Sheffield Wednesday v West Brom result

Full-time · Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 West Brom

Championship · Sat, 02 May 2026 12:30 BST · Hillsborough

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sheffield Wednesday · West Brom · Head-to-head

The model’s pre-match pick

Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 West Brom — Sheffield Wednesday won this Championship match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Draw or Away.

Free pick

Draw or Away

This is one free selection. The model’s confidence rating, value against the bookmakers and every other market are part of Pro.

The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Draw or Away in the last 90 days, 68.4% of 1419 landed (95% range 65.9–70.7%); it had given them 75.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. The model has been overconfident here: weigh its calls in this market with that in mind. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sheffield Wednesday beat West Brom 2–1 at Hillsborough in the Championship on Saturday 2 May. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: West Brom out-shot Sheffield Wednesday 13 to 11 and created the better chances, 1.87 xG to 1.28 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Variance.

The goals

Sheffield Wednesday led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Sheffield Wednesday: Nathaniel Chalobah (36’) and Liam Palmer (40’); West Brom: Karlan Ahearne-Grant (82’).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s three key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Nathaniel Chalobah’s goal on 36 minutes.

Discipline

L. Smith showed five yellow cards — against 4.1 yellows a game across the last 12 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sheffield Wednesday: Nathaniel Chalobah (32’), Max Lowe (57’) and Jaden Heskey (81’); West Brom: Ousmane Diakité (12’) and T. Bany (90’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday) 7.0, Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) 6.6 and Callum Styles (West Brom) 5.3 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, the draw or West Brom, a Bronze-tier call, did not land — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 68.4% of the time in the last 90 days (970 of 1419).

Next up

Sheffield Wednesday next travel to Oldham on 8 November 2026.

West Brom next travel to Swansea on 21 November 2026.

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

Next for Sheffield Wednesday: Oldham v Sheffield Wednesday, Sunday 8 November — the preview. Next for West Brom: Swansea v West Brom, Saturday 21 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 West Brom · Championship
Venue: Hillsborough · Sheffield
Referee: L. Smith
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 6): Sheffield Wednesday 2 · draws 1 · West Brom 3 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Wednesday 0W 3D 2L · West Brom 2W 3D 0L

Sheffield Wednesday 2–1 West Brom (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.5 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.75 / 0.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3 / 4.88

Corners

against 6 / 4.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 4.63

Shots on target

against 6.13 / 2 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.38 / 1.63

Cards

against 1.38 / 2.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.08 yellows

Referee · L. Smith

20.33 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 12 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 April 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 25 April 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Sheffield Wednesday for / against	Line	West Brom for / against
Goals scored	0.5 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5our book	1.38 for · 0.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3 for · 6 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.88 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	8.63 for · 16.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.75 for · 9.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	1.88 for · 6.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.63 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.63 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	8.75 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.38 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.63 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: L. Smith — 4.08 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 20.33 fouls over 12 matches.

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Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday Goalkeeper

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded
P. Charles	19	891687 min	844.5 /90	372 /90
Ethan Horvath	15	901350 min	563.7 /90	291.9 /90
M. Mahoney	8	90720 min	313.9 /90	141.8 /90
S. Dieng	3	90270 min	93 /90	72.3 /90
Logan Stretch	1	3030 min	39 /90	13 /90

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Wednesday before kick-off, to 25 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
P. Charles n 8	90.9	4.2 8/6
Ethan Horvath n 8	90	3.9 8/6

