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Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Sunderland
2 May 2026, 15:00 · Premier League · 2025/2026
Referee
Paul TierneyPremier League 2025/2026 · 12 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Wolverhampton WanderersMin
Sunderland- 17′⚽
Nordi Mukiele 0-1
Goal · Header
With: Granit Xhaka
Header
- 23′•
Dan Ballard
VAR_CARD · Card adjusted
- 24′
Dan Ballard
Redcard
Violent conduct
- 45+2′
Brian Brobbey
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
Rodrigo Gomes
Substitution
Off: Pedro Lima
46′ - ⚽
Santiago Bueno 1-1
Goal · Header
With: Hugo Bueno
Header
54′ - 56′
Granit Xhaka
Yellowcard
Argument
- 72′⇄
Dennis Cirkin
Substitution
Off: Reinildo Mandava
- 72′⇄
Habib Diarra
Substitution
Off: Noah Sadiki
- 72′⇄
Wilson Isidor
Substitution
Off: Brian Brobbey
- ⇄
Angel Gomes
Substitution
Off: Hugo Bueno
78′ - 81′
Dennis Cirkin
Yellowcard
Foul
- 90+2′
Robin Roefs
Yellowcard
Argument
- ⇄
Tom Edozie
Substitution
Off: Tolu Arokodare
90+3′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.65 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 7.33 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.74 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.44 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6.56 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 6.88 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 6.62 | |
| 78 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 7.58 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7.33 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.02 | |
| 90 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 7.00 | |
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| 44 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.54 | |
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| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.48 | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Wolverhampton Wanderers
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Sunderland
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Match stats
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Wolverhampton Wanderers’s ground: 5 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Wolverhampton Wanderers’s home games with Sunderland’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Sunderland
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunderland
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunderland
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunderland
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.