English League Championship

FT Saturday, December 26, 2015
Birmingham City LLDDW 0
–
Sheffield Wednesday LDDLW 3
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BIR000
SHW213
Hillsborough · 28,523 att.

Match Report

Fernando Forestieri shines for Sheffield Wednesday

Fernando Forestieri shines for Sheffield Wednesday

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
4
Corner Kicks
3
5
Saves
2
38
Possession
62
11
SHOTS
18
2
ON GOAL
8
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
214
Accurate Passes
443
326
Passes
553
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
3
19
Crosses
9
0.4
Cross %
0.3
87
Long Balls
74
39
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
4
15
Effective Tackles
15
19
Tackles
19
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
19
Effective Clearances
24
25
Clearances
30

Head to Head

SHW leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

SHW · 4-4-2

  1. 28Joe WildsmithG
  2. 5Glenn LoovensCD-L
  3. 4Sam HutchinsonCD-R
  4. 36Daniel PudilLB
  5. 32Jack HuntRB
  6. 41Barry BannanCM-L
  7. 20Kieran LeeCM-R
  8. 45Fernando ForestieriLM
  9. 33Ross WallaceRM
  10. 14Gary HooperCF-L
  11. 9Atdhe NuhiuCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Lucas JoãoSUB
  2. 34Lewis PriceSUB
  3. 17Jeremy HelanSUB
  4. 10Lewis McGuganSUB
  5. 16Rhoys WigginsSUB
  6. 6José SemedoSUB
  7. 24Modou SougouSUB

BIR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 29Tomasz KuszczakG
  2. 23Jonathan SpectorCD-L
  3. 28Michael MorrisonCD-R
  4. 3Jonathan GroundsLB
  5. 31Paul CaddisRB
  6. 20Jon ToralAM
  7. 6Maikel KieftenbeldLM
  8. 26David DavisRM
  9. 15James VaughanF
  10. 7Demarai GrayAM-L
  11. 19Jacques MaghomaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Paul RobinsonSUB
  2. 17Viv Solomon-OtaborSUB
  3. 22Andrew ShinnieSUB
  4. 45Greg HalfordSUB
  5. 1Adam LegzdinsSUB
  6. 9Clayton DonaldsonSUB
  7. 44Nicolai Brock-MadsenSUB

Timeline

  1. 37' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Birmingham City 0. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  2. 39' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 2, Birmingham City 0. Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  3. 43' Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 48' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 3, Birmingham City 0. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gary Hooper following a fast break.
  5. 66' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jeremy Helan replaces Ross Wallace.
  6. 71' Substitution, Birmingham City. Viv Solomon-Otabor replaces Demarai Gray.
  7. 72' Substitution, Birmingham City. Clayton Donaldson replaces James Vaughan.
  8. 72' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Lewis McGugan replaces Fernando Forestieri.
  9. 77' Substitution, Birmingham City. Andrew Shinnie replaces Jon-Miquel Toral.
  10. 81' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Rhoys Wiggins replaces Sam Hutchinson.
  11. 83' Paul Caddis (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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