Non-league Chorley were unable to emulate the heroes from 1986 by causing an FA Cup sensation against Wolves – but the National League North side came away with all the credit from their fourth-round tie at Victory Park.
Vitinha’s superb 30-yard shot after 12 minutes proved enough to secure an all-Premier League tie against Arsenal or Southampton at Molineux in the fifth round.
But Nuno Espirito Santo’s side were less than impressive against their part-time opponents.
Chorley had the first shot of the match through Elliot Newby, and after Vitinha had struck his first Wolves goal with the visitors’ only shot on target, it was the hosts who had the best chances.
Crucially, they also pocketed around £120,000 in prize money, plus TV fees, to sustain them through what could be a difficult period after their league was suspended for two weeks earlier in the day.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Chorley
Formation 5-3-2
2Birch4Halls5Leather6Baines13Shenton
8Calveley12Tomlinson11Newby
- 1Urwin
- 2BirchBooked at 86mins
- 4Halls
- 5Leather
- 6Baines
Substituted forMillerat 84’minutes - 13Shenton
Substituted forHenleyat 84’minutes - 8Calveley
- 12TomlinsonBooked at 36mins
- 11Newby
- 27Hall
Substituted forSmithat 87’minutes - 9CardwellBooked at 89mins
Substitutes
- 3Smith
- 7Miller
- 14Henley
- 15Putnam
- 16Garratt
- 17Malakai
- 19Roberts
- 21Dutton
- 25Birchall
Wolves
Formation 3-4-1-2
2Hoever32Dendoncker28João Moutinho3Aït-Nouri
- 21Ruddy
- 15Boly
- 16CoadyBooked at 63mins
- 49Kilman
- 2Hoever
- 32Dendoncker
- 28João Moutinho
Substituted forNevesat 68’minutes - 3Aït-Nouri
- 20Vitinha
Substituted forTraoréat 69’minutes - 17Fábio Silva
- 23Cutrone
Substituted forNetoat 68’minutes
Substitutes
- 7Neto
- 8Neves
- 11Rui Patrício
- 22Nélson Semedo
- 37Traoré
- 42Richards
- 54Otasowie
- 57Lonwijk
- 60Corbeanu
Match Stats
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- Match ends, Chorley 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- Second Half ends, Chorley 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1.
- Attempt blocked. Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
- Foul by Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- Arlen Birch (Chorley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- Harry Cardwell (Chorley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- Foul by Harry Cardwell (Chorley).
- Attempt missed. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
- Substitution, Chorley. Harvey Smith replaces Connor Hall.
- Arlen Birch (Chorley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- Foul by Arlen Birch (Chorley).
- Attempt blocked. Fábio Silva (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- Maximilian Kilman (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- Foul by Connor Hall (Chorley).
- Substitution, Chorley. Sean Miller replaces Lewis Baines.
- Substitution, Chorley. Adam Henley replaces Oliver Shenton.
- Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Arlen Birch.
- Corner, Chorley. Conceded by Rayan Aït-Nouri.
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