Sheffield Wednesday vs Southampton

4 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Bobby Madley

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Lee Gregory 54’
  • Adam Armstrong 8’
  • Che Adams 87’

Match summary

Southampton beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 on the road, with a late winner. Southampton led 1-0 at half-time.

Adam Armstrong put Southampton ahead with a header in the 8th minute, Lee Gregory equalised from a corner in the 54th minute, and Che Adams won it in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Southampton created 1.39 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Sheffield Wednesday's 0.56 from 8.

Match stats

Sheffield Wednesday Southampton
8 Shots 23
1 Shots on Target 7
3 Corners 6
4 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0.56 xG 1.39
0.56 Non-penalty xG 1.39

Key events

Sheffield Wednesday Southampton
Kick-off
8’
Adam Armstrong0-1 (Southampton)
Half-time0-1
Lee Gregory1-1 (Sheffield Wednesday)
54’
87’
Che Adams1-2 (Southampton)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Sheffield Wednesday
  • Cameron Dawson
  • Callum Paterson
  • Juan Delgado
  • Lee Gregory
Southampton
  • Jack Stephens
  • Ryan Manning
  • Nathan Tella
  • Adam Armstrong

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 0.56 1.39 8’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), 0-1 8’ 54’ Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-1 54’ 87’ Che Adams (Southampton), 1-2 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.56 1.39 8’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), 0-1 Armstrong 8’ 54’ Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-1 Gregory 54’ 87’ Che Adams (Southampton), 1-2 Adams 87’
Sheffield Wednesday 0.56 xGSouthampton 1.39 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Sheffield Wednesday attacking 
87’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 5’ Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 43’ Jack Stephens (Southampton), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 59’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 59’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+1’ Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 23’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 5’ Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 11’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 74’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 83’ Jack Stephens (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Samuel Edozie (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 8’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 11’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 82’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Tyreeq Bakinson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 76’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Samuel Edozie (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 5’ Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 43’ Jack Stephens (Southampton), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 59’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 59’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+1’ Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 23’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 5’ Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 11’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 74’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 54’ Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 83’ Jack Stephens (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Samuel Edozie (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 8’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 32’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 8’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 11’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 47’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Tyreeq Bakinson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 76’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 26’ Samuel Edozie (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
Cameron Dawson
90′ – – – – – –
Callum Paterson
90′ – – 1 0.03 – –
Dominic Iorfa
90′ – – – – – – –
Michael Ihiekwe
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Will Vaulks Taken off
77′ – – – – – – –
Tyreeq Bakinson
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Juan Delgado Taken off
77′ – – 1 0.09 – –
Barry Bannan
90′ – – 2 0.05 – – –
Josh Windass Taken off
86′ – – – – – – –
Lee Gregory Taken off
68′ 1 – 2 0.26 – –
Anthony Musaba Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
Liam Palmer Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Ashley Fletcher Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Reece James 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 30% Avg odds 3.15
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.36
Southampton win 42% Avg odds 2.28

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.