Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Cardiff City: result and report

Championship · Saturday 30 April 2016

Result

Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Cardiff City

Championship · Saturday 30 April 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Sheffield Wednesday · Cardiff City · Championship predictions

Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 Cardiff City: match report

Sheffield Wednesday defeated Cardiff City 3-0 in the Championship on Saturday 30 April 2016. The half-time score was 0-0.

G. Hooper opened the scoring in the 64th minute. Sheffield Wednesday's goals came from G. Hooper (64'), an own goal by Lee Peltier (75') and G. Hooper (90+4'). Cardiff City did not score.

Discipline: Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card; Cardiff City received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sheffield Wednesday were 6th on 71 points from 44 and Cardiff City 7th on 67 points from 44. Sheffield Wednesday went on to finish that season 6th with 78 points, and Cardiff City 8th with 68.

Sheffield Wednesday lined up in a 4-4-2 and Cardiff City in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Sheffield Wednesday wins, 2 draws and 5 for Cardiff City.

Going into the match Sheffield Wednesday's last five read D-D-D-L-W and Cardiff City's W-L-D-L-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 24'Yellow card · Stuart O'KeefeCardiff City
  • 31'Yellow card · F. ForestieriSheffield Wednesday
  • 54'Yellow card · Matthew ConnollyCardiff City
  • 64'Goal · G. HooperSheffield Wednesday · 1-0
  • 74'Yellow card · Scott MaloneCardiff City
  • 75'Own goal · Lee PeltierSheffield Wednesday · 2-0
  • 90+4'Goal · G. HooperSheffield Wednesday · 3-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sheffield Wednesday 3, draws 2, Cardiff City 5.

Team news

Sheffield Wednesday expected line-up (4-4-2)

Keiren Westwood, Liam Palmer, Glenn Loovens, Tom Lees, José Semedo, Jacques Maghoma, Jeremy Helan, Stevie May, Giles Coke

Cardiff City expected line-up (4-4-2)

Txiki Acaz, Sean Morrison, Fábio, John Brayford, Peter Whittingham, Joe Ralls, Anthony Pilkington, Kenwyne Jones