Wolves 1-1 Sunderland
Match summary
Wolves and Sunderland drew 1-1 in Premier League on Sat, 2 May 2026.
Goals — Wolves: Bueno 54' | Sunderland: Mukiele 17'.
Wolves had 58% of the possession and 20 shots (7 on target) against 10 (2) for Sunderland; corners 6-3, yellow cards 0-4.
Red cards: Wolves 0, Sunderland 1.
In their last 9 meetings Wolves won 4, Sunderland won 3 and 2 ended level.
Venue: Molineux Stadium. Referee: Paul Tierney.
Match timeline
- 17'MukieleAssist: XhakaGoal0-1
- 24'BallardRed card
- 45'BrobbeyYellow card
- 46'⇄In GomesOut LimaSubstitution
- 54'BuenoAssist: BuenoGoal1-1
- 56'XhakaYellow card
- 72'⇄In CirkinOut ReinildoSubstitution
- 72'⇄In IsidorOut BrobbeySubstitution
- 72'⇄In DiarraOut SadikiSubstitution
- 78'⇄In GomesOut BuenoSubstitution
- 81'CirkinYellow card
- 90'⇄In EdozieOut T. ArokodareSubstitution
- 90'RoefsYellow card
Match highlights
Top performers
TraoréWolves · Attacker
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes0
IsidorSunderland · Attacker
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes19
BuenoWolves · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.09
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes77
XhakaSunderland · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.08
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes90
TotiWolves · Defender
- Interceptions2
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
MukieleSunderland · Defender
- Interceptions1
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Sunderland 4-2-3-1Wolves 3-4-2-1
Wolves
Coach: Rob Edwards
Substitutes
- 21Rodrigo GomesMidfielder6.4
- 47Angel GomesMidfielder6.5
- 74Tom EdozieAttacker
- 70Josh GraceyGoalkeeper
- 2Matt DohertyDefender
- 38Jackson TchatchouaDefender
- 6David Moller WolfeDefender
- 27Jean-Ricner BellegardeMidfielder
- 11Hwang Hee-ChanAttacker
Unavailable players
- Ladislav KrejčíNeck injury
- Enso GonzálezKnee injury
- Sam JohnstoneShoulder injury
Sunderland
Coach: Régis Le Bris
Substitutes
- 3Dennis CirkinDefender6.3
- 19Habib DiarraMidfielder6.5
- 18Wilson IsidorAttacker6.6
- 31Melker EllborgGoalkeeper
- 13Luke O'NienDefender
- 6Lutsharel GeertruidaDefender
- 11Chris RiggMidfielder
- 37Jocelin Ta BiAttacker
- 12Eliezer MayendaAttacker
Unavailable players
- Romaine MundleHamstring Injury
- Bertrand TraoréKnee injury
- Nilson AnguloMuscle injury
- Simon MooreBroken hand
Statistics
WolvesSunderland
Key statistics
58%Possession42%
1.72Expected Goals0.66
20Total Shots10
7Shots On Target2
3Big Chances Created1
6Corners3
11Fouls11
0Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards1
1Offsides0
1Goalkeeper Saves6
377Passes Completed249
All statistics
8Shots Off Target3
5Shots Blocked5
1.55Expected Goals On Target1.39
11Free Kicks11
13Shots Inside The Box8
438Total Passes327
7Shots Outside The Box2
2Big Chances Missed0
1.77Expected Assists0.72
12/29 (41%)Crosses Completed3/16 (19%)
196Passes Own Half114
271Passes Opposition Half229
23/40 (57%)Long Passes Completed30/59 (51%)
14Throw-Ins16
15Key Passes8
99Passes Into Final Third94
54Backward Passes52
5Goal Kicks13
6Interceptions9
0.66Expected Goals Conceded1.72
5/12 (42%)Tackles Won10/17 (59%)
28Clearances23
53Duels Won50
24/41 (59%)Aerial Duels Won17/41 (41%)
29/62 (47%)Ground Duels Won33/62 (53%)
11Was Fouled11
6/10 (60%)Successful Dribbles5/11 (45%)
4Was Dribbled Past6
2Final Third Possession Won5
111Possession Lost123
Previous meetings
4 Wolves2 draws3 Sunderland
Match information
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- Round 35
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Molineux Stadium
- Capacity
- 32,050
- Attendance
- 29,632
- Referee
- Paul Tierney