Wolves 1-0 Sheffield Utd
Key numbers
- Possession 64% – 36%
- Shots 13 (2 on target) – 12 (4)
- Decisive moment: 30' Pablo Sarabia, FN xPts +0.8
Pablo Sarabia 30'
HT 1:0
Wolves 11th → 8th · 38 pts|Sheffield Utd 20th · 13 pts
Wolves won on the scoreboard and on xG (1.31–0.58).
Player of the matchToti GomesDecisive moment30' Pablo Sarabia+0.8
Player of the match
Toti Gomes Strong
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 7.9 (Strong)
Game state
Wolves ahead 60 min · level 30 min · Sheffield Utd ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
30'
Pablo Sarabia
Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Rayan Aït Nouri +0.2
+0.8
Wolves
Expected (last two seasons) 1.8Own moments +0.8Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.4→ League points won 3
Sheffield Utd
Expected (last two seasons) 1.0Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.6Time effect −0.4→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
WolvesSheffield Utd
64%Possession36%
1.31Expected goals (xG)0.58
0.1xG per shot0.05
13Shots12
2Shots on target4
15%Shots on target %33%
10Shots in box9
608Passes341
87%Pass accuracy76%
5Corners6
4Saves1
8Fouls4
2Yellow cards1
1Offsides0
Compared with usual
Wolves
last 6 matches, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.8 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.5 | |
| xG | 1.31 | 1.4 | |
| xG against | 0.58 | 1.6 | |
| Shots | 13 | 12.5 | |
| On target | 2 | 5.5 | |
| Shots faced | 12 | 13.8 | |
| xG per shot | 0.1 | 0.11 | |
| Possession | 64% | 44.3% | |
| Passes | 608 | 429.7 | |
| Pass accuracy | 87% | 80.7% | |
| Corners | 5 | 4.2 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 11 |
Sheffield Utd
28 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1 | |
| Conceded | 1 | 2.5 | |
| xG | 0.58 | 0.84 | |
| xG against | 1.31 | 1.8 | |
| Shots | 12 | 9.8 | |
| On target | 4 | 3.1 | |
| Shots faced | 13 | 16.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.05 | 0.09 | |
| Possession | 36% | 38.3% | |
| Passes | 341 | 351.9 | |
| Pass accuracy | 76% | 71.9% | |
| Corners | 6 | 3.8 | |
| Fouls | 4 | 11.6 |
Timeline
- 30' Goal Pablo Sarabia league goal #3 assist Rayan Aït Nouri
- 72' Yellow Nélson Semedo
- 72' Yellow Anel Ahmedhodžić
- 72' Sub Yasser Larouci → Ben Osborn
- 77' Sub Rayan Aït Nouri → Tommy Doyle
- 82' Sub Rhian Brewster → William Osula
- 82' Sub Oliver Norwood → Tom Davies
- 82' Sub Vinícius Souza → Oliver McBurnie
- 85' Sub Hee-Chan Hwang → Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
- 90' Sub Pablo Sarabia → Matt Doherty
- 90+6' Yellow Toti Gomes
Category leaders
- Key passesMario Lemina2
- Duels wonToti Gomes11/13
- DribblesToti Gomes2/2
- Defensive actionsJoão Gomes6
- ShotsPablo Sarabia4 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonRhian Brewster3
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.