SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday annihilates Forest Green Rovers 5-0 with goals of J. Windass (12′), B. Bannan (19′), L. Palmer (31′), L. Gregory (45′) and D. Bernard (56′ own). Sheffield Wednesday made the most of its better ball possession (57%).
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 Simon Mather who was helped by Bradley Hall and Thomas Harty. The 4th official was Wayne Grunnill. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.3 degrees Celsius or 72.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 14 Total 3
- 7 On Target 0
- 7 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 125 Attack 97
- 37 Dangerous attack 35
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sheffield Wednesday had a strong ball possession 57% while Forest Green Rovers was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sheffield Wednesday had a more offensive attitude with 37 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield Wednesday won the match.
Sheffield Wednesday shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Forest Green Rovers shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card (M. Johnson). Talking about the opposition, Forest Green Rovers received 3 yellow cards (C. O’Keeffe, B. Cargill and D. Davis).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Sheffield Wednesday will have 13 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Forest Green Rovers will stay with 4 points like Cheltenham Town to hold in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Sheffield Wednesday will host Derby County on the 6th of May with a 12-5 head to head stats in favor of Derby County (11 draws).
Forest Green Rovers will play away agasint Cambridge United on the 6th of May with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Forest Green Rovers (10 draws).
Sheffield Wednesday – Formation
Sheffield Wednesday started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Darren Moore decided to play with the following team: David Stockdale
, Dominic Iorfa , Michael Ihiekwe , Mark McGuinness , L. Palmer , T. Bakinson , G. Byers , M. Johnson , B. Bannan , J. Windass and L. Gregory .The home team had on the bench: C. Paterson
, J. Brown, J. Hunt, C. Dawson, W. Vaulks , M. Wilks and D. Adeniran .Substitutions
Sheffield Wednesday made 5 changes: J. Windass for M. Wilks (69′), B. Bannan for D. Adeniran (69′), L. Gregory for C. Paterson (69′), T. Bakinson for W. Vaulks (80′) and M. Johnson for J. Brown (83′).
Best player: B. Bannan
The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield Wednesday was B. Bannan.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 52 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 5 crosses.Forest Green Rovers – Formation
Forest Green Rovers started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Ian Burchnall played with: L. McGee
, C. O’Keeffe , D. Bernard , J. Moore-Taylor , B. Cargill , K. McAllister , B. Stevenson , M. Peart-Harris , D. Davis , R. Brown and J. Matt .These were the players on the bench: O. Casey
, R. Hendry , A. Little , J. Jones , S. Robertson, L. Thomas and J. March .Substitutions
Forest Green Rovers made 5 changes: J. Matt for J. March (57′), K. McAllister for O. Casey (58′), B. Stevenson for R. Hendry (58′), R. Brown for A. Little (65′) and C. O’Keeffe for J. Jones (80′).
Best player: R. Hendry
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Forest Green Rovers was R. Hendry.
His rating is
with 5 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 1 cross.His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 58′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Charlton Athletic – 1-1
- Sheffield Wednesday – Forest Green Rovers – 5-0
- Port Vale – Portsmouth – 0-1
- Plymouth Argyle – Bolton Wanderers – 2-0
- Morecambe – Milton Keynes Dons – 0-4
- Lincoln City – Fleetwood Town – 2-2
- Ipswich Town – Barnsley – 2-2
- Derby County – Peterborough United – 2-1
- Cheltenham Town – Oxford United – 1-2
- Cambridge United – Burton Albion – 4-3
- Bristol Rovers – Shrewsbury Town – 1-1
- Accrington Stanley – Exeter City – 0-0