PORTSMOUTH. Sheffield Wednesday defeats Portsmouth 1-0 after J. Windass scored just 1 goal (11′). Portsmouth was vastly better in terms of ball possession (63%).​

Sheffield Wednesday remained in 10 after Dominic Iorfa received a double yellow card in the 78′. Nevertheless, Sheffield Wednesday still was able to win this match competing only in 10​.

The match was played at the Fratton Park stadium in Portsmouth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Toner with the support of Adrian Tranter and Ollie Williams. The 4th official was Stuart Butler. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.1 degrees Celsius or 43.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Portsmouth had a strong ball possession 63% while Sheffield Wednesday was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Portsmouth was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Sheffield Wednesday found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Portsmouth shot 12 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday shot 6 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Portsmouth received 3 yellow cards (Joe Morrell, Sean Raggett and Sean Raggett). Regarding the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday received 3 yellow cards (Josh Windass, Jaden Brown and Dominic Iorfa).

Also, Sheffield Wednesday didn’t end the match with 11 players after Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (78′).

Standings

After this match, Portsmouth will stay with 51 points to remain in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Sheffield Wednesday will have 77 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Portsmouth will play away with Shrewsbury Town on the 15th of April with a 6-6 head to head.

Sheffield Wednesday will play away agasint Burton Albion on the 15th of April with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (2 draws).

Portsmouth – Formation

Portsmouth started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager John Mousinho decided to play with the following team: Matt Macey, Sean Raggett, Joe Rafferty, Connor Ogilvie, Ryley Towler, Ryan Tunnicliffe, Joseff Morrell, Joe Pigott, Colby Bishop, Owen Dale and Patrick Lane.

The home team had on the bench: Tom Lowery, Recco Hackett-Fairchild, Louis Thompson, Josh Oluwayemi, Dane Scarlett, Di’Shon Bernard and Michael Jacobs.

Substitutions

Portsmouth made 3 changes: Owen Dale for Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (65′), Ryan Tunnicliffe for Tom Lowery (80′) and Paddy Lane for Michael Jacobs (85′).

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Darren Moore played with: Cameron Dawson, Aden Flint, Dominic Iorfa, Jaden Brown, Akin Famewo, Barry Bannan, Liam Palmer, Will Vaulks, George Byers, Josh Windass and Michael Smith.

These were the players on the bench: Lee Gregory, David Stockdale, Reece James, Dennis Adeniran, Jack Hunt, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru and Tyreeq Bakinson.

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 4 changes: George Byers for Fisayo Dele-Bashiru (35′), Jaden Brown for Reece James (45′), Michael Smith for Lee Gregory (72′) and Josh Windass for Jack Hunt (81′).

Results of the day

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

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