CM Story - The Story of Josh McEwen

Wolves (4-3-3): Johnstone, Garcia, Goes, Agbadou, Bueno, Andre, Jashari, Toth (Off 72), Esse (Off 72), Larsen (Off 72), Hwang Hee Chan (Off 72) 

Subs: Sa, Krejci, Lembikisa, Wolfe, Tchatchoua, Gomes (On 72), Arokodare (On 72), Arias (On 72), George (On 72) 

Sunderland (4-1-4-1): Roefs, Mukiele, Geertruida, Alderete, Reinildo, Xhaka, Poveda (Off 63), Diarra, Sadiki (Off 72), Adingra, Brobbey 

Subs: Patterson, Hume, Talbi (On 63), Mayenda, Masuaku, Le Fee (On 72), Abdullahi, Neil, Ballard 

Q: Josh your team dominated large parts of the game but were unable to find that crucial break through even having a penalty saved. What are your thoughts on the game? 

Josh McEwen “It’s a disappointing result because of how well we played, we created enough chances to win the game but their keeper has made some great saves I thought the penalty was poor but he still guessed right and kept it out. I think Sunderland came here to try and catch us on the break and if they couldn’t do that they were happy with a point and I thought they kept to their game plan really well so credit to them for that. It is another point towards safety and remaining in the league.” 

Q: Regis a tough point away to Wolves with your team just two points above the relegation places how important could that point prove to be? 

Regis Le Bris “It was an important point for us with three games left we are only two points above the relegation places so it is important that we pick up as many points as possible to ensure we retain our Premier League status. Wolves are a very good team especially at home I thought my team executed our game plan perfectly and we created a couple of chances that if we had taken we would be in a much stronger position but we will keep fighting because there isn’t a long way to go now.” 

Brighton (4-2-3-1): Verbruggen, Kadioglu, van Hecke, Coppola, De Cuyper, Ayari (Off 64), Wieffer (Off 64), Minteh, Mitoma, Rutter (Off 88), Welbeck (Off 88) 

Subs: Steel, Boscagli (On 88), Gomez (On 64), Konate, Hinshelwood (On 64), Milner, Kostoulas (On 88), Watson, Slater 

Wolves (4-3-3): Johnstone, Garcia, Goes, Krejci, Wolfe, Gomes, Jashari, Toth, Arias, Arokodare, George 

Subs: Sa, Agbadou, Lembikasa, Bueno, Tchatchoua, Andre, Larsen, Esse, Hwang Hee Chan 

Q: Fabian a very difficult loss to take especially considering you had that penalty to equalize in the dying moments. What are your thoughts on the game? 

Fabian Hurzeler “It is difficult to accept this defeat because we deserved to win the game, their keeper made some really good saves and we missed a couple of good chances and then they create only two clear cut chances and they score from them both so it hurts us to lose in this way. Obviously the penalty gave us a golden chance to secure a point but their keeper has made a great save and they then held on to win the match but we know we deserved something from the game 

Q: Josh a backs to the wall performance but with this win your now mathematically a Premier League team next season how does that feel? 

Josh McEwen “It means so much not just to me but also to my players, I have tears in my eyes now I first want to thank god all glory belongs to him but I want to thank my players, our fans, the board and everyone who works so hard behind the scenes. Today we weren’t at our best but I am so happy for Ardon (Jashiri) and Alex (Toth) getting their first goals to seal our place in the league next season both players have been superb since signing and today Sam (Johnstone) was unbelievable between the sticks. This club deserves to be in this league and with three games left we can relax play good football and finish the season strong.” 

Wolves (4-3-3): Johnstone, Garcia (Off 70), Goes, Krejci, Wolfe, Andre, Jashari, Toth (Off 67), Esse (Off 67), Arokodare (Off 67), George 

Subs: Sa, Agbadou, Lembikisa, Bueno, Tchatchoua (On 70), Gomes (On 67), Larsen (On 67), Arias, Hwang Hee Chan (On 67) 

Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3): Vicario, Porro, Romero, Dragusin, Udogie, Palhinha, Kulusevski, Sarr (Off 70), Kudus (Off 88), Solanke, Odobert (Off 67) 

Subs: Kinsky, van de Ven, Simons (On 70), Kolo Muani (On 67), Danso, Bahoya (On 88), Richarlison, Gray, Takai 

Q: Josh a huge result for your side coming from behind, obviously the team is safe but how important is it for your team to keep the momentum going now? 

