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Wolves 3-0 Sheffield United: Wolves score in either half to make fourth round

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Wolverhampton Wanderers booked their place in the FA Cup fourth round with an emphatic win against Championship side Sheffield United at Molineux.

Daniel Podence's first-half strike put Wolves in control of the tie.

Nelson Semedo added a second with 18 minutes remaining, rounding off an impressive team move by the hosts.

Podence added a third late on, firing into an empty net after substitute Raul Jimenez had robbed Blades goalkeeper Wes Foderingham.

Wolves took the lead after 14 minutes when Fabio Silva robbed Jack Robinson and fed Podence, who kept his head and found the bottom corner.

Daniel Podence
Daniel Podence scored twice as Wolves cruised to victory

Billy Sharp thought he had equalised five minutes before half time, but his goal was ruled out for a high boot.

Semedo made it 2-0 on 72 minutes, completing a swift counter attack by meeting Rayan Ait-Nouri's cross after he was played in down the left by Podence.

The Portuguese winger then had the last word when substitute Jimenez pounced on a Foderingham error, leaving him to fire into an empty net.

Line-ups

Wolves

Formation 3-4-3

  • 21Ruddy
  • 23Kilman
  • 16Coady
  • 5MarçalSubstituted forJoão Moutinhoat 45'minutes
  • 22Nélson Semedo
  • 32Dendoncker
  • 8NevesSubstituted forCavaco Jordãoat 86'minutes
  • 3Aït-Nouri
  • 37TraoréSubstituted forMachado Trincãoat 68'minutes
  • 17Fábio SilvaSubstituted forJiménezat 68'minutes
  • 10PodenceSubstituted forCundleat 86'minutes

Substitutes

  • 6Cavaco Jordão
  • 9Jiménez
  • 11Machado Trincão
  • 13Moulden
  • 28João Moutinho
  • 33Giles
  • 34Sanderson
  • 39Cundle
  • 81Lembikisa

Sheff Utd

Formation 5-3-2

  • 18Foderingham
  • 20Bogle
  • 6BashamBooked at 61mins
  • 34Gordon
  • 19RobinsonSubstituted forFreemanat 45'minutesBooked at 84mins
  • 33Norrington-Davies
  • 8BergeSubstituted forNorwoodat 80'minutes
  • 24Hourihane
  • 23Osborn
  • 17McGoldrickSubstituted forBurkeat 65'minutes
  • 10SharpSubstituted forNdiayeat 79'minutes

Substitutes

  • 7Brewster
  • 14Burke
  • 15Freeman
  • 16Norwood
  • 28Slater
  • 29Ndiaye
  • 31Eastwood
  • 32Osula
  • 39Starbuck
Referee:
Paul Tierney
Attendance:
27,004

Match Stats

Home TeamWolvesAway TeamSheff Utd
Possession
Home65%
Away35%
Shots
Home16
Away7
Shots on Target
Home6
Away2
Corners
Home6
Away3
Fouls
Home7
Away11

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Sheffield United 0.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Sheffield United 0.

  3. Post update

    Attempt missed. Trincão (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by João Moutinho.

  4. Post update

    Offside, Sheffield United. Ben Osborn tries a through ball, but Luke Freeman is caught offside.

  5. Post update

    Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

  6. Post update

    Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  7. Post update

    Attempt missed. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Chris Basham.

  8. Substitution

    Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bruno Jordão replaces Rúben Neves.

  9. Substitution

    Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Luke Cundle replaces Daniel Podence.

  10. Booking

    Luke Freeman (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.

  11. Post update

    Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Oliver Norwood.

  12. Post update

    Attempt saved. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

  13. Goal!

    Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 3, Sheffield United 0. Daniel Podence (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.

  14. Substitution

    Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Norwood replaces Sander Berge.

  15. Substitution

    Substitution, Sheffield United. Iliman Ndiaye replaces Billy Sharp.

  16. Post update

    João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. Post update

    Foul by Conor Hourihane (Sheffield United).

  18. Post update

    Attempt missed. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Chris Basham.

  19. Post update

    Attempt saved. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oliver Burke with a cross.

  20. Goal!

    Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Sheffield United 0. Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri with a cross.

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  • Comment posted by IRISH BLADE , at 16:07 9 Jan 2022

    Good win for wolves, but a good loss for us. Fixtures piling up so a quick exit from a competition we were never going to win is a great outcome. Hope Wolves go in to win it now, fed up of the same names on the trophy.

  • Comment posted by Bobby Smith, at 16:12 9 Jan 2022

    Max Kilman must play for England. This is a serious no-brainer. He is simply the best centre-half in England at the present time.

    • Reply posted by bridstow man , at 17:50 9 Jan 2022

      bridstow man replied:
      Speaking to exiled Yam yams he does appear to be in good form.

      Not sure what neutrals who have seen him think but is a unit with good touch.

  • Comment posted by Factoid, at 16:05 9 Jan 2022

    A good, hard fought win against a very well organised Sheff Utd team. We still won't get the same recognition as Spurs beating Morecambe or Liverpool beating Shrewsbury. We know our place so I'm happy for us to continue under the radar picking up wins.

  • Comment posted by On the fence, at 16:29 9 Jan 2022

    Podence is a live wire. Not only did he score 2 goals but also contributed to the third. Credit to Nuno for signing him. Good to see Fabio coming good and Kilman was impeccable.

  • Comment posted by 5heff, at 16:03 9 Jan 2022

    Got what we deserved. If you don't take your chances you get punished. Can see why Wolves are pushing for Europe 👏. Blades can now concentrate on a push for the play-offs! UTB ⚔

  • Comment posted by Chris, at 16:32 9 Jan 2022

    Enjoyable match, chances at both ends and Fabio Silva was excellent in the first half. Clinical finishing was the difference, hopefully a favourable draw for the next round and good luck to the Blades for the rest of the season, you can make the play offs!!!

    • Reply posted by Black Country Man, at 19:48 9 Jan 2022

      Black Country Man replied:
      It would be even better if they squeeze past Sandwell Town for the last play off place.

  • Comment posted by bigbadwolf2018, at 16:04 9 Jan 2022

    27,000 not bad eh Baggies?

    • Reply posted by gnash96, at 12:55 10 Jan 2022

      gnash96 replied:
      I think we should kick the baggies and blues out of the Midlands UTV

  • Comment posted by Cuzzes, at 17:51 9 Jan 2022

    Listened to the commentary on BBC radio Sheffield, and I thought it was much better than BBC West Midlands does. I hope United can do well in the league this season because Sheffield fans, and that includes Wednesday, both deserve to be playing in the Premier League.
    From a Wolves fan.

    • Reply posted by Clare, at 18:26 9 Jan 2022

      Clare replied:
      Thanx Cuzzes. Might be a while yet before either club gets back to the top level. Good luck in the next round.

  • Comment posted by Mike Torrinos Cellphone Battery, at 16:10 9 Jan 2022

    With Wolves stingy defence they could have a great cup run. Wouldn't at all be surprised to see them at Wembley, but long way to go

  • Comment posted by YouFUMS, at 16:08 9 Jan 2022

    If those 2 early chances had fallen to Sharp instead of McGoldrick, it would have been a very interesting game. Good luck to Wolves in the rest of the competition. Blades have to get themselves back into a good run of league form.

  • Comment posted by Keepthefaith28, at 16:16 9 Jan 2022

    Great win lads. Thought Silva looked faster and stronger as he did against Spurs in league cup. The touch and intelligence is there and he will come good. Would like to see him and Raul play at least a half together so Raul can lay balls off to him in penalty area rather than silva lay it off for others. Please once again back Bruno in the transfer market as we need fox in box, centre half and cm

  • Comment posted by D1710633286981, at 16:05 9 Jan 2022

    6-3 would perhaps of been a fair result.
    Certainly an entertaining game.
    Much more open than we have been from a defensive perspective, makes me think how much we may miss Saiss in what is a settled defence.
    Great link up play from Fabio & Podence, Fabio deserves more minutes from what we have seen today.
    Happy to see 3 goals and to be in the 4th round hat!

    • Reply posted by bbc sports are Muppets, at 16:09 9 Jan 2022

      bbc sports are Muppets replied:
      Got to remember this was Sheffield first game in a month

  • Comment posted by Wolves Guru, at 16:03 9 Jan 2022

    Great result, typical FA Cup banana skin with Sheff U, having won their last 5.
    Well done plenty of chances and we scored goals too, which will help with confidence. UTW

  • Comment posted by Utcheterwolf, at 16:02 9 Jan 2022

    Cundle and jordeau on the pitch.. Neto to come back.. committed performance yet again. Silva will take confidence from that performance.. let’s hope we draw wba in the next round .. oh no they’re out 😂😂🤦‍♂️

    • Reply posted by Leviathan, at 22:25 9 Jan 2022

      Leviathan replied:
      Why? You would probably lose like you normally do.

  • Comment posted by gordon, at 16:05 9 Jan 2022

    Can't get away with mistakes like the 2 goals at this level or miss good chances. Blades weren't outplayed and undoubtedly beaten by a pretty good side. 2nd goal was top quality.

  • Comment posted by claire, at 16:08 9 Jan 2022

    More molineux magic 👀

  • Comment posted by Fat Bloke Wolfie, at 16:01 9 Jan 2022

    COYW

  • Comment posted by Landlova, at 16:03 9 Jan 2022

    Excellent result for Wolves

  • Comment posted by PJB, at 17:51 9 Jan 2022

    Very professional job by Wolves this afternoon.

    And the real good news is that Fabio Silva (still 19) is starting to look every bit a £35m footballer.

    Jiminez, Hwang, Neto to come back and Silva - maybe we don't need another striker.

    Decent draw - big cup run on the cards.

    COYW

  • Comment posted by Apollo 11, at 16:02 9 Jan 2022

    Another good win 👍👍. Wolves ay we. Pride of the Midlands

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