English League One

Barnsley vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2022-23 English League One, Promotion Final

· English League One
Barnsley
  • Red Card 49': Adam Phillips
FT - ET
0 - 1
Sheffield Wednesday
  • 120'+3': Josh Windass

Sheffield Wednesday promoted to Championship with 123rd-minute Windass winner

Sheffield Wednesday added a fairytale ending to their extraordinary League One playoff campaign as Josh Windass scored the winner in stoppage time of extra time to earn them promotion with a 1-0 victory over 10-man Barnsley in the final on Monday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 1': Mads Andersen (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 2': Herbie Kane (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 6': Foul by Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 6': Liam Kitching (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 8': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Bobby Thomas.
  • 9': Attempt saved. Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Paterson with a headed pass.
  • 11': Foul by Liam Kitching (Barnsley).
  • 11': Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Adam Phillips (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Slobodan Tedic with a headed pass.
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Slobodan Tedic (Barnsley).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Slobodan Tedic (Barnsley).
  • 20': Foul by Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 20': Nicky Cadden (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Offside, Barnsley. Jordan Williams tries a through ball, but Slobodan Tedic is caught offside.
  • 21': Bobby Thomas (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 24': Delay in match (Barnsley).
  • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 32': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Callum Paterson.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Nicky Cadden (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 34': Foul by Luca Connell (Barnsley).
  • 34': Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Liam Kitching (Barnsley).
  • 35': Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Reece James (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Slobodan Tedic (Barnsley).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Paterson with a cross.
  • 39': Offside, Barnsley. Herbie Kane tries a through ball, but Devante Cole is caught offside.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Slobodan Tedic (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Herbie Kane.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Bobby Thomas (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luca Connell with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Smith with a cross.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Barnsley 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Barnsley 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Barnsley. James Norwood replaces Slobodan Tedic.
  • 47': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 47': Herbie Kane (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Foul by Adam Phillips (Barnsley).
  • 49': Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Adam Phillips (Barnsley) is shown the red card.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Nicky Cadden (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 54': Liam Kitching (Barnsley) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Nicky Cadden.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Marvin Johnson.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Nicky Cadden (Barnsley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 57': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Cameron Dawson.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reece James.
  • 64': Bobby Thomas (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 66': Foul by James Norwood (Barnsley).
  • 66': Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Delay in match (Barnsley).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 71': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jordan Williams.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross following a corner.
  • 72': Substitution, Barnsley. Josh Benson replaces Herbie Kane.
  • 72': Substitution, Barnsley. Luke Thomas replaces Devante Cole.
  • 74': Foul by Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 74': Luke Thomas (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Will Vaulks replaces Callum Paterson.
  • 79': Attempt saved. James Norwood (Barnsley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nicky Cadden.
  • 79': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Cameron Dawson.
  • 82': Hand ball by Jordan Williams (Barnsley).
  • 84': Foul by Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 84': James Norwood (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by James Norwood (Barnsley).
  • 86': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Benson (Barnsley).
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Barnsley. Jonathan Russell replaces Josh Benson because of an injury.
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Barnsley 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 90': First Half Extra Time begins Barnsley 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 91': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
  • 92': Attempt blocked. Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Vaulks with a cross.
  • 95': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 95': Foul by Bobby Thomas (Barnsley).
  • 95': Bobby Thomas (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 96': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
  • 96': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by James Norwood.
  • 97': Attempt missed. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marvin Johnson with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 98': Foul by James Norwood (Barnsley).
  • 98': Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 99': Attempt saved. Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 99': Attempt blocked. Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 100': Foul by Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 100': Jonathan Russell (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 102': Attempt saved. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marvin Johnson.
  • 102': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Harry Isted.
  • 103': Attempt missed. Luca Connell (Barnsley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luke Thomas following a fast break.
  • 103': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jack Hunt replaces Reece James.
  • 105': Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jack Hunt with a cross.
  • 105'+1': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Josh Windass tries a through ball, but Lee Gregory is caught offside.
  • 105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, Barnsley 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 105': Second Half Extra Time begins Barnsley 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 105': Substitution, Barnsley. Max Watters replaces Nicky Cadden.
  • 106': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Will Vaulks tries a through ball, but Jack Hunt is caught offside.
  • 110': Attempt saved. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 111': Delay in match because of an injury Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 111': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 111': Foul by Liam Kitching (Barnsley).
  • 111': Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 112': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 112': James Norwood (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 113': Delay in match because of an injury Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 114': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 116': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Fisayo Dele-Bashiru replaces Barry Bannan because of an injury.
  • 117': Attempt blocked. Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Hunt.
  • 117': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Jack Hunt with a cross.
  • 119': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 119': Liam Kitching (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 120': Delay in match because of an injury James Norwood (Barnsley).
  • 120'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 120'+3': Goal! Barnsley 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Gregory with a cross.
  • 120'+5': Second Half Extra Time ends, Barnsley 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Barnsley 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 72,492

Line-Ups

BAR Barnsley (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Harvey Isted (GK)
6 Mads Andersen
5 Liam Kitching
12 Bobby Thomas Yellow Card
8 Herbie Kane
30 Adam Phillips Red Card
48 Luca Connell
7 Nicky Cadden
2 Jordan Williams
44 Devante Cole
31 Slobodan Tedic
Barnsley Substitutes:
Robbie Cundy, Bradley Collins, Luke Thomas, Josh Benson, Jonathan Russell, James Norwood, Max Watters.

SHW Sheffield Wednesday (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
25 Cameron Dawson (GK)
20 Michael Ihiekwe
33 Reece James
6 Dominic Iorfa
10 Barry Bannan
2 Liam Palmer
11 Josh Windass
18 Marvin Johnson
13 Callum Paterson
9 Lee Gregory
24 Michael Smith
Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
Jaden Brown, Will Vaulks, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, David Stockdale, Dennis Adeniran, Jack Hunt, Aden Flint.

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