Sheffield Wednesday manages to draw 2-2 with Norwich City after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday finds its way back against Norwich City with a goal on the B. Sainz 16' and a goal on the J. Sargent 11'.

By
John Ross
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Sheffield Wednesday manages to draw 2-2 with Norwich City after recovering a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday finds its way back against Norwich City with a goal on the B. Sainz 16′ and a goal on the J. Sargent 11′. Norwich City was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)

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 28,516 spectators.​ The referee was Chris Kavanagh with the assistance of James Mainwaring and Richard West. The 4th official was Adam Herczeg. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.32 degrees Celsius or 43.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sheffield Wednesday

2 - 2

Team 1

Norwich City

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 12 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 3 Off Target 7
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 110 Attack 102
  • 60 Dangerous attack 39
  • 61 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 16 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Norwich City was in firm control of the ball 58% while Sheffield Wednesday was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield Wednesday was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Sheffield Wednesday to win the match​.

Sheffield Wednesday shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Norwich City shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Sheffield Wednesday received 2 yellow cards (Barry Bannan  and Will Vaulks). Talking about the opposition, Norwich City received 1 yellow card (Ashley Barnes).

Match Timeline

11'
Josh Sargent(goal)Ashley Barnes
16'
Borja Sainz(goal)M. Núñez
38'
Ashley Barnes- Yellow
Callum Paterson- sub ->Bambo Diaby
46'
Kristian Pedersen- sub ->Josh Windass
46'
Will Vaulks- sub ->Liam Palmer
46'
Pol Valentín- sub ->Djeidi Gassama
46'
61'
L. Gibbs- sub ->Josh Sargent
64'
Christian Fassnacht- sub ->L. Gibbs
B. Cadamarteri- sub ->Anthony Musaba
75'
Will Vaulks- Yellow
76'
Michael Ihiekwe(goal)Will Vaulks
78'
Barry Bannan - Yellow
81'
Michael Smith(goal)Will Vaulks
85'
90'
Shane Duffy - sub ->Borja Sainz

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
45
Ipswich Town
93
45
Leeds United
90
45
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
45
Preston North End
63
45
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After playing this match, Sheffield Wednesday has 43 points like Huddersfield Town to hold in the 22nd place. On the other side, Norwich City will has 68 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Sheffield Wednesday will host Stoke City on the 13th of April with a 4-4 head to head stats.

Norwich City will play away against Preston North End on the 13th of April with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Preston North End (8 draws).

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday
G
J. Beadle 26.England
6.7
D
Bambo Diaby 5.Spain
6.6
46'
D
Dominic Iorfa 6.England
7.0
D
Michael Ihiekwe 20.England
7.0
Goals78'
D
Akin Famewo 23.England
6.4
M
Djeidi Gassama 41.France
6.3
46'
M
Anthony Musaba 45.Netherlands
6.4
75'
M
Liam Palmer 2.Scotland
6.4
46'
M
Barry Bannan  10.Scotland
7.1
81'
M
Josh Windass 11.England
6.7
46'
F
Iké Ugbo 12.Canada
F
Michael Smith 24.England
7.5
Goals85'
Substitutes
G
Cameron Dawson 1.England
D
Kristian Pedersen 3.Denmark
6.4
46'
D
Pol Valentín 14.Spain
6.4
46'
D
Reece James 33.England
M
Will Vaulks 4.Wales
8.5
46' 76'
M
Jeff Hendrick  22.Republic of Ireland
F
Ashley Fletcher 27.England
F
B. Cadamarteri 42.England
6.4
75'
F
Callum Paterson 13.Scotland
6.6
46'

Sheffield Wednesday started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Danny Röhl decided to play with the following team: Iké Ugbo, J. Beadle (6.7), Dominic Iorfa (7.0), Bambo Diaby (6.6), Michael Ihiekwe (7.0), Akin Famewo (6.4), Liam Palmer (6.4), Barry Bannan  (7.1), Anthony Musaba (6.4), Josh Windass (6.7), Djeidi Gassama (6.3) and Michael Smith (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Callum Paterson (6.6), Cameron Dawson, Kristian Pedersen (6.4), Will Vaulks (8.5), Pol Valentín (6.4), Jeff Hendrick , Ashley Fletcher, Reece James and B. Cadamarteri (6.4).

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 5 changes: Djeidi Gassama for Pol Valentín (46′), Bambo Diaby for Callum Paterson (46′), Josh Windass for Kristian Pedersen (46′), Liam Palmer for Will Vaulks (46′) and Anthony Musaba for B. Cadamarteri (75′).

Player of the match: Will Vaulks​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield Wednesday was Will Vaulks.

His rating is 8.5 with 19 passes (53% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 9 crosses.

His performance was exceptional also because he began the contest from the bench before entering in the 46′.

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City
G
A. Gunn 28.Scotland
7.1
D
D. Batth 21.England
6.8
D
Jack Stacey 3.England
6.7
D
Ben Gibson 6.England
6.8
D
Sam McCallum 15.England
7.0
M
Borja Sainz 7.Spain
8.1
90' Goals16'
M
Ashley Barnes 10.England
6.4
38'
M
Gabriel Sara 17.Brazil
7.5
M
K. McLean 23.Scotland
7.7
M
M. Núñez 26.Chile
7.8
F
Josh Sargent 9.United States
7.3
61' Goals11'
Substitutes
G
G. Long 12.England
D
K. Fisher 35.England
D
Shane Duffy  24.Republic of Ireland
90'
M
L. Gibbs 8.England
61'
M
Christian Fassnacht 16.Switzerland
6.3
64'
F
S. van Hooijdonk 14.Netherlands

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

David Wagner played with: A. Gunn (7.1), Jack Stacey (6.7), D. Batth (6.8), Ben Gibson (6.8), Sam McCallum (7.0), M. Núñez (7.8), K. McLean (7.7), Gabriel Sara (7.5), Ashley Barnes (6.4), Borja Sainz (8.1), Josh Sargent (7.3).

They had on the bench: Shane Duffy , L. Gibbs, G. Long, S. van Hooijdonk, Christian Fassnacht (6.3), K. Fisher, F. Welch, K. Aboh and Guilherme Montóia.

Norwich City could not rely on the presence of Christian Fassnacht (injured).

Substitutions

Norwich City made 3 changes: Borja Sainz for Shane Duffy  (90′), Josh Sargent for L. Gibbs (61′) and L. Gibbs for Christian Fassnacht (64′).

Player of the match: Borja Sainz​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Norwich City was Borja Sainz.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 41 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 15. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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