SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday overcomes Plymouth Argyle 4-2.

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 Chris Pollard who was helped by Mark Cunliffe and Ian Smedley. The 4th official was Tom Reeves. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.4 degrees Celsius or 36.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

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 51% of the time vs. Plymouth Argyle that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield Wednesday was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield Wednesday won the match​.

Sheffield Wednesday shot 22 times, 7 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, Plymouth Argyle shot 3 times, 3 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Sheffield Wednesday received 2 yellow cards (M. Luongo and J. Hunt). Talking about the opposition, Plymouth Argyle received 1 yellow card (R. Broom).

Standings

After this contest, Sheffield Wednesday will have 40 points to hold in the 8th place. On the other side, Plymouth Argyle will stay with 43 points like Oxford United to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Sheffield Wednesday will play away against Oxford United on the 22nd of January with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Plymouth Argyle will host Lincoln City on the 22nd of January with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Plymouth Argyle (2 draws).

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Darren Moore decided to play with the following team: Bailey Peacock-Farrell (6.1), Liam Palmer (7.3), Sam Hutchinson (7.1), Marvin Johnson (6.4), Jack Hunt (7.3), Oluwafisayo Dele-Bashiru (6.7), Massimo Luongo (7.8), Barry Bannan (7.6), Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (8.0), Lee Gregory (6.6) and Sylla Sow (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: C. Brennan, G. Byers, J. Wildsmith, D. Adeniran, C. Paterson, Josh Windass (7.2) and S. Berahino.

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 3 changes: S. Sow for J. Windass (80′), B. Bannan for D. Adeniran (90′) and L. Gregory for C. Paterson (90′).

Best player: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield Wednesday was Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 24 passes (58% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 9 crosses.

Plymouth Argyle – Formation

Also Plymouth Argyle adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Steven Schumacher played with: Michael Cooper (5.9), James Bolton (6.2), Dan Scarr (6.6), Macaulay Gillesphey (6.4), Joe Edwards (6.4), Adam Randell (7.4), Jordan Houghton (6.9), Danny Mayor (5.8), Conor Grant (6.4), Jordan Garrick (6.7) and Niall Ennis (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: C. Burton, Luke Jephcott (6.8), J. Wilson, R. Crichlow, Ryan Broom (6.6), A. Lewis and Ryan Law (6.1).

Substitutions

Plymouth Argyle made 3 changes: D. Mayor for R. Broom (59′), N. Ennis for L. Jephcott (70′) and J. Houghton for R. Law (82′).

Best player: Adam Randell​

The most impressive player for Plymouth Argyle was Adam Randell.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 32 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• AFC Wimbledon – Morecambe – 0-0
• Accrington Stanley – Sunderland – 1-1
• Bolton Wanderers – Ipswich Town – 2-0
• Cheltenham Town – Charlton Athletic – 1-1
• Crewe Alexandra – Shrewsbury Town – 0-0
• Doncaster Rovers – Wigan Athletic – 1-2
• Fleetwood Town – Rotherham United – 1-0
• Gillingham – Burton Albion – 1-3
• Lincoln City – Cambridge United – 0-1
• Portsmouth – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-2
• Sheffield Wednesday – Plymouth Argyle – 4-2
• Wycombe Wanderers – Oxford United – 2-0