SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday beats Port Vale 2-0 after M. Smith scores a double.
The match was played at the Hillsborough Stadium stadium in Sheffield on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Darren Drysdale who had the assistance of Stephen Wade and Alex Gray. The 4th official was Neil Hair. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.6 degrees Celsius or 40.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 8 Total 9
- 2 On Target 0
- 6 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 107 Attack 117
- 49 Dangerous attack 32
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Sheffield Wednesday was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Port Vale that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sheffield Wednesday was more pushing with 49 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield Wednesday won the match.
Sheffield Wednesday shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Port Vale shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card (Marvin Johnson). Regarding the opposition, Port Vale received 2 yellow cards (Ben Garrity and Daniel Jones).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sheffield Wednesday will have 49 points like Ipswich Town to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Port Vale will stay with 32 points to remain in the 9th 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 (12 draws).
Port Vale will host Plymouth Argyle on the 6th of May with a 7-0 head to head statistic in favor of Port Vale (1 draw).
Sheffield Wednesday – Formation
Sheffield Wednesday started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Darren Moore decided to play with the following team: Cameron Dawson, Callum Paterson, Reece James, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Mark McGuinness, Barry Bannan, Marvin Johnson, Liam Palmer, George Byers, Michael Smith and Alex Mighten.
The home team had on the bench: Akin Famewo, Josh Windass, Jack Hunt, Will Vaulks, Mallik Wilks, David Stockdale and Dennis Adeniran.
Substitutions
Sheffield Wednesday made 3 changes: Barry Bannan for Will Vaulks (26′), Alex Mighten for Jack Hunt (71′) and George Byers for Dennis Adeniran (90′).
Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Darrell Clarke played with: Jack Stevens, Connor Hall, Daniel Jones, Nathan Smith, William Forrester, Gavin Massey, Tom Conlon, Tom Pett, Ben Garrity, Ellis Harrison and James Wilson.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Daniel Butterworth, Malvind Benning, Ademipo Odubeko, Funso-King Ojo, Samson Robinson, Dennis Politic and Aiden Stone.
Substitutions
Port Vale made 5 changes: William Forrester for Samson Robinson (46′), Tom Pett for Malvind Benning (46′), James Wilson for Daniel Butterworth (55′), Ellis Harrison for Ademipo Odubeko (74′) and Gavin Massey for Dennis Politic (74′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Forest Green Rovers – Burton Albion – 1-2
- Bristol Rovers – Exeter City – 3-4
- Shrewsbury Town – Cheltenham Town – 0-1
- Sheffield Wednesday – Port Vale – 2-0
- Portsmouth – Ipswich Town – 2-2
- Plymouth Argyle – Wycombe Wanderers – 1-0
- Peterborough United – Milton Keynes Dons – 2-0
- Oxford United – Charlton Athletic – 3-1
- Morecambe – Accrington Stanley – 2-0
- Barnsley – Fleetwood Town – 2-1