Sheffield Wednesday vs Cardiff

23 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Samuel Barrott

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Anthony Musaba 28’
  • Karlan Grant 74’
  • Akin Famewo 88’ (og)

Match summary

Cardiff came from behind to win 2-1 away at Sheffield Wednesday, with a late winner. Sheffield Wednesday led 1-0 at half-time.

Anthony Musaba put Sheffield Wednesday ahead in the 28th minute, Karlan Grant equalised in the 74th minute, and Famewo's own goal won it in the 88th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sheffield Wednesday created 0.84 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots, Cardiff 0.67 from 7.

Match stats

Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
18 Shots 7
5 Shots on Target 3
10 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.84 xG 0.67
0.84 Non-penalty xG 0.67

Key events

Sheffield Wednesday Cardiff
Kick-off
Anthony Musaba1-0 (Sheffield Wednesday)
28’
Half-time1-0
74’
Karlan Grant1-1 (Cardiff)
88’
Akin Famewo
Own goal
1-2 (Cardiff)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Sheffield Wednesday
  • Will Vaulks
  • Callum Paterson
  • Anthony Musaba
Cardiff
  • Perry Ng
  • Mark McGuinness

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.84 0.67 28’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-0 28’ 74’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), 1-1 74’ 88’ Akin Famewo (Cardiff) own goal, 1-2 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.84 0.67 28’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-0 Musaba 28’ 74’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), 1-1 Grant 74’ 88’ Akin Famewo (Cardiff) own goal, 1-2 Famewo 88’
Sheffield Wednesday 0.84 xGCardiff 0.67 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cardiff attacking Sheffield Wednesday attacking 
88’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 83’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 12’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 59’ George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 66’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 52’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 28’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 87’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 58’ Bambo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 80’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+2’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Bambo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Mark McGuinness (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 69’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 88’ Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday), own goal 88’ Kion Etete (Cardiff), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 83’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 12’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 59’ George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 66’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 52’ Yakou Méïté (Cardiff), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 28’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 87’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 58’ Bambo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 9’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 41’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 74’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 80’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 88’ Ollie Tanner (Cardiff), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 47’ Bambo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+2’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Mark McGuinness (Cardiff), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 69’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+4’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Karlan Grant (Cardiff), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 88’ Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
Cameron Dawson
90′ – – – – – – –
Liam Palmer Taken off
85′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Bambo Diaby Taken off
86′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Marvin Johnson
90′ – – 3 0.13 – – –
George Byers Taken off
86′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Will Vaulks Taken off
90′ – – 3 0.07 – –
Barry Bannan
90′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
Callum Paterson
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 4 0.33 – – –
Anthony Musaba Taken off
72′ 1 – 1 0.07 – –
Djeidi Gassama Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Pol Valentín Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
Di'Shon Bernard Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
Ashley Fletcher Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
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

Sheffield Wednesday win 44% Avg odds 2.15
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.27
Cardiff win 27% Avg odds 3.58

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.