Sheffield Wednesday vs Birmingham City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Sheffield Wednesday

15': Ike Ugbo
53': Ike Ugbo

FT
2 - 0

Birmingham City

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Sheffield Wednesday are hosting Birmingham City at Hillsborough, Sheffield, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday).
1': Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
4': Foul by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
4': Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
4': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
5': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Momo Diaby.
5': Attempt missed. Kevin Long (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
6': Attempt missed. Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
6': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé.
14': Attempt saved. Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
15': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Birmingham City 0. Iké Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ian Poveda.
18': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ethan Laird.
18': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
18': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Marvin Johnson.
21': Foul by Ian Poveda (Sheffield Wednesday).
21': Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
22': Ian Poveda (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Marvin Johnson.
24': Attempt missed. Kevin Long (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
24': Attempt saved. Andre Dozzell (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Krystian Bielik.
25': Foul by Ian Poveda (Sheffield Wednesday).
25': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Offside, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird is caught offside.
30': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Siriki Dembélé.
31': Attempt blocked. Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
31': Attempt blocked. Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Djeidi Gassama.
31': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Long (Birmingham City).
33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
33': Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
35': Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday).
40': Ethan Laird (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday).
41': Attempt missed. Ian Poveda (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
43': Attempt missed. Iké Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ian Poveda following a fast break.
44': Foul by Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday).
44': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Buchanan with a cross.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andre Dozzell.
45'+3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by James Beadle.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Scott Hogan (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Andre Dozzell with a cross following a corner.
45'+3': First Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Birmingham City 0.
45': Second Half begins Sheffield Wednesday 1, Birmingham City 0.
47': Attempt missed. Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
47': Attempt saved. Iké Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Djeidi Gassama.
47': Attempt blocked. Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
47': Attempt missed. Iké Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
48': Attempt missed. Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordan James.
50': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ethan Laird.
52': Delay in match because of an injury Ian Poveda (Sheffield Wednesday).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
53': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 2, Birmingham City 0. Iké Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Marvin Johnson with a cross.
54': Substitution, Birmingham City. Paik Seung-Ho replaces Ivan Sunjic.
55': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield replaces Scott Hogan.
55': Foul by Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday).
55': Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56': Attempt blocked. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
57': Attempt missed. Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marvin Johnson.
60': Foul by Ian Poveda (Sheffield Wednesday).
60': Jordan James (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Delay in match because of an injury Momo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday).
63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
63': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Will Vaulks replaces Momo Diaby because of an injury.
64': Offside, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird is caught offside.
65': Substitution, Birmingham City. Tyler Roberts replaces Siriki Dembélé.
65': Substitution, Birmingham City. Koji Miyoshi replaces Ethan Laird.
65': Attempt missed. Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan James.
69': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Akin Famewo.
70': Attempt missed. Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho with a cross.
72': Foul by Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City).
72': Iké Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi.
74': Delay in match because of an injury Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday).
75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Michael Smith replaces Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri.
76': Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Andre Dozzell.
76': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Michael Ihiekwe replaces Akin Famewo.
76': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Anthony Musaba replaces Ian Poveda.
77': Foul by Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday).
77': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Offside, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield is caught offside.
80': Foul by Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday).
80': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City).
81': Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday).
82': Kevin Long (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City).
83': Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Will Vaulks with a cross following a set piece situation.
84': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Keshi Anderson.
85': Attempt missed. Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
85': Foul by Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday).
85': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Attempt blocked. Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keshi Anderson.
88': Foul by Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City).
88': Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Kristian Pedersen replaces Marvin Johnson.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Tyler Roberts (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lee Buchanan.
90'+1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Di'Shon Bernard.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
90'+2': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90'+7': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
90'+7': Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+7': Foul by Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday).
90'+7': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8': Foul by Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City).
90'+8': Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+9': Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card.
90'+9': Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 2, Birmingham City 0.
0': Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 2, Birmingham City 0.

Statistics

BIR		SHW
10	Fouls	14
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	5
62.6	Possession	37.4
25	SHOTS	13
4	ON GOAL	3
0.2	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
405	Accurate Passes	201
486	Passes	294
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	3
22	Crosses	8
0.2	Cross %	0.4
47	Long Balls	67
25	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
9	Blocked Shots	2
14	Effective Tackles	13
24	Tackles	32
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
9	Interceptions	10
2	Effective Clearances	25
2	Clearances	25

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Hillsborough
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 25,431

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Leeds United	26	+29	53
2	Burnley	26	+22	52
3	Sheffield United	26	+19	52
4	Sunderland	26	+17	50

Full Table

Line-Ups

Sheffield Wednesday (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
26	James Beadle (GK)
23	Akin Famewo
17	Di'Shon Bernard
44	Mohamed Diaby
18	Marvin Johnson
14	Pol Valentín
10	Barry Bannan
36	Ian Poveda-Ocampo
41	Djeidi Gassama
12	Ike Ugbo
42	Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri

Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:

Mallik Wilks, Michael Smith, Pierce Charles, Will Vaulks, Liam Palmer, Michael Ihiekwe, Anthony Musaba, Kristian Pedersen, Guilherme Leal Siqueira.

Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Neil Etheridge (GK)
26	Kevin Long
6	Krystian Bielik
3	Lee Buchanan
2	Ethan Laird
19	Jordan James
34	Ivan Sunjic
16	Andre Dozzell
9	Scott Hogan
17	Siriki Dembele
7	Juninho Bacuna

Birmingham City Substitutes:

Jay Stansfield, Cody Drameh, Paik Seung-Ho, Bradley Mayo, Gary Gardner, Marc Roberts, Keshi Anderson, Tyler Roberts, Koji Miyoshi.

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