Grimsby v Sheffield Wednesday result

Full-time · Grimsby 1–5 Sheffield Wednesday

League Cup · Tue, 27 Aug 2024 19:45 BST · Blundell Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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Grimsby 1–5 Sheffield Wednesday — Sheffield Wednesday won this League Cup match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sheffield Wednesday won 5–1 at Blundell Park in the League Cup on Tuesday 27 August.

The goals

Sheffield Wednesday came from behind: Grimsby led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Grimsby: Cameron McJannet (18’, assisted by D. Hume); Sheffield Wednesday: I. Ugbo (53’, assisted by Pol Valentín), Jamal Lowe (54’, assisted by I. Ugbo), Callum Paterson (72’, assisted by M. Johnson; 81’, assisted by O. Kobacki) and Pol Valentín (90’, assisted by Barry Bannan).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Grimsby 0.00, Sheffield Wednesday 0.00, from 8 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

M. Corlett showed four yellow cards — against 4.2 yellows a game across the last 17 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Grimsby: D. Hume (38’) and M. Carson (80’); Sheffield Wednesday: M. Ihiekwe (27’) and Joshua Windass (68’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) 10.9, Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday) 8.7 and I. Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday) 8.6 led the match.

Next up

Grimsby next travel to Rochdale on 20 October 2026.

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

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

Next for Grimsby: Rochdale v Grimsby, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Sheffield Wednesday: Notts County v Sheffield Wednesday, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Grimsby 1–5 Sheffield Wednesday · League Cup
Venue: Blundell Park · Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire
Referee: M. Corlett
Recent form: Grimsby 1W 1D 3L · Sheffield Wednesday 3W 0D 2L

Grimsby 1–5 Sheffield Wednesday (League Cup): 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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.88

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.88 / 5.25

Corners

against 5.5 / 7.5 · 5 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3.5 / 4.25

Shots on target

against 3.88 / 4.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.25 / 1.75

Cards

against 1.75 / 1.75 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 August 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 August 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	Grimsby for / against	Line	Sheffield Wednesday for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.88 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.25 for · 7.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	12.88 for · 10.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.25 for · 15 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	3.5 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.25 for · 4.25 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.13 for · 11.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 10.75 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.75 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5

Grimsby

Grimsby — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 August 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
Justin Patrick Nnamdi Obikwu n 8	70.6	2.9 7/6	2.5 7/4	—
Cameron Gardner n 4	31.3	2.9 4/0	0 0/0	—
C. Ainley n 8	21	2.1 2/1	3.2 5/1	—
C. Thompson n 8	82.8	2 7/5	2.2 7/5	—
D. Wilson n 8	79.5	2 7/4	1.1 5/2	—

Grimsby — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
K. Green n 8	82.9	1.9 6/4	0.7 4/1
C. Vernam n 8	83.5	1.8 8/3	0.9 4/2
H. Clifton n 8	55.9	1.8 5/2	0.8 2/1
J. Davies n 8	34.4	1.6 2/2	1.3 2/1
H. Wood n 8	41.1	1.4 4/1	0.5 2/0

Grimsby — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Davies n 8	34.4	0.7 1/1	0 0/0
C. Ainley n 8	21	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
D. Wilson n 8	79.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
H. Clifton n 8	55.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
C. Thompson n 8	82.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Grimsby — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Wood n 8	41.1	3.8 6/5
H. Clifton n 8	55.9	2.6 6/4
G. McEachran n 8	71	2.5 6/5
D. Hume n 8	45.5	2.5 4/3
E. Khouri n 8	55.4	2.4 5/4

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 August 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
D. Gassama n 8	27	3.3 5/2	3.8 5/3	—
Y. Valery n 8	83.5	2.4 8/6	1.3 6/3	—
S. Ingelsson n 8	88.1	2 8/5	0.8 6/0	—
C. Paterson n 8	29.9	1.9 4/1	1.1 2/1	—
Pol Valentín n 8	68.1	1.7 5/3	1.2 4/1	—

Sheffield Wednesday — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Lowe n 8	44.9	2.5 6/2	1.3 4/1
M. Smith n 8	34	2 4/1	1 1/1
J. Windass n 8	67.3	1.3 5/2	1 5/1
A. Musaba n 8	72.3	1.2 4/1	0.6 3/1
I. Ugbo n 8	55.3	1.2 4/2	0.8 3/1

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Lowe n 8	44.9	0.5 2/0	0.3 1/0
A. Musaba n 8	72.3	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/1
J. Windass n 8	67.3	0.7 4/0	0 0/0
O. Kobacki n 3	47	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
M. Smith n 8	34	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 August 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Kobacki n 3	47	5.7 2/2
D. Gassama n 8	27	2.9 4/2
Bambo Diaby n 8	53.3	2.7 6/3
D. Iorfa n 8	71.9	2.3 6/4
M. Lowe n 8	62.5	2.3 7/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Grimsby		Sheffield Wednesday
30%	Possession	70%
8	Shots	11
2	Shots on target	5
3	Shots off target	2
3	Blocked shots	4
5	Shots inside the box	8
5	Corners	11
0	Offsides	3
8	Fouls	10
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	1
232	Passes	562
66%	Pass accuracy	85%

Grimsby player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Eastwood	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
T. Warren	90	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.5
H. Rodgers	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
C. McJannet	90	1	2	1	0	3	0	7
G. McEachran	90	0	0	0	0	6	0	6.3
E. Khouri	90	0	1	1	1	3	0	6.6
D. Hume	73	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6
C. Vernam	73	0	1	0	2	1	0	7
J. Svanþórsson	67	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
D. Rose	67	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
K. Green	60	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
Luca Barrington sub	30	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
C. Ainley sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Wilson sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Carson sub	17	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.2
Cameron Gardner sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sheffield Wednesday player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
P. Charles	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. Palmer	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
M. Ihiekwe	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7.2
M. Johnson	90	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	7.3
C. Paterson	90	2	0	3	2	0	2	0	8.5
O. Kobacki	90	0	1	0	0	1	4	0	7.3
A. Famewo	78	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
N. Chalobah	62	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
I. Ugbo	62	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	8.2
S. Fusire	45	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
C. McNeill	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
Pol Valentín sub	45	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	8.2
J. Lowe sub	45	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7
B. Bannan sub	28	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	7.3
J. Windass sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
D. Bernard sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	2	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 Grimsby v Sheffield Wednesday — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

GrimsbyLLDWL

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

Sheffield WednesdayWWWLL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Goals per game

Grimsby scored1

Sheffield Wednesday scored1.6

Grimsby conceded2

Sheffield Wednesday conceded1.4

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