SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday was able to reverse the score against Exeter City to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Exeter City to strike first with a goal of Josh Key at the 47′. Then it was a goal in the 59′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Callum Paterson gave the win to Sheffield Wednesday in the 75′ minute.

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 Declan Bourne with the help of Daniel Woodward and Gary Hilton. The 4th official was Andy Haines. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

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 52% of the time vs. Exeter City that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield Wednesday was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield Wednesday won the match​.

Sheffield Wednesday shot 17 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Exeter City shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sheffield Wednesday received 3 yellow cards (Liam Palmer, Callum Paterson and Will Vaulks). Talking about the opposition, Exeter City received 1 yellow card (Jake Caprice).

Standings

After playing this match, Sheffield Wednesday will have 90 points to sit in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Exeter City will stay with 53 points to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Sheffield Wednesday will host Derby County on the 7th of May with a 12-5 head to head in favor of Derby County (12 draws).

Exeter City will host Morecambe on the 7th of May with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Exeter City (11 draws).

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Darren Moore decided to play with the following team: Cameron Dawson, Aden Flint, Callum Paterson, Dominic Iorfa, Jaden Brown, Barry Bannan, Marvin Johnson, Liam Palmer, Will Vaulks, Michael Smith and Lee Gregory.

The home team had on the bench: Michael Ihiekwe, Dennis Adeniran, Samuel Durrant, Tyreeq Bakinson, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Rio Shipston and David Stockdale.

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 3 changes: Aden Flint for Dennis Adeniran (57′), Jaden Brown for Michael Ihiekwe (71′) and Lee Gregory for Tyreeq Bakinson (83′).

Exeter City – Formation

Exeter City started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

Gary Caldwell played with: Jamal Blackman, Pierce Sweeney, Jake Caprice, Will Aimson, Alex Hartridge, Archie Collins, Jack Sparkes, Harry Kite, Josh Key, Josh Coley and Kgagelo Chauke.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Gary Woods, Pedro Borges, Rekeem Harper, Jonathan Grounds, Sonny Cox and Joe White.

Exeter City could not rely on the presence of S. Cox (injured) and Joe White (injured).

Substitutions

Exeter City made 4 changes: Josh Coley for Sonny Cox (70′), Will Aimson for Jonathan Grounds (81′), Jack Sparkes for Pedro Borges (81′) and Archie Collins for Joe White (89′).

Results of the day

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

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