CM Story - The Story of Josh McEwen

Wolves (4-3-3): Agirrezabala, Garcia, Goes, Krejci, Wolfe, Florentino, Hackney (Off 67), Gomes (On 67), Esse (Off 77), Arokodare, Hwang Hee Chan (Off 67) 

Subs: Johnstone, Kabore, Bueno, Agbadou, Ward-Prowse (On 67), Toth (On 67), Doyle, Arias (On 77), George (On 67) 

Leeds United (4-4-1-1): Perri, Justin, Christensen, Bornauw, Gudmundsson, Harrison (Off 67), Stach, Longstaff, Nakamura, Aaronsen (Off 77), Okafor 

Subs: Meslier, Bijol, Lopez, Piroe, Bogle (On 67), Gnonto, Joseph, Tanaka (On 77), Struijk 

Q: Josh a very dominant display but you still only walk away with a point. After scoring so late is that a point gained or two dropped? 

Josh McEwen “I think we showed great character to come from a goal down and to keep fighting right until the end of the game. We didn’t deserve to be losing to be honest with you but Leeds took their chance after a mix up at the back and they were very well organised and made it hard for us to find space we had a lot of shots from distance and we just said to the lads you have to have patience against low blocks in order to find that goal but we got one in the end and we have to accept a point.” 

Q: Jagoba almost a huge win for your side how disheartening is it to concede so late? 

Jagoba Arrasate ”It hurts because for so long we defended well and forced them into long shots and then late in the game they find some space in our box and punish us for it. We take heart from our display we came up against a team in superb form and for a lot of the game we were leading but we need to concentrate until the end because we have lost two points because of one lapse in ninety minutes.” 

Sunderland (4-4-2 Holding): Patterson, Mukiele, Alderete, Ballard, Reinildo, Sadiki, Chaka, Poveda (Off 48), Mundle (Off 57), Brobbey (Off 83), Mayenda 

Subs: Roefs, Hume, Diarra (On 57), Isidor (On 83), Huggins, Browne, Hekimoglu, Adingra (On 48), Hjelde 

Wolves (4-3-3): Agirrezabala, Kabore, Goes, Agbadou, Wolfe (Off 69), Florentino, Toth (Off 69), Doyle (Off 69), Esse (Off 69), Hwang Hee Chan, George (Off 69) 

Subs: Johnstone, Garcia, Krejci, Bueno (On 69), Hackney (On 69), Ward-Prowse (On 69), Gomes, Arias (On 69), Arokodare (On 69) 

Q: Cedric what a win for your team what did you make of your sides performance? 

Cedric Veenstra “We are very happy with our performance, Wolves are a great team they have shown already this season but our plan was to come flying out of the blocks at them and try and cause them as many problems as possible which we did. We got an early goal but Wolves fought back but you have to give my team credit because we kept on fighting and we deserved to win in my opinion.” 

Q: Josh winless in three after todays defeat. What is going wrong at the moment? 

Josh McEwen “Ermm a number of things we’ve had a few injuries but I also think we have been unlucky at times. Today we created enough opportunities to win the game but we just couldn’t convert them. Defensively today was as bad as we have been but we will keep fighting and keep learning we have another game midweek to put things right.” 

Southampton (4-2-3-1): Ramsdale, Roerslav, Harwood-Bellis, Quarshie, Welington, Jander, Charles, Fellows, Edozie, Smallbone, Armstrong (Off 80) 

Subs: Bentley, Manning, Matsuki, Archer (On 80), Bree, Downes, Robinson, Brereton Diaz, Edwards 

Wolves (4-3-3): Johnstone, Garcia, Mosquera, Krejci, Bueno, Florentino, Ward-Prowse, Gomes, Kabore, Arokodare, Arias 

Subs: Agirrezabala, George, Goes, Agbadou, Hackney, Toth, Doyle, Esse, George 

Q: Justin a disappointing result but what are your thoughts on the overall performance from your side? 

Justin Jacobs “I thought our performance was outstanding to be honest with you the first half we were outstanding and deserved to be winning then a crazy ten minute spell in the second half saw them score three but after that we bounced back it was just that ten minute spell they looked dangerous other then that we were superb but now we have to focus on the league it has been a tough week with the gaffer leaving and the lads responded well we were unlucky to lose.” 

Q: Josh into the semi finals, how important a win is that? 

Josh McEwen “Yeah it was an important win because obviously results haven’t been great the last few games. I thought we did well coming from behind the way we did but we know there are still things we need to improve on but we are into the semi finals of a competition and are sitting in the top four so we can’t have any complaints about how our season has gone we just need to get back to our best.” 

Wolves (4-3-3): Agirrezabala, Garcia, Goes, Krejci, Wolfe, Gomes, Toth, Ward-Prowse, Arias, Arokodare, George 

Subs: Johnstone, Kabore, Bueno, Agbadou, Hackney, Florentino, Doyle, Esse, Hwang Hee Chan 

Leicester City (4-2-3-1): Hein, Choudhury, Vestergaard, Disasi, Kristiansen, Soumare, Holden (Off 55), Fatawu, Alves (Off 48), El Khannouss, Ayew (Off 58) 

Subs: Vieites, Okoli (On 55), Golding, Nijnmah (On 58), Faes, Marcal, Opoku, Mavididi (On 48), Coulibaly 

Q: Josh after conceding so late how amazing does it feel to then win it so late? 

