WOLVERHAMPTON, England (Interstat) — Wolverhampton Wanderers’ under-23 side opened its Premier League Cup campaign with a 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough’s under-23s on Saturday at Molineux Stadium.

Defender Lorenzo Pirola opened the scoring in the 37th minute. Midfielder Yusuf Yazıcı sealed the win with a goal in the 89th minute, assisted by substitutes Lenny Lobato and Youssouph Badji. Lobato, Badji and Francisco Ortega received yellow cards for Wolves.

The result gave Wolves U23 a winning start in the competition, while Middlesbrough U23 began with a loss. The final score matched a pregame projection by Interstat, which gave the hosts a high probability to win.