Sheffield Wednesday Defensive

Sheffield Wednesday — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
L. Palmer	43	853655 min	561.4 /90	340.8 /90	170.4 /90	1283.2 /90	370.9 /90	40.1 /90
D. Iorfa	33	802634 min	561.9 /90	270.9 /90	180.6 /90	2077.1 /90	270.9 /90	60.2 /90
G. Otegbayo	30	862568 min	411.4 /90	281 /90	240.8 /90	1465.1 /90	371.3 /90	50.2 /90
M. Lowe	27	862309 min	431.7 /90	421.6 /90	230.9 /90	983.8 /90	230.9 /90	30.1 /90
L. Cooper	13	69898 min	101 /90	202 /90	161.6 /90	676.7 /90	90.9 /90	30.3 /90
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Sheffield Wednesday — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Wednesday before kick-off, to 25 April 2026. 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
L. Palmer n 8	88.9	0.6 4/1	1.3 6/4	C. Styles
J. Lowe n 8	77.6	1.3 6/2	1.2 6/2	A. Heggebø
S. Ingelsson n 8	86.5	1.8 6/5	0.9 5/2	—
D. Iorfa n 8	79.6	0.8 4/2	0.8 4/1	—
C. McNeill n 8	52.8	1.3 5/1	0.6 3/0	—
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Sheffield Wednesday — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Wednesday before kick-off, to 25 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Palmer n 8	88.9	1 6/2
J. Lowe n 8	77.6	0.9 5/1
S. Ingelsson n 8	86.5	1.8 6/4
D. Iorfa n 8	79.6	1.7 5/3
C. McNeill n 8	52.8	1.7 5/2
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Sheffield Wednesday Attacking

Sheffield Wednesday — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
J. Lowe	43	753221 min	40.1 /90	30.1 /90	330.9 /90	150.4 /90	220.6 /90	270.8 /90
C. McNeill	33	622052 min	40.2 /90	10 /90	291.3 /90	120.5 /90	160.7 /90	231 /90
B. Cadamarteri	29	752172 min	20.1 /90	00 /90	341.4 /90	140.6 /90	150.6 /90	220.9 /90
J. Yates	17	821386 min	40.3 /90	00 /90	161 /90	60.4 /90	60.4 /90	70.5 /90
I. Ugbo	13	46597 min	00 /90	00 /90	60.9 /90	40.6 /90	10.2 /90	50.8 /90
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Sheffield Wednesday — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Wednesday before kick-off, to 25 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Palmer n 8	88.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Lowe n 8	77.6	1 4/3	0.6 3/1
S. Ingelsson n 8	86.5	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
D. Iorfa n 8	79.6	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
C. McNeill n 8	52.8	1.5 6/1	0.4 2/0
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Sheffield Wednesday — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Wednesday before kick-off, to 25 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Palmer n 8	88.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Lowe n 8	77.6	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
S. Ingelsson n 8	86.5	0 0/0	0 0/0
D. Iorfa n 8	79.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
C. McNeill n 8	52.8	0 0/0	0 0/0
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West Brom

West Brom Goalkeeper

West Brom — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Griffiths	25	862139 min	552.3 /90	351.5 /90	10 /90
M. O’Leary	16	861371 min	291.9 /90	130.9 /90	00 /90
J. Wildsmith	7	90630 min	91.3 /90	111.6 /90	00 /90

West Brom — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Brom before kick-off, to 25 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Griffiths n 8	76.1	1.8 4/2
M. O’Leary n 8	87	2.1 5/4
J. Wildsmith n 8	90	1.4 3/1

West Brom Defensive

West Brom — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
C. Styles	42	853564 min	912.3 /90	491.2 /90	60.2 /90	2145.4 /90	411 /90	120.3 /90
N. Phillips	40	873463 min	531.4 /90	511.3 /90	270.7 /90	2396.2 /90	270.7 /90	60.2 /90
G. Campbell	35	852965 min	601.8 /90	210.6 /90	190.6 /90	1765.3 /90	300.9 /90	70.2 /90
C. Mepham	23	841929 min	281.3 /90	241.1 /90	110.5 /90	1095.1 /90	180.8 /90	60.3 /90
C. Taylor	22	781724 min	211.1 /90	160.8 /90	130.7 /90	703.7 /90	110.6 /90	30.2 /90
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West Brom — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Brom before kick-off, to 25 April 2026. 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
I. Price n 8	88.8	0.5 3/1	0.9 5/1	—
A. Heggebø n 8	71.8	2 7/4	1.3 5/2	J. Lowe
C. Styles n 8	90	0.5 3/1	1.4 7/3	L. Palmer
N. Phillips n 8	90	0.6 3/1	0.3 2/0	—
J. Molumby n 8	88	1 6/2	1.4 6/3	—
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West Brom — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Brom before kick-off, to 25 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. Price n 8	88.8	1.6 6/4
A. Heggebø n 8	71.8	0.6 3/1
C. Styles n 8	90	1.5 6/4
N. Phillips n 8	90	1 6/2
J. Molumby n 8	88	1.3 6/3
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West Brom Attacking

