Sheffield Wednesday FC

Championship

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1:1

Finished

Kick-off was 6 Apr, 15:00 BST

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Venue: Hillsborough Stadium City: Sheffield

In the Championship game on 6 April 2026, Sheffield Wednesday FC beat Leicester 1:1. Match numbers: shots on target 1:12, corners 1:10.

Key numbers

Possession, % 30 – 70

Shots on target 1 – 12

Shots off target 2 – 9

Expected goals 1.17 – 2.53

⚽ 2' J. Yates — Goal ⇄ 62' N. Chalobah — Substitution ⇄ 68' O. Skipp — Substitution ⇄ 68' J. Lascelles — Substitution ⇄ 68' D. Mukasa — Substitution ⇄ 74' L. Palmer — Substitution ⇄ 79' S. Mavididi — Substitution ⇄ 79' J. Lowe — Substitution ⇄ 79' J. Yates — Substitution ⚽ 84' J. Ayew — Goal ⇄ 88' P. Daka — Substitution

Match events

2' 1:0 Sheffield Wednesday FC Goal J. Yates
62' 1:0 Sheffield Wednesday FC Substitution N. Chalobah off: O. Kobacki
68' 1:0 Leicester Substitution O. Skipp off: B. De Cordova-Reid
68' 1:0 Leicester Substitution J. Lascelles off: J. Vestergaard
68' 1:0 Leicester Substitution D. Mukasa off: J. Ayew
74' 1:0 Sheffield Wednesday FC Substitution L. Palmer off: S. Fusire
79' 1:0 Leicester Substitution S. Mavididi off: J. Monga
79' 1:0 Sheffield Wednesday FC Substitution J. Lowe off: J. Thornton
79' 1:0 Sheffield Wednesday FC Substitution J. Yates off: C. McNeill
84' 1:1 Leicester Goal J. Ayew assist: P. Daka
88' 1:1 Leicester Substitution P. Daka off: D. Richards

Statistics

30 Possession, % 70

1 Shots on target 12

2 Shots off target 9

1.17 Expected goals 2.53

1 Big chances 2

64 Attacks 135

1 Corners 10

7 Fouls 11

11 Free kicks 6

1 Offsides 3

0 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

13 Goal kicks 5

18 Throw-ins 30

All statistics

18/3749% Aerial duels 19/3751%

31 Backward passes 76

3 Blocked shots 3

39 Clearances 21

1/617% Crosses 12/4030%

2/633% Dribbles 11/2152%

0.23 Expected assists 1.72

105 Failed passes 98

11 Goalkeeper saves 0

10 Interceptions 3

4 Key passes 15

12/6718% Long passes 23/4947%

17 Passes into the final third 101

131 Passes in the opposition half 375

126 Passes in own half 220

0.17 Shot accuracy 0.50

1 Shots from outside the box 10

5 Shots inside the box 14

11/1669% Tackles 6/875%

251 Total passes 555

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Pierce Charles	1
2	Liam Palmer	2
6	Dominic Iorfa	6
22	Gabriel Otegbayo	22
3	Max Josef Lowe	3
8	Svante Ingelsson	8
14	Nathaniel Nyakie Chalobah	14
45	Omotayo Daniel Adaramola	45
9	Jamal Akua Lowe	9
12	Jerry Aaron Yates	12
24	Jaden Heskey	24

Substitutes
#	Player	number
25	Logan Stretch	25
28	Cole McGee	28
4	Sean Fusir	4
37	J. Thornton	37
43	Zain Rio Silcott-Duberry	43
17	Charlie McNell	17
19	Olaf Kobacki	19
31	William Granger	31
40	Devlan Moses	40

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Leicester

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Jakub Stolarczyk	1
5	Memeh Caleb Okoli	5
21	Ricardo Domingos Barbosa Pereira	21
24	Jamaal Lascelles	24
33	Luke Thomas	33
7	Issahaku Abdul Fatawu	7
8	Harry Billy Winks	8
10	Stephy Alvaro Mavididi	10
22	Oliver William Skipp	22
29	Divyne Mucas	29
20	Patson Daka	20

Substitutes
#	Player	number
31	Asmir Begović	31
4	Benjamin Harvey Nelson	4
23	Jannik Vestergaard	23
17	Hamza Dewan Choudhury	17
18	Joe Aribo	18
28	Jeremy Monga	28
9	Jordan Pierre Ayew	9
12	Dudjan Richards	12
14	Bobby Armani De Cordova-Reid	14