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Wolves vs Rayo Vallecano Player Ratings

Wolves’ pre-season ended in a disappointing defeat as Rayo Vallecano earned a 1-0 win at the Molineux on Saturday, August 10. Gary O’Neil’s side, set to take on Arsenal at the Emirates a week later, conceded in the 14th minute.

Isi Palazón’s spectacular effort turned out to be the decisive moment of the match. Wolves, despite having a few glaring opportunities, failed to restore parity and their pre-season ended with a topsy-turvy form.

Wolves Player Ratings vs Rayo Vallecano

Goalkeepers

José Sá could barely do anything for Palazón's goal
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José Sá– 7.5/10: Sá could barely do anything for Palazón’s goal. The Portuguese veteran, though, pulled out several important saves to keep his side in the game

Defenders

Matt Doherty had a mediocre outing
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Matt Doherty– 6.5/10: Had a mediocre outing in a game that lacked any real spark apart from the opening instances

Toti– 6.5/10: Had an opportunity to equalize which he failed to capitalize on

Yerson Mosquera– 6.5/10: Didn’t have too much to do throughout the game as Vallecano didn’t necessarily show any real danger apart from the solitary goal

Midfielders

Rodrigo Gomes kept up with the theme of Wolves' pre-season
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Rayan Aït-Nouri– 7/10: Found himself in several promising attacking situations. Aït-Nouri, though, couldn’t come out with a decisive moment

Mario Lemina– 6.5/10: Didn’t have any notable contribution throughout the game and mostly coasted

Pablo Sarabia– 7.5/10: The former PSG attacker was one of the few Wolves players who looked threatening on the attacking front. Sarabia put up a valiant effort.

João Gomes– 7/10: Another Wolves player without any substantial impact in the middle of the park

Rodrigo Gomes– 7.5/10: Keeping up with the theme of Wolves’ pre-season, Gomes showed a few sparks of brilliance, especially at the start of the contest

Forwards

Hwang Hee-chan was unexpectedly wasteful
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Hwang Hee-chan– 7/10: Was unexpectedly wasteful as he headed straight to the opposition custodian after being presented with a clear-cut opportunity

Jørgen Strand Larsen– 6.5/10: The Norwegian striker lacked the proper service. He was unlucky not to be found by Rodrigo Gomes at one instance

Substitutes

Tommy Doyle– 6/10

Jean Ricner Bellegarde– 6/10

Gonçalo Guedes– 6.5/10

Pedro Lima– 6/10

Nélson Semedo– N/A

Rayo Vallecano Player Ratings vs Wolves

Goalkeeper

Daniel Cárdenas didn't need to do something extraordinary
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Daniel Cárdenas– 7.5/10: While he didn’t need to do something extraordinary, Cárdenas was reliable when called into action

Defenders

Abdul Mumin had a stable display against a misfiring Wolves attack
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Andrei Rațiu– 6.5/10: Didn’t have any eye-catching contributions but was a part of the defense that managed a clean sheet

Florian Lejeune– 6.5/10: Much like the remainder of the defense, kept a clean sheet and did nothing silly that cost his side

Abdul Mumin– 6.5/10: A stable display against a misfiring Wolves attack

Pep Chavarría– 7/10: Was intent on making things happen for his side when moving forward. Also did his best to fend off Rodrigo Gomes’ spark

Midfielders

Isi Palazón was the most eye-catching player on the pitch
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Pathé Ciss– 6.5/10: Was reliable and didn’t let his team down in any defensive situation

Unai López– 6.5/10: Partnered well with Ciss to see off a win for his side

Adrian Embarba– 6.5/10: Didn’t produce any notable attacking spark during the game like his teammate Palazón did

Óscar Trejo– 7/10: Started as the number 10 and combined with Palazón on occasions

Isi Palazón– 8/10: Was the most eye-catching player on the pitch. Apart from his sumptuous strike, Palazón looked like a livewire on several attacking moves

Forwards

Randy Nteka– 6.5/10: Coasted through the game without any major contributions

Substitutes

Iván Balliu– 6/10

Alfonso Espino– 6/10

Pedro Diaz– 6/10

Jorge de Frutos– 6.5/10

Gerard Gumbau– N/A

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