On Jan 9th, Sheffield United will travel to Wolverhampton to battle Wolverhampton Wanderers in a clash of the FA Cup. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 3 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Wolverhampton Wanderers is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Manchester United. João Moutinho scored the first goal for Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 82nd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Manchester United was frustrated by Wolverhampton Wanderers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Wolverhampton Wanderers ended the match with the shutout victory. Wolverhampton Wanderers is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Sheffield United recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Fulham. Iliman Ndiaye struck first for Sheffield United in the 3rd minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Fulham couldn’t manage to score, and Sheffield United took the shutout win. Sheffield United should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Wolverhampton Wanderers won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Sheffield United’s most prolific scorer has been Billy Sharp. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Wolverhampton Wanderers is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Romain Saïss and João Moutinho each only have 1 goal in their last 5.