Wolves 0
Sheffield United 0
There was no winning start to the New Year for Wolves as an at times scrappy encounter with Sheffield United finished without a goal.
The starting line-up and bench were unchanged from the game at Norwich as Wolves kicked-off attacking the South Bank end.
Just 30 seconds had gone when Michael Gray's cross caused confusion in the visiting defence before the ball bounced to United keeper Paddy Kenny.
Wayne Hennessey also had an early taste of the action when he was forced into a full length save to turn behind Gary Speed's 20-yard drive.
Kenny comfortably dealt with an angled effort from Andy Keogh before Speed, making his debut for the Blades, was penalised for a challenge on Seyi Olofinjana to the right of the Sheffield area.
Jay Bothroyd lofted the free-kick into the middle and Neill Collins ran in to head narrowly wide.
Gary Naysmith's foul on Keogh in a virtually identical position led to another Bothroyd free-kick and again Collins got a head to the ball but it went out to the far side of the box before being cleared.
Rob Hulse was well wide of the far post with an angled drive before a flowing Wolves move involving Karl Henry and Keogh ended with Bothroyd backheeling into the path of Henry whose shot from the 18-yard line was blocked.
With 31 minutes gone there was a close call for the Wolves goal when Jon Stead's shot from the edge of the area hit a defender and flew inches over Hennessey's crossbar.
Kevin Foley planted a through pass into the path of Henry as the midfielder sprinted into the United box and Keogh just failed to get a foot to the low cross that followed. There was a tremendous scramble in the six-yard box before the ball was cleared upfield.
Just before the interval Collins powered a header just over the bar following a Bothroyd corner.
Half-Time: Wolves 0 United 0
Lee Hendrie's through-ball put Hulse in on goal but the striker hesitated thinking he was offside and then held his head in his hands as he realised there was no flag as Hennessey collected.
Hulse figured again in the 54th minute when he turned inside the area and hit a shot that Hennessey was relieved to see drift wide.
The third chance for the visitors in the ten minutes following the interval came when an attempted clearance bounced into the path of Hendrie who cut into the box and, from close range, hit a shot that was superbly kept out by Hennessey with Darren Ward completing the clearance.
Two United men were booked in a minute - Hendrie for clattering into Foley and Chris Armstrong for pulling back Olofinjana.
Hulse was a whisker away with a low 20-yard shot before Stephen Elliott went on in place of Keogh. The switch didn't exactly meet with universal approval from the crowd but the striker was still suffering from a effects of a heavy cold.
Olofinjana's lofted through ball dropped perfectly for Bothroyd who raced clear towards Kenny's goal. But Leigh Bromby had chased back and he got in a tackle as Bothroyd shot at goal giving the United keeper the opportunity to save.
Kenny made a fine save with four minutes remaining as Olofinjana let fly with a volley from 20-yards and there were corners at both ends as the game drifted into stoppage time - but there was to be no end to the stalemate.
Wolves: Hennessey, Foley, Gray, Olofinjana, D. Ward, Collins, Gibson, Henry (capt), Keogh (Elliott 65), Bothroyd, S. Ward (Eastwood 77).
Unused subs: Edwards, Jarvis, Ikeme.
Blades: Kenny, Naysmith (capt), Bardsley, Stead (Gillespie 84), Hulse, Hendrie (Montgomery 84), Kilgallon, Tonge, Armstrong, Bromby, Speed.
Unused subs: Bennett, Lucketti, Sharp.
Bookings: Hendrie (59 - foul), Armstrong (60 - foul).
Referee: L. Mason.
Attendance: 24,791.
Goldrush Lucky 4 Half-Time Draw v Sheffield United: 2 - 6 - 7 - 9
