Sunderland vs Sheffield Wednesday — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Sunderland

4 MAY

0:2

Sheffield Wednesday

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal29'

Liam Palmer (assist: Barry Bannan) · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal38'

Josh Windass (assist: Pol Valentín) · Right foot shot 0-2

Man of the match

Liam PalmerSheffield Wednesday8.1

Expected goals (xG)

SunderlandxGSheffield Wednesday

1.791.17

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TV stations

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Venue

Stadium of LightSunderland · 2,500 seats

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Conditions

Weatherovercast clouds
RefereeGavin Ward
1st AssistantLee Venamore
2nd AssistantAndrew Fox
4th OfficialTom Nield

Pressure index

SunderlandSheffield Wednesday

1′45′90′

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Match flow

GOAL

AST

Goal29'

Liam Palmer (assist: Barry Bannan) · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal38'

Josh Windass (assist: Pol Valentín) · Right foot shot 0-2

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Josef Dvornik · Out: Callum Styles · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Chris Rigg · Out: Patrick Roberts · Substitution because of injury

PLAYER

Yellow card49'

Aji Alese · Foul

OUT

Substitution64'

In: Callum Paterson · Out: Pol Valentín · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution64'

In: Bambo Diaby · Out: Josh Windass · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution71'

In: Abdoullah Ba · Out: Pierre Ekwah · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution77'

In: Djeidi Gassama · Out: Anthony Musaba · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution77'

In: Michael Smith · Out: Iké Ugbo · Substitution because of injury

PLAYER

Yellow card78'

Liam Palmer · Foul

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Luís Semedo · Out: Aji Alese · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution87'

In: Tommy Watson · Out: Jack Clarke · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Michael Ihiekwe · Out: Liam Palmer · Substitution because of injury

