Match Report
| Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield Wednesday |  |  | Walsall | Walsall | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick White | P. White |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 46 | | Terry Riza | T. Riza | |||||||||
| Ashley Fox | A. Fox | | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 45 | | Mike Brooking | M. Brooking | |||||||||
| James Huckerby | J. Huckerby | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 44 | | James Grimandi | J. Grimandi | |||||||||
| Kieron Grant | K. Grant | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | Paolo Grant | P. Grant | |||||||||
| Ivan Joseph | I. Joseph | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 40 | | Alberto Stockdale | A. Stockdale | |||||||||
| Bill Eadie | B. Eadie | | 50 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Danny Banks | D. Banks | |||||||||
| Adrian Potts | A. Potts | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 41 | | Seth Copping | S. Copping | |||||||||
| Darren Cottee | D. Cottee | | 47 | M | | 8 | | M | 39 | | Del Dichio | D. Dichio | |||||||||
| Julian Guppy | J. Guppy | | 46 | M | | 9 | | M | 38 | | Adam Pearce | A. Pearce | |||||||||
| Darren Midgley | D. Midgley | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Stan Woodcock | S. Woodcock | |||||||||
| Robert Brooking | R. Brooking | | 42 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Syd Adams | S. Adams | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Walsall. A crowd of 4,702 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sheffield Wednesday and Walsall are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Sheffield Wednesday and Walsall are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Walsall kick off!
2.59
0-0Adrian Potts makes a simple pass to Robert Brooking. Robert Brooking knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.13
James Grimandi flicks the ball to his team mate, Seth Copping. Seth Copping threads the ball through to Stan Woodcock. Stan Woodcock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kieron Grant.
16.30
0-0Del Dichio makes a beautiful solo run. Del Dichio sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
20.52
Seth Copping knocks the ball forward to Syd Adams. Syd Adams finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.40
0-0Paolo Grant catches Darren Midgley on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Darren Midgley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.53
Darren Cottee kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley whips in a cross ball towards Robert Brooking. Robert Brooking directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
32.33
James Huckerby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bill Eadie. Bill Eadie kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Brooking. Robert Brooking shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.03
Darren Cottee makes a probing pass to Robert Brooking. Robert Brooking shoots from long range but it flies wide!
34.58
Ivan Joseph makes a simple pass to Darren Cottee. Darren Cottee sees space and advances. Darren Cottee threads the ball through to Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
Seth Copping controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stan Woodcock. Stan Woodcock shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Sheffield Wednesday kick off and get the second half underway!
55.18
Mike Brooking knocks the ball to his team mate, Seth Copping. Seth Copping passes the ball forward to Stan Woodcock. Stan Woodcock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.29
James Grimandi kicks a strong pass forward to Del Dichio. Del Dichio chips the ball to his team mate, Syd Adams. Syd Adams sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
73.18
0-0James Grimandi makes a probing pass to Danny Banks. Danny Banks flicks the ball to his team mate, Syd Adams. Syd Adams whips in a cross ball towards Stan Woodcock. Stan Woodcock is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
77.46
0-0Walsall are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
79.17
Kieron Grant makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Cottee. Darren Cottee chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley shoots from 20 yards. Terry Riza easily smothers it.
81.24
Julian Guppy makes a probing pass to Robert Brooking. Robert Brooking sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
87.36
Darren Cottee makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Midgley. Darren Midgley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Terry Riza who gathers it comfortably.
89.07
Paolo Grant surges forward with the ball. Paolo Grant passes the ball forward to Syd Adams. Syd Adams knocks the ball forward to Stan Woodcock. Stan Woodcock rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.3%
54.7%
Play Area
24%
48%
28%