English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 13': John Swift
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1 - 0
Sheffield Wednesday

    About

    West Bromwich Albion are hosting Sheffield Wednesday at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Di'Shon Bernard.
    • 3': Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Foul by Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 5': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Will Vaulks.
    • 6': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross following a corner.
    • 10': Attempt blocked. Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 11': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
    • 13': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
    • 22': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Matt Phillips.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Tyreeq Bakinson (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 22': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Alex Palmer.
    • 23': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
    • 24': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 24': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ashley Fletcher.
    • 29': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Anthony Musaba.
    • 30': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Darnell Furlong following a corner.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a corner.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 32': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 32': Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 35': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 37': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Devis Vásquez.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Bartley.
    • 40': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Michael Smith is caught offside.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyreeq Bakinson.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Ashley Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
    • 48': Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 54': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Di'Shon Bernard.
    • 55': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Michael Smith.
    • 56': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Akin Famewo.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Bartley.
    • 58': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Pol Valentín replaces Juan Delgado.
    • 59': Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 60': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
    • 61': Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 64': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Djeidi Gassama replaces Ashley Fletcher.
    • 66': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 66': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) header from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cédric Kipré with a through ball.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
    • 69': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Conor Townsend replaces Matt Phillips.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Townsend with a cross.
    • 74': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Foul by Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 76': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 76': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Mallik Wilks replaces Anthony Musaba.
    • 76': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jeff Hendrick replaces Tyreeq Bakinson.
    • 77': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. John Buckley replaces Will Vaulks.
    • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 80': Akin Famewo went off injured after Sheffield Wednesday had used all subs.
    • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Michael Smith is caught offside.
    • 85': Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by John Swift (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 86': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Grady Diangana replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
    • 88': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 90': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 90'+1': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Michael Smith is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 90'+2': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces John Swift.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nathaniel Chalobah.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
    • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 2
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    4 Corner Kicks 10
    2 Saves 2
    27.7 Possession 72.3
    4 SHOTS 17
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.5 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    148 Accurate Passes 516
    233 Passes 593
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 11
    10 Crosses 40
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    77 Long Balls 60
    26 Accurate Long Balls 40
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 5
    10 Effective Tackles 9
    16 Tackles 11
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    16 Interceptions 4
    28 Effective Clearances 15
    28 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Hawthorns
    Location: West Bromwich, England
    Attendance: 22,558

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sheffield United 28 +22 58
    2 Leeds United 27 +32 56
    3 Sunderland 28 +18 54
    4 Burnley 27 +22 53
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WBA West Bromwich Albion (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    24 Alex Palmer (GK)
    5 Kyle Bartley
    15 Erik Pieters
    4 Cedric Kipre
    27 Alex Mowatt
    35 Okay Yokuslu
    10 Matt Phillips
    2 Darnell Furlong
    7 Jed Wallace
    19 John Swift
    21 Brandon Thomas-Asante
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Grady Diangana, Jayson Molumby, Nathaniel Chalobah, Caleb Taylor, Semi Ajayi, Conor Townsend, Tom Fellows, Joshua Griffiths, Pipa.

    SHW Sheffield Wednesday (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    36 Devis Vásquez (GK)
    17 Di'Shon Bernard
    6 Dominic Iorfa
    23 Akin Famewo
    2 Liam Palmer Yellow Card
    4 Will Vaulks
    19 Tyreeq Bakinson
    45 Anthony Musaba
    15 Juan Delgado
    27 Ashley Fletcher
    24 Michael Smith
    Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
    Lee Gregory, Pol Valentín, Cameron Dawson, Callum Paterson, George Byers, Djeidi Gassama, Mallik Wilks, John Buckley, Jeff Hendrick.

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