Ball positions

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Commentary

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And that's it. The match concludes - Sunderland 0, Sheffield Wednesday 2.
90+5′The second half concludes - Sunderland trails 0, while Sheffield Wednesday leads with 2.
90+4′Luke O'Nien of Sunderland has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
90+4′Djeidi Gassama from Sheffield Wednesday commits a foul.
90+3′Opportunity squandered. Abdoullah Ba of Sunderland takes a left-footed shot from the middle of the box that narrowly misses the target.
90+1′Michael Smith from Sheffield Wednesday has committed a foul.
90+1′Dan Ballard of Sunderland has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
90′Player swap - Sheffield Wednesday. Michael Ihiekwe is coming on to replace Liam Palmer.
90′Offside call - Sunderland. Luís Semedo has been flagged offside.
87′Player swap - Sunderland. Tom Watson is replacing Jack Clarke.
85′Corner kick awarded to Sunderland. Di'Shon Bernard is responsible for the concession.
84′Jobe Bellingham of Sunderland has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
84′Callum Paterson of Sheffield Wednesday has committed a foul.
82′Jobe Bellingham of Sunderland has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
82′Will Vaulks commits a foul - Sheffield Wednesday.
81′Attempt thwarted. Barry Bannan of Sheffield Wednesday takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it's blocked. The assist came from Marvin Johnson.
81′Corner kick awarded to Sheffield Wednesday, forced by Jack Clarke's defensive play.
80′Player change - Sunderland. Luís Semedo is coming in to replace Ajibola Alese.
79′Sunderland has been awarded a corner. This was forced by Bambo Diaby's defense.
78′Liam Palmer of Sheffield Wednesday has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
78′Liam Palmer of Sheffield Wednesday is penalized for committing a foul.
78′Ajibola Alese of Sunderland has earned a free kick on the left flank.
77′Di'Shon Bernard of Sheffield Wednesday has committed a foul.
77′Adil Aouchiche of Sunderland has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
76′Player switch - Sheffield Wednesday. Anthony Musaba makes way for Djeidi Gassama.
76′Player change - Sheffield Wednesday. Michael Smith is replacing Iké Ugbo.
76′Attempt thwarted. Sunderland's Trai Hume fires a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it's stopped. The assist came from Abdoullah Ba.
75′Luke O'Nien from Sunderland has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
75′Iké Ugbo of Sheffield Wednesday is penalized for committing a foul.
74′Opportunity squandered. Abdoullah Ba of Sunderland takes a left-footed shot from the middle of the box that narrowly misses to the left. The assist came from Adil Aouchiche.
71′Corner kick awarded to Sunderland, forced by Bambo Diaby's defense.
71′Player change - Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba is coming on to replace Pierre Ekwah.
70′Opportunity squandered. Iké Ugbo of Sheffield Wednesday takes a left-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it sails high and wide to the left. The setup was provided by Marvin Johnson.
69′Opportunity squandered. Corry Evans from Sunderland takes a right-footed shot from beyond the box, narrowly missing the top right corner. The assist was provided by Jack Clarke.
68′Another offensive effort. Jack Clarke from Sunderland tries a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it's successfully saved in the upper middle part of the goal. The assist was provided by Ajibola Alese.
67′Another offensive effort. Adil Aouchiche of Sunderland launches a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's saved in the upper right corner. The assist was provided by Corry Evans.
66′Jobe Bellingham of Sunderland has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
66′Callum Paterson of Sheffield Wednesday commits a foul.
65′Player change - Sheffield Wednesday. Pol Valentín is replaced by Bambo Diaby.
64′Player swap - Sheffield Wednesday. Josh Windass is being replaced by Callum Paterson.
64′Shot blocked. Jobe Bellingham - Sunderland - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Adil Aouchiche.
63′Jack Clarke of Sunderland has secured a free kick on the left flank.
63′Josh Windass of Sheffield Wednesday commits a foul.
63′Missed chance. Jack Clarke - Sunderland - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is very close to the goal. Assist - Adil Aouchiche with a cross.
58′Corner kick awarded to Sunderland, forced by Liam Palmer.
56′Sheffield Wednesday has been awarded a corner. This was forced by Trai Hume's defense.
54′Jobe Bellingham of Sunderland has earned an attacking free kick.
54′Anthony Musaba commits a foul - Sheffield Wednesday.
53′Shot blocked. Will Vaulks - Sheffield Wednesday - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Barry Bannan.
52′Sheffield Wednesday has been awarded a corner kick. This was due to Jobe Bellingham's defensive action.
52′Attempt thwarted. Barry Bannan from Sheffield Wednesday tries to score with a left-footed shot from beyond the box, but it's deflected. The assist came from Iké Ugbo.
51′Hand ball by Ajibola Alese - Sunderland
49′Ajibola Alese of Sunderland has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
49′Pol Valentín of Sheffield Wednesday has earned a free kick on the right flank.
49′Ajibola Alese of Sunderland commits a foul.
