Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff City, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Sheffield Wednesday

FT
0 - 0

Cardiff City

Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Cardiff City

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
4': Foul by Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City).
4': Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Attempt blocked. Jazz Richards (Cardiff City) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Yanic Wildschut.
8': Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Foul by Marko Grujic (Cardiff City).
8': Marko Grujic (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
8': Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
8': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
9': Attempt missed. Frederico Venâncio (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Reach with a cross following a set piece situation.
11': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Foul by David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday).
12': Attempt missed. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jazz Richards following a set piece situation.
13': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
13': Jordan Thorniley (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Delay in match Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) because of an injury.
15': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
16': Attempt blocked. Yanic Wildschut (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marko Grujic.
16': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Daniel Pudil.
17': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
21': Attempt saved. Yanic Wildschut (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
23': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
24': Attempt saved. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Bennett.
25': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
27': Foul by Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday).
27': Marko Grujic (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Attempt missed. Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Lucas João.
30': Delay in match Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) because of an injury.
31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
32': Foul by David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday).
32': Marko Grujic (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
34': Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Attempt blocked. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Bennett.
37': Attempt saved. Marko Grujic (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
38': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Joe Wildsmith.
39': Offside, Cardiff City. David Junior Hoilett tries a through ball, but Kenneth Zohore is caught offside.
40': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
40': Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Foul by Marko Grujic (Cardiff City).
41': Attempt missed. Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Jones with a cross following a set piece situation.
43': Attempt saved. Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas João.
43': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Morgan Fox (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Reach with a cross.
45'+1': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Frederico Venâncio (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ross Wallace with a cross following a corner.
45'+1': Hand ball by Yanic Wildschut (Cardiff City).
45'+3': First Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Cardiff City 0.
45': Second Half begins Sheffield Wednesday 0, Cardiff City 0.
46': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
46': Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
51': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Jordan Thorniley tries a through ball, but Lucas João is caught offside.
51': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
51': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
53': Attempt missed. Marko Grujic (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
54': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordan Rhodes with a headed pass.
55': Foul by David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City).
55': Frederico Venâncio (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt missed. Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Rhodes.
58': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
61': Attempt saved. Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Rhodes with a cross.
63': Attempt blocked. Morgan Fox (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Jones.
64': Attempt missed. Morgan Fox (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
65': Attempt missed. Yanic Wildschut (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jazz Richards with a cross.
67': Attempt missed. Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Morgan Fox with a cross.
68': Foul by Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City).
68': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Attempt saved. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore.
70': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
70': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71': Substitution, Cardiff City. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing replaces Yanic Wildschut.
72': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Marco Matias replaces Jordan Rhodes.
76': Foul by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City).
76': Jordan Thorniley (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
77': Marco Matias (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
78': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore.
78': Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Paterson replaces Marko Grujic.
79': Foul by Jazz Richards (Cardiff City).
79': Marco Matias (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces Lucas João.
81': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. George Boyd replaces Ross Wallace.
82': Attempt blocked. Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing with a cross.
82': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jordan Thorniley.
83': Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
83': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kadeem Harris replaces David Junior Hoilett.
85': Offside, Cardiff City. Kadeem Harris tries a through ball, but Kenneth Zohore is caught offside.
87': Foul by Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday).
87': Jazz Richards (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday).
88': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Kadeem Harris (Cardiff City).
89': Jordan Thorniley (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
90'+1': Attempt missed. George Boyd (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
90'+2': Foul by Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City).
90'+2': Marco Matias (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Jazz Richards (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Cardiff City 0.
90'+4': Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Cardiff City 0.

Statistics

CAR		SHW
17	Fouls	8
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	3
2	Saves	4
49.8	Possession	50.2
15	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	2
0.3	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
250	Accurate Passes	235
347	Passes	348
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	7
21	Crosses	19
0.1	Cross %	0.4
75	Long Balls	85
33	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	2
10	Effective Tackles	13
17	Tackles	23
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
33	Effective Clearances	41
33	Clearances	41

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Hillsborough
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 23,277

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Swansea City	5	+6	11
2	Middlesbrough	5	+3	10
3	Queens Park Rangers	5	+3	10
4	Bristol City	5	+2	10

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sheffield Wednesday (3-5-2)

No.	Name
28	Joe Wildsmith (GK)
36	Daniel Pudil
39	Jordan Thorniley
46	Frederico Venâncio
20	Adam Reach
33	Ross Wallace
3	David Jones
6	Morgan Fox
16	Liam Palmer
18	Lucas João
7	Jordan Rhodes

Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:

Sean Clare, Jack Hunt, Cameron Dawson, Atdhe Nuhiu, George Boyd, Marco Matias, Joel Pelupessy.

Cardiff City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
25	Neil Etheridge (GK)
4	Sean Morrison
14	Sol Bamba
5	Bruno Ecuélé Manga
8	Joe Ralls
24	Marko Grujic
3	Joe Bennett
6	Jazz Richards
10	Kenneth Zohore
33	Junior Hoilett
35	Yanic Wildschut

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Kadeem Harris, Callum Paterson, Anthony Pilkington, Greg Halford, Brian Murphy, Loïc Damour, Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.

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