Josh McEwen “Yeah I think it is crucial now to keep playing good football and keep picking results up we might be safe but we want to finish as high in the table as possible and try to build confidence ahead of next season. I thought going in 1-0 down was a little unfair on my players I don’t think it was a penalty but the character we showed in the second half to come back and win and I actually thought at 2-1 we were the team most likely to score the next goal so I am pleased and hopefully we can win the two remaining games and finish the season on a high.” 

Q: Thomas 1-0 up at half time what do you think went wrong in the second half today? 

Thomas Frank “We looked a little bit tired in the second half, it was a poor half from us and we apologise to our fans for it. When they got the equaliser I think it was a little against the run of play we were playing some good football and had a couple of little chances but after the equaliser it was like it knocked our confidence because we couldn't get going again and obviously Wolves scored again and then Gigi (Vicario) had to make some good saves to keep it at two so it wasn’t our best game.” 

Wolves (4-3-3): Johnstone, Tchatchoua (Off 58), Goes, Agbadou, Bueno, Andre, Jashari, Toth, Esse (Off 58), Larsen, Hwang Hee Chan (Off 76) 

Subs: Sa, Krejci (On 58), Lembikisa, Wolfe, Garcia (On 58), Gomes, Arokodare, Arias, George (On 76) 

Fulham (4-2-3-1): Leno, Tete, Bassey, Andersen (Off 86), Robinson, Berge, Lukic, Chukwueze (Off 88), Iwobi, Bellegarde (Off 65), Muniz 

Subs: Lecomte, Diop (On 86), King, Jimenez, Castagne, Smith Rowe (On 65), Kusi-Asare, Cairney, Sessegnon (On 88) 

Q: Josh a loss in your final home game of the season, how disappointing was todays result? 

Josh McEwen “It obviously isn’t a good way to end our home run but I thought we were poor today. I’m not happy obviously with the red card and then two minutes later one of the subs gives away another penalty but we can be proud of how hard we have worked this season especially at home we were in a bad position when I came in and sometimes results don’t go your way we have worked so hard this season so maybe there were tired legs but next week we have the final game of the season and we will give our all to win.” 

Q: Marco a superb win for your side against a team that has been in good form. How pleased are you with that result? 

Marco Silva “I am really pleased with how we performed today even when Wolves had eleven men we were the better team and should have been in the lead but the way we managed the game at 1-0 up and against ten men I thought was superb. They are a very good side when we played them earlier in the season they were bottom but you could see their quality and today we came here and we outplayed them so I am proud of my team. Now we have one game left hopefully we can win for our fans and finish as high as possible.” 

Burnley (4-2-3-1): Dubravka, Walker, Esteve, Beyer, Hartman, Laurent, Florentino, Larsen (Off 60), Anthony, Hannibal (Off 49), Amdouni 

Subs: Weib, Humphreys, Nebel (On 49), Foster, Pires, Cullen, Flemming, Edwards (On 60), Roberts 

Wolves (4-3-3): Johnstone, Garcia, Goes, Krejci, Wolfe, Gomes, Jashari, Toth, Arias (Off 64), Arokodare (Off 64), Larsen 

Subs: Sa, Doherty, Lembikasa, Bueno, Tchatchoua, Mane, Hwang Hee Chan, Esse (On 64), George (On 64) 

Q: Isaac obviously taking over the team in the circumstances the team is in, however your team performed very well today have your team lost that game? 

Isaac Corbyn “I don’t know to be honest, we created chance after chance absolutely dominated large periods of the game and then with their first shot of the game they’ve scored but we bounced back created more chances but it wasn’t to be. I think that result has summed our season up to be honest we dominated them earlier in the season and only drew and today we dominated and have ended up on the losing team this time.” 

Q: Josh a backs to the wall performance but you have emerged victorious, what are your thoughts on that win? 

Josh McEwen “It wasn’t our best performance but we got the win and that is the main thing today to finish the season off with a positive result for our fans. It has been a season with that had so many downs at the start and to finish it with a win and a twelve placed finish I couldn’t have imagined that when I took over. My job now is to sit down with the board over the summer hopefully discuss a new contract and then start putting plans in place for next season that will see us build on the foundations of this season.”