48′Jobe Bellingham of Sunderland commits a foul.
48′Dominic Iorfa from Sheffield Wednesday successfully earned a defensive free kick.
48′Opportunity squandered. Adil Aouchiche of Sunderland fails to convert a header from the middle of the penalty area. The assist was provided by Jack Clarke with a cross.Penalty
47′Luke O'Nien from Sunderland successfully secured a defensive free kick.
46′Pause has ended. They are prepared to proceed.
46′Match pause - Sunderland.
45′Player swap - Sunderland. Callum Styles is replaced by Corry Evans.
45′Player swap - Sunderland. Chris Rigg is coming in for Patrick Roberts.
45′The second half kicks off with Sunderland trailing 0-2 against Sheffield Wednesday.
45+5′The first half concludes with Sheffield Wednesday leading Sunderland 2-0.
45+5′Offside called against Sunderland. Patrick Roberts has been flagged offside.
45+3′Corner kick awarded to Sunderland, forced by Barry Bannan.
45+3′Another offensive move. Adil Aouchiche of Sunderland tries a shot with his left foot from the left side of the penalty area, but it's saved in the right corner. The assist came from Jobe Bellingham.Penalty
45+2′Josh Windass from Sheffield Wednesday has committed a foul.
45+2′Ajibola Alese of Sunderland has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
45+1′Offside - It's Sunderland. Adil Aouchiche has been flagged for offside.
45+1′Shot blocked. Jobe Bellingham - Sunderland - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Jack Clarke.
45′Jack Clarke of Sunderland has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
45′Pol Valentín of Sheffield Wednesday has committed a foul.
44′Missed chance. Will Vaulks - Sheffield Wednesday - shot with right foot from outside the box is very close to the goal. Assist - Anthony Musaba.
42′Opportunity squandered. Patrick Roberts of Sunderland takes a left-footed shot from the middle of the box that sails over the bar. The assist was provided by Ajibola Alese.
42′Attempt thwarted. Iké Ugbo from Sheffield Wednesday's right-footed strike from the middle of the box is intercepted. Assisted by Pol Valentín.
40′Trai Hume from Sunderland commits a foul.
40′Barry Bannan of Sheffield Wednesday has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
38′Goal! Sunderland 0, Sheffield Wednesday 2. Josh Windass - Sheffield Wednesday - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
36′Opportunity lost. Callum Styles of Sunderland narrowly misses a goal with a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area.Penalty
36′Attempt thwarted. Sunderland's Trai Hume fires a right-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it's stopped. The assist was provided by Jack Clarke.
34′Jack Clarke - Sunderland - hits the right post with a shot with right foot from the left side of the box. Assist - Luke O'Nien.
33′Attempt thwarted. Sunderland's Pierre Ekwah's left-footed strike from beyond 35 yards is intercepted. The assist was provided by Trai Hume.
33′Attempt thwarted. Jobe Bellingham of Sunderland's right-footed shot from beyond the box is intercepted. The assist was by Callum Styles.
31′Jobe Bellingham of Sunderland has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
31′Dominic Iorfa of Sheffield Wednesday has committed a foul.
29′Score! Sunderland 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Liam Palmer of Sheffield Wednesday strikes with his right foot from a challenging spot on the right, sending the ball to the middle of the net. The assist came from Barry Bannan.
26′Josh Windass of Sheffield Wednesday commits a foul.
26′Dan Ballard - Sunderland - won a free kick in defence.
25′Offside call - It's against Sunderland. Luke O'Nien has been flagged for being offside.
24′Jobe Bellingham of Sunderland has secured an offensive free kick.
24′Dominic Iorfa from Sheffield Wednesday has committed a foul.
22′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
20′Match interruption - James Beadle of Sheffield Wednesday is injured.
20′Missed chance. Josh Windass - Sheffield Wednesday - shot with left foot from the left side of the box missed. Assist - Barry Bannan with a through ball.
18′Jobe Bellingham of Sunderland has secured a free kick on the left flank.
18′Pol Valentín commits a foul - Sheffield Wednesday.
15′Missed chance. Patrick Roberts - Sunderland - shot with right foot from outside the box is very close to the goal.
12′Corner kick awarded to Sunderland, forced by Liam Palmer.
11′Opportunity missed. Sheffield Wednesday's Iké Ugbo narrowly misses the goal with a header from the middle of the box. The assist came from Pol Valentín who delivered a cross.
10′Jobe Bellingham of Sunderland has secured a free kick on the left flank.
10′Will Vaulks commits a foul - Sheffield Wednesday.
9′Opportunity missed. Anthony Musaba of Sheffield Wednesday takes a left-footed shot from within the six-yard box on the left side, but it's narrowly off-target to the left.
8′Corner kick awarded to Sheffield Wednesday, forced by Jack Clarke's defense.
8′Attempt thwarted. Marvin Johnson of Sheffield Wednesday's left-footed shot from the left side of the box is obstructed. The assist came from Will Vaulks.
8′Sheffield Wednesday has been awarded a corner. This was forced by Patrick Roberts.
5′Jack Clarke of Sunderland has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
5′Pol Valentín of Sheffield Wednesday commits a foul.
1′Di'Shon Bernard of Sheffield Wednesday is penalized for a handball.
The initial half commences..

