Comeback Win
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday went behind and turned the match around.
- Final score
- 1–2
EFL Trophy · Group North · 1
Salford City
B. Woodburn 34'
1 – 2
FT
HT 1–0
Sheffield Wednesday
D. Keillor-Dunn 55'
J. Lowe 77'
EFL Trophy
Group North · 1Salford City1–2Sheffield Wednesday
11
Shots in the box
3
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.
34′55′77′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.
Match report
Salford City 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday edged out Salford City 2-1 at Peninsula Stadium in EFL Trophy. Woodburn opened the scoring for Salford City on 34', Keillor-Dunn levelled for Sheffield Wednesday on 55' and Lowe put Sheffield Wednesday back in front on 77' from the penalty spot.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Salford City took 11 of their 19 attempts inside the box, Sheffield Wednesday 3 of 5. Salford City held 58.0% of the ball.
Sheffield Wednesday had to come from behind to get there, which is the detail the scoreline hides.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Sheffield Wednesday graded out for busy goalkeeper — 6 saves and 1 conceded.
Joel Akpobi came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 7.7 for Sheffield Wednesday from 1 assist, 2 key passes and 2 tackles.
It was a niggly afternoon: 24 fouls between them and 5 yellow cards, with Sheffield Wednesday conceding the most free-kicks (15).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
58%Possession42%
19Shots5
What the numbers say
2 readsBusy Goalkeeper
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday leaned on their goalkeeper, who made 6 saves.
- Saves
- 6
- Conceded
- 1
Timeline
B. Woodburn — assist: R. Graydon
⚽34'
Matt·Butcher
Foul
🟨45+2'
Half-time
⚽55'
D. Keillor-Dunn — assist: J. Akpobi
🟨57'
Jaden Heskey
Foul
🔄61'
G. Otegbayo ↑ D. Bernard ↓
🔄61'
W. McPartland ↑ R. James ↓
🔄68'
C. Slattery ↑ W. Grainger ↓
🔄68'
J. Lowe ↑ M. Burstow ↓
Zachariah Olumide Awe
Foul
🟨69'
Ryan Graydon
Foul
🟨73'
O. Turton ↑ A. Odoh ↓
🔄74'
F. McMahon-Brown ↑ J. Grant ↓
🔄74'
Ben Woodburn
Dissent
🟨75'
⚽77'
J. Lowe (Pen)
D. Udoh ↑ M. Butcher ↓
🔄81'
🔄88'
S. Duruh ↑ J. Akpobi ↓
A. Oluwo ↑ Z. Awe ↓
🔄90'
Match info
Kickoff
VenuePeninsula Stadium, Salford
RefereeA. Jackson
CompetitionEFL Trophy
Season2026
RoundGroup North · 1
StatusMatch Finished