SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday conquers Plymouth Argyle 1-0 after D. Gassama scored just 1 goal (60′).
The match was played at the Hillsborough Stadium stadium in Sheffield on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 23,037 spectators. The referee was Stephen Martin with the support of Mark Dwyer and Justin Amey. The 4th official was Adam Herczeg. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.64 degrees Celsius or 47.55 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 18 Total 13
- 3 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 3
- 8 Shots blocked 7
- 85 Attack 114
- 48 Dangerous attack 44
- 78 Ball safe 68
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Sheffield Wednesday was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Plymouth Argyle that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sheffield Wednesday was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield Wednesday won the match.
Sheffield Wednesday shot 18 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Plymouth Argyle shot 13 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card (Momo Diaby). On the opposite side, Plymouth Argyle received 2 yellow cards (Adam Forshaw and Adam Randell).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Sheffield Wednesday has 38 points like Queens Park Rangers, Huddersfield Town and Stoke City to sit in the 23rd place. On the other side, Plymouth Argyle will stays with 40 points like Blackburn Rovers and Millwall to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Sheffield Wednesday will host Leeds United on the 8th of March with a 7-7 head to head.
Plymouth Argyle will play away against Blackburn Rovers on the 9th of March with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Plymouth Argyle (1 draw).
Sheffield Wednesday – Formation
Sheffield Wednesday
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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 , Pol Valentín , Dominic Iorfa , Michael Ihiekwe , Di’Shon Bernard , Marvin Johnson , Ian Carlo Poveda , Will Vaulks , Barry Bannan , Djeidi Gassama and Ike Ugbo .
The home team had on the bench: Liam Palmer , Akin Famewo, Anthony Musaba , Cameron Dawson, Bambo Diaby , Mallik Wilks, Michael Smith, Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri and Momo Diaby .
Sheffield Wednesday could not rely on the presence of Liam Palmer (injured).
Substitutions
Sheffield Wednesday made 5 changes: Dominic Iorfa for Bambo Diaby (76′), Ian Carlo Poveda for Anthony Musaba (76′), Ike Ugbo for Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri (68′), Pol Valentín for Liam Palmer (87′) and Barry Bannan for Momo Diaby (46′).
Player of the match: Djeidi Gassama
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield Wednesday was Djeidi Gassama.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 15.
Plymouth Argyle – Formation
Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Ian Foster played with: Conor Hazard , Ashley Phillips , Lewis Gibson , Brendan Galloway , Joe Edwards , Adam Randell , Adam Forshaw , Mickel Miller , Morgan Whittaker , Ryan Hardie and Darko Gyabi .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan Houghton , Julio Pleguezuelo, Matthew Sorinola, Michael Cooper, Bali Mumba , Lino Sousa, Mustapha Bundu , Alfie Devine and Ben Waine.
Substitutions
Plymouth Argyle made 3 changes: Joe Edwards for Bali Mumba (78′), Darko Gyabi for Mustapha Bundu (70′) and Adam Forshaw for Jordan Houghton (70′).
Player of the match: Lewis Gibson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Plymouth Argyle was Lewis Gibson.
His rating is with 37 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Sheffield Wednesday – Plymouth Argyle – 1-0
- Sunderland – Leicester City – 0-1
- Leeds United – Stoke City – 1-0
- Ipswich Town – Bristol City – 3-2
- Hull City – Birmingham City – 1-1
- Coventry City – Rotherham United – 5-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Millwall – 1-1
