English League Championship

Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sheffield Wednesday
  • 18': Steven Fletcher
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1 - 1
Birmingham City
  • 48': Ché Adams

About

Sheffield Wednesday are hosting Birmingham City at Hillsborough, Sheffield, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 3': Foul by Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 3': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City).
  • 3': George Boyd (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Offside, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jota.
  • 9': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Michael Hector.
  • 10': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
  • 10': Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City).
  • 14': Marco Matias (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Wes Harding.
  • 15': Hand ball by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 17': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Wes Harding.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Michael Hector (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Hand ball by Wes Harding (Birmingham City).
  • 18': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Birmingham City 0. Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Lees with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 22': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Michael Hector.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 24': Foul by Wes Harding (Birmingham City).
  • 24': Marco Matias (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Hand ball by Jota (Birmingham City).
  • 28': Foul by Morgan Fox (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 28': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 29': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Liam Palmer.
  • 29': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 32': Foul by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
  • 32': Marco Matias (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Marco Matias (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
  • 34': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Lee Camp.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Michael Hector (Sheffield Wednesday) with an attempt from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Reach with a cross following a corner.
  • 35': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Harlee Dean.
  • 36': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Foul by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 37': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 37': Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
  • 39': Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Delay in match Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) because of an injury.
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Foul by Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City).
  • 42': Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 43': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 43': Wes Harding (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 44': Jacques Maghoma (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jota following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sheffield Wednesday 1, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Connor Mahoney replaces Jacques Maghoma.
  • 48': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Birmingham City 1. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a headed pass.
  • 50': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
  • 50': Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Offside, Birmingham City. Gary Gardner tries a through ball, but Connor Mahoney is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
  • 54': Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Foul by Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Boyd.
  • 58': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Maikel Kieftenbeld.
  • 60': Foul by Michael Morrison (Birmingham City).
  • 60': George Boyd (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Marco Matias (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Lees.
  • 61': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Marco Matias tries a through ball, but Steven Fletcher is caught offside.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Boyd with a cross.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 63': Substitution, Birmingham City. Craig Gardner replaces Gary Gardner.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Jota (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Connor Mahoney.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
  • 71': Foul by Jota (Birmingham City).
  • 71': Morgan Fox (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Jota (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Gardner.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jota.
  • 80': Foul by Connor Mahoney (Birmingham City).
  • 80': George Boyd (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Michael Morrison.
  • 83': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Morgan Fox (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
  • 86': Foul by Marco Matias (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 86': Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Marco Matias (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 87': Wes Harding (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Che Adams (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Morgan Fox (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 87': Morgan Fox (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 89': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces Steven Fletcher.
  • 89': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Sam Winnall replaces George Boyd.
  • 90': Craig Gardner (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 90'+2': Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Hutchinson.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Birmingham City 1.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Birmingham City 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 13
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 0
45.4 Possession 54.6
11 SHOTS 15
1 ON GOAL 7
0.1 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
212 Accurate Passes 260
343 Passes 402
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.6
1 Accurate Crosses 8
10 Crosses 25
0.1 Cross % 0.3
94 Long Balls 96
35 Accurate Long Balls 45
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
4 Effective Tackles 16
10 Tackles 26
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 10
25 Effective Clearances 17
25 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Hillsborough
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 29,462

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Millwall 2 +5 6
2 West Bromwich Albion 2 +3 6
3 Charlton Athletic 2 +2 6
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 +2 4
Full Table

Line-Ups

SHW Sheffield Wednesday (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Kieren Westwood (GK)
34 Michael Hector
15 Tom Lees
23 Sam Hutchinson
6 Morgan Fox Yellow Card
2 Liam Palmer
20 Adam Reach
10 Barry Bannan
19 Marco Matias
21 George Boyd
9 Steven Fletcher
Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
Sam Winnall, Daniel Pudil, Matt Penney, Ashley Baker, Joel Pelupessy, Atdhe Nuhiu, Cameron Dawson.

BIR Birmingham City (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Lee Camp (GK)
12 Harlee Dean
28 Michael Morrison Yellow Card
5 Maxime Colin
45 Wes Harding
6 Maikel Kieftenbeld
20 Gary Gardner
19 Jacques Maghoma
23 Jota Yellow Card
9 Ché Adams
10 Lukas Jutkiewicz
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Joshua Dacres-Cogley, Connor Mahoney, Charlie Lakin, Dan Scarr, Beryly Lubula, Craig Gardner, Connal Trueman.

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