Match statistics

SUNSHF

Possession and passing

65%Possession35%

86%Pass accuracy80%

602Passes328

517Successful Passes263

77Ball Safe60

15Key Passes9

2 more

5Substitutions5

27Throw-ins22

Attack

0Goals2

18Shots Total12

3Shots On Target2

6Corners5

57Dangerous Attacks27

3Accurate Crosses1

12 more

101Attacks78

22Dribble Attempts18

57Duels Won35

11Goal Attempts6

4Offsides0

6Shots Blocked5

11Shots inside the box8

9Shots Off Target5

7Shots outside the box4

70%Successful dribbles64%

13Successful Dribbles10

19Total Crosses13

Defence and discipline

0Saves3

22Tackles14

6Interceptions8

4Fouls19

1Yellow cards1

1Goal Kicks0

Other

1Hit Woodwork0

8Successful Headers7

20Successful Interceptions10

12Headers18

5Challenges7

0Assists2

1 more

0Injuries1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

G. WardPer-match averages this season · 25 matches · career: 294

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.80	1.76	2.04	3.43
Red cards	0.04	0.00	0.04	0.09
Second yellows	0.04	0.00	0.04	0.06
Penalties	0.08	0.04	0.04	0.20

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

SunderlandxGSheffield Wednesday

1.791.17

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.780.92

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.791.17

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

1.791.07

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.000.10

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.000.08

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.790.98

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

1.171.79

Starting XI

Sheffield WednesdayFormation: 3-4-2-1 · €16M7/11

Danny Röhl

SunderlandFormation: 3-4-2-1 · €65M8/11

Mike Dodds

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Sunderland€65Mstarting XI · 8/11€91Mwith bench · 14/20

Sheffield Wednesday€16Mstarting XI · 7/11€21Mwith bench · 13/20

Sunderland's starting XI cost €49M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Sunderland — bench

Anthony PattersonGoalkeeper · €9.4M (2026)4

Josef DvornikMidfielder · €880K (2013)7.0 6

Timothée PembéléDefender9

Luís SemedoAttacker6.4 14

Romaine MundleMidfielder · €1.8M (2024)17

Abdoullah BaMidfielder · €1M (2022)6.7 31

Chris RiggMidfielder7.0 40

Tommy WatsonAttacker · €12M (2025)6.8 46

Bradley DackMidfielder · €850K (2017)

Sheffield Wednesday — bench

Cameron DawsonGoalkeeper5

Bambo DiabyDefender · €400K (2024)6.7 13

Callum PatersonAttacker · €550K (2020)6.6 20

Michael IhiekweDefender23

Akin FamewoDefender · €60K (2022)24

Michael SmithAttacker · €120K (2014)6.8 41

Djeidi GassamaAttacker · €2.4M (2025)6.4 42

Bailey CadamarteriAttacker · €1.2M (2026)44

Lamine Mohamed DiabyMidfielder

Player statistics

Sunderland starters then subs, by rating

Dan Ballard#5 · Defender · 90′7.5

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 0
Shots on target: 0

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 73/76
Pass accuracy: 96%
Key passes: 0
Long balls (won/total): 4/6

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 5/7
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 1/1
Dispossessed: 1

Defence

Tackles: 1
Interceptions: 1
Clearances: 3
Blocked shots: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 2

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Sunderland	2.3043.48%	2.3243.1%
Draw	3.5028.57%	3.2530.77%
Sheffield Wednesday	3.0033.33%	3.1032.26%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Sunderland or Draw	1.3673.37%	1.3574.07%
Sunderland or Sheffield Wednesday	–	1.3275.76%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday	–	1.5863.29%
Draw or Sheff Wed	1.5763.65%	–
Sunderland or Sheff Wed	1.2877.82%	–

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.3076.92%
0–1 goals	–	3.6027.78%
3+ goals	1.9052.38%	1.9750.76%
0–2 goals	1.9052.38%	1.8454.35%
4+ goals	–	3.5528.17%
0–3 goals	–	1.3076.92%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Sunderland	3.0033.33%	2.9533.9%
Draw	2.1047.62%	2.1047.62%
Sheffield Wednesday	3.6027.78%	3.6527.4%

Outcome	bet365
SUN → SUN	3.7526.67%
SUN → X	13.007.69%
X → SUN	5.5018.18%
X → X	5.0020%
Draw - Sheff Wed	6.5015.38%
Sunderland - Sheff Wed	29.003.45%
Sheff Wed - Draw	15.006.67%
Sheff Wed - Sunderland	26.003.85%
Sheff Wed - Sheff Wed	5.0020%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.6027.78%
6 - 8	3.7526.67%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	13.007.69%
Over 14	7.0014.29%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
4+ cards	–	1.3872.46%
0–3 cards	–	2.7037.04%
5+ cards	1.8354.56%	1.9152.36%
0–4 cards	1.8354.56%	1.7856.18%
6+ cards	–	3.0033.33%
0–5 cards	–	1.3375.19%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City	8	17
2	West Ham United	8	15
3	Middlesbrough	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers	8	13
7	Stoke City	8	13
8	Bristol City	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic	8	12
10	Birmingham City	8	11
11	Millwall	8	11
12	Lincoln City	8	11
13	Southampton	8	10
14	Wrexham	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers	8	9
17	Norwich City	8	9
18	Sheffield United	8	9
19	Portsmouth	7	8
20	Watford	8	8
21	Cardiff City	8	7
22	Derby County	8	5
23	Preston North End	8	4
24	Burnley	8	4

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.7257.9%	1.7258.14%
No	2.0050%	2.0648.54%