Sheffield United vs Wolves

8 July 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • John Egan 90+3’

Match summary

Sheffield United beat Wolves 1-0, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. It was goalless at half-time.

John Egan put Sheffield United ahead with a header in stoppage time, set up by Oliver Norwood.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sheffield United created 0.48 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Wolves 0.33 from 6.

Match stats

Sheffield United Wolves
7 Shots 6
3 Shots on Target 1
6 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.47 xG 0.33
0.47 Non-penalty xG 0.33
7 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Sheffield United Wolves
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
John Egan
Assist: Oliver Norwood1-0 (Sheffield United)
90+3’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • Jack O'Connell
  • Enda Stevens

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.48 0.33 90+3’ John Egan (Sheffield United), 1-0 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.48 0.33 90+3’ John Egan (Sheffield United), 1-0 Egan 90+3’
Sheffield United 0.48 xGWolves 0.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Sheffield United attacking 
63’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 77’ George Baldock (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 90+3’ Ben Osborn (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 32’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 90+3’ Richairo Zivkovic (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+3’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 18’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 63’ Diogo Jota (Wolves), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 77’ George Baldock (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 90+3’ Ben Osborn (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 32’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 90+3’ Richairo Zivkovic (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 43’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 39’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+3’ John Egan (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, goal 18’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ Lys Mousset (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 36’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Dean Henderson GK900 0.000.000
John Egan DEF9011 0.060.000
Jack O'Connell DEF900 0.000.082
Chris Basham DEF900 0.000.000
George Baldock MID901 0.130.061
Enda Stevens MID901 0.060.000
Sander Berge MID900 0.000.000
Ben Osborn MID901 0.090.061
Oliver Norwood MID9010 0.000.061
Billy Sharp FWD740 0.000.000
Oliver McBurnie FWD521 0.050.000
Lys Mousset Sub381 0.030.000
Richairo Zivkovic Sub161 0.060.131

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Sheffield United win 23% Avg odds 4.13
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.07
Wolves win 46% Avg odds 2.11

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

Form going into the game

Sheffield United DLLWD
Wolves DWWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolves 1-1 Sheffield United, 01 Dec 19 Next meeting: Sheffield United 0-2 Wolves, 14 Sep 20  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.