DONCASTER. Sheffield Wednesday managed to reverse the scoreline against Doncaster Rovers. It was Doncaster Rovers to score first with a goal from D. Gardner. Nonetheless, later Sheffield Wednesday found the way to turn the tables scoring 3 consecutive goals with C. Paterson (70′), S. Berahino (80′) and B. Bannan (83′). Sheffield Wednesday was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the The Keepmoat Stadium stadium in Doncaster on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Hicks who had the assistance of Paul Stonier and Johnathon Bickerdike. The 4th official was Simon Mather. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.2 degrees Celsius or 35.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Doncaster Rovers

1 - 3

Sheffield Wednesday

  • ! 32 Ball Possession 68
Shots
  • 7 Total 13
  • 4 On Target 6
  • 3 Off Target 7
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 84 Attack 116
  • 27 Dangerous attack 57
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 0 Corners 9
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 9 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Sheffield Wednesday had a superior ball possession 68% while Doncaster Rovers was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield Wednesday was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield Wednesday won the encounter.​

Doncaster Rovers shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Sheffield Wednesday shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card (D. Gardner). Regarding the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card (G. Byers).

Match Timeline

23'
45'
46'
46'
Callum Paterson- sub ->F. Kamberi
50'
70'
Callum Paterson(goal)
71'
74'
80'
81'
81'
83'
Barry Bannan (goal)M. Johnson

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After playing this match, Doncaster Rovers will stay with 25 points to hold in the 23rd place. On the other side, Sheffield Wednesday will have 55 points like Wycombe Wanderers and Sunderland to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Doncaster Rovers will host Accrington Stanley on the 22nd of February with a 6-0 head to head statistic in favor of Accrington Stanley (3 draws).

Sheffield Wednesday will play away agasint Fleetwood Town on the 22nd of February with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (0 draws).

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers
G
Jonathan Mitchell 12.England
6.7
D
Ro-Shaun Williams 6.England
6.6
D
Joseph Olowu 5.England
6.2
D
Ollie Younger 3.England
6.8
M
Kyle Knoyle 2.England
6.6
M
Matt Smith 14.England
6.8
M
Tommy Rowe 10.England
6.6
23'
M
B. Jackson 13.England
6.4
M
Dan Gardner 23.England
7.0
74' 45'
F
Reo Griffiths 46.England
6.4
81'
F
Ademipo Odubeko 45.England
6.4
81'
Substitutes
G
Louis Jones 1.England
D
Branden Horton 28.England
M
Josh Martin 21.England
6.3
23'
M
Adam Clayton 7.England
M
Lirak Hasani 29.England
F
Joe Dodoo 20.England
6.2
81'
F
Kieran Agard 25.England
6.3
81'

Doncaster Rovers adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Gary McSheffrey decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Mitchell (6.7), Ollie Younger (6.8), Ro-Shaun Williams (6.6), Joseph Olowu (6.2), Kyle Knoyle (6.6), Matthew Smith (6.8), Dan Gardner (7.0), Tommy Rowe (6.6), Ben Jackson (6.4), Ademipo Odubeko (6.4) and Reo Griffiths (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Dodoo (6.2), Kieran Agard (6.3), B. Horton, Josh Martin (6.3), A. Clayton, L. Jones and L. Hasani.

Doncaster Rovers could not rely on the presence of J. Martin (injured).

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 3 changes: T. Rowe for J. Martin (23′), A. Odubeko for J. Dodoo (81′) and R. Griffiths for K. Agard (81′).

Best player: Dan Gardner​

The most impressive player for Doncaster Rovers was Dan Gardner.

His rating is (7.0) with 1 goal, 33 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday
G
Bailey Peacock-Farrell 1.Northern Ireland
6.8
D
Jordan Storey 38.England
7.6
D
Ciaran Brennan 34.Republic of Ireland
6.8
71'
D
Liam Palmer 2.Scotland
7.1
M
J. Hunt 32.England
7.5
M
Barry Bannan 10.Scotland
7.6
83'
M
Marvin Johnson 18.England
7.7
M
Massimo Luongo 21.Australia
6.9
M
George Byers 14.Scotland
7.1
50'
F
Florian Kamberi 20.Albania
6.8
46'
F
Sylla Sow 40.Netherlands
6.4
46'
Substitutes
G
Joe Wildsmith 28.England
D
Lewis Gibson 4.England
7.3
71'
D
Jaden Brown 3.England
M
Liam Waldock 27.England
F
David Agbontohoma 19.England
F
Callum Paterson 13.Scotland
6.8
46' 70'
F
Saido Berahino 24.Burundi
7.2
46' 80'

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

Darren Moore played with: Bailey Peacock-Farrell (6.8), Ciaran Brennan (6.8), Jordan Storey (7.6), Liam Palmer (7.1), Jack Hunt (7.5), George Byers (7.1), Massimo Luongo (6.9), Barry Bannan (7.6), Marvin Johnson (7.7), Sylla Sow (6.4) and Florian Kamberi (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: L. Waldock, D. Agbontohoma, Lewis Gibson (7.3), Callum Paterson (6.8), Saido Berahino (7.2), J. Wildsmith and J. Brown.

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 3 changes: S. Sow for S. Berahino (46′), F. Kamberi for C. Paterson (46′) and C. Brennan for L. Gibson (71′).

Best player: Marvin Johnson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield Wednesday was Marvin Johnson even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 42 passes (61% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

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