Southampton vs Sheffield Wednesday

13 January 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Lewis Smith

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Che Adams 35’
  • Adam Armstrong 63’
  • Ryan Fraser 75’
  • Sékou Mara 85’

Match summary

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

In the first half, Che Adams put Southampton ahead in the 35th minute. In the second half, Adam Armstrong made it 2-0 in the 63rd minute, Ryan Fraser made it 3-0 in the 75th minute, and Sékou Mara made it 4-0 in the 85th minute.

The chances backed that up: Southampton created 2.43 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Sheffield Wednesday's 0.60 from 6.

Match stats

Southampton Sheffield Wednesday
15 Shots 6
7 Shots on Target 4
14 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.43 xG 0.60
2.43 Non-penalty xG 0.60

Key events

Southampton Sheffield Wednesday
Kick-off
Che Adams1-0 (Southampton)
35’
Half-time1-0
Adam Armstrong2-0 (Southampton)
63’
Ryan Fraser3-0 (Southampton)
75’
Sékou Mara4-0 (Southampton)
85’
Full-time4-0

Bookings

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

Southampton
  • Jan Bednarek
  • Flynn Downes
  • Adam Armstrong
Sheffield Wednesday
  • Michael Ihiekwe
  • Di'Shon Bernard
  • Barry Bannan

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.43 0.60 35’ Che Adams (Southampton), 1-0 35’ 63’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), 2-0 63’ 75’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), 3-0 75’ 85’ Sékou Mara (Southampton), 4-0 85’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.43 0.60 35’ Che Adams (Southampton), 1-0 Adams 35’ 63’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), 2-0 Armstrong 63’ 75’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), 3-0 Fraser 75’ 85’ Sékou Mara (Southampton), 4-0 Mara 85’
Southampton 2.43 xGSheffield Wednesday 0.60 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield Wednesday attacking Southampton attacking 
35’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 85’ Sékou Mara (Southampton), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 63’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 68’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 66’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, saved 75’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 55’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 62’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 53’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 2’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 8’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 6’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Tyler Dibling (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 37’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 49’ Ashley Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 35’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 85’ Sékou Mara (Southampton), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 63’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.45 xG, goal 68’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 66’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, saved 75’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 55’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 62’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 53’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 2’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 8’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 61’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 6’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Tyler Dibling (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ Ashley Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 37’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Jan Bednarek Taken off
83′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Will Smallbone Taken off
84′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Stuart Armstrong Taken off
77′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.68 – –
Che Adams Taken off
77′ 1 – 4 0.80 – – –
Ryan Fraser Taken off
88′ 1 – 2 0.19 – – –
Carlos Alcaraz Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Sékou Mara Came on as a substitute
13′ 1 – 1 0.56 – – –
Jack Stephens Came on as a substitute
7′ – – – – – – –
Shea Charles Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Tyler Dibling Came on as a substitute
2′ – – 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

Southampton win 70% Avg odds 1.35
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.23
Sheffield Wednesday win 12% Avg odds 8.18

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.