English League Championship

FT Friday, December 15, 2017
Wolverhampton Wanderers WWWWD 1
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Sheffield Wednesday DDDDL 0
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Match Report

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Wolves win again as Sheffield Wednesday's slump goes on

Wolves extended their lead at the top of the Championship table with a first-half goal from Ruben Neves giving them a 1-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
4
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
0
49.3
Possession
50.7
9
SHOTS
5
1
ON GOAL
1
0.1
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
368
Accurate Passes
369
480
Passes
479
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
12
Crosses
28
0.4
Cross %
0.1
80
Long Balls
78
36
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
1
5
Effective Tackles
8
13
Tackles
12
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
27
Effective Clearances
18
27
Clearances
18

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

SHW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Joe WildsmithG
  2. 4Joost van AkenCD-L
  3. 12Glenn LoovensCD-R
  4. 6Morgan FoxLB
  5. 16Liam PalmerRB
  6. 33Ross WallaceAM
  7. 8Jacob ButterfieldLM
  8. 3David JonesRM
  9. 7Jordan RhodesF
  10. 20Adam ReachAM-L
  11. 14Gary HooperAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 46Frederico VenâncioSUB
  2. 19Marco MatiasSUB
  3. 34Jake KeanSUB
  4. 18Lucas JoãoSUB
  5. 41Almen AbdiSUB
  6. 17Atdhe NuhiuSUB
  7. 36Daniel PudilSUB

WOL · 3-4-3

  1. 21John RuddyG
  2. 16Conor CoadyCD
  3. 15Willy BolyCD-L
  4. 5Ryan BennettCD-R
  5. 27Romain SaïssCM-L
  6. 8Rúben NevesCM-R
  7. 29Ruben VinagreLM
  8. 2Matt DohertyRM
  9. 33Léo BonatiniF
  10. 18Diogo JotaCF-L
  11. 7Ivan CavaleiroCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 31Will NorrisSUB
  2. 25Roderick MirandaSUB
  3. 24Morgan Gibbs-WhiteSUB
  4. 4Alfred N'DiayeSUB
  5. 6Danny BatthSUB
  6. 17Hélder CostaSUB
  7. 26Bright EnobakhareSUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 33' Jacob Butterfield (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 34' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Willy Boly with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  4. 43' Ryan Bennett (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 60' Morgan Fox (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 64' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces Jordan Rhodes.
  7. 64' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Lucas João replaces Jacob Butterfield.
  8. 67' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Danny Batth replaces Rúben Vinagre.
  9. 72' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Hélder Costa replaces Léo Bonatini.
  10. 82' Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 85' Second yellow card to Morgan Fox (Sheffield Wednesday) for a bad foul.
  12. 90'+1' Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Alfred N'Diaye replaces Ivan Cavaleiro.

EFL Championship News

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