Sunderland vs Sheffield Wednesday

4 May 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee G Ward

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Liam Palmer 29’
  • Josh Windass 38’

Match summary

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

Liam Palmer put Sheffield Wednesday ahead in the 29th minute and Josh Windass made it 0-2 in the 38th minute.

Sunderland can feel hard done by, creating 1.71 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Sheffield Wednesday's 1.31 from 12.

Match stats

Sunderland Sheffield Wednesday
18 Shots 12
3 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 5
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.71 xG 1.31
1.71 Non-penalty xG 1.31

Key events

Sunderland Sheffield Wednesday
Kick-off
29’
Liam Palmer0-1 (Sheffield Wednesday)
38’
Josh Windass0-2 (Sheffield Wednesday)
Half-time0-2
Full-time0-2

Bookings

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

Sunderland
  • Aji Alese
Sheffield Wednesday
  • Liam Palmer

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 1.71 1.31 29’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), 0-1 29’ 38’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), 0-2 38’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.71 1.31 29’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), 0-1 Palmer 29’ 38’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), 0-2 Windass 38’
Sunderland 1.71 xGSheffield Wednesday 1.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield Wednesday attacking Sunderland attacking 
9’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 42’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 36’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.31 xG, blocked 38’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 46’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 29’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 48’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 68’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 64’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+3’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 42’ Ike Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 63’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 20’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 15’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Callum Styles (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 8’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Ike Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 34’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 44’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Ike Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Corry Evans (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 81’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 33’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.58 xG, off target 42’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.48 xG, off target 36’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.31 xG, blocked 38’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 46’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 29’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 48’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 68’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 64’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+3’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 63’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 67’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 74’ Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 20’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Ike Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 15’ Patrick Roberts (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Callum Styles (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 76’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 8’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 11’ Ike Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 70’ Ike Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 81’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 69’ Corry Evans (Sunderland), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Pierre Ekwah (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 48’ Adil Aouchiche (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.36 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Aji Alese Taken off
80′ – – – – – –
Pierre Ekwah Taken off
71′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Callum Styles Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Patrick Roberts Taken off
46′ – – 2 0.53 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.24 – – –
Jack Clarke Taken off
87′ – – 3 0.17 – – –
90′ – – 3 0.17 – – –
Chris Rigg Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Corry Evans Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Abdoullah Ba Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 2 0.13 – – –
Luís Semedo Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Tom Watson Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
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

Sunderland win 41% Avg odds 2.30
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.40
Sheffield Wednesday win 31% Avg odds 3.09

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

Form going into the game

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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.