Sheffield Wednesday FC

Championship

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1:3

Finished

Kick-off was 28 Feb, 15:00 UTC

Southampton WDDWWL

Venue: Hillsborough Stadium City: Sheffield

In the Championship game on 28 February 2026, Southampton beat Sheffield Wednesday FC 1:3. Match numbers: shots on target 3:6, corners 5:8.

Key numbers

Possession, % 36 – 64

Shots on target 3 – 6

Shots off target 4 – 4

Expected goals 0.78 – 1.93

⚽ 17' J. Bree — Goal ⚽ 45+1' R. Manning — Goal ⇄ 46' N. Chalobah — Substitution ⚽ 57' J. Yates — Goal ⚽ 72' T. Harwood-Bellis — Goal ⇄ 74' C. Larin — Substitution ⇄ 74' J. Bree — Substitution ⇄ 80' D. Iorfa — Substitution ⇄ 80' J. Lowe — Substitution ⇄ 81' K. Matsuki — Substitution ⇄ 81' L. Scienza — Substitution 🟨 89' C. Bragg — Yellow card ⇄ 90' C. Bragg — Substitution ⇄ 90+2' S. Fusire — Substitution

Match events

17' 0:1 Southampton Goal J. Bree
45+1' 0:2 Southampton Goal R. Manning
46' 0:2 Sheffield Wednesday FC Substitution N. Chalobah off: J. Thornton
57' 1:2 Sheffield Wednesday FC Goal J. Yates assist: J. Lowe
72' 1:3 Southampton Goal T. Harwood-Bellis
74' 1:3 Southampton Substitution C. Larin off: C. Archer
74' 1:3 Southampton Substitution J. Bree off: N. Wood
80' 1:3 Sheffield Wednesday FC Substitution D. Iorfa off: J. Emery
80' 1:3 Sheffield Wednesday FC Substitution J. Lowe off: J. Ndala
81' 1:3 Southampton Substitution K. Matsuki off: T. Fellows
81' 1:3 Southampton Substitution L. Scienza off: S. Edozie
89' 1:3 Southampton Yellow card C. Bragg
90' 1:3 Southampton Substitution C. Bragg off: O. Romeu
90+2' 1:3 Sheffield Wednesday FC Substitution S. Fusire off: W. Grainger

Statistics

36 Possession, % 64

3 Shots on target 6

4 Shots off target 4

0.78 Expected goals 1.93

1 Big chances 5

69 Attacks 112

5 Corners 8

11 Fouls 12

10 Free kicks 11

0 Offsides 2

0 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

11 Goal kicks 7

19 Throw-ins 11

All statistics

13/2748% Aerial duels 14/2752%

39 Backward passes 76

3 Blocked shots 5

23 Clearances 25

3/1817% Crosses 3/1718%

4/1527% Dribbles 7/1450%

0.90 Expected assists 1.37

85 Failed passes 72

3 Goalkeeper saves 2

10 Interceptions 6

8 Key passes 12

17/6128% Long passes 19/4245%

65 Passes into the final third 82

175 Passes in the opposition half 271

131 Passes in own half 263

0.30 Shot accuracy 0.40

5 Shots from outside the box 5

5 Shots inside the box 10

3/838% Tackles 8/1267%

288 Total passes 517

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
33	Seny Timothy Dieng	33
2	Liam Palmer	2
4	Sean Fusir	4
22	Gabriel Otegbayo	22
45	Omotayo Daniel Adaramola	45
6	Dominic Iorfa	6
8	Svante Ingelsson	8
9	Jamal Akua Lowe	9
14	Nathaniel Nyakie Chalobah	14
17	Charlie McNell	17
12	Jerry Aaron Yates	12

Substitutes
#	Player	number
25	Logan Stretch	25
27	Rhys Johnson	27
28	Cole McGee	28
32	Joe Emery	32
18	Marvelous Nakamba	18
37	J. Thornton	37
21	Joel Ndala	21
31	William Granger	31
40	Devlan Moses	40

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Southampton

Starting XI
#	Player	number
41	Daniel Peretz	41
3	Ryan Manning	3
5	Jack Stephens	5
6	Taylor Harwood-Bellis	6
14	James Patrick Bree	14
10	Finn Azaz	10
13	Leonardo Weschenfelder Scienza	13
24	Shea Emmanuel Charles	24
27	Kuryu Matsuki	27
48	Cameron Bragg	48
9	Cyle Christopher Larin	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
25	George Long	25
15	Nathan Wood	15
17	Joshua Quarshie	17
38	Elias Jelert Kristensen	38
4	Flynn Downes	4
18	Tom Allen Fellows	18
23	Samuel Ikechukwu Edozie	23
28	Oriol Romeu	28
19	Cameron Archer	19