Wolves vs Sheffield United

17 April 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Robert Jones

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Willian José 60’

Match summary

Wolves beat Sheffield United 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Willian José put Wolves ahead in the 60th minute, set up by Adama Traoré.

The chances backed that up: Wolves created 1.26 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Sheffield United's 0.30 from 8.

Match stats

Wolves Sheffield United
10 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 2
3 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.23 xG 0.30
1.23 Non-penalty xG 0.30
3 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Wolves Sheffield United
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Willian José
Assist: Adama Traoré1-0 (Wolves)
60’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Wolves
  • Daniel Podence
Sheffield United
  • Enda Stevens
  • Rhian Brewster

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 1.26 0.30 60’ Willian José (Wolves), 1-0 60’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.26 0.30 60’ Willian José (Wolves), 1-0 José 60’
Wolves 1.26 xGSheffield United 0.30 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Wolves attacking 
83’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), set piece, 0.65 xG, saved 20’ Willy Boly (Wolves), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 60’ Willian José (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 89’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 86’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+3’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 70’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 69’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 7’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 23’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 25’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 69’ Ben Osborn (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Romain Saiss (Wolves), set piece, 0.65 xG, saved 20’ Willy Boly (Wolves), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 60’ Willian José (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 89’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 86’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+3’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 59’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 70’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 83’ Fabio Silva (Wolves), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 69’ Enda Stevens (Sheffield United), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 7’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 66’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Rayan Ait Nouri (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 50’ David McGoldrick (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Daniel Podence (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 69’ Ben Osborn (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 23’ John Fleck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Rui Patrício GK900 0.000.000
Willy Boly DEF901 0.120.000
Romain Saiss DEF901 0.650.000
Conor Coady DEF900 0.000.000
Nélson Semedo MID900 0.000.081
Rayan Ait Nouri MID901 0.030.000
Leander Dendoncker MID900 0.000.000
João Moutinho MID900 0.000.061
Adama Traoré MID9013 0.200.254
Daniel Podence MID721 0.030.000
Willian José FWD7711 0.120.051
Vitinha Sub180 0.000.071
Fabio Silva Sub132 0.130.651

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Wolves win 54% Avg odds 1.79
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.44
Sheffield United win 18% Avg odds 5.24

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

Form going into the game

Wolves LDLLW
Sheffield United WLLLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Sheffield United 0-2 Wolves, 14 Sep 20 Next meeting: Sheffield United 2-1 Wolves, 04 Nov 23  All Wolves vs Sheffield United 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.