PORTSMOUTH. Portsmouth and Sheffield Wednesday didn’t manage to score any goal on Tuesday. Portsmouth was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Fratton Park stadium in Portsmouth on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Sam Purkiss with the assistance of Christopher Kidd and Damith Bandara. The 4th official was Carl Brook. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7 degrees Celsius or 44.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Portsmouth had a superior ball possession 60% while Sheffield Wednesday was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Portsmouth was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Portsmouth to win the match​.

Portsmouth shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday shot 10 times, 1 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Portsmouth received 1 yellow card (R. Hackett-Fairchild). On the other side, Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card (C. Paterson).

Also, Sheffield Wednesday didn’t end the match with 11 players after M. Luongo (Sheffield Wednesday) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (69′).

Standings

After this encounter, Portsmouth will have 33 points to hold in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday will have 34 points like Milton Keynes Dons to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Portsmouth will host Morecambe on the 11th of December with a 2-2 head to head statistic.

Sheffield Wednesday will play away agasint Crewe Alexandra on the 11th of December with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Portsmouth – Formation

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

The manager Danny Cowley decided to play with the following team: Gavin Bazunu (7.2), Kieron Freeman (7.7), Sean Raggett (7.1), Connor Ogilvie (7.0), Mahlon Romeo (6.9), Miguel Azeez (7.0), Shaun Williams (7.0), Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (6.9), Marcus Harness (7.3), George Hirst (7.0) and Ronan Curtis (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: H. Jewitt-White, A. Bass, G. Yahyai, H. Hughes, D. Gifford, J. Marquis and Ellis Harrison (6.4).

Substitutions

Portsmouth made only 1 change substituting G. Hirst for E. Harrison (84′)​.

Best player: Kieron Freeman​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Portsmouth was Kieron Freeman.

His rating is (7.7) with 51 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

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

Darren Moore played with: Bailey Peacock-Farrell (8.2), Callum Paterson (6.7), Liam Palmer (7.2), Marvin Johnson (6.8), Jack Hunt (6.8), Oluwafisayo Dele-Bashiru (7.1), Barry Bannan (7.6), Massimo Luongo (6.4), Olamide Shodipo (6.5), Florian Kamberi (6.8) and Lee Gregory (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: J. Brown, G. Byers, Saido Berahino (6.3), S. Sow, T. Corbeanu, Lewis Wing (6.3) and J. Wildsmith.

Sheffield Wednesday could not rely on the presence of S. Berahino (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 2 changes: F. Kamberi for L. Wing (72′) and L. Gregory for S. Berahino (87′).

Best player: Bailey Peacock-Farrell​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield Wednesday was the goalkeeper: Bailey Peacock-Farrell. His rating is 8.15. He performed 4 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Accrington Stanley – AFC Wimbledon – 0-2
• Charlton Athletic – Ipswich Town – 2-0
• Cheltenham Town – Cambridge United – 0-5
• Crewe Alexandra – Lincoln City – 2-0
• Doncaster Rovers – Oxford United – 1-2
• Fleetwood Town – Bolton Wanderers – 3-0
• Portsmouth – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-0
• Rotherham United – Gillingham – 5-1
• Sunderland – Morecambe – 5-0
• Wycombe Wanderers – Burton Albion – 2-1