Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday result

Full-time · Sunderland 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday

Championship · Mon, 02 Apr 2018 15:00 BST · Stadium of Light

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sunderland · Sheffield Wednesday

Sunderland 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday — Sheffield Wednesday won this Championship match.

Next for Sunderland: Lech Poznan v Sunderland, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Sheffield Wednesday: Notts County v Sheffield Wednesday, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sunderland 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday · Championship
Venue: Stadium of Light · Sunderland
Referee: Simon Hooper, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Sunderland 0 · draws 1 · Sheffield Wednesday 0 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Sunderland 1W 1D 3L · Sheffield Wednesday 2W 1D 2L

Sunderland 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday (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 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.75 / 2.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.6 / 3.6

Corners

against 5.2 / 4.8 · 4 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.4 / 3.4

Shots on target

against 4.4 / 5 · 0 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

3 / 2

Cards

against 1.8 / 0.6 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 March 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 March 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sunderland for / against	Line	Sheffield Wednesday for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.6 for · 5.2 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	3.6 for · 4.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	10 for · 11.4 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	12.6 for · 11.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	3.4 for · 4.4 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	3.4 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.6 for · 13.4 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	11.6 for · 8.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	3 for · 1.8 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 0.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: Simon Hooper, England.

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 March 2018. 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
A. Fletcher n 8	76.3	3.5 8/8	1 7/0	A. Nuhiu
E. Robson n 8	38.6	2.6 4/4	0 0/0	—
P. McNair n 8	56.1	1.8 5/4	1 3/2	—
Jonathan Williams n 8	37	1.8 6/0	1.8 4/2	—
L. Cattermole n 8	90	1.6 5/4	0.5 3/1	—

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 March 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. LuaLua n 8	27.3	4.1 7/2	2.1 5/0
Callum Henry McManaman n 8	42.4	2.7 5/2	1.6 4/1
A. McGeady n 8	58	2.5 7/3	0.8 4/0
A. Fletcher n 8	76.3	2.2 5/4	0.4 3/0
J. Asoro n 8	70.8	1.9 5/3	1 4/2

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 March 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. McGeady n 8	58	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
B. Oviedo n 8	85	0.1 1/0	0.3 1/1
Callum Henry McManaman n 8	42.4	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Jonathan Williams n 8	37	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
G. Honeyman n 8	74	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 March 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Gooch n 8	50.3	0.4 1/1
L. Cattermole n 8	90	0.3 1/1
M. Wilson n 8	73.6	0.2 1/0
A. McGeady n 8	58	0.2 1/0
P. McNair n 8	56.1	0.2 1/0

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 March 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Jason Steele n 8	84.9	4.2 6/5
L. Camp n 8	83.6	1.9 4/2

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 March 2018. 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. Forestieri n 3	37	4.1 3/2	4.1 2/1	—
A. Nuhiu n 8	67.9	3 6/5	1.2 5/2	A. Fletcher
S. Hutchinson n 8	63.6	2.1 7/4	0 0/0	—
J. Rhodes n 8	69.4	1.8 5/4	1.8 5/2	—
Daniel Pudil n 8	81.6	1.7 7/3	1.1 5/2	—

Sheffield Wednesday — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 March 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Nuhiu n 8	67.9	3.3 6/6	1.3 5/2
Lucas João n 8	67.8	2.7 6/4	1.2 4/3
F. Forestieri n 3	37	2.4 2/1	0.8 1/0
A. Abdi n 4	39.5	2.3 3/1	0 0/0
A. Reach n 8	81.9	1.9 8/4	0.3 1/1

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 March 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Lucas João n 8	67.8	0.8 4/1	0.3 2/0
A. Nuhiu n 8	67.9	0.7 2/2	0.2 1/0
F. Forestieri n 3	37	0.8 1/0	0 0/0
A. Reach n 8	81.9	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
J. Hunt n 8	74.6	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 March 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Forestieri n 3	37	0.8 1/0
J. Pelupessy n 8	89.8	0.3 1/1
Daniel Pudil n 8	81.6	0.3 1/1
M. Fox n 8	68.1	0.3 1/1
J. Hunt n 8	74.6	0.2 1/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 March 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Wildsmith n 8	90	3 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sunderland		Sheffield Wednesday
52%	Possession	48%
21	Shots	8
7	Shots on target	5
7	Shots off target	3
7	Blocked shots	0
7	Shots inside the box	7
10	Corners	1
1	Offsides	1
12	Fouls	8
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	6
400	Passes	378
82%	Pass accuracy	78%

Sunderland player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Camp	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.1
D. Love	90	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	6.2
J. O'Shea	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
M. Wilson	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.7
L. Cattermole	90	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	6.9
P. McNair	90	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	6.8
A. McGeady	90	0	0	7	2	1	1	Y	7.5
A. Fletcher	90	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	6.9
L. Gooch	83	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	6.6
G. Honeyman	83	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.2
B. Oviedo	64	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.6
A. Matthews sub	26	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.4
O. Ejaria sub	7	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6.9
J. Asoro sub	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Sheffield Wednesday player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Wildsmith	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
Frederico Venâncio	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
T. Lees	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	8.1
J. Hunt	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
J. Pelupessy	90	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	7.1
G. Boyd	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
A. Reach	90	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	7.5
A. Nuhiu	90	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	8.6
Lucas João	89	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	7.1
B. Bannan	83	0	0	1	0	1	0	Y	6.9
J. Thorniley	82	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.7
M. Fox	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
D. Jones	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
F. Forestieri	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

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Recent form

SunderlandDLLLW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Sheffield WednesdayLLDWW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

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

2017-08-16 Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Sunderland

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sunderland#23 pos26 pts31 pl-21 GD

Sheffield Wednesday#15 pos37 pts32 pl-4 GD

Goals per game

Sunderland scored1.1

Sheffield Wednesday scored1.06

Sunderland conceded1.77

Sheffield Wednesday conceded1.19

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

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