SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday U21 had a surprising win over Wigan Athletic U21 with a 2-0 win with a goal from F. Onukwuli (2′) and a goal from B. Fernandes (58′).
Jay Buchan missed a penalty (50′) for Sheffield Wednesday U21.
The match was played at the Hillsborough Stadium stadium in Sheffield on Tuesday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.67 degrees Celsius or 54.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 0 Ball Possession 0
Shots
- 17 Total 2
- 6 On Target 1
- 11 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 57 Attack 40
- 45 Dangerous attack 21
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 1
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Sheffield Wednesday U21 was in possession of the ball for 0% of the time vs. Wigan Athletic U21 that controlled the ball for 0% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sheffield Wednesday U21 had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield Wednesday U21 won the match.
Sheffield Wednesday U21 shot 17 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wigan Athletic U21 shot 2 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Standings
After playing this match, Sheffield Wednesday U21 has 45 points to occupy the 4th place in the table. On the other side, Wigan Athletic U21 stays with 22 points (16th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Wigan Athletic U21 will host Crewe Alexandra U21 on the 3rd of January with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Crewe Alexandra U21 (2 draws).
Sheffield Wednesday U21 – Formation
The manager decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Sheffield Wednesday U21 decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.
Wigan Athletic U21 – Formation
Stephen Crainey played with: .
Substitutions
Wigan Athletic U21 decided to remain with the initial team without doing any substitution.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Professional Development League.
- Birmingham City U21 – Crewe Alexandra U21 – 3-1
- Sheffield Wednesday U21 – Wigan Athletic U21 – 2-0
- Watford U21 – Swansea City U21 – 0-5
- Hull City U21 – Burnley U21 – 6-1
