Burnley vs Sheffield Wednesday

21 February 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee S Martin

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Marcus Edwards 43’
  • Josh Brownhill 62’
  • Connor Roberts 70’
  • Benson Manuel 90+6’

Match summary

Burnley won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Sheffield Wednesday. Burnley led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Marcus Edwards put Burnley ahead in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Josh Brownhill made it 2-0 in the 62nd minute, Connor Roberts made it 3-0 in the 70th minute, and Benson Manuel made it 4-0 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Burnley created 1.57 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Sheffield Wednesday's 1.16 from 11.

Match stats

Burnley Sheffield Wednesday
7 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 9
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.46 xG 1.16
1.46 Non-penalty xG 1.16

Key events

Burnley Sheffield Wednesday
Kick-off
Marcus Edwards1-0 (Burnley)
43’
Half-time1-0
Josh Brownhill2-0 (Burnley)
62’
Connor Roberts3-0 (Burnley)
70’
Benson Manuel4-0 (Burnley)
90+6’
Full-time4-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Burnley
  • Lucas Pires
  • Josh Laurent
  • Benson Manuel
Sheffield Wednesday
  • Marvin Johnson
  • Shea Charles
  • Djeidi Gassama
  • Josh Windass

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 1.16 43’ Marcus Edwards (Burnley), 1-0 43’ 62’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), 2-0 62’ 70’ Connor Roberts (Burnley), 3-0 70’ 90+6’ Benson Manuel (Burnley), 4-0 90+6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 1.16 43’ Marcus Edwards (Burnley), 1-0 Edwards 43’ 62’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), 2-0 Brownhill 62’ 70’ Connor Roberts (Burnley), 3-0 Roberts 70’ 90+6’ Benson Manuel (Burnley), 4-0 Manuel 90+6’
Burnley 1.57 xGSheffield Wednesday 1.16 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield Wednesday attacking Burnley attacking 
70’ Connor Roberts (Burnley), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 90+1’ Lyle Foster (Burnley), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 55’ Stuart Armstrong (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.39 xG, blocked 16’ Stuart Armstrong (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 43’ Marcus Edwards (Burnley), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 66’ Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 51’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 51’ Stuart Armstrong (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 62’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 19’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 65’ Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 4’ Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Stuart Armstrong (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+4’ Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+6’ Benson Manuel (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 82’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Marcus Edwards (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Connor Roberts (Burnley), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 90+1’ Lyle Foster (Burnley), open play, 0.42 xG, off target 55’ Stuart Armstrong (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.39 xG, blocked 16’ Stuart Armstrong (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 43’ Marcus Edwards (Burnley), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 66’ Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 51’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 51’ Stuart Armstrong (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 62’ Josh Brownhill (Burnley), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 19’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 65’ Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 4’ Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 49’ Stuart Armstrong (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+4’ Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+6’ Benson Manuel (Burnley), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 82’ Jaidon Anthony (Burnley), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Marcus Edwards (Burnley), open play, 0.01 xG, hit the woodwork
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 0.86 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Josh Laurent Taken off
80′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Marcus Edwards Taken off
80′ 1 – 2 0.15 – – –
Hannibal Mejbri Taken off
61′ – – – – – – –
Jaidon Anthony Taken off
85′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Zian Flemming Taken off
61′ – – – – – – –
Josh Brownhill Came on as a substitute
29′ 1 – 1 0.10 – – –
Lyle Foster Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 1 0.42 – – –
Jonjo Shelvey Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Jeremy Sarmiento Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Benson Manuel Came on as a substitute
5′ 1 – 1 0.03 – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Burnley win 50% Avg odds 1.92
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.30
Sheffield Wednesday win 21% Avg odds 4.42

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.