Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield United, 17 April 2021

Score1-0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers
RefereeRob Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueMolineux

View Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield United head to head

Kick-off: 8.15pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 2 Drawn: 1 Sheffield United won: 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 4 Sheffield United scored: 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers completed their first league double over Sheffield United since 2013-14 in League One.

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

0 Sheffield United

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

Goals:

Willian José 59 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Rui Patrício
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Defender/Midfielder Romain Saïss
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Willian José

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
John Egan Defender
Ethan Ampadu Defender/Midfielder
George Baldock Defender/Midfielder
Enda Stevens Defender/Midfielder
Kean Bryan Midfielder
John Fleck Midfielder
Oliver Norwood Midfielder
Ben Osborn Midfielder/Forward
Rhian Brewster Forward
David McGoldrick Forward

Substitutions:

Vitinha for Daniel Podence 72
Fábio Silva for Willian José 77

Substitutions:

Oliver Burke for Rhian Brewster 75
Lys Mousset for Ben Osborn 75
Jayden Bogle for Ethan Ampadu 83

Cards:

Daniel Podence 71 Y

Cards:

Rhian Brewster 36 Y
Enda Stevens 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Ki-Jana Hoever
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Lewis Richards
Defender/Midfielder Owen Otasowie
Midfielder Vitinha
Midfielder/Forward Theo Corbeanu
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Fábio Silva

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wes Foderingham
Defender Jayden Bogle
Defender Kyron Gordon
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Defender/Midfielder Max Lowe
Midfielder Zak Brunt
Midfielder John Lundstram
Midfielder/Forward Oliver Burke
Forward Lys Mousset

Comments:

League position: 12th Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won 19 and lost 18 of their last 50 games in the Premier League. In his 13th appearance, Willian José scored his first goal for Wolves in all competitions. Nine of their 11 wins so far in this Premier League season had now been by a one-goal margin.

Comments:

League position: 20th This result confirmed Sheffield United’s relegation to the League Championship. In their 32nd game, they equalled the competition record for the fewest games for relegation to confirmed in a 38-game Premier League season (also Derby County in 2007-08 and Huddersfield Town in 2018-19). The Blades had now equalled their club record for the most defeats in a league season; also 26 in 1975-76 in League Division One and 2010-11 in the League Championship. United had now lost 16 of their games so far in this Premier League season by a one-goal margin; the most in a season in the top division since Ipswich Town in League Division One in 1985-86 (16).

1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Willian José 59 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Rui Patrício
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Nélson Semedo
Defender/Midfielder Rayan Aït Nouri
Defender/Midfielder Conor Coady
Defender/Midfielder Leander Dendoncker
Defender/Midfielder Romain Saïss
Midfielder João Moutinho
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Podence
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Willian José

Substitutions:

Vitinha for Daniel Podence 72
Fábio Silva for Willian José 77

Cards:

Daniel Podence 71 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Ki-Jana Hoever
Defender Max Kilman
Defender Lewis Richards
Defender/Midfielder Owen Otasowie
Midfielder Vitinha
Midfielder/Forward Theo Corbeanu
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Fábio Silva

Comments:

League position: 12th Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won 19 and lost 18 of their last 50 games in the Premier League. In his 13th appearance, Willian José scored his first goal for Wolves in all competitions. Nine of their 11 wins so far in this Premier League season had now been by a one-goal margin.

0 Sheffield United

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
John Egan Defender
Ethan Ampadu Defender/Midfielder
George Baldock Defender/Midfielder
Enda Stevens Defender/Midfielder
Kean Bryan Midfielder
John Fleck Midfielder
Oliver Norwood Midfielder
Ben Osborn Midfielder/Forward
Rhian Brewster Forward
David McGoldrick Forward

Substitutions:

Oliver Burke for Rhian Brewster 75
Lys Mousset for Ben Osborn 75
Jayden Bogle for Ethan Ampadu 83

Cards:

Rhian Brewster 36 Y
Enda Stevens 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wes Foderingham
Defender Jayden Bogle
Defender Kyron Gordon
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Defender/Midfielder Max Lowe
Midfielder Zak Brunt
Midfielder John Lundstram
Midfielder/Forward Oliver Burke
Forward Lys Mousset

Comments:

League position: 20th This result confirmed Sheffield United’s relegation to the League Championship. In their 32nd game, they equalled the competition record for the fewest games for relegation to confirmed in a 38-game Premier League season (also Derby County in 2007-08 and Huddersfield Town in 2018-19). The Blades had now equalled their club record for the most defeats in a league season; also 26 in 1975-76 in League Division One and 2010-11 in the League Championship. United had now lost 16 of their games so far in this Premier League season by a one-goal margin; the most in a season in the top division since Ipswich Town in League Division One in 1985-86 (16).