SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday demolishes Milton Keynes Dons 5-2 with goals of Josh Windass (10′), Michael Smith (53′ pen), Lee Gregory (64′), Michael Smith (74′) and George Byers (90′). Regarding the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons scored with ​ Jonathan Leko (2′), Mo Eisa (24′). Sheffield Wednesday was truly superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

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 Scott Oldham with the assistance of Black Antrobus and Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua. The 4th official was Gareth Rhodes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sheffield Wednesday had a strong ball possession 63% while Milton Keynes Dons was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield Wednesday was putting more pressure with 39 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield Wednesday won the match​.

Sheffield Wednesday shot 22 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sheffield Wednesday didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Milton Keynes Dons received 1 yellow card (Josh McEachran).

Standings

After this match, Sheffield Wednesday will have 68 points like Plymouth Argyle to sit in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons will stay with 29 points like Cambridge United to hold in the 21st 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 record in favor of Derby County (12 draws).

Milton Keynes Dons will play away agasint Burton Albion on the 6th of May with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (2 draws).

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, Jack Hunt, Reece James, Dominic Iorfa, Barry Bannan, Marvin Johnson, Liam Palmer, Will Vaulks, George Byers, Josh Windass and Michael Smith.

The home team had on the bench: Lee Gregory, Aden Flint, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Akin Famewo, David Stockdale, Dennis Adeniran and Tyreeq Bakinson.

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 4 changes: Jack Hunt for Dennis Adeniran (60′), Will Vaulks for Lee Gregory (61′), Barry Bannan for Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (77′) and Michael Smith for Tyreeq Bakinson (90′).

Milton Keynes Dons – Formation

Milton Keynes Dons started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mark Graham Jackson played with: Jamie Cumming, Zak Jules, Daniel Harvie, Tennai Watson, Jack Tucker, Bradley Johnson, Josh McEachran, Edmond-Paris Maghoma, Sullay Kaikai, Jonathan Leko and Mohamed Eisa.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Will Grigg, Dawson Devoy, Franco Nahuel Ravizzoli, Darragh Burns, Henry Lawrence, Matthew Smith and Nathan Holland.

Substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons made 3 changes: Josh McEachran for Dawson Devoy (62′), Edmond-Paris Maghoma for Matthew Smith (87′) and Daniel Harvie for Henry Lawrence (87′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• Wycombe Wanderers – Bolton Wanderers – 1-0
• Sheffield Wednesday – Milton Keynes Dons – 5-2
• Port Vale – Exeter City – 1-0
• Plymouth Argyle – Fleetwood Town – 0-0
• Morecambe – Peterborough United – 0-3
• Lincoln City – Portsmouth – 0-0
• Ipswich Town – Forest Green Rovers – 4-0
• Derby County – Charlton Athletic – 2-0
• Cheltenham Town – Barnsley – 0-4
• Cambridge United – Oxford United – 1-0
• Bristol Rovers – Burton Albion – 1-2
• Accrington Stanley – Shrewsbury Town – 1-0