Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Brighton — EFL Championship, 13 May 2016
Sheffield Wednesday beat Brighton 2-0 in the EFL Championship Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals on 13 May 2016 at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield. R. Wallace and K. Lee scored for Sheffield Wednesday. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Sheffield Wednesday have won 2 and Brighton 0, 3 draws.
· kickoff·Hillsborough Stadium · Sheffield·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 29'
- 39'
- 40'
- 1-045'assist: G. Hooper
- Half-time1-0
- 50'out: R. Towell
- 51'
- 63'out: A. Nuhiu
- 68'
- 68'
- 2-073'
- 83'out: Lucas João
- 90'
- 90'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Sheffield Wednesday
- 8.0Kieran LeeM
- 7.6Fernando ForestieriF
- 7.5Tom LeesD
- 7.5Ross WallaceM
- 7.2Kieren WestwoodG
- 7.2Glenn LoovensD
- 6.9Gary HooperF
- 6.9Jack HuntD
- 6.8Atdhe NuhiuF
- 6.6Alex LopezM
- 6.6Daniel PudilD
- 6.6Barry BannanM
- 6.6Lucas JoãoF
- 6.5Marco MatiasF
Brighton
- 7.1Connor GoldsonD
- 6.9Liam RoseniorD
- 6.9Anthony KnockaertM
- 6.9Tomer HemedF
- 6.8Sam BaldockF
- 6.7Beram KayalM
- 6.7Bruno SaltorD
- 6.5Gordon GreerD
- 6.5Jiří SkalákM
- 6.5James WilsonF
- 6.4Steve SidwellM
- 6.4Richie TowellM
- 6.2Gaëtan BongD
- 6.2David StockdaleG
Line-ups
- 21Álex López63'M6.6
- 32Jack HuntD6.9
- 1K. WestwoodG7.2
- 15T. LeesD7.5
- 36D. PudilD6.6
- 41Barry BannanM6.6
- 20K. Lee73'M8.0
- 45F. ForestieriF7.6
- 14G. Hooper83'F6.9
- 5G. LoovensD7.2
- 33R. Wallace45'68'M7.5
Substitutes
- 28J. WildsmithG
- 4S. HutchinsonM
- 7Marco Matias90'68'F6.5
- 9A. Nuhiu63'F6.8
- 18Lucas João83'F6.6
- 23V. SassoD
- 17J. HelanM
- 17C. Goldson40'D7.1
- 12G. BongD6.2
- 2Bruno Saltor51'D6.7
- 7B. KayalM6.7
- 27A. KnockaertM6.9
- 10T. Hemed39'F6.9
- 9S. BaldockF6.8
- 38J. SkalákM6.5
- 13D. Stockdale6.2
- 36S. Sidwell50'M6.4
- 3G. GreerD6.5
Substitutes
- 15J. MurphyM
- 1N. MäenpääG
- 29R. Towell50'M6.4
- 30K. LuaLuaM
- 21J. Wilson39'F6.5
- 23L. Rosenior40'D6.9
- 14Inigo CalderonD
Team statistics
63%Possession37%
16Total shots7
4Shots on target1
7Shots off target5
5Blocked shots1
5Corners4
3Offsides1
10Fouls10
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
1Goalkeeper saves2
537Total passes313
455Accurate passes227
85%Pass accuracy73%
Sheffield Wednesday
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieran Lee | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | 8.0 |
| Fernando Forestieri | 90 | – | – | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.6 |
| Tom Lees | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Ross Wallace | 68 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Kieren Westwood | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Glenn Loovens | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Gary Hooper | 83 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jack Hunt | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Atdhe Nuhiu | 27 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Alex Lopez | 63 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Daniel Pudil | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Barry Bannan | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Lucas João | 7 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Marco Matias | 22 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Goldson | 40 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Liam Rosenior | 50 | – | – | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Anthony Knockaert | 60 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Tomer Hemed | 39 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Sam Baldock | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Beram Kayal | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Bruno Saltor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Gordon Greer | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Jiří Skalák | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| James Wilson | 51 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Steve Sidwell | 50 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Richie Towell | 40 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Gaëtan Bong | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| David Stockdale | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 08 Mar 16Brighton0-0Sheffield Wednesday
- 03 Nov 15Sheffield Wednesday0-0Brighton
- 14 Feb 15Sheffield Wednesday0-0Brighton
- 09 Aug 14Brighton0-1Sheffield Wednesday
- 25 Mar 14Sheffield Wednesday1-0Brighton
- 01 Oct 13Brighton1-1Sheffield Wednesday
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2015/16
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burnley | 46 | +37 | 93 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +32 | 89 |
| 3 | Brighton | 46 | +30 | 89 |
| 4 | Hull City | 46 | +34 | 83 |
| 5 | Derby | 46 | +23 | 78 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | +21 | 74 |
| 7 | Ipswich | 46 | +2 | 69 |
| 8 | Cardiff | 46 | +5 | 68 |
Before and after
Sheffield Wednesday
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Brighton
- Previous: Middlesbrough 1-1 Brighton, 7 May 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Brighton 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday, 16 May 2016 · EFL Championship
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