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Sheffield Wednesday vs Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One
0-2
Final
Hillsborough

Match pulse

SHWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTWOL
48%Possession52%
11Shots13
3On target3
2Corners6
2Saves3
5Fouls10
8'Jarvis ThorntonSHW32'Boubacar TraoréWOL
Team1H2HT
SHW000
WOL202

Who won: Wolves 2-0

Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 at Hillsborough. Goals for Wolves: Sil Swinkels (own goal) (3') and Saheed Olagunju (45'+1').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.0José SáG
  2. 27.8Saheed OlagunjuCD-L
  3. 36.8David Møller WolfeLB
  4. 46.8Tommy DoyleAM
  5. 56.7Nasser DjigaCD-R
  6. 66.5Pedro LimaRB
  7. 76.5Adam ArmstrongF
  8. 86.4Jordan JamesLM
  9. 96.4Tawanda ChirewaAM-L
  10. 106.4Rodrigo GomesAM-R
  11. 116.3Kieran MorrisonAM-R
  12. 126.2Mateus ManéSUB

Team stats

SHWWOL
5Fouls10
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
2Offsides2
2Corner Kicks6
2Saves3
48.2Possession51.8
11SHOTS13
3ON GOAL3
0.3On Target %0.2
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
362Accurate Passes389
440Passes463
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
2Accurate Crosses8
17Crosses26
0.1Cross %0.3
51Long Balls63
20Accurate Long Balls34
0.4Long Balls %0.5
2Blocked Shots5
8Effective Tackles9
12Tackles21
0.7Tackle %0.4
10Interceptions7
33Effective Clearances21
33Clearances21

Player of the game

José Sá

WOL · 3 saves, clean sheet

8.0

Deserved to win

11%
SHW · 0.46 xG
27%
Draw
63%
WOL · 1.41 xG

Wolves created better chances: they win this game 63% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
  3. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Pedro Lima (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

  4. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Louie Barry (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  6. 90'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.

    J. Lowe

  7. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Doyle

    Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fer López replaces Tommy Doyle.

    F. López

  8. 88'

    Free kick won

    Hugo Bueno (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  9. 88'

    Foul

    Foul by Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).

  10. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for H. Gray

    Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jamal Lowe replaces Harry Gray because of an injury.

    J. Lowe

  11. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Olagunju

    Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Toti Gomes replaces Saheed Olagunju because of an injury.

    T. Gomes

  12. 82'

    Free kick won

    Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).

  14. 81'
    Sub

    Subbed on for K. Morrison

    Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Devlan Moses replaces Kieran Morrison.

    D. Moses

  15. 77'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Louie Barry (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Barry Bannan following a fast break.

  16. 75'SHW

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Hugo Bueno.

  17. 73'

    Free kick won

    Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. 73'

    Foul

    Foul by Harry Gray (Sheffield Wednesday).

  19. 73'

    Free kick won

    Louie Barry (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  20. 72'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Møller Wolfe

    Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hugo Bueno replaces David Møller Wolfe.

    H. Bueno

  21. 70'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Swinkels

    Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Max Lowe replaces Sil Swinkels.

    M. Lowe

  22. 69'

    Foul

    Foul by Boubacar Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers).

  23. 69'

    Free kick won

    Jarvis Thornton (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 67'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Armstrong with a cross.

    R. Jiménez

  25. 67'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Mitchell

    Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Louie Barry replaces Billy Mitchell.

    L. Barry

Leaders

SHWWOL
Total Shots
Kieran Morrison
3
Adam Armstrong
3
Accurate Passes
Ricardo Santos
40
Nasser Djiga
62
Defensive Interventions
Billy Mitchell
12
Nasser Djiga
16
Saves
Joe Lumley
2
José Sá
3