Sheffield Wednesday vs Sunderland

28 February 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee W Finnie

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Callum Paterson 48’
  • Eliezer Mayenda 34’, 71’

Match summary

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

Eliezer Mayenda put Sunderland ahead in the 34th minute, Callum Paterson equalised with a header in the 48th minute, and Mayenda won it with a header in the 71st minute.

Sheffield Wednesday can feel hard done by, creating 1.41 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Sunderland's 1.04 from 11.

Match stats

Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland
9 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.13 xG 1.04
1.13 Non-penalty xG 1.04

Key events

Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland
Kick-off
34’
Eliezer Mayenda0-1 (Sunderland)
Half-time0-1
Callum Paterson1-1 (Sheffield Wednesday)
48’
71’
Eliezer Mayenda1-2 (Sunderland)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Sheffield Wednesday
  • Ryo Hatsuse
Sunderland
  • Eliezer Mayenda

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 1.41 1.04 34’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), 0-1 34’ 48’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-1 48’ 71’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), 1-2 71’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.41 1.04 34’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), 0-1 Mayenda 34’ 48’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-1 Paterson 48’ 71’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), 1-2 Mayenda 71’
Sheffield Wednesday 1.41 xGSunderland 1.04 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sunderland attacking Sheffield Wednesday attacking 
48’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 17’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 71’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 90+1’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 34’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 83’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, saved 32’ Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 26’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 14’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 14’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 11’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 59’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 70’ Alan Browne (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 28’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Alan Browne (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+2’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 17’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.40 xG, off target 71’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 90+1’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 34’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 83’ Romaine Mundle (Sunderland), direct free kick, 0.11 xG, saved 32’ Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.10 xG, saved 26’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 14’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 14’ Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 11’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 70’ Alan Browne (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 28’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 36’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 37’ Alan Browne (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 51’ Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+2’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Michael Ihiekwe
90′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Max Lowe Taken off
42′ – – – – – – –
Ryo Hatsuse Taken off
85′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Callum Paterson Taken off
58′ 1 – 2 0.62 – – –
Barry Bannan
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Svante Ingelsson Taken off
85′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.24 – – –
Josh Windass Taken off
84′ – – 1 0.40 – – –
Liam Palmer Came on as a substitute
48′ – – – – – – –
Ike Ugbo Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – – –
Jamal Lowe Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Marvin Johnson Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
Ibrahim Cissoko Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
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 35% Avg odds 2.74
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.23
Sunderland win 36% Avg odds 2.66

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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.