Sheffield Wednesday vs Southampton
Ref: G. WardHillsborough, Sheffield · 39,814 cap
Match recap
Southampton beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–1 in their Championship fixture. Yates scored for Sheffield Wednesday; Bree, Manning, and Harwood-Bellis replied for Southampton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.78 for Sheffield Wednesday versus 1.93 for Southampton. Sheffield Wednesday sit 24th in the Championship table while Southampton are 4th.
First Half
17'
⚽
Bree
45'
⚽
Manning
Second Half
⇄
Chalobah
⚽
Yates
Assist: Lowe
71'
⚽
Harwood-Bellis
Assist: Matsuki
74'
⇄
Bree
74'
⇄
Larin
⇄
Lowe
⇄
Iorfa
81'
⇄
Léo Scienza
81'
⇄
Matsuki
89'
Bragg
Yellow Card
⇄
Fusire
90'
⇄
Bragg
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 3 |  Millwall | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Sheffield WednesdaySouthampton
4Won
Statistical edge
4–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.78VS1.93
Attack0 · 4 won
10
Shots
15
3
Shots on target
6
5
Shots in the box
10
5
Shots outside box
5
4
Shots off goal
4
5
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
37%
Possession
63%
288
Total passes
517
203
Accurate passes
445
70%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline3 · 0 won
11
Fouls
12
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
5
0.57
Goals prevented
0.57
Sheffield Wednesday
3-1-4-2
Sheffield Wednesday
3-1-4-2Starting XI
- 2L. PalmerD
- 4S. FusireM
- 6D. IorfaD
- 8S. IngelssonM
- 9J. LoweF
- 12J. YatesF
- 14N. ChalobahM
- 17C. McNeillM
- 22G. OtegbayoD
- 33S. DiengG
- 45T. AdaramolaM
Substitutes
- 18M. NakambaM
- 21Joel Tshisanga NdalaF
- 25Logan StretchG
- 27Reece JohnsonD
- 28Cole McGheeD
- 31W. GraingerF
- 32J. EmeryD
- 37Jarvis ThorntonM
- 40D. MosesF
Southampton
Starting XI
- 3R. ManningD
- 5J. StephensD
- 6T. Harwood-BellisD
- 9C. LarinF
- 10F. AzazM
- 13Léo ScienzaM
- 14J. BreeD
- 24S. CharlesM
- 27K. MatsukiM
- 41Daniel PeretzG
- 48Cameron BraggM
Substitutes
- 4F. DownesM
- 15N. Wood-GordonD
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 18T. FellowsM
- 19C. ArcherF
- 23S. EdozieM
- 25G. LongG
- 28Oriol RomeuM
- 38E. JelertD
Sheffield Wednesday
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Lowe | F | 80 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Charlie McNeill | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Seny Dieng | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jerry Yates | F | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Svante Ingelsson | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Sean Fusire | M | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Nathaniel Chalobah | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Gabriel Otegbayo | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tayo Adaramola | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Liam Palmer(C) | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dominic Iorfa | D | 80 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Devlan Moses | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvelous Nakamba | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reece Johnson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Stretch | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cole McGhee | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Grainger | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarvis Thornton | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Joe Emery | D | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Ndala | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | D | 90 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| James Bree | D | 74 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Finn Azaz | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2/5 |
| Daniel Peretz | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Manning | D | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Jack Stephens(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Bragg | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Leo Scienza | M | 81 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Shea Charles | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | M | 81 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Cyle Larin | F | 74 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Oriol Romeu | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Long | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flynn Downes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Quarshie | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elias Jelert | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Wood | D | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Edozie | M | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Cameron Archer | F | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Fellows | M | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |