Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Millwall — EFL Championship, 22 Aug 2018
Sheffield Wednesday beat Millwall 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 22 August 2018 at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield. Barry Bannan and T. Lees scored for Sheffield Wednesday; R. Tunnicliffe for Millwall. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Sheffield Wednesday have won 2 and Millwall 1, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Hillsborough Stadium · Sheffield·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-016'
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 2-046'
- 61'out: T. Elliott
- 62'
- 63'
- 70'out: A. Nuhiu
- 70'
- 2-172'assist: L. Gregory
- 79'out: G. Boyd
- 90'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
7.8
Top rated
Sheffield Wednesday
- 7.8Barry BannanM
- 7.5Tom LeesD
- 7.1Joey PelupessyM
- 7.1Liam PalmerD
- 7.0Steven FletcherF
- 6.8Marco MatiasF
- 6.8Matthew PenneyD
- 6.8Jordan ThornileyD
- 6.8Fernando ForestieriF
- 6.7George BoydM
- 6.6Cameron DawsonG
- 6.5Fraser PrestonF
- 6.5Adam ReachM
- 6.3Atdhe NuhiuF
Millwall
- 7.4Lee GregoryF
- 7.1James MeredithD
- 7.0Jiří SkalákM
- 6.9Ryan TunnicliffeM
- 6.9Jake CooperD
- 6.7George SavilleM
- 6.7Tom ElliottF
- 6.6Jed WallaceM
- 6.3Steve MorisonF
- 6.2Shaun HutchinsonD
- 6.2Connor McLaughlinD
- 6.1Aiden O'BrienM
- 6.1Mahlon RomeoD
- 6.0Jordan ArcherG
Line-ups
Millwall4-4-2
Sheffield Wednesday4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Sheffield WednesdayJ. Luhukay
Substitutes
- 28J. WildsmithG
- 6Morgan FoxD
- 23S. HutchinsonM
- 41J. LeeD
- 21G. Boyd79'M6.7
- 45F. Forestieri70'F6.8
- 17A. Nuhiu70'F6.3
MillwallN. Harris
Substitutes
- 13Benjamin AmosG
- 2C. McLaughlin46'D6.2
- 25M. WallaceD
- 11S. FergusonM
- 26J. Skalák62'M7.0
- 19T. Elliott61'F6.7
- 10F. OnyedinmaM
Team statistics
59%Possession41%
14Total shots12
3Shots on target4
9Shots off target7
2Blocked shots1
7Corners4
3Offsides0
8Fouls10
2Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves1
470Total passes308
331Accurate passes191
70%Pass accuracy62%
Sheffield Wednesday
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Bannan | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | 7.8 |
| Tom Lees | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Joey Pelupessy | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Liam Palmer | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Steven Fletcher | 70 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Marco Matias | 70 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Matthew Penney | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Jordan Thorniley | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Fernando Forestieri | 20 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.8 |
| George Boyd | 11 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Cameron Dawson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Fraser Preston | 79 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Adam Reach | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Atdhe Nuhiu | 20 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
Millwall
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Gregory | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| James Meredith | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Jiří Skalák | 29 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Ryan Tunnicliffe | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jake Cooper | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| George Saville | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Tom Elliott | 29 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jed Wallace | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Steve Morison | 61 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Shaun Hutchinson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Connor McLaughlin | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Aiden O'Brien | 61 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Mahlon Romeo | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.1 |
| Jordan Archer | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 20 Feb 18Millwall2-1Sheffield Wednesday
- 31 Oct 17Sheffield Wednesday2-1Millwall
- 24 Feb 15Millwall1-3Sheffield Wednesday
- 19 Aug 14Sheffield Wednesday1-1Millwall
- 28 Jan 14Millwall1-1Sheffield Wednesday
- 24 Aug 13Sheffield Wednesday2-2Millwall
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2018/19
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Swansea | 46 | +3 | 65 |
| 11 | Brentford | 46 | +14 | 64 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | -2 | 64 |
| 13 | Hull City | 46 | -2 | 62 |
| 14 | Preston | 46 | 0 | 61 |
| 19 | QPR | 46 | -18 | 51 |
| 20 | Reading | 46 | -17 | 47 |
| 21 | Millwall | 46 | -16 | 44 |
| 22 | Rotherham | 46 | -31 | 40 |
| 23 | Bolton | 46 | -49 | 32 |
Before and after
Sheffield Wednesday
- Previous: Brentford 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday, 19 Aug 2018 · EFL Championship
- Next: Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Ipswich, 25 Aug 2018 · EFL Championship
Millwall
- Previous: Millwall 2-1 Derby, 18 Aug 2018 · EFL Championship
- Next: Rotherham 1-0 Millwall, 26 Aug 2018 · EFL Championship
Data updated