Sheffield Wednesday destroys Forest Green Rovers 5-0 after playing a fantastic match. HIGHLIGHTS

SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday estinguishes Forest Green Rovers 5-0 with goals of

August 28, 2022

SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday annihilates Forest Green Rovers 5-0 with goals of J. Windass (12′), B. Bannan (19′), L. Palmer (31′), L. Gregory (45′) and D. Bernard (56′ own). Sheffield Wednesday made the most of its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Hillsborough Stadium stadium in Sheffield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Mather who was helped by Bradley Hall and Thomas Harty. The 4th official was Wayne Grunnill. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.3 degrees Celsius or 72.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.

Match Statistics

Sheffield Wednesday

5 - 0

Forest Green Rovers

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

14 Total 3
7 On Target 0
7 Off Target 3
0 Shots blocked 0

125 Attack 97
37 Dangerous attack 35
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
4 Corners 1

Fouls

7 Total 11
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sheffield Wednesday had a strong ball possession 57% while Forest Green Rovers was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield Wednesday had a more offensive attitude with 37 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield Wednesday won the match.

Sheffield Wednesday shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Forest Green Rovers shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card (M. Johnson). Talking about the opposition, Forest Green Rovers received 3 yellow cards (C. O’Keeffe, B. Cargill and D. Davis).

Match Timeline

Josh Windass(goal)

12'

Barry Bannan(goal)

19'

Liam Palmer(goal)

31'

37'

Marvin Johnson- Yellow

37'

45'

56'

Dominic Bernard (own-goal)

57'

58'

65'

Mallik Wilks- sub ->J. Windass

69'

Callum Paterson- sub ->L. Gregory

69'

73'

80'

83'

85'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

101

After playing this encounter, Sheffield Wednesday will have 13 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Forest Green Rovers will stay with 4 points like Cheltenham Town to hold in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Sheffield Wednesday will host Derby County on the 6th of May with a 12-5 head to head stats in favor of Derby County (11 draws).

Forest Green Rovers will play away agasint Cambridge United on the 6th of May with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Forest Green Rovers (10 draws).

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday

David Stockdale 31.England

6.7

Michael Ihiekwe 20.England

7.2

Dominic Iorfa 6.England

6.8

Mark McGuinness 34.Republic of Ireland

6.9

Barry Bannan 10.Scotland

8.4

69'

19'

Marvin Johnson 18.England

7.0

83'

37'

Liam Palmer 2.Scotland

7.2

31'

George Byers 14.Scotland

7.2

Josh Windass 11.England

7.7

69'

12'

Tyreeq Bakinson 19.England

7.0

80'

Lee Gregory 9.England

7.2

69'

45'

Substitutes

Cameron Dawson 25.England

Callum Paterson 13.Scotland

6.4

69'

Jaden Brown 3.England

83'

Jack Hunt 32.England

Will Vaulks 4.Wales

6.8

80'

Dennis Adeniran 8.England

6.4

69'

Mallik Wilks 7.England

6.8

69'

Sheffield Wednesday started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Darren Moore decided to play with the following team: David Stockdale (6.7), Dominic Iorfa (6.8), Michael Ihiekwe (7.2), Mark McGuinness (6.9), L. Palmer (7.2), T. Bakinson (7.0), G. Byers (7.2), M. Johnson (7.0), B. Bannan (8.4), J. Windass (7.7) and L. Gregory (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: C. Paterson (6.4), J. Brown, J. Hunt, C. Dawson, W. Vaulks (6.8), M. Wilks (6.8) and D. Adeniran (6.4).

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 5 changes: J. Windass for M. Wilks (69′), B. Bannan for D. Adeniran (69′), L. Gregory for C. Paterson (69′), T. Bakinson for W. Vaulks (80′) and M. Johnson for J. Brown (83′).

Best player: B. Bannan

The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield Wednesday was B. Bannan.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 52 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 5 crosses.

Forest Green Rovers – Formation

Forest Green Rovers

Luke McGee 1.England

5.6

Jordan Moore-Taylor 15.England

6.0

Baily Cargill 6.England

6.1

73'

Corey O'Keeffe 2.Republic of Ireland

5.5

80'

37'

Dominic Bernard 3.England

5.8

David Davis 26.England

6.4

85'

Reece Brown 29.England

6.4

65'

Kyle McAllister 17.Scotland

5.5

58'

Ben Stevenson 7.England

5.8

57'

Myles Peart-Harris 25.England

6.3

Jamille Matt 14.Jamaica

6.2

58'

Substitutes

Lewis Thomas 24.Wales

Oliver Casey 5.England

6.1

58'

Jacob Jones 16.Wales

6.6

80'

Regan Hendry 8.Scotland

6.8

57'

Armani Little 10.England

6.3

65'

Sean Robertson 19.England

Josh March 28.England

6.8

58'

Forest Green Rovers started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Ian Burchnall played with: L. McGee (5.6), C. O’Keeffe (5.5), D. Bernard (5.8), J. Moore-Taylor (6.0), B. Cargill (6.1), K. McAllister (5.5), B. Stevenson (5.8), M. Peart-Harris (6.3), D. Davis (6.4), R. Brown (6.4) and J. Matt (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: O. Casey (6.1), R. Hendry (6.8), A. Little (6.3), J. Jones (6.6), S. Robertson, L. Thomas and J. March (6.8).

Substitutions

Forest Green Rovers made 5 changes: J. Matt for J. March (57′), K. McAllister for O. Casey (58′), B. Stevenson for R. Hendry (58′), R. Brown for A. Little (65′) and C. O’Keeffe for J. Jones (80′).