Brighton 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday — EFL Championship, 20 Jan 2017
Brighton beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 20 January 2017 at Amex Stadium, Falmer. A. Knockaert scored for Brighton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Brighton have won 1 and Sheffield Wednesday 1, 3 draws.
· kickoff·Amex Stadium · Falmer·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 29'
- 33'out: Liam Palmer
- 1-034'assist: T. Hemed
- 2-045'Own Goal
- Half-time1-1
- 53'
- 57'
- 64'
- 67'out: C. McManaman
- 79'
- 79'
- 80'
- 3-085'assist: S. Pocognoli
- 87'
- 89'
- 89'
- 90'
- 90'
- 90+2'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Brighton
- 8.6Anthony KnockaertM
- 8.0Tomer HemedF
- 7.5Shane DuffyD
- 7.3David StockdaleG
- 7.1Lewis DunkD
- 7.0Dale StephensM
- 7.0Sebastien PocognoliD
- 6.8Solly MarchM
- 6.8Oliver NorwoodM
- 6.7Connor GoldsonD
- 6.6Jamie MurphyM
- 6.3Steve SidwellM
- 5.9Glenn MurrayF
Sheffield Wednesday
- 7.3Barry BannanM
- 6.7Tom LeesD
- 6.7Adam ReachM
- 6.7Sam WinnallF
- 6.7Callum McManamanM
- 6.6Kieren WestwoodG
- 6.6Glenn LoovensD
- 6.5Jack HuntD
- 6.4Sam HutchinsonM
- 6.4Ross WallaceM
- 6.3Liam PalmerD
- 6.3Steven FletcherF
- 6.1Fernando ForestieriF
- 6.0Daniel PudilD
Line-ups
Sheffield Wednesday4-4-1-1
Brighton4-4-2
Substitutes
BrightonC. Hughton
Substitutes
- 42Robert HuntD
- 7B. KayalM
- 20S. March79'M6.8
- 1N. MäenpääG
- 8J. Skalák90+2'M
- 4U. HünemeierD
- 14S. Sidwell79'M6.3
Sheffield WednesdayCarlos Carvalhal
Substitutes
- 2J. WildsmithG
- 3D. JonesM
- 16Liam Palmer33'D6.3
- 6S. Fletcher57'F6.3
- 14G. HooperF
- 10C. McManaman67'M6.7
- 39V. SassoD
Team statistics
46%Possession54%
10Total shots14
6Shots on target4
4Shots off target5
0Blocked shots5
0Corners10
4Offsides1
9Fouls13
2Yellow cards4
1Red cards2
4Goalkeeper saves4
385Total passes433
302Accurate passes352
78%Pass accuracy81%
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Knockaert | 89 | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7 | 8.6 |
| Tomer Hemed | 90 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 8.0 |
| Shane Duffy | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| David Stockdale | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Lewis Dunk | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Dale Stephens | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Sebastien Pocognoli | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Solly March | 11 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Oliver Norwood | 79 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Connor Goldson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jamie Murphy | 79 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Steve Sidwell | 11 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Glenn Murray | 64 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 5.9 |
Sheffield Wednesday
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bannan | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 7.3 |
| Tom Lees | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Adam Reach | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Sam Winnall | 57 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Callum McManaman | 23 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Kieren Westwood | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Glenn Loovens | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jack Hunt | 33 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sam Hutchinson | 89 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Ross Wallace | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
| Liam Palmer | 57 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Steven Fletcher | 32 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Fernando Forestieri | 90 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.1 |
| Daniel Pudil | 67 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
Recent Form
BrightonLWWWW
- L14 Jan 17APreston0-2
- W07 Jan 17HMilton Keynes Dons2-0
- W02 Jan 17AFulham2-1
- W27 Dec 16HQPR3-0
- W17 Dec 16ABirmingham2-1
Sheffield WednesdayWLDDW
- W14 Jan 17HHuddersfield2-0
- L08 Jan 17AMiddlesbrough0-3
- D02 Jan 17HWolves0-0
- D31 Dec 16APreston1-1
- W26 Dec 16ANewcastle1-0
Head-to-head
- 01 Oct 16Sheffield Wednesday1-2Brighton
- 16 May 16Brighton1-1Sheffield Wednesday
- 13 May 16Sheffield Wednesday2-0Brighton
- 08 Mar 16Brighton0-0Sheffield Wednesday
- 03 Nov 15Sheffield Wednesday0-0Brighton
- 14 Feb 15Sheffield Wednesday0-0Brighton
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 46 | +45 | 94 |
| 2 | Brighton | 46 | +34 | 93 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | +4 | 85 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | +15 | 81 |
| 5 | Huddersfield | 46 | -2 | 81 |
| 6 | Fulham | 46 | +28 | 80 |
Before and after
Brighton
- Previous: Preston 2-0 Brighton, 14 Jan 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Brighton 1-0 Cardiff, 24 Jan 2017 · EFL Championship
Sheffield Wednesday
- Previous: Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Huddersfield, 14 Jan 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Bristol City 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday, 31 Jan 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated