-Blake and shot first time past Ben Foster.

Wolves enjoyed their only decent, prolonged spell of the match after the interval.

Fletcher almost got on the end of a right-wing Kevin Doyle cross and Fletcher saw a beautifully struck 20-yard effort hit Olsson and go just wide.

But the otherwise excellent Hennessey made a terrible hash of Olsson's half-volley following a goalmouth melee in the 64th minute.

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Odemwingie targets top-ten finish

Although Roger Johnson was unlucky not to restore parity for a second time when his fine header was cleared by Youssouf Mulumbu via the underside of the bar, West Brom started to regain their first-half dominance.

Odemwingie had a shot cleared off the line by Kevin Foley before scoring his second of the afternoon. He was first to react in the box following great work by debutant Liam Ridgewell and Olsson.

Former Wolves midfielder Andrews extended West Brom's advantage with a deflected 18-yard shot, and Nigerian Odemwingie sealed a perfect day for the travelling fans when he slotted past Hennessey after a sweeping counter-attack.

Lineup, Bookings (1) & Substitutions (5)

Wolverhampton Wanderers

01 Hennessey
11 Ward
14 Johnson
21 Bassong (Berra - 61' )
32 Foley
04 Edwards (Milijas - 69' )
17 Jarvis
24 O'Hara Booked
09 Ebanks-Blake
10 Fletcher
29 Doyle

Substitutes

31 De Vries
05 Stearman
16 Berra
12 Hunt
19 Hammill
20 Milijas
22 Jonsson

West Bromwich Albion

01 Foster
03 Olsson
06 Ridgewell
23 McAuley
07 Morrison
12 Reid
14 Thomas (Cox - 76' )
21 Mulumbu
33 Scharner (Andrews - 46' )
24 Odemwingie (Dorrans - 89' )
32 Fortune

Substitutes

13 Fulop
28 Jones
05 Tchoyi
08 Andrews
17 Dorrans
09 Long
31 Cox

Ref: Mason

Att: 27,131

Match Stats

Possession 50 50

Shots

10 26

On target

8 16

Corners

12 8

Fouls

6 11

Live Text Commentary

90:00 +3:11 Full time

Full Time The referee ends the match.

90:00 +2:30

Foul by Christophe Berra on Marc-Antoine Fortune, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Liam Ridgewell.

90:00 +1:46

Keith Andrews takes a shot. Wayne Hennessey makes a save.

90:00 +0:02

James Morrison has shot on goal from just outside the area which goes wide of the right-hand upright.

88:34 Substitution

Substitution Graham Dorrans replaces Peter Odemwingie.

87:35

The assist for the goal came from James Morrison.

87:35 Goal scored

Goal - Peter Odemwingie - Wolves 1 - 5 West Brom Peter Odemwingie grabs a goal from close in to the top left corner of the goal. Wolverhampton 1-5 West Brom.

87:05

Corner from the right by-line taken by Jamie O'Hara, Liam Ridgewell manages to make a clearance.

86:53

Jamie O'Hara takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Save made by Ben Foster.

86:31

Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Matthew Jarvis from the left by-line, Gareth McAuley makes a clearance.

84:21

James Morrison provided the assist for the goal.

84:21 Goal scored

Goal - Keith Andrews - Wolves 1 - 4 West Brom Keith Andrews scores a goal from just outside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Wolverhampton 1-4 West Brom.