Sunderland 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday: result and report

Championship · Monday 2 April 2018

Result

Sunderland 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Championship · Monday 2 April 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Sunderland 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday: match report

Sunderland lost to Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 in the Championship on Monday 2 April 2018. The half-time score was 0-0.

Lucas João opened the scoring in the 59th minute. Sunderland's goal came from George Honeyman (61'). Sheffield Wednesday scored through Lucas João (59'), Tom Lees (68') and Atdhe Nuhiu (75').

Discipline: Sunderland received 1 yellow card; Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Sunderland were 23rd on 31 points from 39 and Sheffield Wednesday 17th on 44 points from 39. Sunderland went on to finish that season 24th with 37 points, and Sheffield Wednesday 15th with 57.

Sunderland lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Sheffield Wednesday in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Atdhe Nuhiu of Sheffield Wednesday (8.8), ahead of Tom Lees (8.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Sunderland wins, 1 draw and 0 for Sheffield Wednesday.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 40'Yellow card · Barry BannanSheffield Wednesday
  • 50'Yellow card · Aiden McGeadySunderland
  • 59'Goal · Lucas JoãoSheffield Wednesday · 0-1
  • 61'Goal · George HoneymanSunderland · 1-1
  • 68'Goal · Tom LeesSheffield Wednesday · 1-2
  • 75'Goal · Atdhe NuhiuSheffield Wednesday · 1-3

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Sunderland 2, draws 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.

Team news

Sunderland line-up (4-1-4-1)

Lee Camp, Bryan Oviedo, John O'Shea, Donald Love, Marc Wilson, Paddy McNair, Lee Cattermole, Aiden McGeady, George Honeyman, Lynden Gooch, Ashley Fletcher

Sheffield Wednesday line-up (3-4-1-2)

Joe Wildsmith, Morgan Fox, Tom Lees, Frederico Venâncio, Jack Hunt, Barry Bannan, George Boyd, Joey Pelupessy, Atdhe Nuhiu, Lucas João, Adam Reach