Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Cardiff City FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 3

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FA Cup · 2023-24

Sheffield Wednesday FC

4 – 0

Full Time

Cardiff City FC

Sat 6 Jan 2024 · 17:30 UTC Hillsborough HT 45' · FT 45'

Josh Windass 2' 1–0

Romaine Sawyers og 38' 2–0

Liam Palmer 40' 3–0

Mallik Wilks 90+1' 4–0

Y 27' Xavier Benjamin

Y 48' Josh Bowler

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Cardiff City FC — FA Cup at Hillsborough.

Sheffield Wednesday FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Cardiff City FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)

Head-to-Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC 9 games · Avg 2.9 goals Cardiff City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–0 Cardiff City FC 2023-12-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC 2023-08-26 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-04-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 5–0 Cardiff City FC 2020-09-12 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Jan	Cardiff City FC	H	4–0	W
01 Jan	Hull City AFC	H	3–1	W
29 Dec	Preston North End FC	A	1–0	W
26 Dec	Coventry City FC	A	0–2	L
23 Dec	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L
16 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–1	W

Cardiff City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
06 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–4	L
01 Jan	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–1	W
29 Dec	Leicester City FC	H	0–2	L
26 Dec	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–2	D
23 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	2–1	W
16 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	0–3	L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Sheffield Wednesday FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Sheffield Wednesday FC gets underway.
2' Josh Windass adds to his 0 season tally! Sheffield Wednesday FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
7' Cameron Dawson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
12' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield Wednesday FC and Cardiff City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
17' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kion Etete suffering a number of foals already.
22' The energy levels are beginning to show. Erol Bulut might look to freshen things up shortly.
27' The referee has no hesitation. Xavier Benjamin is booked for Cardiff City FC — card on 27.
32' Lamine Diaby is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield Wednesday FC tonight.
37' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sheffield Wednesday FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
38' What an equalizer from Romaine Sawyers!
40' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Liam Palmer makes no mistake. 2-1!
45' Cardiff City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
46' The Cardiff City FC manager makes a substitution. Xavier Benjamin departs to be replaced by Joel Colwill.
48' Cardiff City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 48.
53' Sheffield Wednesday FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cardiff City FC's shape.
58' Sheffield Wednesday FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield Wednesday FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
61' It is a substitution in Cardiff City FC team. Kion Etete is replaced by Cian Ashford on 61 minute.
62' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Josh Windass by Reece James on 62 minute.
67' A quiet spell here at Hillsborough. Cardiff City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
72' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jak Alnwick made 51 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
73' A change in the Sheffield Wednesday FC ranks — Rubin Colwill exits the field as Michael Smith enters on 73.
76' A change in the Cardiff City FC ranks — Michael Ihiekwe exits the field as Kieron Evans enters on 76.
81' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
82' The whistle greets Callum Robinson as he departs to be replaced by Guilherme.
87' Cardiff City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
The points are shared — Sheffield Wednesday FC 4-0 Cardiff City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Röhl

Cardiff City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Erol Bulut

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jordan Rhodes	2
Josh Windass	2
Adam Reach	2
Julian Borner	2
Junior Hoilett	1
Di'Shon Bernard	1
Robert Glatzel	1
Ollie Tanner	1

Head to Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2024-01-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–0 Cardiff City FC W 2024-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–1 Hull City AFC W 2023-12-29 Preston North End FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-12-26 Coventry City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-12-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2023-12-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W

Cardiff City FC Form

2024-01-06 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–0 Cardiff City FC L 2024-01-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2023-12-29 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Leicester City FC L 2023-12-26 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2023-12-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC W 2023-12-16 Hull City AFC 3–0 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.98 Cardiff City FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC to win 57% + Over 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC57% Draw24% Cardiff City FC19%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.98

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	56%	44%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Cardiff City FC

43%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Cardiff City FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC43% Draw42% Cardiff City FC15%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 0

10%

2 – 1

9.6%

1 – 0

9.5%

0 – 0

6.8%

3 – 0

6.5%

3 – 1

6.4%

1 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

4.2%

4 – 0

Actual

4 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5	18%	—	82%
-2	18%	18%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	23%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	4%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.