Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Sheffield Wednesday FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Queens Park Rangers FC

Sat 16 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC Hillsborough HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 37' Bambo Diaby og

Djeidi Gassama 86' 1–1

Anthony Musaba 90+4' 2–1

Y 14' Reggie Cannon

Di'Shon Bernard 57' Y

Barry Bannan 64' Y

Y 64' Paul Smyth

Y 72' Andre Dozzell

Will Vaulks 78' Y

Y 82' Sam Field

Liam Palmer 90' Y

Anthony Musaba 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Queens Park Rangers FC — Championship at Hillsborough.

Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Queens Park Rangers FC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Andy Davies (England)
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Queens Park Rangers FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2021-04-10 Queens Park Rangers FC 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-10-03 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC 2020-07-11 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-08-31 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–1	W
13 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	1–3	L
09 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	1–0	W
02 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–1	W
29 Nov	Leicester City FC	H	1–1	D
25 Nov	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L

Queens Park Rangers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–2	L
13 Dec	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	0–0	D
09 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	2–0	W
01 Dec	Preston North End FC	A	2–0	W
28 Nov	Stoke City FC	H	4–2	W
25 Nov	Norwich City FC	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Queens Park Rangers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

–/2

31-45

4/1

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/1

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Queens Park Rangers FC

Ilias Chair	2 G	1 A
Rumarn Burrell	2 G	1 A
Koki Saito	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Sheffield Wednesday FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield Wednesday FC and Queens Park Rangers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
10' Queens Park Rangers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
14' Reggie Cannon has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 14.
19' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
24' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Queens Park Rangers FC that had 383 games and scored 405 goals.
34' Asmir Begovic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 338 appearances.
37' Ilias Chair adds to his 2 season tally! Queens Park Rangers FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
42' 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 Bambo Diaby suffering a number of foals already.
46' The Queens Park Rangers FC manager makes a substitution. Reggie Cannon departs to be replaced by Chris Willock.
47' Another change for Sheffield Wednesday FC made on 47 minute. Bambo Diaby leaves to be changed by Djeidi Gassama.
52' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
57' Di'Shon Bernard picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
62' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Queens Park Rangers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
64' The referee has no hesitation. Barry Bannan is booked for Sheffield Wednesday FC — Yellow card on 64.
69' Barry Bannan is a natural midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Queens Park Rangers FC tonight.
71' Sheffield Wednesday FC make a change. Callum Paterson trudges off to be replaced by John Buckley on 71 minutes.
72' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andre Dozzell on 72.
73' The whistle greets Paul Smyth as he departs to be replaced by Osman Kakay.
78' Will Vaulks has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 78.
80' The whistle greets Will Vaulks as he departs to be replaced by Ashley Fletcher.
82' It’s a booking for Queens Park Rangers FC player. Sam Field gets a Yellow card.
83' The whistle greets Andre Dozzell as he departs to be replaced by Steve Cook.
85' George Byers has so much to prove this time. He replaces John Buckley on 85 minute.
86' Djeidi Gassama adds to his 0 season tally! Sheffield Wednesday FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
90' Djeidi Gassama adds to his 0 season tally! Sheffield Wednesday FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Liam Palmer is booked for Sheffield Wednesday FC — Yellow card on 90.
Another three points for Sheffield Wednesday FC.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

13
Callum Paterson ↓ John Buckley 71'
10
Barry Bannan
1
Cameron Dawson
18
Marvin Johnson
4
Will Vaulks ↓ Ashley Fletcher 80'
23
Akin Famewo
5
Bambo Diaby ↓ Djeidi Gassama 47'
14
Pol Valentin Sancho ↓ Liam Palmer 71'
45
Anthony Musaba
17
Di'Shon Bernard
42
Bailey Cadamarteri

Bench

Coach Danny Röhl

Queens Park Rangers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

3
Jimmy Dunne
8
Sam Field
1
Asmir Begovic
17
Andre Dozzell ↓ Steve Cook 83'
10
Ilias Chair
11
Paul Smyth ↓ Osman Kakay 73'
6
Jake Clarke-Salter
22
Kenneth Paal
20
Reggie Cannon ↓ Chris Willock 46'
19
Elijah Dixon-Bonner
30
Sinclair Armstrong ↓ Lyndon Dykes 46'

Bench

Coach Marti Cifuentes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dominic Iorfa	2
Josh Windass	2
Lyndon Dykes	2
Anthony Musaba	2
Djeidi Gassama	2
Jordan Hugill	2
Callum Paterson	1
Michael Smith	1

Head to Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2023-12-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-12-13 Norwich City FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-12-09 Stoke City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-12-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-11-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Queens Park Rangers FC Form

2023-12-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-12-13 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2023-12-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Hull City AFC W 2023-12-01 Preston North End FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-11-28 Queens Park Rangers FC 4–2 Stoke City FC W 2023-11-25 Norwich City FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.48 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Queens Park Rangers FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC45% Draw27% Queens Park Rangers FC28%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Queens Park Rangers FC

55%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Queens Park Rangers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC31% Draw47% Queens Park Rangers FC22%

Actual: Queens Park Rangers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.1%

1 – 0

9.4%

0 – 0

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

7.5%

0 – 1

7.2%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 2

5.2%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Queens Park Rangers FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	21%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	17%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Queens Park Rangers FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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