Sunderland vs Sheffield Wednesday
Championship· Regular Season - 40
WWWLGoals 15-15
WWLLGoals 8-12
Stadium of Light, Sunderland · Capacity 49,000 · grass · Referee: Simon Hooper
Today
Lineups~1h before
Kickoff
Half-time
Full-time
Match events
- 8'Morgan Fox (Jordan Thorniley)
- 40'B. Bannan
- 50'Aiden McGeady
- 59'Lucas João (Atdhe Nuhiu)
- 61'George Honeyman (Lynden Gooch)
- 64'Bryan Oviedo (A. Matthews)
- 68'T. Lees (Joey Pelupessy)
- 75'Atdhe Nuhiu
- 83'George Honeyman (Ovie Ejaria)
- 83'Lynden Gooch (Joel Asoro)
- 83'B. Bannan (D. Jones)
- 90+1'Lucas João (Fernando Forestieri)
Lineups
4-1-4-13-4-1-2
SunderlandSheffield Wednesday
- 1.5
- Goals/game
- 0.8
- 1.5
- Conceded/game
- 1.2
Match trends
- Sunderland have averaged 1.5 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Sheffield Wednesday have averaged 0.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Over 2.5 goals landed in 4 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
- Both teams scored in 2 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.
Head-to-head
Last 8 meetings
5Sunderland wins
1Draws
2Sheffield Wednesday wins
16-6Goals
Sheffield Wednesday1–2Feb 28, 2025, 8:00 PM
SunderlandSunderland4–0Aug 18, 2024, 11:00 AM
Sheffield WednesdaySunderland0–2May 4, 2024, 11:30 AM
Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday0–3Sep 29, 2023, 7:00 PM
SunderlandSheffield Wednesday2–0Aug 10, 2022, 6:45 PM
SunderlandSheffield Wednesday1–1May 9, 2022, 6:45 PM
SunderlandSunderland1–0May 6, 2022, 6:45 PM
Sheffield WednesdaySunderland5–0Dec 30, 2021, 7:45 PM
Sheffield WednesdayPre-match comparison
1.5Goals scored per game0.8
1.5Goals conceded per game1.2
Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.
Referee
Simon Hooper
2.86Yellow cards / game
0.21Red cards / game
0Penalties scored / game
Based on 14 matches officiated (our own data).
When do they score?
Sunderland
0-15'
0%
16-30'
0%
31-45'
33.3%
46-60'
0%
61-75'
66.7%
76-90+'
0%
Sheffield Wednesday
0-15'
0%
16-30'
33.3%
31-45'
0%
46-60'
0%
61-75'
66.7%
76-90+'
0%
Match statistics
52%Possession48%
—Expected goals (xG)—
7Shots on target5
21Total shots8
7Shots off target3
7Blocked shots0
7Shots inside the box7
14Shots outside the box1
10Corners1
1Offsides1
12Fouls8
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves6
400Total passes378
329Accurate passes296
82%Pass accuracy78%
Player ratings
- 1Atdhe NuhiuSheffield Wednesday⚽ 1🅰️ 18.6
- 2T. LeesSheffield Wednesday⚽ 18.1
- 3Jordan ThornileySheffield Wednesday7.7
- 4Aiden McGeadySunderland🟨7.5
- 5Adam ReachSheffield Wednesday7.5
- 6J. WildsmithSheffield Wednesday7.3
Box score
Sunderland
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Shots0/2 on target
Passes89%
Tackles—
Duels57%
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Shots2/7 on target
Passes84%
Tackles1
Duels57%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes80%
Tackles—
Duels18%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes86%
Tackles3
Duels54%
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Shots0/3 on target
Passes92%
Tackles—
Duels19%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes89%
Tackles—
Duels57%
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Shots1/3 on target
Passes78%
Tackles—
Duels25%
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Shots0/2 on target
Passes94%
Tackles—
Duels37%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes73%
Tackles2
Duels33%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes81%
Tackles3
Duels28%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes52%
Tackles—
Duels100%
Bench (7)
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes90%
Tackles—
Duels50%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes0%
Tackles—
Duels0%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes87%
Tackles1
Duels67%
Sheffield Wednesday
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes96%
Tackles1
Duels50%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes70%
Tackles2
Duels53%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes84%
Tackles—
Duels83%
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Shots1/2 on target
Passes60%
Tackles—
Duels77%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes85%
Tackles—
Duels33%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes68%
Tackles—
Duels33%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes65%
Tackles—
Duels100%
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Shots2/2 on target
Passes73%
Tackles—
Duels33%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes81%
Tackles—
Duels100%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes86%
Tackles2
Duels54%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes100%
Tackles—
Duels—
Bench (7)
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes100%
Tackles—
Duels0%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes81%
Tackles2
Duels89%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes100%
Tackles—
Duels—
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Sunderland vs Sheffield Wednesday played?+
The match is played at Stadium of Light, Sunderland (capacity 49,000).
What time does Sunderland vs Sheffield Wednesday kick off?+
Kickoff is at Apr 2, 2018, 2:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).