English League Championship

FT Friday, May 13, 2016
Brighton & Hove Albion WWWDD 0
–
Sheffield Wednesday DDDWL 2
1st2ndT
BHA000
SHW112
1st Leg · Hillsborough · 34,260 att.

Match Report

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Brighton promotion hopes on ropes after first-leg loss at Sheffield Wednesday

Brighton's push for automatic promotion became a distant memory as Sheffield Wednesday grabbed the playoff initiative on a calamitous night.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
1
37
Possession
63
7
SHOTS
16
1
ON GOAL
4
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
227
Accurate Passes
455
313
Passes
537
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
19
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.2
86
Long Balls
74
31
Accurate Long Balls
36
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
31
Effective Clearances
18
39
Clearances
22

Head to Head

SHW leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

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

Substitutes

  1. 23Vincent SassoSUB
  2. 28Joe WildsmithSUB
  3. 7Marco MatiasSUB
  4. 4Sam HutchinsonSUB
  5. 18Lucas JoãoSUB
  6. 9Atdhe NuhiuSUB
  7. 17Jeremy HelanSUB

BHA · 4-4-2

  1. 13David StockdaleG
  2. 3Gordon GreerCD-L
  3. 17Connor GoldsonCD-R
  4. 12Gaëtan BongLB
  5. 2BrunoRB
  6. 7Biram KiyalCM-L
  7. 36Steve SidwellCM-R
  8. 38Jiri SkalakLM
  9. 27Anthony KnockaertRM
  10. 10Tomer HemedCF-L
  11. 9Sam BaldockCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Niki MäenpääSUB
  2. 29Richard TowellSUB
  3. 21James WilsonSUB
  4. 30Kazenga Lua LuaSUB
  5. 23Liam RoseniorSUB
  6. 14Iñigo CalderónSUB
  7. 15Jamie MurphySUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 39' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. James Wilson replaces Tomer Hemed because of an injury.
  3. 40' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Liam Rosenior replaces Connor Goldson because of an injury.
  4. 45' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gary Hooper.
  5. 50' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Richard Towell replaces Steve Sidwell because of an injury.
  6. 51' Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 63' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces Álex López.
  8. 68' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Marco Matias replaces Ross Wallace.
  9. 68' Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 73' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 0. Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  11. 83' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Lucas João replaces Gary Hooper.
  12. 90'+1' Marco Matias (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+2' Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

EFL Championship News

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