SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday and Stoke City draw 1-1. L. Palmer scored the first goal (68′) for Sheffield Wednesday. L. Cundle settled the score (76′).

The match was played at the Hillsborough Stadium stadium in Sheffield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 32,041 spectators.​ The referee was Stephen Martin with the assistance of Mark Dwyer and Carl Fitch. The 4th official was Robert Madley. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 14.44 degrees Celsius or 57.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Sheffield Wednesday

1 - 1

Stoke City

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 15 Total 8
  • 5 On Target 2
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 6 Shots blocked 2
  • 122 Attack 81
  • 51 Dangerous attack 19
  • 62 Ball safe 77
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 20
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Sheffield Wednesday was in firm control of the ball 55% while Stoke City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield Wednesday had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Sheffield Wednesday to win the match​.

Sheffield Wednesday shot 15 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Stoke City shot 8 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card (Marvin Johnson). Regarding the opposition, Stoke City received 4 yellow cards (L. Baker, M. Manhoef, Jordan Thompson and Michael Rose).

Match Timeline

Marvin Johnson- Yellow
27'
33'
L. Baker- Yellow
46'
Bae Jun-Ho- sub ->Sead Haksabanovic
49'
Enda Stevens - sub ->Wouter Burger
60'
Jordan Thompson- Yellow
Callum Paterson- sub ->Josh Windass
67'
Liam Palmer(goal)Michael Ihiekwe
68'
71'
Michael Rose- Yellow
73'
Luke Cundle- sub ->L. Baker
74'
M. Manhoef- sub ->Michael Rose
76'
Luke Cundle(goal)T. Campbell
77'
M. Manhoef- Yellow
Djeidi Gassama- sub ->Michael Smith
84'
B. Cadamarteri- sub ->Iké Ugbo
90'
Dominic Iorfa- sub ->Liam Palmer
90'
Anthony Musaba- sub ->Pol Valentín
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After this contest, Sheffield Wednesday has 44 points like Huddersfield Town to remain in the 23rd place. On the opposite side, Stoke City will has 47 points like Queens Park Rangers to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Sheffield Wednesday will play away with Blackburn Rovers on the 20th of April with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (4 draws).

Stoke City will host Plymouth Argyle on the 20th of April with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Plymouth Argyle (4 draws).

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday
G
J. Beadle 26.England
6.7
D
Liam Palmer 2.Scotland
8.2
90' 68'
D
Michael Ihiekwe 20.England
7.1
D
Akin Famewo 23.England
7.0
M
Barry Bannan 10.Scotland
7.1
M
Josh Windass 11.England
7.1
67'
M
Will Vaulks 4.Wales
8.2
M
Iké Ugbo 12.Canada
6.7
90'
M
Pol Valentín 14.Spain
7.0
90'
M
Marvin Johnson 18.England
6.4
27'
F
Michael Smith 24.England
6.8
84'
Substitutes
G
Cameron Dawson 1.England
D
Bambo Diaby 5.Spain
D
Dominic Iorfa 6.England
90'
D
Kristian Pedersen 3.Denmark
M
Jeff Hendrick 22.Republic of Ireland
F
Djeidi Gassama 41.France
7.0
84'
F
Anthony Musaba 45.Netherlands
90'
F
Callum Paterson 13.Scotland
6.4
67'
F
B. Cadamarteri 42.England
90'

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

The manager Danny Röhl decided to play with the following team: J. Beadle (6.7), Liam Palmer (8.2), Michael Ihiekwe (7.1), Akin Famewo (7.0), Pol Valentín (7.0), Will Vaulks (8.2), Barry Bannan  (7.1), Marvin Johnson (6.4), Josh Windass (7.1), Iké Ugbo (6.7) and Michael Smith (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Bambo Diaby, Dominic Iorfa, Djeidi Gassama (7.0), Anthony Musaba, Cameron Dawson, Kristian Pedersen, Callum Paterson (6.4), Jeff Hendrick  and B. Cadamarteri.

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 5 changes: Michael Smith for Djeidi Gassama (84′), Josh Windass for Callum Paterson (67′), Iké Ugbo for B. Cadamarteri (90′), Liam Palmer for Dominic Iorfa (90′) and Pol Valentín for Anthony Musaba (90′).

Player of the match: Liam Palmer​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield Wednesday was Liam Palmer.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 29 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

Stoke City – Formation

Stoke City
G
Daniel Iversen 1.Denmark
7.3
D
Michael Rose 5.Scotland
6.4
74' 71'
D
Luke McNally 23.Republic of Ireland
7.1
D
Jordan Thompson 15.Northern Ireland
6.3
60'
D
B. Wilmot 16.England
6.7
M
Wouter Burger 6.Netherlands
6.7
49'
M
Josh Laurent 28.England
6.8
M
L. Baker 8.England
6.8
73' 33'
M
Sead Haksabanovic 20.Montenegro
6.7
46'
M
Mehdi Léris 27.Algeria
6.7
F
T. Campbell 10.England
8.1
84'
Substitutes
G
J. Bonham 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Enda Stevens 3.Republic of Ireland
6.4
49'
D
Ki-Jana Hoever 17.Netherlands
M
André Vidigal 7.Portugal
M
Bae Jun-Ho 22.South Korea
6.4
46'
M
Luke Cundle 25.England
7.5
73' 76'
F
Niall Ennis 14.England
F
M. Manhoef 42.Netherlands
6.3
74' 77'

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

Steven Schumacher played with: Daniel Iversen (7.3), B. Wilmot (6.7), Luke McNally (7.1), Michael Rose (6.4), Jordan Thompson (6.3), L. Baker (6.8), Wouter Burger (6.7), Mehdi Léris (6.7), Josh Laurent (6.8), Sead Haksabanovic (6.7) and T. Campbell (8.1).

These were the players on the bench: Enda Stevens  (6.4), André Vidigal, Niall Ennis, Ki-Jana Hoever, Bae Jun-Ho (6.4), M. Manhoef (6.3), J. Bonham, Luke Cundle (7.5) and N. Lowe (6.4).

Stoke City could not rely on the presence of Enda Stevens  (injured).

Substitutions

Stoke City made 4 changes: Wouter Burger for Enda Stevens  (49′), Sead Haksabanovic for Bae Jun-Ho (46′), L. Baker for Luke Cundle (73′) and Michael Rose for M. Manhoef (74′).

Player of the match: T. Campbell​

The player that probably impressed the most for Stoke City was T. Campbell.

His rating is 8.1 with 10 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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