West Brom — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Heggebø	45	693119 min	90.3 /90	40.1 /90	571.6 /90	270.8 /90	260.8 /90	230.7 /90
J. Maja	30	501501 min	50.3 /90	10.1 /90	211.3 /90	130.8 /90	171 /90	130.8 /90
D. Dike	14	45636 min	20.3 /90	10.1 /90	111.6 /90	71 /90	101.4 /90	10.1 /90
H. Mustapha	1	4545 min	00 /90	00 /90	24 /90	12 /90	00 /90	00 /90
I. Price	45	793561 min	80.2 /90	20.1 /90	701.8 /90	340.9 /90	681.7 /90	230.6 /90
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West Brom — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Brom before kick-off, to 25 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
I. Price n 8	88.8	1.6 6/3	0.9 4/2
A. Heggebø n 8	71.8	1.4 6/3	0.9 4/2
C. Styles n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0.3 2/0
N. Phillips n 8	90	0.5 2/1	0.1 1/0
J. Molumby n 8	88	0.8 3/2	0.3 2/0
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West Brom — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for West Brom before kick-off, to 25 April 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
I. Price n 8	88.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
A. Heggebø n 8	71.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
C. Styles n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
N. Phillips n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Molumby n 8	88	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sheffield Wednesday		West Brom
38%	Possession	62%
1.28	Expected goals (xG)	1.87
11	Shots	13
5	Shots on target	5
3	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	5
9	Shots inside the box	9
5	Corners	2
3	Offsides	1
12	Fouls	8
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	3
346	Passes	564
77%	Pass accuracy	86%

Sheffield Wednesday Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
P. Charles	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
M. Lowe	90	0	1	0	0	3	Y	6.7
S. Fusire	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
Jaden Heskey	90	0	0	0	1	4	Y	6.9
N. Chalobah	90	1	1	1	1	3	Y	7.3
T. Adaramola	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	7
J. Yates	90	0	1	0	2	1	0	6.5
L. Palmer	89	1	1	1	1	1	0	7.7
J. Lowe	81	0	2	1	1	1	0	7.7
G. Otegbayo	55	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
W. Grainger	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Iorfa sub	35	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
C. McNeill sub	35	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
O. Kobacki sub	9	0	1	1	0	2	0	7
Mackenzie Maltby sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

West Brom Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. O’Leary	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Daniel Edward Peter Imray	90	0	1	1	2	0	0	6.3
A. Gilchrist	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
G. Campbell	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
C. Styles	90	0	1	1	2	3	0	6.3
A. Mowatt	90	0	0	0	2	3	0	7.3
O. Diakité	89	0	1	0	0	2	Y	6.7
I. Price	88	0	1	0	0	4	0	6.9
Oliver Bostock	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
J. Maja	45	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.7
A. Heggebø	45	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.7
K. Ahearne-Grant sub	45	1	1	1	0	1	0	7.7
D. Dike sub	45	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
T. Bany sub	45	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.3
J. Wallace sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Souleyman Mandey sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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

Recent form

Sheffield WednesdayDDDLL

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 0.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

West BromDDWWD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1 scored / 0 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sheffield Wednesday 2 · 1 draw · West Brom 3 · 2.5 goals/game

2025-11-01 West Brom 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday
2025-02-08 West Brom 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday
2024-09-28 Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 West Brom
2024-04-27 Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 West Brom
2023-10-03 West Brom 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday
2020-07-01 Sheffield Wednesday 0–3 West Brom

League standing · 2025/26

Sheffield Wednesday#24 pos0 pts46 pl-60 GD

West Brom#21 pos51 pts46 pl-10 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Wednesday scored0.63

West Brom scored1.04

Sheffield Wednesday conceded1.93

West Brom conceded1.26

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Sheffield Wednesday v West Brom?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Sheffield Wednesday v West Brom was Draw or Away.
What is the head-to-head record between Sheffield Wednesday and West Brom?: In their last 6 meetings, Sheffield Wednesday won 2, West Brom won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sheffield Wednesday and West Brom?: Recent form — Sheffield Wednesday 0W 3D 2L; West Brom 2W 3D 0L.

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