LONDON. Sheffield Wednesday prevails over Charlton Athletic 1-0 after L. Palmer scored just 1 goal (9′).

The match was played at the The Valley stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Speedie with the support of Paul Kelly and Nick Dunn. The 4th official was Anthony Da Costa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.5 degrees Celsius or 43.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Charlton Athletic was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Sheffield Wednesday that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield Wednesday had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield Wednesday won the match.​

Charlton Athletic shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Sheffield Wednesday shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Charlton Athletic received 1 yellow card (Corey Blackett-Taylor). Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday received 4 yellow cards (Liam Palmer, Michael Smith, Dominic Iorfa and Cameron Dawson).

Standings

After this match, Charlton Athletic will stay with 40 points like Port Vale to sit in the 11th place. On the other side, Sheffield Wednesday will have 68 points like Plymouth Argyle to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Charlton Athletic will play away with Cheltenham Town on the 6th of May with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Cheltenham Town (1 draw).

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).

Charlton Athletic – Formation

Charlton Athletic adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Dean Holden decided to play with the following team: Ashley Maynard Brewer (7.0), Michael Hector (6.6), Ryan Inniss (7.1), Lucas Ness (7.2), Sean Clare (6.8), Gavin Kilkenny (6.5), George Dobson (6.8), Scott Fraser (5.8), Corey Blackett-Taylor (6.5), Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (6.3) and Miles Leaburn (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Joseph Wollacott, Steven Sessegnon, Albie Morgan, Aaron Henry, Jack Payne (6.8), Chuks Aneke (7.0) and Macauley Bonne (6.1).

Charlton Athletic could not rely on the presence of Jack Payne (injured).

Substitutions

Charlton Athletic made 3 changes: Gavin Kilkenny for Chuks Aneke (57′), Miles Leaburn for Macauley Bonne (75′) and Chuks Aneke for Jack Payne (81′).

Best player: Lucas Ness​

The most impressive player for Charlton Athletic was Lucas Ness.

His rating is (7.2) with 48 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Also Sheffield Wednesday adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Darren Moore played with: Cameron Dawson (7.4), Dominic Iorfa (6.9), Aden Flint (7.3), Akin Famewo (7.4), Liam Palmer (7.1), George Byers (7.2), Will Vaulks (7.0), Barry Bannan (7.4), Jaden Brown (7.4), Michael Smith (7.3) and Josh Windass (6.9).

These were the players on the bench: David Stockdale, Adam Alimi-Adetoro, Tyreeq Bakinson, Oluwafisayo Dele-Bashiru, Jack Hunt, Dennis Adeniran (7.3) and Lee Gregory (7.0).

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 3 changes: Jaden Brown for Dennis Adeniran (63′), Michael Smith for Lee Gregory (78′) and Josh Windass for Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (90′).

Best player: Jaden Brown​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield Wednesday was Jaden Brown even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.4) with 12 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

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