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

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Championship · 2023-24

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Sheffield Wednesday FC

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 8 games · 14 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

4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

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

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

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Sheffield Wednesday FC get us underway at The Hawthorns.
5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlos Corberán will be considering his options from the bench.
10' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. West Bromwich Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
13' Brilliant from the ! John Swift makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 13.
18' Sheffield Wednesday FC have won 468 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
23' Sheffield Wednesday FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
28' 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.
33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield Wednesday FC that had 383 games and scored 468 goals.
38' Will Vaulks has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
43' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
48' John Buckley is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield Wednesday FC tonight.
53' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
58' The supporters are chanting for Pol Valentin Sancho. He replaces Juan Delgado on 58 minute.
63' West Bromwich Albion FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
64' The whistle greets Ashley Fletcher as he departs to be replaced by Djeidi Gassama.
66' Controversy at the stadium! Liam Palmer argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
69' Conor Townsend has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matt Phillips on 69 minute.
74' Sheffield Wednesday FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
76' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jeff Hendrick is hanging Tyreeq Bakinson on the field on 76 minute.
77' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Tyreeq Bakinson by Jeff Hendrick on 77 minute.
82' The 34-year-old Jeff Hendrick has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
86' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Grady Diangana is hanging Brandon Thomas-Asante on the field on 86 minute.
90' The whistle greets John Swift as he departs to be replaced by Nathaniel Chalobah.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

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
David Jones	1
Alex Mowatt	1
Atdhe Nuhiu	1
Adam Armstrong	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

1.35 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.76 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC54% Draw28% Sheffield Wednesday FC18%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes40% 0% No60%

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

82%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

46%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC33% Draw52% Sheffield Wednesday FC15%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

14.5%

1 – 1

13.3%

2 – 0

10.6%

2 – 1

8.2%

0 – 1

3 – 0

4.7%

1 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

3.8%

0 – 2

3.3%

2 – 2

3.2%

4 – 0

1.6%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	15%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	25%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	13%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

47% ✗

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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