Cardiff City recovers a 0-1 deficit to top Sheffield Wednesday 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SHEFFIELD. Cardiff City found a way to turn the tables against Sheffield Wednesday to win 2-1.

December 24, 2023

SHEFFIELD. Cardiff City was able to reverse the score against Sheffield Wednesday to win 2-1. It was Sheffield Wednesday to strike first with a goal of Anthony Musaba at the 28′. Then it was a goal in the 74′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Akin Famewo gave the win to Cardiff City in the 88′ minute with an own goal. Sheffield Wednesday lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

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 26,009 spectators. The referee was Samuel Barrott who had the assistance of Bhupinder Gill and Mark Stevens. The 4th official was David Webb. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.58 degrees Celsius or 51.04 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.

Match Statistics

Sheffield Wednesday

1 - 2

Cardiff City

58 Ball Possession 42

Shots

18 Total 7
5 On Target 3
7 Off Target 2
6 Shots blocked 2

108 Attack 78
52 Dangerous attack 25
75 Ball safe 67

0 Penalties 0
10 Corners 3
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

7 Total 13
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Sheffield Wednesday was in firm control of the ball 58% while Cardiff City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield Wednesday had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Cardiff City succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.

Sheffield Wednesday shot 18 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Cardiff City shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Sheffield Wednesday received 3 yellow cards (Will Vaulks, Callum Paterson and Anthony Musaba). Talking about the opposition, Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards (Mark McGuinness and Perry Ng).

Match Timeline

Anthony Musaba(goal)Marvin Johnson

28'

Will Vaulks- Yellow

36'

Anthony Musaba- Yellow

47'

55'

O. Tanner- sub ->Callum Robinson

55'

R. Wintle- sub ->Manolis Siopis

65'

Callum Paterson- Yellow

67'

Djeidi Gassama- sub ->Anthony Musaba

72'

74'

K. Ahearne-Grant(goal)Perry Ng

Pol Valentín- sub ->Liam Palmer

85'

Di'Shon Bernard- sub ->Bambo Diaby

86'

Ashley Fletcher- sub ->George Byers

86'

Akin Famewo(own-goal)

88'

90'

Lee Gregory- sub ->Will Vaulks

90'

P. Ng- Yellow

90'

M. McGuinness- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Sheffield Wednesday stays with 16 points to remain in the 23rd place. On the opposite side, Cardiff City will has 33 points like Sunderland and Middlesbrough to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Sheffield Wednesday will play away with Coventry City on the 26th of December with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Coventry City (3 draws).

Cardiff City will host Plymouth Argyle on the 26th of December with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Cardiff City (3 draws).

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday

Cameron Dawson 1.England

6.6

Liam Palmer 2.Scotland

7.5

85'

Bambo Diaby 5.Spain

7.3

86'

Marvin Johnson 18.England

7.5

Akin Famewo 23.England

6.6

George Byers 8.Scotland

7.0

86'

Will Vaulks 4.Wales

7.5

90'

36'

Barry Bannan 10.Scotland

7.7

Callum Paterson 13.Scotland

7.1

67'

Anthony Musaba 45.Netherlands

7.0

72'

47'

28'

B. Cadamarteri 42.England

6.7

Substitutes

Devis Vásquez 36.Colombia

Michael Ihiekwe 20.England

Pol Valentín 14.Spain

6.4

85'

Di'Shon Bernard 17.Jamaica

6.8

86'

Tyreeq Bakinson 19.England

Lee Gregory 9.England

90'

Djeidi Gassama 41.France

6.3

72'

Ashley Fletcher 27.England

6.6

86'

Sheffield Wednesday adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Danny Röhl decided to play with the following team: Cameron Dawson (6.6), Liam Palmer (7.5), Bambo Diaby (7.3), Akin Famewo (6.6), Marvin Johnson (7.5), George Byers (7.0), Will Vaulks (7.5), Barry Bannan (7.7), Callum Paterson (7.1), Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri (6.7) and Anthony Musaba (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Pol Valentín (6.4), Di’Shon Bernard (6.8), Ashley Fletcher (6.6), Lee Gregory, Tyreeq Bakinson, Michael Ihiekwe, Joey Phuthi, Devis Vasquez and Djeidi Gassama (6.3).

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 5 changes: Anthony Musaba for Djeidi Gassama (72′), Liam Palmer for Pol Valentín (85′), Bambo Diaby for Di’Shon Bernard (86′), Will Vaulks for Lee Gregory (90′) and George Byers for Ashley Fletcher (86′).

Player of the match: Barry Bannan

The most impressive player for Sheffield Wednesday was Barry Bannan.

His rating is 7.7 with 68 passes (82% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 5 crosses.

Cardiff City – Formation

Cardiff City

J. Alnwick 21.England

7.5

D. Goutas 4.Greece

7.3

M. McGuinness 5.Republic of Ireland

7.0

90'

J. Collins 17.Nigeria

6.7

P. Ng 38.England

8.1

90'

J. Ralls 8.England

6.8

J. Bowler 14.England

6.7

65'

C. Robinson 47.Republic of Ireland

6.6

55'

K. Ahearne-Grant 16.England

7.1

74'

Y. Meïté 22.Ivory Coast

6.8

90'

Manolis Siopis 23.Greece

6.4

55'

Iké Ugbo 12.Canada

Substitutes

Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson 13.Iceland

M. Romeo 2.Antigua and Barbuda

Jonathan Panzo 24.England

R. Wintle 6.England

6.7

55'

R. Sawyers 19.Saint Kitts and Nevis

Ebou Adams 18.Gambia

90'

R. Colwill 27.Wales

K. Etete 9.England

6.4

65'

O. Tanner 32.England

6.4

55'

Also Cardiff City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Erol Bulut played with: Ike Ugbo, Jak Alnwick (7.5), Perry Ng (8.1), Dimitrios Goutas (7.3), Mark McGuinness (7.0), Jamilu Collins (6.7), Joe Ralls (6.8), Manolis Siopis (6.4), Josh Bowler (6.7), Callum Robinson (6.6) and Karlan Grant (7.1), Yakou Méïté (6.8).

They had on the bench: Ebou Adams, Rubin Colwill, Mahlon Romeo, Ryan Wintle (6.7), Kion Etete (6.4), Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson, Romaine Sawyers, Jonathan Panzo and Ollie Tanner (6.4).

Substitutions

Cardiff City made 4 changes: Manolis Siopis for Ryan Wintle (55′), Callum Robinson for Ollie Tanner (55′), Josh Bowler for Kion Etete (65′) and Yakou Méïté for Ebou Adams (90′).