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Evening all, and welcome to Sheffield United v Wolves!

Premier League / Matchday 34
Bramall Lane / 08.07.2020
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Dan Quarrell

Updated 08/07/2020 at 18:55 GMT


17:38
In the studio, Matt Murray notes that usually, Wolves start in a 3-5-2 and move to a 3-4-3 if they need a goal, so perhaps they're going to be more offensive than usual this evening.
17:36
Chris Wilder likes Wolves. He says they're a counter-attacking team, but praises them so effusively that he winds up joking his team are beaten already. He's pleased to have Jack O'Connell back, and says that if his team play as well as they did in beating Spurs, he'll be very happy.
17:36
I'm not sure the top four has ever been as competitive as it will be next season. Obviously Liverpool and Manchester City are good already, while Chelsea have signed two good players and have, I'm told, Kai Havertz to come; Man United look like they're good again and if the can find the right centre-back will be serious in 20-21; Arsenal are getting better, and Spurs surely can't just let Mourinho ruin what Pochettino built.
17:29
So where do Wolves go from here? If they're happy finishing six and seventh, they don't need to do that much,. But the teams above them are all going to strengthen in the summer, which is to say that they need to find a way of improving, and simply waiting for what they've got to improve won't be enough.
17:27
17:23
Looks like it came as a surprise.
17:19
As for Blades, it's mad really, not just that they're seventh, but tat they've got there without anything approaching a goalscorer. Lys Mousset tops their hit parade with a princely six, while tonight's top two, McBurnie and Sharp, have five and four respectively.
17:18
It's for that reason that I rarely enjoy watching Wolves, which is odd because I absolutely love watching Adama Traore and am also very keen on Raul Jimenez.
17:14
Ultimately, though Nuno Espirito Santo has done a good job, but watching his team I often feel like they could be giving more. They play too slowly and conservatively, waiting for counters and overloads, when they have the players to aggressively push the pace.
17:13
Wolves make one change from Saturday's disappointing defeat at home to Arsenal, Jota coming in for Dendoncker, facilitating a change from 3-5-2 to 3-4-3. That should give them a much better balance - they were underpowered in attack at the weekend, basically a player short, and paid for it.
17:10
The absence of Fleck is a problem for Blades, as he brings a lot of the control to the midfield. But having O'Connell back in the back three will help them play their game - missing him and Egan at various points has been a huge problem these last few weeks.
17:10
I have deduced that "Didzy" is in fact "Dizzy", which is in fact David Mcgoldrick's nickname.
17:10
17:09
17:07
Let's have some teams then.
17:04
Blades, on the other hand, are trying to finish the season as they played it. The break came at a bad time for them and they've struggled to get going thereafter, but have been better of late, beating Spurs then drawing at Burnley. Realistically, they're fighting to hang onto seventh from the aforementioned claret and blues, and if they can cement themselves there, that'd be a pretty staggering achievement for Chris Wilder and sons.
17:00
This is a monstrously large game for Wolves. If they don't win, chances are that they'll need to win the Europa League in order to make next season's Champions League. Which is possible, of course - no side will want to draw them - but the field is tougher than any recent year of which I can think. Currently, they sit three points behind Manchester United, who have a far friendlier run-in, seven behind Leicester and eight behind Chelsea, whom the play on the final day. If they can go into that with something resting on the result, they'll take it, but I'd not hold my breath.