English League Championship

FT Saturday, February 3, 2018
Sheffield United WDWWL 0
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Wolverhampton Wanderers DDLLW 3
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WOL213
Molineux Stadium · 29,311 att. · ESPN3

Match Report

Wolves blunt Blades to pull further clear at the top

Wolves blunt Blades to pull further clear at the top

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
5
1
Saves
1
46.7
Possession
53.3
6
SHOTS
13
1
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
400
Accurate Passes
470
470
Passes
536
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
10
17
Crosses
19
0.1
Cross %
0.5
57
Long Balls
54
24
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
5
5
Effective Tackles
9
13
Tackles
13
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
18
Effective Clearances
19
18
Clearances
19

Head to Head

WOL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

WOL · 3-4-3

  1. 21John RuddyG
  2. 16Conor CoadyCD
  3. 15Willy BolyCD-L
  4. 5Ryan BennettCD-R
  5. 8Rúben NevesCM-L
  6. 4Alfred N'DiayeCM-R
  7. 3Barry DouglasLM
  8. 2Matt DohertyRM
  9. 18Diogo JotaF
  10. 7Ivan CavaleiroCF-L
  11. 17Hélder CostaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 30Kortney HauseSUB
  2. 33Léo BonatiniSUB
  3. 24Morgan Gibbs-WhiteSUB
  4. 26Bright EnobakhareSUB
  5. 31Will NorrisSUB
  6. 6Danny BatthSUB
  7. 19Benik AfobeSUB

SHU · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Simon MooreG
  2. 19Richard StearmanCD
  3. 5Jack O'ConnellCD-L
  4. 6Chris BashamCD-R
  5. 4John FleckCM-L
  6. 20Lee EvansCM-R
  7. 26Ricky HolmesAM
  8. 3Enda StevensLM
  9. 2George BaldockRM
  10. 9Leon ClarkeCF-L
  11. 12James WilsonCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Ryan LeonardSUB
  2. 21Mark DuffySUB
  3. 11Clayton DonaldsonSUB
  4. 7John LundstramSUB
  5. 31Jake EastwoodSUB
  6. 10Billy SharpSUB
  7. 24Dan LaffertySUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Sheffield United 0. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  2. 30' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Sheffield United 0. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro.
  3. 65' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Léo Bonatini replaces Hélder Costa.
  4. 71' Substitution, Sheffield United. Ryan Leonard replaces Chris Basham.
  5. 71' Substitution, Sheffield United. Clayton Donaldson replaces Ricky Holmes.
  6. 73' Simon Moore (Sheffield United) is shown the red card.
  7. 76' Substitution, Sheffield United. Jake Eastwood replaces James Wilson.
  8. 76' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Sheffield United 0. Ivan Cavaleiro (Wolverhampton Wanderers) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  9. 77' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Benik Afobe replaces Ivan Cavaleiro.
  10. 81' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Diogo Jota.

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