Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Cardiff City: result and report
Championship · Saturday 23 December 2023
Result
Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Cardiff City
Championship · Saturday 23 December 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
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Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Cardiff City: match report
Sheffield Wednesday lost to Cardiff City 1-2 in the Championship on Saturday 23 December 2023. The half-time score was 1-0.
Anthony Musaba opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Sheffield Wednesday's goal came from Anthony Musaba (28'). Cardiff City scored through Karlan Grant (74') and an own goal by Akin Famewo (88').
Discipline: Sheffield Wednesday received 3 yellow cards; Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Sheffield Wednesday were 23rd on 16 points from 22 and Cardiff City 13th on 30 points from 22. Sheffield Wednesday went on to finish that season 20th with 53 points, and Cardiff City 12th with 62.
Sheffield Wednesday lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cardiff City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Perry Ng of Cardiff City (8.1), ahead of Barry Bannan (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Sheffield Wednesday wins, 4 draws and 2 for Cardiff City.
Key events
- 28'Goal · Anthony Musaba
- 36'Yellow card · Will Vaulks
- 47'Yellow card · Anthony Musaba
- 67'Yellow card · Callum Paterson
- 74'Goal · Karlan Grant
- 88'Own goal · Akin Famewo
- 90+2'Yellow card · Perry Ng
- 90+5'Yellow card · Mark McGuinness
Head-to-head
Team news
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Sheffield Wednesday line-up (4-2-3-1)
Cameron Dawson, Liam Palmer, Bambo Diaby, Akin Famewo, Marvin Johnson, George Byers, Will Vaulks, Barry Bannan, Callum Paterson, Bailey Cadamarteri, Anthony Musaba
Cardiff City line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jak Alnwick, Perry Ng, Dimitrios Goutas, Mark McGuinness, Jamilu Collins, Joe Ralls, Manolis Siopis, Josh Bowler, Callum Robinson, Karlan Grant, Yakou Méïté