SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday was able to snatch a draw against Leicester City with a late goal from J. Hendrick scored in the (90′) after Leicester City got a lead with a goal from A. Fatawu (23′). Leicester City was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (68%)
The match was played at the Hillsborough Stadium stadium in Sheffield on Thursday and it started at 6:45 am local time. The referee was Samuel Barrott with the support of Jonathan Hunt and Black Antrobus. The 4th official was Carl Brook. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.29 degrees Celsius or 61.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.
Match Statistics
- ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
- 14 Total 12
- 7 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 84 Attack 123
- 48 Dangerous attack 43
- 54 Ball safe 69
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 7 Total 7
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Leicester City was in firm control of the ball 68% while Sheffield Wednesday was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sheffield Wednesday was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Sheffield Wednesday to win the match.
Sheffield Wednesday shot 14 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Leicester City shot 12 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Sheffield Wednesday received 2 yellow cards (Barry Bannan and Akin Famewo). On the opposite side, Leicester City received 1 yellow card (Jannik Vestergaard).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sheffield Wednesday will have 7 points to hold in the 24th place. Talking about the opposition, Leicester City will have 43 points to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Sheffield Wednesday will host Norwich City on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (3 draws).
Leicester City will play away agasint Millwall on the 9th of April with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Millwall (1 draw).
Sheffield Wednesday – Formation
Sheffield Wednesday started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Danny Röhl decided to play with the following team: Cameron Dawson , Dominic Iorfa , Bambo Diaby , Di’Shon Bernard , Akin Famewo , Will Vaulks , Callum Paterson , George Byers , Barry Bannan , Marvin Johnson and Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri .
The home team had on the bench: Michael Ihiekwe, Djeidi Gassama, Anthony Musaba , Liam Palmer , John Buckley , Jeff Hendrick , Ashley Fletcher , Reece James and Devis Vasquez.
Substitutions
Sheffield Wednesday made 5 changes: Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri for Anthony Musaba (61′), Bambo Diaby for Liam Palmer (62′), Barry Bannan for Jeff Hendrick (79′), George Byers for John Buckley (72′) and Will Vaulks for Ashley Fletcher (79′).
Player of the match: Will Vaulks
The most impressive player for Sheffield Wednesday was Will Vaulks.
His rating is with 35 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Enzo Maresca played with: Mads Hermansen , Ricardo Pereira , Conor Coady , Jannik Vestergaard , Wout Faes , Cesare Casadei , Harry Winks , Yunus Akgün , Abdul Fatawu Issahaku , Jamie Vardy and Stephy Mavididi .
They had on the bench: James Justin , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Wilfred Ndidi , Kelechi Iheanacho, Harry Souttar, Hamza Choudhury , Thomas Cannon, Kasey McAteer and Jakub Stolarczyk.
Substitutions
Leicester City made 5 changes: Wout Faes for James Justin (46′), Yunus Akgün for Wilfred Ndidi (61′), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku for Kasey McAteer (60′), Cesare Casadei for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (61′) and Ricardo Pereira for Hamza Choudhury (83′).
Player of the match: Jannik Vestergaard
The player that probably impressed the most for Leicester City was Jannik Vestergaard.
His rating is with 100 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Sunderland – Huddersfield Town – 1-2
- Southampton – Bristol City – 1-0
- Sheffield Wednesday – Leicester City – 1-1
- Leeds United – Swansea City – 3-1
- Ipswich Town – Millwall – 3-1
- Blackburn Rovers – Birmingham City – 4-2