West Bromwich Albion FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Tue 3 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'

John Swift 13' 1–0

Y 66' Liam Palmer

Overview

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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

West Bromwich Albion FC 46 games · 51 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Busby
Assistant 1 Richard Wild
Assistant 2 Shaun Hudson

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

West Bromwich Albion FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-07-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–3 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-11-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2018-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2018-10-03 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–0	W
30 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	4–0	W
23 Sep	Millwall FC	H	0–0	D
20 Sep	Watford FC	A	2–2	D
16 Sep	Bristol City FC	A	0–0	D
02 Sep	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–2	L

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
03 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L
29 Sep	Sunderland AFC	H	0–3	L
23 Sep	Swansea City AFC	A	0–3	L
19 Sep	Middlesbrough FC	H	1–1	D
16 Sep	Ipswich Town FC	H	0–1	L
02 Sep	Leeds United FC	A	0–0	D

Season Stats

West Bromwich Albion FC		Sheffield Wednesday FC
#21	Position	#24
51	Points	0
46	Played	46
13 / 14 / 19	W / D / L	2 / 12 / 32
48	Scored	29
58	Conceded	89
-10	GD	-60
1.11	PPG	0.00
28%	Win %	4%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

West Bromwich Albion FC are 21st (51 pts). Sheffield Wednesday FC are 24th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to The Hawthorns that hosts another battle between West Bromwich Albion FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC.
5' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
10' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
13' Brilliant from the ! John Swift makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 13.
18' Sheffield Wednesday FC have won 456 goals from 379 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
23' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
33' It is a cagey affair so far. West Bromwich Albion FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Sheffield Wednesday FC's compact 3-4-3.
38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
43' Alex Palmer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
48' It looks surprising Sheffield Wednesday FC does not make any changes. Akin Famewo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
53' West Bromwich Albion FC is showing some good football. However, West Bromwich Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
58' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Juan Delgado by Pol Valentin Sancho on 58 minute.
63' With 0 assists to his name this season, Di'Shon Bernard is clearly more than just a goal scorer for West Bromwich Albion FC.
64' The supporters are chanting for Djeidi Gassama. He replaces Ashley Fletcher on 64 minute.
66' Liam Palmer has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 66.
69' West Bromwich Albion FC make a change. Matt Phillips trudges off to be replaced by Conor Townsend on 69 minutes.
74' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
76' Jeff Hendrick is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tyreeq Bakinson at the 76 minute mark.
77' Sheffield Wednesday FC ring the changes. Tyreeq Bakinson has done his job and it is now time for Jeff Hendrick to step up.
82' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
86' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Brandon Thomas-Asante exits the field as Grady Diangana enters on 86.
90' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Nathaniel Chalobah is hanging John Swift on the field on 90 minute.
The points are shared — West Bromwich Albion FC 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday FC. Honours even.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

19
John Swift ↓ Nathaniel Chalobah 90'
21
Brandon Thomas-Asante ↓ Grady Diangana 86'
5
Kyle Bartley
10
Matt Phillips ↓ Conor Townsend 69'
15
Erik Pieters
7
Jed Wallace
27
Alex Mowatt
2
Darnell Furlong
4
Cedric Kipre
35
Okay Yokuslu
24
Alex Palmer

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

19
Tyreeq Bakinson ↓ Jeff Hendrick 76'
2
Liam Palmer
6
Dominic Iorfa
27
Ashley Fletcher ↓ Djeidi Gassama 64'
4
Will Vaulks ↓ John Buckley 77'
24
Michael Smith
23
Akin Famewo
15
Juan Delgado ↓ Pol Valentin Sancho 58'
45
Anthony Musaba ↓ Mallik Wilks 76'
17
Di'Shon Bernard
36
Devis Vasquez

Bench

Coach Xisco Munoz

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Charlie Austin	2
Matheus Pereira	2
Josh Windass	2
Anthony Musaba	2
Jayson Molumby	1
Harvey Barnes	1
Callum Paterson	1
Fernando Forestieri	1

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-10-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-09-30 Preston North End FC 0–4 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-09-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2023-09-20 Watford FC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2023-09-16 Bristol City FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2023-09-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2023-10-03 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-09-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC L 2023-09-23 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-09-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Middlesbrough FC D 2023-09-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Ipswich Town FC L 2023-09-02 Leeds United FC 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.59 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.52 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 67% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC63% Draw25% Sheffield Wednesday FC12%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes33% 0% No67%

Avg goals/match: 2.11

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	62%	38%
± 2.5	35%	65%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

88%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

37%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC41% Draw50% Sheffield Wednesday FC9%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

14.8%

0 – 0

14.2%

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

7.8%

3 – 0

7.7%

0 – 1

5.2%

3 – 1

4.3%

4 – 0

3.1%

1 – 2

2.5%

2 – 2

2.1%

4 – 1

1.8%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	20%	65%
-1.5	35%	—	65%
-1	35%	28%	38%
-0.5	62%	—	38%
+0.5	90%	—	10%
+1	90%	8%	2%
+1.5	98%	—	2%
+2	98%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

60% ✓

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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