Friday , 28 August 2026

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2025-26
Sat 2 May 2026 · 11:30 UTC Hillsborough 33,750 HT 45' · FT 45'
Nathaniel Chalobah 36' 1–0
Liam Palmer 40' 2–0
2–1 82' Karlan Grant

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs West Bromwich Albion FCChampionship at Hillsborough.

Match Details

  • Referee Lewis Smith
  • Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
  • Assistant 2 Rob Hyde (England)
3 games this season 🟨 1.3/game 4.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W
25 Apr Oxford United FC A 1–4 L
22 Apr Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
18 Apr Charlton Athletic FC H 1–1 D
11 Apr Coventry City FC A 0–0 D
06 Apr Leicester City FC H 1–1 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 May Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–2 L
25 Apr Ipswich Town FC H 0–0 D
21 Apr Watford FC H 3–0 W
18 Apr Preston North End FC A 2–0 W
10 Apr Millwall FC H 0–0 D
06 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC
0-15
/
16-30
1/
31-45
/
46-60
1/
61-75
2/
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC
Isaac Price 2 G
Jimmy Morgan 1 G 2 A
Aune Heggebo 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sheffield Wednesday FC launch into their encounter with West Bromwich Albion FC.
  • 5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 12' West Bromwich Albion FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 17' Callum Styles has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 22' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield Wednesday FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 27' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 32' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Nathaniel Chalobah on 32 minutes.
  • 36' Nathaniel Chalobah adds to his 0 season tally! Sheffield Wednesday FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 40' Against the run of play, Liam Palmer has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 45' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Henrik Pedersen will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 57' Max Lowe catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 57.
  • 62' 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.
  • 67' It looks like no one’s ball. West Bromwich Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 72' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Will Grainger made 381 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 77' A quiet spell here at Hillsborough. Sheffield Wednesday FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 81' Poor challenge from Jaden Heskey. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 82' Against the run of play, Karlan Grant has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 87' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 90' Tammer Bany is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • 2-1 the final result. West Bromwich Albion FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.4 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC46% Draw28% West Bromwich Albion FC26%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
74%
Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC
54%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or West Bromwich Albion FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC30% Draw49% West Bromwich Albion FC21%
Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
1 – 0
10.9%
0 – 0
10.7%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5 8% 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% 57%
+0.5 73% 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% 3%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
35%
West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
26%

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