WOLVERHAMPTON. Wolverhampton Wanderers overcomes Sheffield United 1-0 after P. Sarabia scored just 1 goal (30′). Wolverhampton Wanderers was much better in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Molineux Stadium stadium in Wolverhampton on Sunday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. In front of 30,789 spectators.​ The referee was Darren Bond with the assistance of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.89 degrees Celsius or 44.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Wolverhampton Wanderers was in firm control of the ball 63% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wolverhampton Wanderers was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wolverhampton Wanderers won the match​.

Wolverhampton Wanderers shot 13 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield United shot 12 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Wolverhampton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Toti and Nélson Semedo). Talking about the opposition, Sheffield United received 1 yellow card (Anel Ahmedhodzic).

Standings

After this match, Wolverhampton Wanderers has 38 points to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Sheffield United will stays with 13 points like Burnley to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Wolverhampton Wanderers will play away against Newcastle United on the 2nd of March with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Newcastle United (9 draws).

Sheffield United will host Arsenal on the 2nd of March with a 7-2 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (1 draw).

Wolverhampton Wanderers – Formation

Wolverhampton Wanderers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Gary O’Neil decided to play with the following team: Jérémy Pied, José Sá (7.8), Max Kilman (7.3), Craig Dawson (7.8), Toti (7.8), Nélson Semedo (7.5), Mario Lemina (7.9), João Gomes (7.7), Rayan Aït-Nouri (7.7), Pablo Sarabia (8.1), Pedro Neto (7.3) and Hee-chan Hwang  (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Matt Doherty, Santiago Bueno, Boubacar Traoré, Hugo Bueno, Tommy Doyle (7.0), Daniel Bentley, Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (6.4), Tawanda Chirewa and Nathan Fraser.

Substitutions

Wolverhampton Wanderers made 3 changes: Hee-chan Hwang  for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde (86′), Pablo Sarabia for Matt Doherty (90′) and Rayan Aït-Nouri for Tommy Doyle (77′).

Player of the match: Pablo Sarabia​

The most impressive player for Wolverhampton Wanderers was Pablo Sarabia.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 55 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Chris Wilder played with: Ivo Grbić (6.7), Anel Ahmedhodzic (6.6), Auston Trusty (7.3), Jack Robinson (7.0), Jayden Bogle (7.5), Oliver Norwood (7.3), Vini Souza (7.0), Gustavo Hamer (6.8), Yasser Larouci (6.8), James McAtee (7.0), Rhian Brewster (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Oli McBurnie (6.4), Wes Foderingham, Tom Davies  (6.4), Oliver Arblaster, Sam Curtis, Andre Brooks, Dovydas Sasnauskas, Ben Osborn (7.0) and William Osula (6.4).

Sheffield United could not rely on the presence of William Osula (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 4 changes: Oliver Norwood for Tom Davies  (82′), Vini Souza for Oli McBurnie (82′), Yasser Larouci for Ben Osborn (72′) and Rhian Brewster for William Osula (82′).

Player of the match: Jayden Bogle​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was Jayden Bogle.

His rating is 7.5 with 31 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Wolverhampton Wanderers – Sheffield United – 1-0