Wolves took the points at Hillsborough on Monday evening, seeing off Sheffield Wednesday 2:0 in the Round of 64. The League Cup match finished with visitors walking away from a contest where the hosts had their chances but could not convert them. And here's the thing — it was the away side who controlled the decisive moments.
Sil Swinkels opened the scoring for Sheffield Wednesday with an own goal in the third minute, a mistake that kept the visitors ahead for most of the evening. Jarvis Thornton picked up a yellow card eight minutes in, and Boubacar Traoré followed suit for Wolves thirty-two minutes from time. Saheed Olagunju then restored the visitors' advantage at forty-five plus one, a goal that gave Wolves breathing room before half-time.
By then the game had settled into a rhythm where Wolves dictated the tempo. Their substitutions came in waves — Rodrigo Gomes and Ricardo Santos for Sheffield Wednesday at sixty-two, Billy Mitchell and William Grainger for Wolves at sixty-seven. Sil Swinkels was withdrawn at seventy minutes, replaced by David Møller Wolfe at seventy-two. Kieran Morrison, Saheed Olagunju, Harry Gray and Tommy Doyle completed the changes between eighty-one and eighty-eight minutes.
Both sides registered three shots on target, but Wolves created one big chance while Sheffield Wednesday created none. The visitors held 52 percent possession and completed 389 passes compared to 441 for the hosts. Wolves crossed twenty-six times and completed eight, while Sheffield Wednesday managed just two successful crosses from seventeen attempts. Expected goals told the same story — 1.03 for Wolves against 0.39 for Sheffield Wednesday.
The result extends Wolves' unbeaten run and sends them through to the next round. Sheffield Wednesday were eliminated, their cup campaign ending without a goal at Hillsborough.
