Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Sheffield United FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

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Sheffield United FC

Sun 25 Feb 2024 · 13:30 UTC Molineux Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Pablo Sarabia 30' 1–0

Nelson Semedo 72' Y

Y 72' Anel Ahmedhodzic

Overview

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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC vs Sheffield United FC — Premier League at Molineux Stadium.

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 games · 20 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren Bond
Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
Assistant 2 Adam Nunn

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 6 games · Avg 1.7 goals Sheffield United FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-02-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2023-11-04 Sheffield United FC 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2021-04-17 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2020-09-14 Sheffield United FC 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2020-07-08 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Sheffield United FC	H	1–0	W
17 Feb	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	2–1	W
10 Feb	Brentford FC	H	0–2	L
04 Feb	Chelsea FC	A	4–2	W
01 Feb	Manchester United FC	H	3–4	L
28 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–0	W

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Feb	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
18 Feb	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	0–5	L
10 Feb	Luton Town FC	A	3–1	W
03 Feb	Aston Villa FC	H	0–5	L
30 Jan	Crystal Palace FC	A	2–3	L
27 Jan	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	2–5	L

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Molineux Stadium that hosts another battle between Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Sheffield United FC.
5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Wolverhampton Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' It’s high time Chris Wilder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
25' Sheffield United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' What a strike from Pablo Sarabia! The score is 1-0.
35' The travelling Sheffield United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
40' Sheffield United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
45' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
50' Supporters expect more eagerness from Toti Gomes, as he is very good at scoring at Molineux Stadium with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
60' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
65' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jack Robinson suffering a number of foals already.
70' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
72' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 72.
73' It is a substitution in Sheffield United FC team. Yasser Larouci is replaced by Ben Osborn on 73 minute.
77' Another change for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC made on 77 minute. Rayan Ait Nouri leaves to be changed by Tommy Doyle.
82' The Sheffield United FC manager makes a substitution. Vinicius Souza departs to be replaced by Oliver McBurnie.
85' Another change for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC made on 85 minute. Hwang Heechan leaves to be changed by Jean-Ricner Bellegarde.
90' Wolverhampton Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Matt Doherty is hanging Pablo Sarabia on the field on 90 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sheffield United FC.

Lineups

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

15
Craig Dawson
5
Mario Lemina
3
Rayan Ait Nouri ↓ Tommy Doyle 77'
11
Hwang Heechan ↓ Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 85'
21
Pablo Sarabia ↓ Matt Doherty 90'
22
Nelson Semedo
7
Pedro Neto
1
Jose Sa
23
Max Kilman
8
Joao Gomes
24
Toti Gomes

Bench

Coach Gary O'Neil

Sheffield United FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

22
Tom Davies ↑ 82'
9
Oliver McBurnie ↑ 82'
23
Ben Osborn ↑ 73'
18
Wesley Foderingham
32
William Osula ↑ 82'
24
Ollie Arblaster
35
Andre Brooks
29
Sam Curtis

Coach Chris Wilder

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cameron Archer	1
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde	1
Pablo Sarabia	1
Lys Mousset	1
Matt Doherty	1
John Egan	1
Raul Jimenez	1
Romain Saiss	1

Head to Head

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Form

2024-02-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W 2024-02-17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2024-02-10 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–2 Brentford FC L 2024-02-04 Chelsea FC 2–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W 2024-02-01 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 3–4 Manchester United FC L 2024-01-28 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W

Sheffield United FC Form

2024-02-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2024-02-18 Sheffield United FC 0–5 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2024-02-10 Luton Town FC 1–3 Sheffield United FC W 2024-02-03 Sheffield United FC 0–5 Aston Villa FC L 2024-01-30 Crystal Palace FC 3–2 Sheffield United FC L 2024-01-27 Sheffield United FC 2–5 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.27 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.14 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC45% Draw27% Sheffield United FC28%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.41

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

55%

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC or Sheffield United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC27% Draw50% Sheffield United FC23%

Actual: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

11.2%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.1%

2 – 1

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 0

0 – 2

5.6%

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

3.4%

3 – 0

2.9%

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Wolverhampton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	11%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	21%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Wolverhampton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.