Sheffield Wednesday recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Queens Park Rangers 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday succeeded in reverse the score against Queens Park Rangers to win 2-1.

December 17, 2023

SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday managed to reverse the scoreline against Queens Park Rangers to win 2-1. It was Queens Park Rangers to strike first with an own goal of Bambo Diaby at the 37′. Then it was a goal in the 86′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Anthony Musaba gave the win to Sheffield Wednesday in the 90′ minute.

The match was played at the Hillsborough Stadium stadium in Sheffield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 24,739 spectators. The referee was Andy Davies assisted by Andrew Dallison and Darren Williams. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.21 degrees Celsius or 52.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.

Match Statistics

Sheffield Wednesday

2 - 1

Queens Park Rangers

49 Ball Possession 51

Shots

8 Total 5
3 On Target 2
3 Off Target 2
2 Shots blocked 1

118 Attack 68
52 Dangerous attack 30
50 Ball safe 63

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 3
1 Off Sides 3

Fouls

8 Total 12
5 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Sheffield Wednesday was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Queens Park Rangers that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield Wednesday had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield Wednesday won the match.

Sheffield Wednesday shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Queens Park Rangers shot 5 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Sheffield Wednesday received 5 yellow cards (Will Vaulks, Liam Palmer, Di’Shon Bernard, Anthony Musaba and Barry Bannan). Regarding the opposition, Queens Park Rangers received 4 yellow cards (Paul Smyth, Andre Dozzell, Samuel Field and Reggie Cannon).

Match Timeline

14'

Reggie Cannon- Yellow

Bambo Diaby(own-goal)

37'

46'

L. Dykes- sub ->Sinclair Armstrong

Djeidi Gassama- sub ->Bambo Diaby

46'

Chris Willock- sub ->Reggie Cannon

Di'Shon Bernard- Yellow

57'

Barry Bannan - Yellow

64'

Paul Smyth- Yellow

70'

Liam Palmer- sub ->Pol Valentín

71'

72'

73'

Osman Kakay- sub ->Paul Smyth

Will Vaulks- Yellow

78'

Ashley Fletcher- sub ->Will Vaulks

79'

82'

Sam Field- Yellow

83'

Steve Cook- sub ->Andre Dozzell

85'

B. Cadamarteri(goal)Djeidi Gassama

86'

Anthony Musaba(goal)

90'

Anthony Musaba- Yellow

90'

Liam Palmer- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Sheffield Wednesday has 16 points to sit in the 23rd place. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers will stays with 20 points to hold in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Sheffield Wednesday will host Cardiff City on the 23rd of December with a 10-8 head to head record in favor of Cardiff City (7 draws).

Queens Park Rangers will host Watford on the 5th of August with a 8-8 head to head.

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday

Cameron Dawson 1.England

6.7

Bambo Diaby 5.Spain

6.4

46'

Pol Valentín 14.Spain

6.6

71'

Akin Famewo 23.England

7.7

Di'Shon Bernard 17.Jamaica

6.3

57'

Will Vaulks 4.Wales

7.3

79'

78'

Barry Bannan 10.Scotland

7.3

64'

Marvin Johnson 18.England

7.0

Anthony Musaba 45.Netherlands

7.5

90'

90'

Callum Paterson 13.Scotland

7.0

70'

B. Cadamarteri 42.England

7.1

86'

Substitutes

Devis Vásquez 36.Colombia

Michael Ihiekwe 20.England

Liam Palmer 2.Scotland

6.6

71'

90'

Reece James 33.England

George Byers 8.Scotland

6.8

85'

Tyreeq Bakinson 19.England

J. Buckley 21.England

6.7

70'

Ashley Fletcher 27.England

6.7

79'

Djeidi Gassama 41.France

7.0

46'

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

The manager Danny Röhl decided to play with the following team: Cameron Dawson (6.7), Pol Valentín (6.6), Bambo Diaby (6.4), Di’Shon Bernard (6.3), Akin Famewo (7.7), Anthony Musaba (7.5), Will Vaulks (7.3), Barry Bannan (7.3), Marvin Johnson (7.0), Callum Paterson (7.0) and Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: George Byers (6.8), Michael Ihiekwe, Liam Palmer (6.6), Tyreeq Bakinson, John Buckley (6.7), Ashley Fletcher (6.7), Reece James, Devis Vasquez and Djeidi Gassama (7.0).

Sheffield Wednesday could not rely on the presence of John Buckley (injured) and George Byers (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 5 changes: Bambo Diaby for Djeidi Gassama (46′), Will Vaulks for Ashley Fletcher (79′), Callum Paterson for John Buckley (70′), Pol Valentín for Liam Palmer (71′) and John Buckley for George Byers (85′).

Player of the match: Akin Famewo

The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield Wednesday was Akin Famewo even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.7 with 54 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 13 duels out of 16.

Queens Park Rangers – Formation

Queens Park Rangers

Asmir Begovic 1.Bosnia and Herzegovina

6.4

Jimmy Dunne 3.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Reggie Cannon 20.United States

6.7

46'

14'

K. Paal 22.Suriname

7.1

Jake Clarke-Salter 6.England

6.4

Sam Field 8.England

7.0

82'

Ilias Chair 10.Morocco

7.0

Paul Smyth 11.Northern Ireland

6.7

73'

64'

Andre Dozzell 17.England

6.4

83'

72'

E. Dixon-Bonner 19.England

6.4

S. Armstrong 30.Republic of Ireland

6.8

46'

Substitutes

Jordan Archer 13.Scotland

Steve Cook 5.England

6.3

83'

Osman Kakay 2.Sierra Leone

6.4

73'

A. Drewe 29.England

Chris Willock 7.England

6.8

46'

Taylor Richards 18.England

Stephen Duke-McKenna 24.Guyana

Rafferty Pedder 34.England

L. Dykes 9.Scotland

6.6

46'

Queens Park Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Martí Cifuentes Corvillo played with: Asmir Begović (6.4), Reggie Cannon (6.7), Jimmy Dunne (7.0), Jake Clarke-Salter (6.4), Kenneth Paal (7.1), Elijah Dixon-Bonner (6.4), Samuel Field (7.0), Andre Dozzell (6.4), Paul Smyth (6.7), Sinclair Armstrong (6.8) and Ilias Chair (7.0).

They had on the bench: Steve Cook (6.3), Chris Willock (6.8), Lyndon Dykes (6.6), Osman Kakay (6.4), Jordan Archer, Taylor Richards, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Aaron Drewe and Rafferty Pedder.

Substitutions

Queens Park Rangers made 4 changes: Sinclair Armstrong for Lyndon Dykes (46′), Andre Dozzell for Steve Cook (83′), Reggie Cannon for Chris Willock (46′) and Paul Smyth for Osman Kakay (73′).