Sheffield Wednesday prevails over West Bromwich Albion 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday was in the end too strong for West Bromwich Albion.

By
Mark Hall
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Sheffield Wednesday prevails over West Bromwich Albion 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday was after all too strong for West Bromwich Albion with the goal of Anthony Musaba (22′), Iké Ugbo (50′) and Josh Windass (69′). West Bromwich Albion was truly better in terms of ball possession (65%).​

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 33,295 spectators.​ The referee was Graham Scott assisted by Harry Lennard and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was John Busby. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.15 degrees Celsius or 50.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sheffield Wednesday

3 - 0

Team 1

West Bromwich Albion

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 13 Total 23
  • 7 On Target 8
  • 2 Off Target 9
  • 4 Shots blocked 6
  • 65 Attack 116
  • 32 Dangerous attack 63
  • 59 Ball safe 69
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 12
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 6
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

West Bromwich Albion had a strong ball possession 65% while Sheffield Wednesday was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

West Bromwich Albion was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyhow, Sheffield Wednesday was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Sheffield Wednesday shot 13 times, 7 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, West Bromwich Albion shot 22 times, 8 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Sheffield Wednesday received 3 yellow cards (Akin Famewo, Josh Windass and Anthony Musaba). Talking about the opposition, West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card (Kyle Bartley).

Match Timeline

Anthony Musaba(goal)
22'
Anthony Musaba- Yellow
23'
Iké Ugbo(goal)
50'
55'
T. Fellows- sub ->Conor Townsend
55'
Alex Mowatt- sub ->Yann M\'Vila
55'
Adam Reach- sub ->M. Phillips
55'
Brandon Thomas-Asante- sub ->Jed Wallace
Josh Windass(goal)
69'
Josh Windass- Yellow
69'
71'
John Swift- sub ->Mikey Johnston
Djeidi Gassama- sub ->Josh Windass
76'
Callum Paterson- sub ->Anthony Musaba
76'
Michael Smith- sub ->Iké Ugbo
76'
Bambo Diaby- sub ->Barry Bannan 
77'
Akin Famewo- sub ->Di\'Shon Bernard
86'
90'
Kyle Bartley- Yellow
Akin Famewo- Yellow
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 50 points like Blackburn Rovers to remain in the 20th place. Regarding the opposition, West Bromwich Albion will stays with 72 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Sheffield Wednesday will play away with Sunderland on the 4th of May with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Sunderland (2 draws).

West Bromwich Albion will host Preston North End on the 4th of May with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday
G
J. Beadle 26.England
8.8
D
Di'Shon Bernard 17.Jamaica
7.0
86'
D
Liam Palmer 2.Scotland
6.4
D
Dominic Iorfa 6.England
7.9
M
Will Vaulks 4.Wales
7.7
M
Barry Bannan  10.Scotland
7.3
77'
M
Josh Windass 11.England
7.3
76' 69' Goals69'
M
Pol Valentín 14.Spain
6.8
M
Marvin Johnson 18.England
7.7
M
Anthony Musaba 45.Netherlands
7.3
76' 23' Goals22'
F
Iké Ugbo 12.Canada
7.5
76' Goals50'
Substitutes
G
Cameron Dawson 1.England
D
Kristian Pedersen 3.Denmark
D
Bambo Diaby 5.Spain
7.0
77'
D
Akin Famewo 23.England
6.8
86' 90'
M
Momo Diaby 44.France
F
Callum Paterson 13.Scotland
7.0
76'
F
Michael Smith 24.England
6.7
76'
F
Djeidi Gassama 41.France
6.8
76'
F
B. Cadamarteri 42.England

Sheffield Wednesday started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Danny Röhl decided to play with the following team: J. Beadle (8.8), Liam Palmer (6.4), Dominic Iorfa (7.9), Di’Shon Bernard (7.0), Pol Valentín (6.8), Will Vaulks (7.7), Barry Bannan  (7.3), Marvin Johnson (7.7), Anthony Musaba (7.3), Josh Windass (7.3) and Iké Ugbo (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Akin Famewo (6.8), Cameron Dawson, Kristian Pedersen, Bambo Diaby (7.0), Callum Paterson (7.0), Michael Smith (6.7), Djeidi Gassama (6.8), B. Cadamarteri and Momo Diaby.

Sheffield Wednesday could not rely on the presence of Bambo Diaby (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 5 changes: Barry Bannan  for Bambo Diaby (77′), Di’Shon Bernard for Akin Famewo (86′), Anthony Musaba for Djeidi Gassama (76′), Iké Ugbo for Callum Paterson (76′) and Josh Windass for Michael Smith (76′).

Player of the match: J. Beadle​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield Wednesday was the goalkeeper: J. Beadle. His rating is 8.77. He performed 8 saves.

West Bromwich Albion – Formation

West Bromwich Albion
G
Alex Palmer 24.England
7.0
D
Darnell Furlong 2.England
7.0
D
Conor Townsend 3.England
6.3
55'
D
Cédric Kipré 4.Ivory Coast
7.5
D
Kyle Bartley 5.England
7.1
90'
M
M. Phillips 10.Scotland
6.0
55'
M
Jed Wallace 7.England
6.4
55'
M
G. Diangana 11.England
7.5
M
Yann M'Vila 22.France
6.4
55'
M
Mikey Johnston 23.Scotland
7.3
71'
M
Okay Yokuşlu 35.Turkey
6.1
Substitutes
G
Joshua Griffiths 33.England
D
Semi Ajayi 6.Nigeria
M
N. Chalobah 14.England
M
John Swift 19.England
7.5
71'
M
Adam Reach 20.England
6.7
55'
M
T. Fellows 31.England
7.0
55'
M
Alex Mowatt 27.England
7.0
55'
F
Josh Maja 9.Nigeria
F
Brandon Thomas-Asante 21.England
7.0
55'

West Bromwich Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Carlos Corberán Vallet played with: Alex Palmer (7.0), Darnell Furlong (7.0), Kyle Bartley (7.1), Cédric Kipré (7.5), Conor Townsend (6.3), Yann M’Vila (6.4), Okay Yokuşlu (6.1), M. Phillips (6.0), G. Diangana (7.5), Mikey Johnston (7.3) and Jed Wallace (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alex Mowatt (7.0), Semi Ajayi, Josh Maja, N. Chalobah, John Swift (7.5), Adam Reach (6.7), Brandon Thomas-Asante (7.0), T. Fellows (7.0) and Joshua Griffiths.

Substitutions

West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: Conor Townsend for T. Fellows (55′), Jed Wallace for Brandon Thomas-Asante (55′), Yann M’Vila for Alex Mowatt (55′), M. Phillips for Adam Reach (55′) and Mikey Johnston for John Swift (71′).

Player of the match: John Swift​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was John Swift.

His rating is 7.5 with 24 passes (92% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 6 crosses.

His performance was extraordinary also because he commenced the encounter from the bench before entering in the 71′.

Results of the day

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