SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday liquidates Cambridge United 6-0 with goals of L. Jones (6′ own), B. Bannan (10′), S. Berahino (37′), S. Berahino (41′), G. Byers (48′) and S. Berahino (54′). Sheffield Wednesday was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (68%) 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 Seb Stockbridge with the help of Richard Woodward and Declan Ford. The 4th official was Wayne Grunnill. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11 degrees Celsius or 51.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Sheffield Wednesday

6 - 0

Cambridge United

  • ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
  • 23 Total 6
  • 10 On Target 2
  • 13 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 119 Attack 105
  • 63 Dangerous attack 34
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 5
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Sheffield Wednesday had a superior ball possession 68% while Cambridge United was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield Wednesday was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield Wednesday won the match​.

Sheffield Wednesday shot 23 times, 10 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cambridge United shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

6'
Barry Bannan (goal)
10'
37'
41'
46'
46'
48'
54'
Dominic Iorfa- sub ->S. Hutchinson
58'
58'
63'
Jubril Okedina- sub ->S. Sherring
72'

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 this encounter, Sheffield Wednesday will have 64 points to remain in the 7th place. On the other side, Cambridge United will stay with 45 points to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Sheffield Wednesday will host Portsmouth on the 30th of April with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Cambridge United will play away agasint AFC Wimbledon on the 26th of March with a 3-3 head to head statistic.

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday
G
Bailey Peacock-Farrell 1.Northern Ireland
7.4
D
S. Hutchinson 5.England
6.8
58'
D
Jordan Storey 38.England
7.1
D
Lewis Gibson 4.England
7.1
M
J. Hunt 32.England
7.2
M
Barry Bannan 10.Scotland
9.0
10'
M
Marvin Johnson 18.England
7.8
M
Massimo Luongo 21.Australia
6.9
M
George Byers 14.Scotland
7.5
48'
F
Saido Berahino 24.Burundi
9.9
72' 37', 41', 54'
F
Lee Gregory 9.England
7.1
58'
Substitutes
G
Joe Wildsmith 28.England
D
Dominic Iorfa 6.England
7.0
58'
D
Callum Paterson 13.Scotland
D
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru 17.Nigeria
M
Liam Palmer 2.Scotland
F
Sylla Sow 40.Netherlands
6.4
72'
F
Florian Kamberi 20.Albania
6.6
58'

Sheffield Wednesday started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Darren Moore decided to play with the following team: Bailey Peacock-Farrell (7.4), Jordan Storey (7.1), Sam Hutchinson (6.8), Lewis Gibson (7.1), Jack Hunt (7.2), George Byers (7.5), Massimo Luongo (6.9), Barry Bannan (9.0), Marvin Johnson (7.8), Saido Berahino (9.9) and Lee Gregory (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Dominic Iorfa (7.0), C. Paterson, Sylla Sow (6.4), J. Wildsmith, Florian Kamberi (6.6), F. Dele-Bashiru and L. Palmer.

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 3 changes: S. Hutchinson for D. Iorfa (58′), L. Gregory for F. Kamberi (58′) and S. Berahino for S. Sow (72′).

Best player: Saido Berahino​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield Wednesday was Saido Berahino.

His rating is (9.9) with 3 goals, 23 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He hit the woodwork once times.

Cambridge United – Formation

Cambridge United
G
Dimitar Mitov 1.Bulgaria
6.0
D
Lloyd Jones 6.England
6.1
D
George Williams 2.England
5.6
D
Sam Sherring 24.England
5.8
63'
D
Harrison Dunk 11.England
6.0
M
W. Hoolahan 14.Republic of Ireland
5.8
46'
M
Paul Digby 4.England
6.4
M
Adam May 19.England
6.7
46'
M
James Brophy 7.England
6.1
M
Sam Smith 10.England
6.1
F
Joe Ironside 9.England
6.5
Substitutes
G
Will Mannion 25.England
D
Jubril Okedina 15.England
6.2
63'
M
Liam O'Neil 8.England
6.3
46'
M
Shilow Tracey 18.England
F
Jack Lankester 23.England
F
Lorent Tolaj 17.Switzerland
F
Harvey Knibbs 26.England
6.5
46'

Cambridge United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mark Bonner played with: Dimitar Mitov (6.0), George Williams (5.6), Sam Sherring (5.8), Lloyd Jones (6.1), Harrison Dunk (6.0), Adam May (6.7), Paul Digby (6.4), Sam Smith (6.1), Wesley Hoolahan (5.8), James Brophy (6.1) and Joe Ironside (6.5).

They had on the bench: Liam O’Neil (6.3), J. Lankester, L. Tolaj, Harvey Knibbs (6.5), W. Mannion, S. Tracey and Jubril Okedina (6.2).

Substitutions

Cambridge United made 3 changes: A. May for L. O’Neil (46′), W. Hoolahan for H. Knibbs (46′) and S. Sherring for J. Okedina (63′).

Best player: Adam May​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cambridge United was Adam May.

His rating is (6.7) with 22 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass.

Results of the day

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