Sheffield Wednesday vs West Brom

Sheffield Wednesday

2 - 1

West Brom

🕒 Sat, 02 May 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Hillsborough 🧑‍⚖️ Lewis Smith 🔁 Regular Season - 46 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 46

Regular Season Table

Sheffield Wednesday 24 · West Brom 19

Referee Stats

Lewis Smith

25 matches · 1.44 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.44
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.04
Over 4.5 cards	20%
Home wins	48%
Draws	24%
Away wins	28%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-13).
West Brom controlled possession (62%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Sheffield Wednesday (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-7-15

Goals For / Against

14 / 44

Avg: 0.61 / 1.91

Points

Avg: 0.43

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

West Brom (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-14

Goals For / Against

20 / 33

Avg: 0.87 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 0.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

0.43

PPG

0.83

0.61

0.87

1.91

1.43

48%

O2.5

48%

BTTS

48%

13%

Score 1st

13%

League-position context

Sheffield Wednesday rank24th

West Brom rank19th

Sheffield Wednesday points18

West Brom points53

Sheffield Wednesday: #24 · 18 pts · GD -60

66 pts off the top 2. 51 pts off the play-off line. 35 pts from safety.

West Brom: #19 · 53 pts · GD -10

31 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

35-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sheffield Wednesday last 5 home

W D D L D

Points6/15

Weighted index51

Goals5-6

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

West Brom last 5 away

L W D W D

Points8/15

Weighted index49

Goals5-3

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sheffield Wednesday trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 0%

West Brom trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Sheffield Wednesday score at home48%

Sheffield Wednesday clean sheet at home4%

West Brom score away65%

West Brom clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Sheffield Wednesday score first13%

Sheffield Wednesday win after scoring first33%

West Brom score first13%

West Brom win after scoring first67%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sheffield Wednesday 17% · West Brom 25%

Avg first goal minute: Sheffield Wednesday 32.7' · West Brom 30.0'

Vs league average

Sheffield Wednesday score at home0.61 vs 1.40

Sheffield Wednesday concede at home1.91 vs 1.20

West Brom score away0.87 vs 1.20

West Brom concede away1.43 vs 1.40

Sheffield Wednesday score 57% below league average, while West Brom score 28% below league average.

Defensive side: Sheffield Wednesday are 59% above league average at home, and West Brom are 2% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS60%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Sheffield Wednesday goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

0-15 0

31-45 0

West Brom goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

0-15 1

16-30 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 3

31-45 3

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

38%

62%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

345

561

Passes Accurate

264

487

Passes %

77%

87%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12'

12' O. Diakité

32'

32' N. Chalobah

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

N. Chalobah

Normal Goal

40' ⚽

⚽

40' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

L. Palmer

Normal Goal

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Maja

1st substitution · For: T. Bany

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ Oliver Bostock

2nd substitution · For: K. Ahearne-Grant

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Heggebø

3rd substitution · For: D. Dike

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ G. Otegbayo

1st substitution · For: D. Iorfa

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ W. Grainger

2nd substitution · For: C. McNeill

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ W. Grainger

3rd substitution · For: C. McNeill

55' ↑↓

↑↓

55' ⇄ G. Otegbayo

4th substitution · For: D. Iorfa

57'

57' M. Lowe

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ J. Lowe

5th substitution · For: O. Kobacki

81'

81' Jaden Heskey

82' ⚽

⚽

82' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. Ahearne-Grant

Normal Goal

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ I. Price

4th substitution · For: J. Wallace

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ O. Diakité

5th substitution · For: S. Mandey

90'

90' T. Bany

90+6' ↑↓

↑↓

90+6' ⇄ L. Palmer

6th substitution · For: Mackenzie Maltby

Sheffield Wednesday vs West Brom 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday beat West Brom 2-1 on Saturday, 02 May 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by Lewis Smith. It was played at Hillsborough.

First half: O. Diakité received a yellow card for West Brom at 12'. N. Chalobah received a yellow card for Sheffield Wednesday at 32'. Sheffield Wednesday took the lead at 36' when N. Chalobah scored, making the score 1-0. Sheffield Wednesday extended the lead at 40' when L. Palmer scored, making the score 2-0.

Second half: West Brom made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Maja replacing T. Bany. West Brom made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Oliver Bostock replacing K. Ahearne-Grant. West Brom made their 3rd substitution at 46', with A. Heggebø replacing D. Dike. Sheffield Wednesday made their 1st substitution at 55', with G. Otegbayo replacing D. Iorfa. Sheffield Wednesday made their 2nd substitution at 55', with W. Grainger replacing C. McNeill. Sheffield Wednesday made their 3rd substitution at 55', with W. Grainger replacing C. McNeill. Sheffield Wednesday made their 4th substitution at 55', with G. Otegbayo replacing D. Iorfa. M. Lowe received a yellow card for Sheffield Wednesday at 57'. Sheffield Wednesday made their 5th substitution at 81', with J. Lowe replacing O. Kobacki. Jaden Heskey received a yellow card for Sheffield Wednesday at 81'. West Brom reduced the deficit at 82' when K. Ahearne-Grant scored, making the score 2-1. West Brom made their 4th substitution at 88', with I. Price replacing J. Wallace. West Brom made their 5th substitution at 89', with O. Diakité replacing S. Mandey. T. Bany received a yellow card for West Brom at 90'. Sheffield Wednesday made their 6th substitution at 90+6', with L. Palmer replacing Mackenzie Maltby.

Sheffield Wednesday used 6 substitutions while West Brom used 5 substitutions. Sheffield Wednesday got 3 yellow cards, while West Brom got 2 yellow cards.