Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds result

Full-time · Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Leeds

Championship · Fri, 08 Mar 2024 20:00 GMT · Hillsborough

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sheffield Wednesday · Leeds · Head-to-head

Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Leeds — Leeds won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Leeds won 2–0 at Hillsborough in the Championship on Friday 8 March. Leeds have scored in at least 15 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Leeds led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Leeds: Patrick Bamford (45’, assisted by Junior Firpo) and W. Gnonto (58’, assisted by Georginio Rutter).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Sheffield Wednesday 0.80, Leeds 1.98, from 9 shots to 13 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

S. Allison showed two yellow cards — against 3.2 yellows a game across the last 10 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sheffield Wednesday: Akinlolu Famewo (76’); Leeds: Ethan Ampadu (44’).

What it changes

It is Leeds’s first win over Sheffield Wednesday since 13 April 2019, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds). Leeds are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Junior Firpo (Leeds) 9.3, W. Gnonto (Leeds) 7.3 and Ilia Gruev (Leeds) 6.7 led the match.

Next up

Sheffield Wednesday next travel to Notts County on 20 October 2026.

Leeds next travel to Sunderland on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sheffield Wednesday: Notts County v Sheffield Wednesday, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Leeds: Sunderland v Leeds, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Leeds · Championship
Venue: Hillsborough · Sheffield
Referee: S. Allison
Head-to-head (last 6): Sheffield Wednesday 2 · draws 3 · Leeds 1 · 1.33 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Wednesday 4W 0D 1L · Leeds 3W 1D 1L

Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Leeds (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 2.5

Goals

against 1.38 / 0.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.4 / 8

Corners

against 5 / 4.2 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3 / 4.8

Shots on target

against 3.8 / 4.4 · 0 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.2 / 0.8

Cards

against 2 / 3.6 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.2 yellows

Referee · S. Allison

1.4 home / 1.8 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 March 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 March 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sheffield Wednesday for / against	Line	Leeds for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.5 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.4 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	8 for · 4.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	12.2 for · 13.8 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	17.6 for · 10.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 3.8 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	4.8 for · 4.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.2 for · 12.4 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	10.4 for · 12 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	2.2 for · 2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	0.8 for · 3.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: S. Allison — 3.2 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 23.7 fouls over 10 matches (1.4 to the home side, 1.8 to the away side).

Home 1.4Away 1.8

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Wilks n 8	12.1	4.6 3/2	2.8 1/1	—
M. Smith n 8	30.9	3.3 6/2	1.8 3/1	—
W. Vaulks n 8	68.3	2.8 7/5	0.8 4/1	—
A. Fletcher n 8	30.9	2.2 5/1	1.1 3/0	—
K. Pedersen n 8	60	1.9 6/3	0.6 2/1	—

Sheffield Wednesday — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Wilks n 8	12.1	5.6 5/1	2.8 3/0
I. Ugbo n 8	72.3	2.3 7/3	1.4 6/2
D. Gassama n 8	60.3	1.7 5/3	0.6 3/0
A. Musaba n 8	55.8	1.4 5/2	1 4/1
M. Johnson n 8	89.8	1.1 6/3	0.1 1/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
I. Ugbo n 8	72.3	0.9 4/2	0.2 1/0
A. Musaba n 8	55.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
A. Fletcher n 8	30.9	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
M. Johnson n 8	89.8	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
L. Palmer n 8	64.3	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Iorfa n 8	59.8	4.7 6/5
K. Pedersen n 8	60	3 5/3
M. Diaby n 8	37.3	3 4/4
W. Vaulks n 8	68.3	2.6 6/6
Pol Valentín n 8	85.6	2.5 7/6

Leeds

Leeds — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Rutter n 8	79.4	2.3 6/4	3 7/5	—
C. Summerville n 8	65.5	1.7 6/3	1.5 6/2	—
S. Byram n 8	40	1.7 4/2	1.7 3/2	—
Connor Roberts n 8	37.5	1.5 4/1	0.3 1/0	—
Junior Firpo n 8	78.4	1.4 5/4	1 5/1	—

Leeds — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Bamford n 8	61	2.8 8/5	1.7 7/2
M. Joseph n 8	28.3	2.4 3/2	1.2 2/1
D. James n 8	48.6	2.3 5/3	1.4 3/1
G. Rutter n 8	79.4	2.1 8/5	0.9 4/2
J. Anthony n 8	44.1	2 3/2	1 2/1

Leeds — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Rutter n 8	79.4	0.3 2/0	0.7 5/0
C. Summerville n 8	65.5	0.7 3/1	0.3 2/0
W. Gnonto n 8	57.8	0.8 3/1	0.2 1/0
D. James n 8	48.6	0.5 2/0	0.5 2/0
P. Bamford n 8	61	0.7 4/0	0.2 1/0

Leeds — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 March 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Gray n 8	70.4	2.9 7/5
G. Rutter n 8	79.4	2.8 7/4
Ilia Gruev n 8	91.9	2.6 8/6
C. Cresswell n 8	51.1	2 5/4
Junior Firpo n 8	78.4	1.9 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sheffield Wednesday		Leeds
40%	Possession	60%
0.80	Expected goals (xG)	1.98
9	Shots	13
3	Shots on target	7
3	Shots off target	2
3	Blocked shots	4
5	Shots inside the box	10
8	Corners	5
0	Offsides	2
16	Fouls	9
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	2
344	Passes	530
73%	Pass accuracy	84%

Sheffield Wednesday player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Beadle	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
D. Bernard	90	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
A. Famewo	90	0	0	1	3	Y	7.5
M. Johnson	90	1	0	2	2	0	6.5
B. Bannan	90	0	0	0	1	0	7
D. Gassama	90	2	2	0	0	0	5.9
A. Musaba	84	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
I. Ugbo	84	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
L. Palmer	65	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
Pol Valentín	64	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
Bambo Diaby	64	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
D. Iorfa sub	26	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
M. Smith sub	26	1	1	0	1	0	6.3
W. Vaulks sub	25	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
B. Cadamarteri sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Wilks sub	12	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

Leeds player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
I. Meslier	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Gray	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
J. Rodon	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.6
E. Ampadu	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	Y	8.2
Glen Kamara	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
Ilia Gruev	90	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	7.5
Junior Firpo	89	0	1	0	0	2	8	0	8
G. Rutter	88	0	1	5	3	1	0	0	6.6
P. Bamford	84	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	7.5
W. Gnonto	83	1	0	1	1	2	3	0	8.2
C. Summerville	83	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
Connor Roberts sub	13	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
D. James sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
M. Joseph sub	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
J. Piroe sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Byram sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sheffield WednesdayLWWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 1.2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

LeedsWWLDW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sheffield Wednesday 2 · 3 draws · Leeds 1 · 1.33 goals/game

2023-09-02 Leeds 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday
2020-01-11 Leeds 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday
2019-10-26 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Leeds
2019-04-13 Leeds 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday
2018-09-28 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Leeds
2018-03-17 Leeds 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sheffield Wednesday#20 pos53 pts46 pl-24 GD

Leeds#3 pos90 pts46 pl+38 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Wednesday scored0.96

Leeds scored1.76

Sheffield Wednesday conceded1.48

Leeds conceded0.93

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What is the head-to-head record between Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds?: In their last 6 meetings, Sheffield Wednesday won 2, Leeds won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 1.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds?: Recent form — Sheffield Wednesday 4W 0D 1L; Leeds 3W 1D 1L.

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