Sheffield Wednesday v Southampton result

Full-time · Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Southampton

Championship · Fri, 04 Aug 2023 20:00 BST · Hillsborough

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

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Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Southampton — Southampton won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Southampton won 2–1 at Hillsborough in the Championship on Friday 4 August.

The goals

Southampton led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Southampton: Adam Armstrong (8’, assisted by Nathan Tella) and Ché Adams (87’, assisted by James Ward-Prowse); Sheffield Wednesday: L. Gregory (54’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Sheffield Wednesday 0.56, Southampton 1.39, from 8 shots to 23 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

R. Madley showed eight yellow cards — against 3.6 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sheffield Wednesday: L. Gregory (28’), Callum Paterson (30’), J. Delgado (45+1’) and Cameron Dawson (78’); Southampton: Adam Armstrong (27’), Ryan Manning (37’), Nathan Tella (64’) and Jack Stephens (84’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) 7.6, Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) 6.8 and Samuel Edozie (Southampton) 5.9 led the match.

Next up

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

Southampton next travel to West Ham on 24 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 Southampton: West Ham v Southampton, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Southampton · Championship
Venue: Hillsborough · Sheffield
Referee: R. Madley
Head-to-head (last 1): Sheffield Wednesday 0 · draws 1 · Southampton 0 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Wednesday 4W 0D 1L · Southampton 0W 1D 4L

Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Southampton (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

2 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.25 / 2.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.8 / 4.13

Corners

against 2.4 / 5.88 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

6.6 / 4

Shots on target

against 3.6 / 4.88 · 3 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.4 / 2.38

Cards

against 2 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.6 yellows

Referee · R. Madley

2 home / 1.6 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 May 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 May 2023. 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	Southampton for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.8 for · 2.4 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	4.13 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	19 for · 9.4 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	9.75 for · 18.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	6.6 for · 3.6 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.4 for · 11.4 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	9.88 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.4 for · 2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: R. Madley — 3.6 yellow cards a game, 0.2 red cards, 23.2 fouls over 5 matches (2 to the home side, 1.6 to the away side).

Home 2Away 1.6

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2023. 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
F. Dele-Bashiru n 8	33.5	2.4 4/3	0.3 1/0	—
M. Smith n 8	82.4	2.3 7/5	0.8 4/1	—
J. Brown n 8	48.3	2.1 4/3	1.6 4/2	—
L. Palmer n 8	95.9	1.6 7/4	0.7 5/1	—
T. Bakinson n 8	40.5	1.4 5/0	0.6 2/0	—

Sheffield Wednesday — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Windass n 8	73.4	2.8 7/7	1.1 6/1
M. Smith n 8	82.4	2.7 8/6	1.6 6/4
L. Gregory n 8	84.6	2 6/4	0.9 5/1
D. Adeniran n 8	58.9	1.7 6/2	0.8 3/1
B. Bannan n 8	95.4	1.5 6/4	0.5 3/1

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Smith n 8	82.4	0.8 4/1	0.1 1/0
L. Gregory n 8	84.6	0.3 2/0	0.4 3/0
B. Bannan n 8	95.4	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
C. Paterson n 8	80.4	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
A. Famewo n 8	72.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Brown n 8	48.3	4.4 7/5
T. Bakinson n 8	40.5	2.5 5/3
D. Iorfa n 8	86	2.2 7/4
W. Vaulks n 8	76.6	2.1 7/5
D. Adeniran n 8	58.9	2.1 7/3

Southampton

Southampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2023. 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
P. Onuachu n 8	28.9	3.5 6/2	1.2 2/1	—
Mohamed Elyounoussi n 8	54.6	2.5 6/4	1 5/0	—
S. Mara n 8	32.3	2.1 3/2	0.3 1/0	—
C. Adams n 8	54.1	1.7 5/3	2.1 6/2	—
M. Djenepo n 8	41.1	1.6 3/2	1.6 5/1	—

Southampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Ballard n 4	14.5	3.1 1/1	3.1 1/1
P. Onuachu n 8	28.9	2.3 5/1	1.2 3/0
K. Sulemana n 8	42.4	1.9 3/1	1.1 2/1
C. Alcaraz n 8	75.3	1.8 7/3	0.9 4/2
S. Mara n 8	32.3	1.7 4/1	1 3/0

Southampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Ballard n 4	14.5	1.6 1/0	0 0/0
K. Sulemana n 8	42.4	0.5 1/1	0.3 1/0
J. Ward-Prowse n 8	84	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
C. Alcaraz n 8	75.3	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
S. Armstrong n 8	41.6	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Southampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Perraud n 8	73.3	3.1 8/5
Mohamed Elyounoussi n 8	54.6	2.7 6/4
M. Djenepo n 8	41.1	2.7 4/4
R. Lavia n 8	85.4	2.6 8/7
S. Armstrong n 8	41.6	2.4 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sheffield Wednesday		Southampton
20%	Possession	80%
0.56	Expected goals (xG)	1.39
8	Shots	23
1	Shots on target	7
4	Shots off target	7
3	Blocked shots	9
6	Shots inside the box	14
3	Corners	6
2	Offsides	0
12	Fouls	10
4	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	0
236	Passes	987
72%	Pass accuracy	94%

Sheffield Wednesday player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Dawson	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7
C. Paterson	90	0	1	0	0	5	Y	7.2
D. Iorfa	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Ihiekwe	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
A. Famewo	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
T. Bakinson	90	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
B. Bannan	90	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
J. Windass	86	0	0	0	2	3	0	6.3
W. Vaulks	77	0	0	0	0	4	0	7
J. Delgado	77	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5
L. Gregory	68	1	1	1	0	0	Y	7
A. Musaba sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
R. James sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
L. Palmer sub	13	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
A. Fletcher sub	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6

Southampton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Gavin Bazunu	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Walker-Peters	90	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	8
J. Bednarek	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
J. Stephens	90	0	0	2	1	1	2	Y	8
Ryan Manning	90	0	0	1	1	2	2	Y	7.5
W. Smallbone	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	7.5
J. Ward-Prowse	90	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	8.7
N. Tella	90	0	1	1	0	3	2	Y	7.7
Samuel Edozie	89	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	7.5
A. Armstrong	79	1	0	1	1	1	0	Y	6.9
C. Alcaraz	73	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	7.3
S. Armstrong sub	17	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	6.9
C. Adams sub	11	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.5
J. Aribo sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9

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 Southampton — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sheffield WednesdayWWLWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2 scored / 1 conceded per game

SouthamptonLLLLD

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 1.8 scored / 3.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Sheffield Wednesday 0 · 1 draw · Southampton 0 · 2 goals/game

2022-11-09 Southampton 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sheffield Wednesday#20 pos53 pts46 pl-24 GD

Southampton#4 pos87 pts46 pl+24 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Wednesday scored0.96

Southampton scored1.89

Sheffield Wednesday conceded1.48

Southampton conceded1.37

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

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