SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday had a surprising win over Charlton Athletic with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Byers (5′) and a goal from C. Paterson (45′). Sheffield Wednesday was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Hillsborough Stadium stadium in Sheffield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Langford with the assistance of Matthew Jones and Bhupinder Gill. The 4th official was Marc Edwards. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.1 degrees Celsius or 48.36 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Sheffield Wednesday

2 - 0

Charlton Athletic

  • ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
  • 9 Total 4
  • 2 On Target 1
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 99 Attack 89
  • 42 Dangerous attack 27
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 4
  • 4 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 12 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Sheffield Wednesday had a superior ball possession 61% while Charlton Athletic was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield Wednesday was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield Wednesday won the match​.

Sheffield Wednesday shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Charlton Athletic shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sheffield Wednesday received 3 yellow cards (L. Palmer, J. Storey and C. Paterson). Regarding the opposition, Charlton Athletic received 2 yellow cards (D. Jaiyesimi and B. Purrington).

Match Timeline

5'
30'
Liam Palmer- Yellow
43'
Callum Paterson(goal)M. Johnson
45'
46'
49'
60'
70'
71'
75'
78'
82'
Ciaran Brennan- sub ->M. Johnson
84'
90'
Callum Paterson- Yellow
90'

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, Sheffield Wednesday will have 58 points to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Charlton Athletic will stay with 39 points to remain in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Sheffield Wednesday will play away with Lincoln City on the 5th of March with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (1 draw).

Charlton Athletic will play away agasint Accrington Stanley on the 12th of March with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Accrington Stanley (2 draws).

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday
G
Bailey Peacock-Farrell 1.Northern Ireland
6.5
D
S. Hutchinson 5.England
6.8
D
Jordan Storey 38.England
7.6
82'
D
Liam Palmer 2.Scotland
6.8
43'
M
J. Hunt 32.England
6.2
78'
M
Barry Bannan 10.Scotland
7.4
90'
M
Marvin Johnson 18.England
7.2
84'
M
Massimo Luongo 21.Australia
7.0
M
George Byers 14.Scotland
7.6
5'
F
Callum Paterson 13.Scotland
7.2
90' 45'
F
Saido Berahino 24.Burundi
6.6
71'
Substitutes
G
Joe Wildsmith 28.England
D
Dominic Iorfa 6.England
D
Ciaran Brennan 34.Republic of Ireland
84'
D
Lewis Gibson 4.England
6.2
78'
D
Jaden Brown 3.England
F
Florian Kamberi 20.Albania
6.5
71'
F
Sylla Sow 40.Netherlands
90'

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

The manager Darren Moore decided to play with the following team: Bailey Peacock-Farrell (6.5), Jordan Storey (7.6), Sam Hutchinson (6.8), Liam Palmer (6.8), Jack Hunt (6.2), George Byers (7.6), Massimo Luongo (7.0), Barry Bannan (7.4), Marvin Johnson (7.2), Callum Paterson (7.2) and Saido Berahino (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: J. Wildsmith, D. Iorfa, Ciaran Brennan, Lewis Gibson (6.2), Florian Kamberi (6.5), J. Brown and S. Sow.

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 4 changes: S. Berahino for F. Kamberi (71′), J. Hunt for L. Gibson (78′), M. Johnson for C. Brennan (84′) and B. Bannan for S. Sow (90′).

Best player: Jordan Storey​

The most impressive player for Sheffield Wednesday was Jordan Storey even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 47 passes (78% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15.

Charlton Athletic – Formation

Charlton Athletic
G
Craig MacGillivray 1.Scotland
6.1
D
Chris Gunter 2.Wales
6.6
D
Sam Lavelle 15.Scotland
6.5
D
Akin Famewo 5.England
6.3
M
Adam Matthews 16.Wales
6.4
30'
M
Ben Purrington 3.England
6.8
75'
M
Alex Gilbey 11.England
6.4
70'
M
George Dobson 4.England
6.5
M
Albie Morgan 10.England
6.3
46'
F
M. Burstow 48.England
6.8
60'
F
Elliot Lee 17.England
6.4
Substitutes
G
Nathan Harness 31.England
D
J. Pearce 6.England
M
N. John 12.England
M
Scott Fraser 21.Scotland
6.2
70'
M
Diallang Jaiyesimi 7.England
6.3
30' 49'
F
Jayden Stockley 9.England
6.8
46'
F
Jonathan Leko 18.England
6.5
60'

Also Charlton Athletic adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Johnnie Jackson played with: Craig MacGillivray (6.1), Chris Gunter (6.6), Samuel Lavelle (6.5), Akin Famewo (6.3), Adam Matthews (6.4), Alex Gilbey (6.4), George Dobson (6.5), Albie Morgan (6.3), Ben Purrington (6.8), Mason Burstow (6.8) and Elliot Lee (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: N. Harness, Jayden Stockley (6.8), N. John, Scott Fraser (6.2), J. Pearce, Jonathan Leko (6.5) and Diallang Jaiyesimi (6.3).

Charlton Athletic could not rely on the presence of D. Jaiyesimi (injured).

Substitutions

Charlton Athletic made 4 changes: A. Matthews for D. Jaiyesimi (30′), A. Morgan for J. Stockley (46′), M. Burstow for J. Leko (60′) and A. Gilbey for S. Fraser (70′).

Best player: Mason Burstow​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Charlton Athletic was Mason Burstow.

His rating is (6.8) with 7 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes.

Results of the day

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