Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Manchester City FC, FA Cup 2019-20 ROUND OF 16

FA Cup · 2019-20
Sheffield Wednesday FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Manchester City FC
Wed 4 Mar 2020 · 19:45 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+4'
Liam Palmer 36' Y
Y 88' Riyad Mahrez

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Manchester City FC — FA Cup at Hillsborough Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Michael Oliver
  • Referee Adam Nunn
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

1
Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Manchester City FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-03-04 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Manchester City FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Manchester City FC H 0–1 L
29 Feb Derby County FC H 1–3 L
26 Feb Charlton Athletic FC H 1–0 W
22 Feb Birmingham City FC A 3–3 D
15 Feb Reading FC H 0–3 L
12 Feb Luton Town FC A 0–1 L
Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–0 W
26 Feb Real Madrid CF A 2–1 W
22 Feb Leicester City FC A 1–0 W
19 Feb West Ham United FC H 2–0 W
02 Feb Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–2 L
21 Jan Sheffield United FC A 1–0 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sheffield Wednesday FC this season
50% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester City FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
1/–
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester City FC
Antoine Semenyo 3 G 2 A
Erling Haaland 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Sheffield Wednesday FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Garry Monk might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Barry Bannan, as he is very good at scoring at Hillsborough Stadium with 4 goals in the last 4 games.
  • 25' Sheffield Wednesday FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Manchester City FC backline.
  • 30' Sheffield Wednesday FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 35' It’s high time Pep Guardiola made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' Liam Palmer has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' Sheffield Wednesday FC have won 470 goals from 386 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 46' The whistle greets Julian Borner as he departs to be replaced by Tom Lees.
  • 51' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Joey Pelupessy has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 53' Sergio Aguero is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 56' The Sheffield Wednesday FC bench stirs into life. Fernando Forestieri is withdrawn and Steven Fletcher gets his opportunity.
  • 61' Jacob Murphy, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 63' Alex Hunt is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kieran Lee at the 63 minute mark.
  • 68' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield Wednesday FC and Manchester City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 73' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joseph Wildsmith made 386 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 78' Liam Palmer is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield Wednesday FC tonight.
  • 83' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 83 minutes.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Raheem Sterling. He replaces Sergio Aguero on 86 minute.
  • 88' The referee shows Manchester City FC player a Yellow card on 88.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

Manchester City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sergio Aguero 1

Head to Head

2020-03-04 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Manchester City FC

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2020-03-04 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Manchester City FC L 2020-02-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Derby County FC L 2020-02-26 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2020-02-22 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2020-02-15 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–3 Reading FC L 2020-02-12 Luton Town FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Manchester City FC Form

2020-03-04 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2020-02-26 Real Madrid CF 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2020-02-22 Leicester City FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W 2020-02-19 Manchester City FC 2–0 West Ham United FC W 2020-02-02 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–0 Manchester City FC L 2020-01-21 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Manchester City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.82 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Manchester City FC xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC25% Draw31% Manchester City FC44%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 1.99
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Manchester City FC
75%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Manchester City FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC17% Draw55% Manchester City FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
16.2%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
14%
1 – 0
9.9%
0 – 2
9%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
5.2%
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
3.4%
2 – 2
3.2%
1 – 3
3%
3 – 1
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Manchester City FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 16% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 24% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗

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