SHREWSBURY. Shrewsbury Town prevails over Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 after M. Pennington scored just 1 goal (45′). Sheffield Wednesday was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (66%).​

The match was played at the Montgomery Waters Meadow stadium in Shrewsbury on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Marc Edwards with the collaboration of Gary Hilton and Kevin Morris. The 4th official was Simon Mather. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.1 degrees Celsius or 48.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Shrewsbury Town

1 - 0

Sheffield Wednesday

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 11 Total 14
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 95 Attack 118
  • 55 Dangerous attack 65
  • 76 Ball safe 81
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 11 Total 7
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Sheffield Wednesday had a superior ball possession 66% while Shrewsbury Town was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield Wednesday was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Shrewsbury Town found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Shrewsbury Town shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Shrewsbury Town received 2 yellow cards (J. Vela and J. Daniels). Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday received 2 yellow cards (D. Adeniran and S. Hutchinson).

Match Timeline

29'
Ciaran Brennan- sub ->C. Paterson
37'
45'
45'
57'
65'
Aaron Pierre- sub ->N. Ogbeta
74'
84'
Joshua Daniels- sub ->R. Pyke
90'
Joshua Daniels- Yellow
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After playing this encounter, Shrewsbury Town will have 29 points like Charlton Athletic and Cheltenham Town to hold in the 14th place. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday will stay with 37 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Shrewsbury Town will play away with Gillingham on the 25th of January with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Shrewsbury Town (10 draws).

Sheffield Wednesday will host Morecambe on the 1st of February with a 1-1 head to head stats.

Shrewsbury Town – Formation

Shrewsbury Town
G
Marko Marosi 1.Slovakia
7.8
D
Ethan Ebanks-Landell 4.England
7.1
D
Matthew Pennington 5.England
7.6
45'
D
George Nurse 23.England
7.2
M
Luke Leahy 3.England
7.7
M
Elliott Bennett 17.England
7.0
M
David Davis 16.England
6.8
M
Josh Vela 10.England
6.7
84'
M
Nathanael Ogbeta 14.England
7.0
74'
F
Ryan Bowman 12.England
6.6
F
Daniel Udoh 11.Nigeria
6.6
45'
Substitutes
G
Harry Burgoyne 13.England
D
Aaron Pierre 6.Grenada
6.6
74'
D
Kade Craig 27.England
F
Rekeil Pyke 15.England
6.8
45'
F
Charlie Caton 19.England
F
Joshua Daniels 22.Northern Ireland
90' 90'
F
Sam Cosgrove 9.England

Shrewsbury Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Steve Cotterill decided to play with the following team: Marko Maroši (7.8), Matthew Pennington (7.6), Ethan Ebanks-Landell (7.1), George Nurse (7.2), Elliott Bennett (7.0), Josh Vela (6.7), David Davis (6.8), Luke Leahy (7.7), Nathanael Ogbeta (7.0), Ryan Bowman (6.6) and Daniel Udoh (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Rekeil Pyke (6.8), C. Caton, Aaron Pierre (6.6), H. Burgoyne, J. Daniels, S. Cosgrove and K. Craig.

Shrewsbury Town could not rely on the presence of R. Pyke (injured).

Substitutions

Shrewsbury Town made 3 changes: D. Udoh for R. Pyke (45′), N. Ogbeta for A. Pierre (74′) and R. Pyke for J. Daniels (90′).

Best player: Marko Maroši​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Shrewsbury Town was the goalkeeper: Marko Maroši. His rating is 7.82. He performed 5 saves.

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday
G
Bailey Peacock-Farrell 1.Northern Ireland
7.4
D
S. Hutchinson 5.England
7.2
90'
D
Marvin Johnson 18.England
6.9
65'
D
Liam Palmer 2.Scotland
7.0
M
Callum Paterson 13.Scotland
6.4
29'
M
Barry Bannan 10.Scotland
7.1
M
D. Adeniran 8.England
6.6
57' 37'
M
Lewis Wing 26.England
7.4
M
Theo Corbeanu 23.Canada
6.6
F
Saido Berahino 24.Burundi
6.4
F
Lee Gregory 9.England
6.6
Substitutes
G
Joe Wildsmith 28.England
D
Ciaran Brennan 34.Republic of Ireland
6.6
29'
D
Kwame Boateng 99.England
M
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru 17.Nigeria
7.2
57'
M
Nathaniel Méndez-Laing 41.Guatemala
6.9
65'
M
George Byers 14.Scotland
F
Sylla Sow 40.Netherlands

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

Darren Moore played with: Bailey Peacock-Farrell (7.4), Liam Palmer (7.0), Sam Hutchinson (7.2), Marvin Johnson (6.9), Lewis Wing (7.4), Callum Paterson (6.4), Barry Bannan (7.1), Dennis Adeniran (6.6), Theo Corbeanu (6.6), Lee Gregory (6.6) and Saido Berahino (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Oluwafisayo Dele-Bashiru (7.2), Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (6.9), Ciaran Brennan (6.6), K. Boateng, J. Wildsmith, G. Byers and S. Sow.

Sheffield Wednesday could not rely on the presence of C. Brennan (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 3 changes: C. Paterson for C. Brennan (29′), D. Adeniran for F. Dele-Bashiru (57′) and M. Johnson for N. Mendez-Laing (65′).

Best player: Bailey Peacock-Farrell​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield Wednesday was the goalkeeper: Bailey Peacock-Farrell. His rating is 7.44. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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