SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday managed to reverse the scoreline against Queens Park Rangers to win 2-1. It was Queens Park Rangers to strike first with an own goal of Bambo Diaby at the 37′. Then it was a goal in the 86′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Anthony Musaba gave the win to Sheffield Wednesday in the 90′ minute.
The match was played at the Hillsborough Stadium stadium in Sheffield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 24,739 spectators. The referee was Andy Davies assisted by Andrew Dallison and Darren Williams. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.21 degrees Celsius or 52.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 8 Total 5
- 3 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 118 Attack 68
- 52 Dangerous attack 30
- 50 Ball safe 63
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 12
- 5 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Sheffield Wednesday was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Queens Park Rangers that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sheffield Wednesday had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield Wednesday won the match.
Sheffield Wednesday shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Queens Park Rangers shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Sheffield Wednesday received 5 yellow cards (Will Vaulks, Liam Palmer, Di’Shon Bernard, Anthony Musaba and Barry Bannan). Regarding the opposition, Queens Park Rangers received 4 yellow cards (Paul Smyth, Andre Dozzell, Samuel Field and Reggie Cannon).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sheffield Wednesday has 16 points to sit in the 23rd place. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers will stays with 20 points to hold in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Sheffield Wednesday will host Cardiff City on the 23rd of December with a 10-8 head to head record in favor of Cardiff City (7 draws).
Queens Park Rangers will host Watford on the 5th of August with a 8-8 head to head.
Sheffield Wednesday – Formation
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Sheffield Wednesday started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Danny Röhl decided to play with the following team: Cameron Dawson
, Pol Valentín , Bambo Diaby , Di’Shon Bernard , Akin Famewo , Anthony Musaba , Will Vaulks , Barry Bannan , Marvin Johnson , Callum Paterson and Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri .The home team had on the bench: George Byers
, Michael Ihiekwe, Liam Palmer , Tyreeq Bakinson, John Buckley , Ashley Fletcher , Reece James, Devis Vasquez and Djeidi Gassama .Sheffield Wednesday could not rely on the presence of John Buckley (injured) and George Byers (injured).
Substitutions
Sheffield Wednesday made 5 changes: Bambo Diaby for Djeidi Gassama (46′), Will Vaulks for Ashley Fletcher (79′), Callum Paterson for John Buckley (70′), Pol Valentín for Liam Palmer (71′) and John Buckley for George Byers (85′).
Player of the match: Akin Famewo
The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield Wednesday was Akin Famewo even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 54 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 16.Queens Park Rangers – Formation
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Queens Park Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Martí Cifuentes Corvillo played with: Asmir Begović
, Reggie Cannon , Jimmy Dunne , Jake Clarke-Salter , Kenneth Paal , Elijah Dixon-Bonner , Samuel Field , Andre Dozzell , Paul Smyth , Sinclair Armstrong and Ilias Chair .They had on the bench: Steve Cook
, Chris Willock , Lyndon Dykes , Osman Kakay , Jordan Archer, Taylor Richards, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Aaron Drewe and Rafferty Pedder.Substitutions
Queens Park Rangers made 4 changes: Sinclair Armstrong for Lyndon Dykes (46′), Andre Dozzell for Steve Cook (83′), Reggie Cannon for Chris Willock (46′) and Paul Smyth for Osman Kakay (73′).
Player of the match: Kenneth Paal
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Queens Park Rangers was Kenneth Paal.
His rating is
with 57 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Swansea City – Middlesbrough – 1-2
- Southampton – Blackburn Rovers – 4-0
- Sheffield Wednesday – Queens Park Rangers – 2-1
- Preston North End – Watford – 1-5
- Plymouth Argyle – Rotherham United – 3-2
- Millwall – Huddersfield Town – 1-1
- Leeds United – Coventry City – 1-1
- Ipswich Town – Norwich City – 2-2
- Hull City – Cardiff City – 3-0
- Bristol City – Sunderland – 1-0