Sheffield United vs Wolves

14 September 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Raúl Jiménez 3’
  • Romain Saiss 6’

Match summary

Wolves beat Sheffield United 2-0 on the road. Wolves led 2-0 at half-time.

Raúl Jiménez put Wolves ahead in the 3rd minute, set up by Daniel Podence and Romain Saiss made it 0-2 with a header in the 6th minute, set up by Pedro Neto.

The chances backed that up: Wolves created 1.61 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Sheffield United's 0.95 from 9.

Match stats

Sheffield United Wolves
9 Shots 11
2 Shots on Target 4
12 Corners 5
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.95 xG 1.61
0.95 Non-penalty xG 1.61
10 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Sheffield United Wolves
Kick-off
3’
Raúl Jiménez
Assist: Daniel Podence0-1 (Wolves)
6’
Romain Saiss
Assist: Pedro Neto0-2 (Wolves)
Half-time0-2
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Sheffield United
  • John Egan
  • Oliver McBurnie
Wolves
  • Fernando Marçal

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.95 1.61 3’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 0-1 3’ 6’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), 0-2 6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.95 1.61 3’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 0-1 Jiménez 3’ 6’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), 0-2 Saiss 6’
Sheffield United 0.95 xGWolves 1.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Sheffield United attacking 
72’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), open play, 0.63 xG, off target 70’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 3’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 70’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 53’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 6’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 47’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 6’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+2’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 83’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ George Baldock (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 75’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 84’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 38’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 72’ Billy Sharp (Sheffield United), open play, 0.63 xG, off target 70’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 3’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 70’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 90’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 53’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 6’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), from a corner, 0.07 xG, goal 47’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 6’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90+4’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+2’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 51’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 83’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 88’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 24’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ George Baldock (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 84’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 75’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.000
John Egan DEF901 0.040.000
Jack O'Connell DEF900 0.000.000
Chris Basham DEF720 0.000.000
George Baldock MID901 0.030.631
Enda Stevens MID901 0.070.000
John Lundstram MID900 0.000.072
John Fleck MID901 0.040.092
Oliver Norwood MID770 0.000.011
Billy Sharp FWD901 0.630.000
Oliver McBurnie FWD903 0.110.071
David McGoldrick Sub181 0.030.000
Sander Berge Sub130 0.000.051

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 30% Avg odds 3.23
Draw 33% Avg odds 2.86
Wolves win 37% Avg odds 2.62

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Sheffield United WWLLL
Wolves LWDWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sheffield United 1-0 Wolves, 08 Jul 20 Next meeting: Wolves 1-0 Sheffield United, 17 Apr 21  All Sheffield United vs Wolves meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.