SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday prevails over Peterborough United 1-0 after N. Thompson scored an own goal 60min.
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 Anthony Backhouse with the collaboration of Peter Gooch and Steve Rushton. The 4th official was Dean Watson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 12 Total 3
- 3 On Target 0
- 4 Off Target 2
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 107 Attack 82
- 54 Dangerous attack 29
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 0
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 18 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Sheffield Wednesday was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Peterborough United that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sheffield Wednesday was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield Wednesday won the match.
Sheffield Wednesday shot 12 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Peterborough United shot 3 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Sheffield Wednesday received 3 yellow cards (Aden Flint, Barry Bannan and Lee Gregory). Talking about the opposition, Peterborough United received 1 yellow card (R. Edwards).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Sheffield Wednesday will have 74 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Peterborough United will stay with 51 points like Portsmouth 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).
Peterborough United will play away agasint Barnsley on the 6th of May with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Barnsley (3 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, Aden Flint, Dominic Iorfa, Jaden Brown, Akin Famewo, Barry Bannan, Liam Palmer, Will Vaulks, George Byers, Josh Windass and Michael Smith.
The home team had on the bench: Rio Shipston, Tyreeq Bakinson, Dennis Adeniran, Adam Alimi-Adetoro, Pierce Charles, Lee Gregory and Jack Hunt.
Sheffield Wednesday could not rely on the presence of Dennis Adeniran (injured).
Substitutions
Sheffield Wednesday made 3 changes: Michael Smith for Lee Gregory (69′), Jaden Brown for Jack Hunt (78′) and Liam Palmer for Dennis Adeniran (90′).
Peterborough United – Formation
Peterborough United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Darren Ferguson played with: Will Norris, Nathan Thompson, Frankie Kent, Ronnie Edwards, Oliver Norburn, Nathanael Ogbeta, Jack Taylor, Harrison Burrows, Kwame Poku, Jonson Clarke-Harris and Ephron Mason-Clark.
They had on the bench: Will Blackmore, Emmanuel Fernandez, Joe Ward, Ben Thompson, Kabongo Tshimanga, Ricky Jade-Jones and Hector Kyprianou.
Substitutions
Peterborough United made 4 changes: Kwame Poku for Joe Ward (68′), Oliver Norburn for Hector Kyprianou (82′), Harrison Burrows for Kabongo Tshimanga (82′) and N. Ogbeta for Ricky Jade-Jones (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Exeter City – 1-1
- Sheffield Wednesday – Peterborough United – 1-0
- Port Vale – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-0
- Plymouth Argyle – Charlton Athletic – 2-0
- Morecambe – Bolton Wanderers – 0-0
- Lincoln City – Oxford United – 1-0
- Ipswich Town – Burton Albion – 4-0
- Derby County – Shrewsbury Town – 2-2
- Cheltenham Town – Fleetwood Town – 1-0
- Cambridge United – Portsmouth – 0-1
- Bristol Rovers – Barnsley – 0-0
- Accrington Stanley – Forest Green Rovers – 2-1