English League Championship

FT Saturday, February 18, 2017
Sheffield Wednesday LDWWW 2
–
Nottingham Forest LWWLL 1
1st2ndT
SHW112
NFO011
The City Ground · 20,164 att.

Match Report

Sheffield Wednesday maintain play-off push with victory over Nottingham Forest

Sheffield Wednesday maintain play-off push with victory over Nottingham Forest

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
3
42.9
Possession
57.1
10
SHOTS
7
5
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
227
Accurate Passes
332
340
Passes
454
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
3
15
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.2
81
Long Balls
73
26
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.3
Long Balls %
0.3
2
Blocked Shots
0
11
Effective Tackles
6
16
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
0
Interceptions
0
27
Effective Clearances
34
27
Clearances
34

Head to Head

SHW leads series 4-1

Lineups

NFO · 4-4-2

  1. 43Jordan SmithG
  2. 13Daniel FoxCD-L
  3. 42Joe WorrallCD-R
  4. 3Daniel PinillosLB
  5. 2Eric LichajRB
  6. 11Ben OsbornCM-L
  7. 24David VaughanCM-R
  8. 19Jamie WardLM
  9. 41Matty CashRM
  10. 50Ross McCormackCF-L
  11. 45Ben Brereton DíazCF-R

SHW · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kieren WestwoodG
  2. 12Glenn LoovensCD-L
  3. 39Vincent SassoCD-R
  4. 36Daniel PudilLB
  5. 32Jack HuntRB
  6. 23Sam HutchinsonCM-L
  7. 7Almen AbdiCM-R
  8. 41Barry BannanLM
  9. 9Adam ReachRM
  10. 45Fernando ForestieriCF-L
  11. 17Jordan RhodesCF-R

Timeline

  1. 26' Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 27' Ross McCormack (Nottingham Forest) Penalty - Saved at 27'
  3. 28' Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Almen Abdi (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  4. 30' Almen Abdi (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 32' Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 52' Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Sheffield Wednesday 2. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner following a corner.
  7. 53' Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  8. 57' Jamie Ward (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 58' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Britt Assombalonga replaces Jamie Ward.
  10. 58' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Mustapha Carayol replaces Ross McCormack.
  11. 60' Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Sheffield Wednesday 2. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
  12. 75' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Pajtim Kasami replaces Matthew Cash.
  13. 75' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Ross Wallace replaces Almen Abdi.
  14. 78' Jack Hunt (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 82' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Steven Fletcher replaces Jordan Rhodes.
  16. 88' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Sam Winnall replaces Fernando Forestieri.
  17. 90'+5' Daniel Fox (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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