English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 2, 2026
Sunderland LWWLL 1
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Wolverhampton Wanderers LDLLL 1
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WOL011
Molineux Stadium · 29,632 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
11
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
1
42.4
Possession
57.6
10
SHOTS
20
2
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
249
Accurate Passes
377
327
Passes
438
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
12
16
Crosses
29
0.2
Cross %
0.4
59
Long Balls
40
30
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.6
5
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
5
17
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
9
Interceptions
6
23
Effective Clearances
28
23
Clearances
28

Head to Head

SUN leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

WOL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 25Daniel BentleyG
  2. 4Santiago BuenoCD
  3. 24Toti GomesCD-L
  4. 15Yerson MosqueraCD-R
  5. 8João GomesCM-L
  6. 7AndréCM-R
  7. 3Hugo BuenoLM
  8. 17Pedro LimaRM
  9. 14Tolu ArokodareF
  10. 9Adam ArmstrongCF-L
  11. 36Mateus ManéCF-R

SUN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 22Robin RoefsG
  2. 15Omar AldereteCD-L
  3. 5Danny BallardCD-R
  4. 17Reinildo MandavaLB
  5. 20Nordi MukieleRB
  6. 28Enzo Le FéeAM
  7. 27Noah SadikiLM
  8. 34Granit XhakaRM
  9. 9Brian BrobbeyF
  10. 7Chemsdine TalbiAM-L
  11. 32Trai HumeAM-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Sunderland 1. Nordi Mukiele (Sunderland) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a cross following a corner.
  2. 24' Dan Ballard (Sunderland) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  3. 45'+2' Brian Brobbey (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Rodrigo Gomes replaces Pedro Lima.
  5. 54' Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Sunderland 1. Santiago Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hugo Bueno with a cross following a corner.
  6. 56' Granit Xhaka (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 72' Substitution, Sunderland. Dennis Cirkin replaces Reinildo Mandava.
  8. 72' Substitution, Sunderland. Habib Diarra replaces Noah Sadiki.
  9. 72' Substitution, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor replaces Brian Brobbey.
  10. 78' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Angel Gomes replaces Hugo Bueno.
  11. 81' Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+2' Robin Roefs (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 90'+3' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tom Edozie replaces Tolu Arokodare.

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