English League Championship

FT Monday, May 16, 2016
Sheffield Wednesday DDWLW 1
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Brighton & Hove Albion WWDDL 1
1st2ndT
SHW101
BHA101
2nd Leg - Sheffield Wednesday advance 3-1 on aggregate · American Express Stadium · 27,272 att.

Match Report

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Sheffield Wednesday seal playoff final spot after battling past Brighton

Ross Wallace stunned Brighton for the second time in four days as Sheffield Wednesday moved another step closer to the Premier League.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
17
5
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
11
8
Saves
2
33.2
Possession
66.8
8
SHOTS
27
3
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
148
Accurate Passes
354
240
Passes
455
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
11
5
Crosses
39
0.4
Cross %
0.3
66
Long Balls
77
17
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
6
15
Effective Tackles
11
21
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
45
Effective Clearances
11
58
Clearances
18

Head to Head

SHW leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

BHA · 4-4-2

  1. 13David StockdaleG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 3Gordon GreerCD-R
  4. 12Gaëtan BongLB
  5. 2BrunoRB
  6. 7Biram KiyalCM-L
  7. 36Steve SidwellCM-R
  8. 38Jiri SkalakLM
  9. 27Anthony KnockaertRM
  10. 9Sam BaldockCF-L
  11. 21James WilsonCF-R

SHW · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Kieren WestwoodG
  2. 5Glenn LoovensCD-L
  3. 15Tom LeesCD-R
  4. 36Daniel PudilLB
  5. 32Jack HuntRB
  6. 21Álex LópezCM-L
  7. 20Kieran LeeCM-R
  8. 41Barry BannanLM
  9. 33Ross WallaceRM
  10. 14Gary HooperF
  11. 45Fernando ForestieriRCF

Timeline

  1. 9' Glenn Loovens (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 13' Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 19' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  4. 28' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from long range on the right to the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Hunt.
  5. 45' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Sam Hutchinson replaces Álex López.
  6. 55' Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 56' Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 59' Jack Hunt (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 61' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Kazenga Lua Lua replaces Sam Baldock.
  10. 63' Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 66' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jeremy Helan replaces Ross Wallace because of an injury.
  12. 71' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces Gary Hooper.
  13. 77' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Liam Rosenior replaces Gordon Greer.
  14. 82' Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 85' Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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