Sheffield United v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 14 September 2020

Score2-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueBramall Lane

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Kick-off: 6.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 3 Sheffield United won: 1 Drawn: 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 1 Sheffield United scored: 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 3 Sheffield United failed in their attempt to win consecutive league games against Wolverhampton Wanderers for the first time since September 1996.

0 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Goals:

Raúl Jiménez 3 G
Romain Saïss 6 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender John Egan
Defender Jack O'Connell
Defender/Midfielder George Baldock
Defender/Midfielder Chris Basham
Defender/Midfielder Enda Stevens
Midfielder John Fleck
Midfielder John Lundstram
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Forward Ollie McBurnie
Forward Billy Sharp

Starting lineup:

Rui Patrício Goalkeeper
Willy Boly Defender
Marçal Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
Leander Dendoncker Defender/Midfielder
Romain Saïss Defender/Midfielder
João Moutinho Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Daniel Podence Midfielder/Forward
Adama Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

David McGoldrick for Chris Basham 71
Sander Berge for Oliver Norwood 76

Substitutions:

Oskar Buur for Pedro Neto 68
Rúben Neves for Daniel Podence 76
Vitinha for João Moutinho 86

Cards:

John Egan 33 Y
Ollie McBurnie 39 Y

Cards:

Marçal 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wes Foderingham
Defender/Midfielder Ethan Ampadu
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder/Forward Oliver Burke
Midfielder/Forward Ben Osborn
Forward David McGoldrick

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Oskar Buur
Defender Rúben Vinagre
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder Vitinha
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Forward Fábio Silva

Comments:

Sheffield United had now won their opening league game in one of the last seven seasons (versus Brentford in the League Championship in 2017). The Blades had now lost four consecutive league games for the first time since September 2013 in League One. George Baldock made his 100th league appearance for United and had now played in every minute of the 39 league games since their return to the Premier League.

Comments:

Wolverhampton Wanderers had now taken 102 points from their 114 away games in the Premier League (won 23, lost 58). They remained unbeaten in their opening league game in the last eight seasons since a 1-0 defeat at Leeds United in the League Championship in 2012. Wolves scored two goals in the opening ten minutes of a game for the first time since a 5-0 win against Millwall in the League Cup on 20 September 2011. It was the first time they had taken a two-goal lead after six minutes of a game in the top division since a 2-1 win against West Ham United in League Division One on 15 May 1982.

0 Sheffield United

Manager: Chris Wilder

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender John Egan
Defender Jack O'Connell
Defender/Midfielder George Baldock
Defender/Midfielder Chris Basham
Defender/Midfielder Enda Stevens
Midfielder John Fleck
Midfielder John Lundstram
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Forward Ollie McBurnie
Forward Billy Sharp

Substitutions:

David McGoldrick for Chris Basham 71
Sander Berge for Oliver Norwood 76

Cards:

John Egan 33 Y
Ollie McBurnie 39 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wes Foderingham
Defender/Midfielder Ethan Ampadu
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder/Forward Oliver Burke
Midfielder/Forward Ben Osborn
Forward David McGoldrick

Comments:

Sheffield United had now won their opening league game in one of the last seven seasons (versus Brentford in the League Championship in 2017). The Blades had now lost four consecutive league games for the first time since September 2013 in League One. George Baldock made his 100th league appearance for United and had now played in every minute of the 39 league games since their return to the Premier League.

2 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Raúl Jiménez 3 G
Romain Saïss 6 G

Starting lineup:

Rui Patrício Goalkeeper
Willy Boly Defender
Marçal Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
Leander Dendoncker Defender/Midfielder
Romain Saïss Defender/Midfielder
João Moutinho Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Daniel Podence Midfielder/Forward
Adama Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Oskar Buur for Pedro Neto 68
Rúben Neves for Daniel Podence 76
Vitinha for João Moutinho 86

Cards:

Marçal 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Oskar Buur
Defender Rúben Vinagre
Midfielder Rúben Neves
Midfielder Vitinha
Midfielder/Forward Diogo Jota
Forward Fábio Silva

Comments:

Wolverhampton Wanderers had now taken 102 points from their 114 away games in the Premier League (won 23, lost 58). They remained unbeaten in their opening league game in the last eight seasons since a 1-0 defeat at Leeds United in the League Championship in 2012. Wolves scored two goals in the opening ten minutes of a game for the first time since a 5-0 win against Millwall in the League Cup on 20 September 2011. It was the first time they had taken a two-goal lead after six minutes of a game in the top division since a 2-1 win against West Ham United in League Division One on 15 May 1982.