English League One

FT Thursday, May 18, 2023
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Sheffield Wednesday WWWWL 5
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Sheffield Wednesday make EFL history in rally to third-tier playoff final

Sheffield Wednesday pulled off the greatest comeback in English Football League playoff history as they overturned a 4-0 first-leg deficit against Peterborough United to reach the League One playoff final via a penalty shootout on Thursday.

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Head to Head

PET leads series 3-2

Lineups

SHW · 3-4-1-2

  1. 25Cameron DawsonG
  2. 20Michael IhiekweCD
  3. 33Reece JamesCD-L
  4. 6Dominic IorfaCD-R
  5. 10Barry BannanCM-L
  6. 2Liam PalmerCM-R
  7. 11Josh WindassAM
  8. 18Marvin JohnsonLM
  9. 13Callum PatersonRM
  10. 9Lee GregoryCF-L
  11. 24Michael SmithCF-R

PET · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Will NorrisG
  2. 4Ronnie EdwardsCD-L
  3. 6Frankie KentCD-R
  4. 16Harrison BurrowsLB
  5. 23Joe WardRB
  6. 8Jack TaylorAM
  7. 18Oliver NorburnLM
  8. 22Hector KyprianouRM
  9. 9Jonson Clarke-HarrisF
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkAM-L
  11. 11Kwame PokuAM-R

Timeline

  1. 6' Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  2. 9' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Peterborough United 0. Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 16' Hector Kyprianou (Peterborough United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 25' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 2, Peterborough United 0. Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Paterson.
  5. 45' Substitution, Peterborough United. Nathan Thompson replaces Joe Ward.
  6. 45' Substitution, Peterborough United. Dan Butler replaces Harrison Burrows.
  7. 47' Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 71' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 3, Peterborough United 0. Reece James (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Palmer.
  9. 71' Dan Butler (Peterborough United) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 80' Substitution, Peterborough United. Josh Knight replaces Kwame Poku.
  11. 87' Jack Taylor (Peterborough United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 88' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Will Vaulks replaces Reece James.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Aden Flint replaces Dominic Iorfa because of an injury.
  14. 90'+8' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 4, Peterborough United 0. Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aden Flint with a headed pass.
  15. 94' Substitution, Peterborough United. Ricky-Jade Jones replaces Hector Kyprianou.
  16. 99' Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 102' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jaden Brown replaces Marvin Johnson because of an injury.
  18. 105' Own Goal by Lee Gregory, Sheffield Wednesday. Sheffield Wednesday 4, Peterborough United 1.
  19. 108' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jack Hunt replaces Lee Gregory.
  20. 112' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 5, Peterborough United 1. Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Smith.
  21. 120' Jack Hunt (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  22. 120' Substitution, Peterborough United. Kabongo Tshimanga replaces Ephron Mason-Clark.

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