Sheffield Wednesday vs Ipswich Town, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Sheffield Wednesday are hosting Ipswich Town
at Hillsborough, Sheffield, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Dan Neil (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Jerry Yates (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 6': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jacob Greaves.
- 8': Attempt blocked. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Neil with a through ball.
- 8': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Gabriel Otegbayo.
- 11': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Dan Neil.
- 12': Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Jerry Yates (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 14': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Azor Matusiwa with a headed pass.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Johnson.
- 16': Foul by Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town).
- 16': Jerry Yates (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 18': Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town).
- 19': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Sean Fusire (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 22': Darnell Furlong (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 23': Dan Neil (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Jarvis Thornton (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 27': Offside, Ipswich Town. George Hirst is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Tayo Adaramola (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 27': Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 28': Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town).
- 29': Jerry Yates (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Dan Neil (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Jaden Heskey (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 32': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Jamal Lowe is caught offside.
- 33': Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Tayo Adaramola (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 35': Attempt blocked. Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
- 35': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Liam Palmer.
- 36': Attempt saved. Sean Fusire (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Tayo Adaramola with a cross.
- 37': Foul by Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town).
- 37': Jaden Heskey (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Dangerous play by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 38': Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Dan Neil (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
- 39': Attempt missed. Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left following a fast break.
- 39': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Sean Fusire.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Darnell Furlong (Ipswich Town) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Greaves with a headed pass.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Foul by Jerry Yates (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 41': Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Ben Johnson.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Ipswich Town 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sheffield Wednesday 0, Ipswich Town 0.
- 45': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Wes Burns replaces Sindre Egeli.
- 46': Foul by Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 46': George Hirst (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Anis Mehmeti (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 48': Offside, Ipswich Town. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Jarvis Thornton (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 50': Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Jarvis Thornton (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Offside, Ipswich Town. Dara O'Shea is caught offside.
- 52': Offside, Ipswich Town. Wes Burns is caught offside.
- 54': Sean Fusire (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
- 55': Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Jerry Yates (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 56': Foul by Wes Burns (Ipswich Town).
- 56': Tayo Adaramola (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Tayo Adaramola (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
- 57': Wes Burns (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Jerry Yates (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tayo Adaramola.
- 61': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
- 62': Attempt saved. Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town).
- 62': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Azor Matusiwa.
- 65': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Joel Ndala replaces Jarvis Thornton.
- 66': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jack Taylor replaces Dan Neil.
- 66': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Iván Azón replaces George Hirst.
- 66': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Chuba Akpom replaces Anis Mehmeti.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Iván Azón (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Ben Johnson.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Jerry Yates (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Lowe.
- 70': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jacob Greaves.
- 71': Darnell Furlong (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 71': Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 72': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Gabriel Otegbayo.
- 74': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jaden Philogene replaces Wes Burns because of an injury.
- 75': Attempt missed. Iván Azón (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Taylor with a through ball.
- 78': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 0, Ipswich Town 1. Iván Azón (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Johnson with a cross.
- 80': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Jaden Heskey.
- 80': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Devlan Moses replaces Jamal Lowe.
- 81': Penalty Ipswich Town. Jack Clarke draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 81': Penalty conceded by Sean Fusire (Sheffield Wednesday) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 83': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 0, Ipswich Town 2. Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 85': Foul by Jerry Yates (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 85': Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Sean Fusire (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 90': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Will Grainger replaces Jerry Yates.
- 90': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Marvelous Nakamba replaces Svante Ingelsson.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+4': Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Iván Azón (Ipswich Town).
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Johnson.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Ipswich Town 2.
- 0': Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Ipswich Town 2.
Statistics
 IPS |
SHW |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 20 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 68.1 | Possession | 31.9 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 477 | Accurate Passes | 170 |
| 553 | Passes | 257 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 16 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 8 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 9 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 25 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Hillsborough
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 23,437
Venue: Hillsborough
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 23,437
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 46 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | +26 | 80 |
Line-Ups
Sheffield Wednesday (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Pierce Charles (GK) |
| 22 | Gabriel Otegbayo |
| 2 | Liam Palmer |
| 6 | Dominic Iorfa |
| 45 | Tayo Adaramola  |
| 4 | Sean Fusire |
| 8 | Svante Ingelsson |
| 9 | Jamal Lowe |
| 37 | Jarvis Thornton |
| 12 | Jerry Yates |
| 24 | Jaden Heskey |
Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Christian Walton (GK) |
| 24 | Jacob Greaves |
| 26 | Dara O'Shea |
| 18 | Ben Johnson |
| 19 | Darnell Furlong |
| 33 | Anis Mehmeti |
| 6 | Daniel Neil |
| 5 | Azor Matusiwa |
| 9 | George Hirst |
| 47 | Jack Clarke |
| 8 | Sindre Walle Egeli |
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