Box Occupation
Wolves
Wolves kept getting bodies into the area — 94% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 16 of 17
- Share
- 94%
- xG per shot
- 0.09
Championship · Matchday 7
Sheffield Utd
0 – 1
FT
HT 0–0
Wolves
R. Jimenez 90'
Championship
Matchday 7Sheffield Utd0–1Wolves
0.63
Expected goals
1.57
90′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: SU 0.63, WOL 1.57.
Match report
Sheffield Utd 0-1 Wolves
Wolves edged out Sheffield Utd 1-0 at Bramall Lane in Championship. Jimenez opened the scoring for Wolves on 90'.
Expected goals finished Sheffield Utd 0.63, Wolves 1.57. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. Wolves held 63.0% of the ball.
It was settled late — Jimenez struck on 90' to swing it Wolves's way with the game otherwise level.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Wolves graded out for box occupation — 16 of 17 shots in the box and 0.09 xg per shot. Wolves graded out for set-piece siege — 9 corners.
Michael Cooper came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for Sheffield Utd across 90 minutes.
It was a niggly afternoon: 27 fouls between them and 3 yellow cards, with Wolves conceding the most free-kicks (15).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
37%Possession63%
6Shots17
0.63xG1.57
What the numbers say
3 readsLate Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Wolves scored on 90′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 90′
Set-Piece Siege
Wolves
Wolves turned the game into a dead-ball contest with 9 corners.
- Corners
- 9
- Opponent
- 0
Timeline
Sam McCallum
Foul
🟨2'
🟨17'
Ladislav Krejčí
Foul
Half-time
Japhet Tanganga
Foul
🟨48'
🔄63'
J. James ↑ M. Munetsi ↓
🔄63'
R. Jimenez ↑ R. Gomes ↓
J. Ayew ↑ B. Brereton Diaz ↓
🔄64'
T. Cannon ↑ K. Phillips ↓
🔄64'
🔄70'
K. Trippier ↑ J. Tchatchoua ↓
🔄70'
Toti ↑ N. Djiga ↓
🔄70'
T. Doyle ↑ F. Lopez ↓
M. Doherty ↑ H. Choudhury ↓
🔄81'
J. Rothwell ↑ O. Arblaster ↓
🔄81'
R. Norrington-Davies ↑ S. McCallum ↓
🔄85'
⚽90'
R. Jimenez — assist: T. Doyle
Match info
Kickoff
VenueBramall Lane, Sheffield
RefereeR. Jones
CompetitionChampionship
Season2026
RoundMatchday 7
StatusMatch Finished