Sheffield Wednesday vs Leeds United, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipGary Hooper double helps Sheffield Wednesday beat Leeds
Hooper's brace came in the first half and Kieran Lee added a late third to lift the home crowd.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 1': Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Samuel Sáiz with a cross.
- 9': Foul by David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 9': Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ezgjan Alioski.
- 11': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Adam Reach.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joost van Aken.
- 15': Attempt missed. Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Sáiz with a cross.
- 15': Foul by Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 15': Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Offside, Leeds United. Ezgjan Alioski tries a through ball, but Kemar Roofe is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Fletcher.
- 17': Hand ball by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 20': Foul by Pontus Jansson (Leeds United).
- 20': Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Kalvin Phillips.
- 21': Attempt saved. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieran Lee.
- 21': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 21': Matthew Pennington (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Matthew Pennington (Leeds United).
- 22': Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Foul by Kemar Roofe (Leeds United).
- 24': Jack Hunt (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Leeds United 0. Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Lees with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 27': Foul by Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United).
- 27': Jack Hunt (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Offside, Leeds United. Pontus Jansson tries a through ball, but Kemar Roofe is caught offside.
- 30': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Barry Bannan tries a through ball, but Kieran Lee is caught offside.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Lee.
- 31': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Matthew Pennington.
- 32': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
- 33': Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ross Wallace with a cross.
- 36': Delay in match Jack Hunt (Sheffield Wednesday) because of an injury.
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Liam Palmer replaces Jack Hunt because of an injury.
- 40': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 40': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Offside, Leeds United. Samuel Sáiz tries a through ball, but Pierre-Michel Lasogga is caught offside.
- 41': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 2, Leeds United 0. Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Fletcher with a headed pass.
- 43': David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United).
- 43': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 43': Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United).
- 44': Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Attempt missed. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 45': Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Pierre-Michel Lasogga (Leeds United) header from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kemar Roofe with a cross.
- 45'+2': Foul by David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 45'+2': Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Eunan O'Kane (Leeds United).
- 45'+3': Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 2, Leeds United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sheffield Wednesday 2, Leeds United 0.
- 46': Foul by Kemar Roofe (Leeds United).
- 46': Joost van Aken (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Pierre-Michel Lasogga (Leeds United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 49': Attempt missed. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gary Hooper.
- 51': Attempt missed. Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Reach with a cross.
- 52': Foul by Matthew Pennington (Leeds United).
- 52': Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 52': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 60': Luke Ayling (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Ezgjan Alioski (Leeds United).
- 60': Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Tom Lees.
- 62': Substitution, Leeds United. Hadi Sacko replaces Ezgjan Alioski.
- 62': Substitution, Leeds United. Pablo Hernández replaces Kemar Roofe.
- 63': Attempt saved. Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a through ball.
- 63': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Felix Wiedwald.
- 66': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Tom Lees.
- 66': Attempt missed. Matthew Pennington (Leeds United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Attempt missed. Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Hernández.
- 68': Delay in match Pontus Jansson (Leeds United) because of an injury.
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Substitution, Leeds United. Stuart Dallas replaces Pontus Jansson because of an injury.
- 72': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Gaetano Berardi.
- 73': Delay in match Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United) because of an injury.
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Pierre-Michel Lasogga.
- 75': Foul by Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 75': Hadi Sacko (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Attempt saved. Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo Hernández with a through ball.
- 76': Corner, Leeds United. Conceded by Joe Wildsmith.
- 78': Attempt saved. Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieran Lee.
- 79': Foul by Matthew Pennington (Leeds United).
- 79': Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Gaetano Berardi (Leeds United).
- 79': Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Liam Palmer.
- 81': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Stuart Dallas.
- 81': Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Pierre-Michel Lasogga (Leeds United).
- 82': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 3, Leeds United 0. Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 85': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 85': Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jacob Butterfield replaces Barry Bannan.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Michel Lasogga (Leeds United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Gaetano Berardi.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Lee.
- 90'+1': Foul by Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 90'+1': Samuel Sáiz (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jordan Rhodes replaces Steven Fletcher.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Gary Hooper (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Rhodes with a headed pass.
- 90'+5': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 90'+5': Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Pierre-Michel Lasogga (Leeds United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 3, Leeds United 0.
- 90'+7': Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 3, Leeds United 0.
Statistics
 LEE |
SHW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 46.2 | Possession | 53.8 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 291 | Accurate Passes | 349 |
| 379 | Passes | 444 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 20 | Crosses | 27 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 77 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 12 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 25 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Hillsborough
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 27,972
Venue: Hillsborough
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 27,972
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 6 | +3 | 13 |
| 2 | West Ham United | 6 | +5 | 11 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | +3 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Sheffield Wednesday (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Joe Wildsmith (GK) |
| 4 | Joost van Aken |
| 15 | Tom Lees |
| 20 | Adam Reach |
| 2 | Jack Hunt |
| 3 | David Jones |
| 5 | Kieran Lee |
| 10 | Barry Bannan |
| 33 | Ross Wallace |
| 9 | Steven Fletcher |
| 14 | Gary Hooper |
Leeds United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Felix Wiedwald (GK) |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson |
| 5 | Matthew Pennington |
| 28 | Gaetano Berardi |
| 2 | Luke Ayling |
| 21 | Samu Sáiz |
| 23 | Kalvin Phillips |
| 14 | Eunan O'Kane |
| 9 | Pierre-Michel Lasogga |
| 10 | Ezgjan Alioski |
| 7 | Kemar Roofe |
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