Wolves vs Sheffield United

25 February 2024 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Darren Bond

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Pablo Sarabia 30’

Match summary

Wolves won 1-0 at home to Sheffield United. Wolves led 1-0 at half-time.

Pablo Sarabia put Wolves ahead with a header in the 30th minute, set up by Rayan Ait Nouri.

The chances backed that up: Wolves created 1.22 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Sheffield United's 0.66 from 12.

Match stats

Wolves Sheffield United
13 Shots 12
2 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.22 xG 0.65
1.22 Non-penalty xG 0.65
7 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Wolves Sheffield United
Kick-off
Pablo Sarabia
Assist: Rayan Ait Nouri1-0 (Wolves)
30’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Wolves
  • Toti
  • Nélson Semedo
Sheffield United
  • Anel Ahmedhodzic

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 0.66 30’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), 1-0 30’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.22 0.66 30’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), 1-0 Sarabia 30’
Wolves 1.22 xGSheffield United 0.66 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Wolves attacking 
30’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 16’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 45’ Toti (Wolves), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 12’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), set piece, 0.12 xG, blocked 29’ James McAtee (Sheffield United), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 45’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 57’ João Gomes (Wolves), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 86’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 23’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 46’ James McAtee (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ James McAtee (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 7’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ João Gomes (Wolves), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ João Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Yasser Larouci (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Jack Robinson (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 30’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 16’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 45’ Toti (Wolves), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 12’ Mario Lemina (Wolves), set piece, 0.12 xG, blocked 29’ James McAtee (Sheffield United), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 45’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 57’ João Gomes (Wolves), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 86’ Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 19’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 23’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 46’ James McAtee (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 63’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ James McAtee (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 17’ João Gomes (Wolves), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 66’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ João Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 36’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Yasser Larouci (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+3’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 61’ Jack Robinson (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
José Sá GK900 0.000.000
Toti DEF901 0.130.031
Craig Dawson DEF900 0.000.000
Max Kilman DEF900 0.000.000
Nélson Semedo MID900 0.000.000
Rayan Ait Nouri MID7910 0.000.391
João Gomes MID903 0.160.092
Mario Lemina MID902 0.260.162
Pedro Neto MID902 0.080.072
Pablo Sarabia MID9015 0.590.121
Hee-Chan Hwang FWD880 0.000.000
Tommy Doyle Sub110 0.000.000
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde Sub20 0.000.000
Matt Doherty Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 65% Avg odds 1.48
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.53
Sheffield United win 14% Avg odds 6.85

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

Form going into the game

Wolves DLWLW
Sheffield United DLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

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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.