Sheffield Wednesday vs Coventry

20 January 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee A Backhouse

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Josh Windass 68’
  • Ben Sheaf 40’, 57’

Match summary

Coventry beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 on the road. Coventry led 1-0 at half-time.

Ben Sheaf put Coventry ahead in the 40th minute, Ben Sheaf made it 0-2 in the 57th minute, and Josh Windass pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 68th minute.

Sheffield Wednesday can feel hard done by, creating 1.68 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Coventry's 1.14 from 16.

Match stats

Sheffield Wednesday Coventry
11 Shots 16
5 Shots on Target 6
6 Corners 7
4 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.68 xG 1.14
1.68 Non-penalty xG 1.14

Key events

Sheffield Wednesday Coventry
Kick-off
40’
Ben Sheaf0-1 (Coventry)
Half-time0-1
57’
Ben Sheaf0-2 (Coventry)
Josh Windass1-2 (Sheffield Wednesday)
68’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Sheffield Wednesday
  • Michael Ihiekwe
  • Marvin Johnson
  • Barry Bannan
  • Djeidi Gassama
Coventry
  • Milan van Ewijk
  • Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
  • Ben Sheaf
  • Kasey Palmer
  • Matt Godden

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 1.68 1.14 40’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), 0-1 40’ 57’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), 0-2 57’ 68’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-2 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.68 1.14 40’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), 0-1 Ben Sheaf 40’ 57’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), 0-2 Ben Sheaf 57’ 68’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-2 Windass 68’
Sheffield Wednesday 1.68 xGCoventry 1.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Coventry attacking Sheffield Wednesday attacking 
68’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.56 xG, saved 57’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 87’ Mallik Wilks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 68’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 52’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 68’ Ike Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 71’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 76’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 16’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 40’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 40’ Liam Kitching (Coventry), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 39’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 11’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 6’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 31’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 15’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 81’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 63’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 89’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 57’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 15’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 68’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.56 xG, saved 57’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 87’ Mallik Wilks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 68’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 52’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 68’ Ike Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 71’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 76’ Matt Godden (Coventry), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 16’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 40’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 39’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 40’ Liam Kitching (Coventry), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 11’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 31’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 6’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 15’ Callum O'Hare (Coventry), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 81’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 2’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Ellis Simms (Coventry), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 63’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 60’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Josh Eccles (Coventry), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 15’ Ben Sheaf (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Tatsuhiro Sakamoto (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Kasey Palmer (Coventry), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Michael Ihiekwe Taken off
61′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Liam Palmer Taken off
85′ – – 1 0.18 – – –
Will Vaulks Taken off
61′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 4 0.36 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.04 – –
Djeidi Gassama Taken off
61′ – – 1 0.04 – –
Ashley Fletcher Taken off
62′ – – – – – – –
Akin Famewo Came on as a substitute
29′ – – – – – – –
Anthony Musaba Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 1 0.56 – – –
Bailey Cadamarteri Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 1 0.11 – – –
Ike Ugbo Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 1 0.11 – – –
Mallik Wilks Came on as a substitute
5′ – – 1 0.29 – – –
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 27% Avg odds 3.48
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.58
Coventry win 46% Avg odds 2.06

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.