SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday was finally too strong for Sunderland with the goal of T. Corbeanu (11′), F. Kamberi (39′) and L. Gregory (53′). Sunderland was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).​

The match was played at the Hillsborough Stadium stadium in Sheffield on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Craig Hicks with the assistance of Danny Gratton and Richard Woodward. The 4th official was Tom Reeves. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.8 degrees Celsius or 42.49 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sunderland was in firm control of the ball 64% while Sheffield Wednesday was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sunderland was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Sheffield Wednesday was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Sheffield Wednesday shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sunderland shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Sheffield Wednesday received 2 yellow cards (D. Adeniran and M. Johnson). On the other side, Sunderland didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Sheffield Wednesday will have 25 points like Milton Keynes Dons to stay in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Sunderland will stay with 28 points to stay in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Sheffield Wednesday will host Gillingham on the 13th of November with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Sunderland will host Ipswich Town on the 20th of November with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).

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: Bailey Peacock-Farrell (8.0), Liam Palmer (6.8), Cheyenne Dunkley (7.2), Marvin Johnson (6.8), Callum Paterson (7.6), Dennis Adeniran (6.8), Lewis Wing (6.9), Theo Corbeanu (8.6), Barry Bannan (6.9), Florian Kamberi (7.5) and Lee Gregory (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Oluwafisayo Dele-Bashiru (6.2), Saido Berahino (6.4), J. Wildsmith, O. Shodipo, S. Sow, Jaden Brown (6.2) and J. Hunt.

Sheffield Wednesday could not rely on the presence of F. Dele-Bashiru (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 3 changes: B. Bannan for F. Dele-Bashiru (68′), T. Corbeanu for J. Brown (83′) and L. Gregory for S. Berahino (84′).

Best player: Theo Corbeanu​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield Wednesday was Theo Corbeanu.

His rating is (8.6) with 1 goal, 11 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Regarding the opposition, Lee Johnson played with: Ron-Thorben Hoffmann (6.1), Carl Winchester (5.9), Tom Flanagan (6.6), Callum Doyle (5.7), Dennis Cirkin (6.1), Luke O’Nien (7.1), Corry Evans (7.3), Daniel Neil (6.4), Lynden Gooch (6.7), Ross Stewart (6.9) and Aiden O’Brien (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: L. Dajaku, L. Burge, Elliot Embleton (6.3), Nathan Broadhead (6.6), B. Wright, F. Alves and Alex Pritchard (6.6).

Substitutions

Sunderland made 3 changes: D. Neil for A. Pritchard (65′), L. Gooch for E. Embleton (72′) and A. O’Brien for N. Broadhead (82′).

Best player: Corry Evans​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sunderland was Corry Evans.

His rating is (7.3) with 65 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Charlton Athletic – Rotherham United – 1-1
• Crewe Alexandra – Doncaster Rovers – 1-1
• Morecambe – Cambridge United – 0-2
• Portsmouth – Cheltenham Town – 1-1
• Fleetwood Town – Wigan Athletic – 2-3
• Sheffield Wednesday – Sunderland – 3-0
• Wycombe Wanderers – Ipswich Town – 1-4