Josh McEwen “The way we reacted after that late goal to come back and score the winning goal shows how much character the team have. We have an issue from set plays that we need to address we’ve conceded most of our goals from corners and it is something that we need to improve on. The team dominated the game and we deserved to win the match and I’m so proud they fought back after the late equaliser to win the game.” 

Q: Jaime you must have thought you had rescued a point at the end there? 

Jaime Bello “the way we switched off thinking the job was done after equalising is frustrating more then anything because we should be sat here now with a massive point instead we have left empty handed after working so hard to fight back into the game. We were second best all afternoon but to score so late I thought we had rescued a result and then we switched off and now we sit here empty handed it is inexcusable to concede like that so late after scoring so late ourselves.” 

Crystal Palace (4-5-1): Henderson, Tchatchoua, Mancini, Huehi, van de Ven, Pino, Wharton, Doucoure (Off 90), Cano (Off 67), Yilmaz, Lookman 

Subs: Benitez, Sosa (On 90), Maeda, Nketiah, Lacroix, Devenny (On 67), Umolu, Rak-Sakyi, Richards 

Wolves (4-3-3): Agirrezabala, Garcia, Goes, Krejci, Wolfe, Florentino, Toth, Gomes (Off 64), Esse (Off 64), Arokodare, George (Off 64) 

Subs: Johnstone, Kabore, Bueno, Agbadou (On 64), Hackney (On 64), Ward-Prowse (On 64), Doyle, Arias, Hwang Hee Chan 

Q: Vitor a point against your former team but with them going down to ten men so early in the second half does it feel like a missed opportunity at getting three? 

Vitor Pereira “I think at home it may seem like this but Wolves changed their shape to go more defensive and had the ball longer so it was obviously difficult they wanted us to over commit to counter and we have seen how dangerous they can be from counter attacks so I think a point isn’t a bad result. We deserved three points because we created the better chances but a point against this team isn’t a terrible point.” 

Q: Josh a red card for Alex Toth how costly was that in the end? 

Josh McEwen “It was a bit of naivety from him to dive in when already on a yellow card but he is young and he will learn from this mistake. We are happy with a point Crystal Palace is one of the toughest grounds to come to and to play so long with ten men but still come out with a point I think is magnificent for our team I am so proud of how hard they worked and we now focus on Liverpool next week which will be another tough game.” 

Wolves (4-3-3): Agirrezabala, Garcia, Goes, Krejci, Wolfe, Florentino, Ward-Prowse, Gomes, Esse, Arokodare, George 

Subs: Johnstone, Kabore, Bueno, Agbadou, Hackney, Mosquera, Doyle, Arias, Hwang Hee Chan 

Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Mamardashvili, Frimpong, Konate, Marquinhos, Robertson, Gravenberch, Andre (Off 54), Salah (Off 88), Gakpo (Off 88), Wirtz (Off 88), Isak 

Subs: Jaros, Militao, Jones, Ekitike (On 88), Kerkez, Elliott (On 88), Chiesa (On 88), Szoboszlai (On 54), Gomez 

Q: Josh a tough day at the office with a humbling 4-1 defeat. What went wrong today? 

Josh McEwen “Liverpool have the best away form in the league and I think we saw why today, we had a spell just before half time and just after conceding them goals really killed our momentum in the game and we were trying hard to get back into the game and obviously they have scored a fantastic goal but again a corner has caused us problems we clear the initial corner but not properly and then Marquinhos has given them the lead and we never really recovered.” 

Q: Arne a huge win away from home against a team near the top of the table. What is the secret to your teams superb away form? 

Arne Slot “The way we work off the ball, the way we can go from defence to attack in the blink of an eye and our determination. Wolves are a very good team and we made them look average today because we fought for every ball and when we had the ball every time we went forward we looked like scoring we could have had a couple more on another day. It was a huge result now we are top of the table after a slow start and we aim to stay there.” 

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Martinez, Konsa, Torres, Mings, Digne (Off 76), Kamara, Onana, Bailey (Off 63), McGinn, Rogers (Off 82), Watkins 

Subs: Pickford, Garcia, Barrenechea, Depay (On 82), Di Lorenzo (On 76), Malen, Redmond, Guessand (On 63), Ozcan 

Wolves (4-3-3): Agirrezabala, Kabore, Goes, Agbadou, Bueno, Florentino, Toth (Off 76), Hackney (Off 76), Arias (Off 76), Arokodare, Hwang Hee Chan (Off 76) 

Subs: Johnstone, Garcia, Wolfe, Krejci, Gomes, Ward-Prowse (On 76), Doyle (On 76), Esse (On 76), George (On 76) 

Q: Unai a close game how disappointing is it to concede so late in the game? 

Unai Emery “It was disappointing to concede so late because the second half we were the better team and they didn’t create many chances. The first half we were on the back foot quite a lot but we came out in the second half started well with the goal and continued to create chances and stop them creating much then with five minutes left they create their first real chance of the second half and they take a point which I don’t think they deserved.” 

Q: Josh another goal conceded from a corner just how costly is that proving to be right now? 

Josh McEwen “Another goal conceded from a corner but back to back games with conceded in the first three minutes of the second half which is also a concern. Villa are a tough team and I thought first half we dominated and I couldn’t believe it was 0-0 at half time. The second half we got off to a poor start they scored and it really knocked the stuffing out of us but we made a few subs and with five minutes left Esse has come up with a piece of magic for Tolu (Arokodare) and we have got what I believe is a deserved point.”