SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday was eventually too good for Cheltenham Town with the goal of J. Windass (3′), B. Bannan (83′) and F. Dele-Bashiru (85′). Sheffield Wednesday made the most of its better ball possession (59%).
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 Ben Speedie who had the assistance of Joe Simpson and Oliver Bickle. The 4th official was David Richardson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.2 degrees Celsius or 57.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 24 Total 7
- 9 On Target 2
- 15 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 122 Attack 69
- 48 Dangerous attack 25
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Sheffield Wednesday had a strong ball possession 59% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sheffield Wednesday was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield Wednesday won the match.
Sheffield Wednesday shot 24 times, 9 on target, 15 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cheltenham Town shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sheffield Wednesday didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Cheltenham Town received 4 yellow cards (L. Freestone, D. N’Lundulu, T. Perry and S. Long).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sheffield Wednesday will have 26 points to hold in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Cheltenham Town will stay with 14 points like Lincoln City and Wycombe Wanderers to hold in the 17th 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 record in favor of Derby County (11 draws).
Cheltenham Town will host Charlton Athletic on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Cheltenham Town (1 draw).
Sheffield Wednesday – Formation
Sheffield Wednesday started with a 4-2-2-2 line-up (4-2-2-2).
The manager Darren Moore decided to play with the following team: David Stockdale, Michael Ihiekwe, Ben Heneghan, Barry Bannan, Marvin Johnson, Liam Palmer, Will Vaulks, Josh Windass, Michael Smith, Lee Gregory and Alex Mighten.
The home team had on the bench: Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Callum Paterson, Cameron Dawson, Jaden Brown, Tyreeq Bakinson, Mark McGuinness and Jack Hunt.
Substitutions
Sheffield Wednesday made 2 changes: A. Mighten for F. Dele-Bashiru (63′) and M. Smith for M. McGuinness (76′).
Cheltenham Town – Formation
Cheltenham Town started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Wade Elliott played with: Luke Southwood, Ryan Jackson, Sean Long, Lewis Freestone, Liam Sercombe, Ryan Broom, Taylor Perry, Will Ferry, Caleb Taylor, Christian Norton and George Lloyd.
They had on the bench: Elliott Bonds, Thomas Bradbury, Benjamin Williams, Dan Nlundulu, Daniel Adshead, Charlie Brown and Shaun MacDonald.
Substitutions
Cheltenham Town made 5 changes: C. Norton for D. N’Lundulu (46′), G. Lloyd for C. Brown (76′), C. Taylor for E. Bonds (76′), R. Broom for T. Bradbury (90′) and T. Perry for D. Adshead (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Shrewsbury Town – Milton Keynes Dons – 2-1
- Forest Green Rovers – Bolton Wanderers – 1-0
- Derby County – Port Vale – 1-2
- Barnsley – Exeter City – 0-2
- Sheffield Wednesday – Cheltenham Town – 3-0
- Portsmouth – Fleetwood Town – 1-1
- Plymouth Argyle – Accrington Stanley – 3-0
- Peterborough United – Burton Albion – 1-1
- Oxford United – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-1
- Morecambe – Ipswich Town – 1-2
- Lincoln City – Charlton Athletic – 0-0
- Bristol Rovers – Cambridge United – 2-1