Sheffield Wednesday defeats Bristol City 2-1 with I. Ugbo scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday topped Bristol City to win 2-1. I. Ugbo was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals.

By
Luke Meyer
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Sheffield Wednesday defeats Bristol City 2-1 with I. Ugbo scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday bested Bristol City to win 2-1. I. Ugbo was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Sheffield Wednesday to strike first with a goal of Ike Ugbo at the 16′. Then it was a goal in the 25′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ike Ugbo gave the win to Sheffield Wednesday in the 45′ minute with a goal scoring a double.

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 26,328 spectators.​ The referee was Thomas Kirk with the help of Matthew Jones and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was James Linington. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 7.68 degrees Celsius or 45.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sheffield Wednesday

2 - 1

Team 1

Bristol City

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 15 Total 12
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 7
  • 78 Attack 124
  • 46 Dangerous attack 49
  • 71 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 8 Total 5
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Sheffield Wednesday was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Bristol City that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Bristol City had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Sheffield Wednesday managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Sheffield Wednesday shot 15 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Bristol City shot 12 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sheffield Wednesday received 2 yellow cards (Di’Shon Bernard and Marvin Johnson). On the other side, Bristol City received 3 yellow cards (Haydon Roberts, Robert Dickie and Taylor Gardner-Hickman).

Match Timeline

Iké Ugbo(goal)Liam Palmer
16'
25'
Jason Knight(goal)Taylor Gardner-Hickman
Di'Shon Bernard- Yellow
29'
34'
Rob Dickie- Yellow
Iké Ugbo(goal)Marvin Johnson
45'
46'
Ross McCrorie- sub ->Mark Sykes
46'
Haydon Roberts- sub ->Cameron Pring
53'
Taylor Gardner-Hickman- Yellow
61'
Haydon Roberts- Yellow
68'
Harry Cornick- sub ->George Tanner
68'
Andy King- sub ->Taylor Gardner-Hickman
68'
Nahki Wells- sub ->Anis Mehmeti
Marvin Johnson- Yellow
70'
Di'Shon Bernard(yellowredcard)
78'
Bambo Diaby- sub ->Anthony Musaba
80'
Djeidi Gassama- sub ->Ian Carlo Poveda
84'
Dominic Iorfa- sub ->Pol Valentín
84'
Michael Smith- sub ->Ike Ugbo
84'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After playing this match, Sheffield Wednesday has 32 points to remain in the 23rd place. On the other side, Bristol City will stays with 44 points like Watford, Middlesbrough and Cardiff City to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Sheffield Wednesday will play away against Rotherham United on the 2nd of March with a 8-5 head to head statistic in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (4 draws).

Bristol City will host Cardiff City on the 2nd of March with a 16-9 head to head record in favor of Cardiff City (4 draws).

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday
G
J. Beadle 26.England
6.8
D
Pol Valentín 14.Spain
6.4
84'
D
Di'Shon Bernard 17.Jamaica
7.0
29'
D
Marvin Johnson 18.England
7.1
70'
D
Michael Ihiekwe 20.England
7.1
D
Liam Palmer 2.Scotland
7.3
M
Ian Poveda 36.England
6.7
84'
M
Anthony Musaba 45.Netherlands
6.4
80'
M
Will Vaulks 4.Wales
7.7
M
Barry Bannan  10.Scotland
7.5
F
Iké Ugbo 12.Canada
8.9
84' Goals16', 45'
Substitutes
G
Cameron Dawson 1.England
D
Bambo Diaby 5.Spain
6.4
80'
D
Dominic Iorfa 6.England
6.4
84'
D
Reece James 33.England
F
Djeidi Gassama 41.France
6.7
84'
F
Mallik Wilks 7.England
F
Michael Smith 24.England
6.3
84'
F
B. Cadamarteri 42.England

Sheffield Wednesday started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Danny Röhl decided to play with the following team: James Beadle (6.8), Pol Valentín (6.4), Liam Palmer (7.3), Michael Ihiekwe (7.1), Di’Shon Bernard (7.0), Marvin Johnson (7.1), Ian Carlo Poveda (6.7), Barry Bannan (7.5), Will Vaulks (7.7), Anthony Musaba (6.4) and Ike Ugbo (8.9).

The home team had on the bench: Djeidi Gassama (6.7), Cameron Dawson, Bambo Diaby (6.4), Dominic Iorfa (6.4), Mallik Wilks, Michael Smith (6.3), Rio Shipston, Reece James and Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri.

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 4 changes: Anthony Musaba for Bambo Diaby (80′), Ian Carlo Poveda for Djeidi Gassama (84′), Pol Valentín for Dominic Iorfa (84′) and Ike Ugbo for Michael Smith (84′).

Player of the match: Ike Ugbo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield Wednesday was Ike Ugbo.

His rating is 8.9 with 2 goals, 15 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 10.

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City
G
Max O'Leary 1.England
7.0
D
Rob Dickie 16.England
6.8
34'
D
Zak Vyner 26.England
6.8
D
Cameron Pring 3.England
6.4
46'
D
George Tanner  19.England
6.7
68'
M
Matty James 6.England
M
Joe Williams 8.England
7.0
M
Anis Mehmeti 11.Albania
6.6
68'
M
Jason Knight 12.Republic of Ireland
7.7
Goals25'
M
Mark Sykes 17.Northern Ireland
6.3
46'
M
Taylor Gardner-Hickman 22.England
7.5
68' 53'
F
T. Conway 15.Scotland
6.7
Substitutes
G
S. Bajić 23.France
D
Ross McCrorie 2.Scotland
7.5
46'
D
Haydon Roberts 24.England
6.8
46' 61'
D
J. Knight-Lebel 27.Canada
M
Andy King 10.Wales
7.0
68'
F
Harry Cornick 9.England
6.8
68'
F
Nahki Wells 21.Bermuda
6.4
68'
F
D. Mebude 47.Scotland

Bristol City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Liam Manning played with: Matty James, Max O’Leary (7.0), George Tanner (6.7), Zak Vyner (6.8), Robert Dickie (6.8), Cameron Pring (6.4), Joe Williams (7.0), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (7.5), Mark Sykes (6.3), Jason Knight (7.7) and Anis Mehmeti (6.6), Tommy Conway (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Ross McCrorie (7.5), Harry Cornick (6.8), Nahki Wells (6.4), Haydon Roberts (6.8), Andy King (7.0), Stefan Bajić, Jamie Knight-Lebel and Adedire Mebude.

Substitutions

Bristol City made 5 changes: George Tanner for Harry Cornick (68′), Cameron Pring for Haydon Roberts (46′), Mark Sykes for Ross McCrorie (46′), Taylor Gardner-Hickman for Andy King (68′) and Anis Mehmeti for Nahki Wells (68′).

Player of the match: Jason Knight​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol City was Jason Knight.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 33 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​