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1–1Match Finished
HT 0–0 · FT 1–1 · PEN 3–0
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Match Summary

Sheffield Wednesday faced Leeds in a gripping League Cup match at Hillsborough on August 26, 2025. The game was a display of determination from both sides, with Sheffield Wednesday pushing aggressively. Despite their efforts, they ended the match with a 1-1 draw against Leeds. The result reflected the closely fought nature of the encounter, leaving fans eager for the next round.

Match Events

  • 41'G. Otegbayo (J. Emery) Sheffield Wednesday
  • 58'B. Aaronson (W. Gnonto) Leeds
  • 58'L. Nmecha (D. Calvert-Lewin) Leeds
  • 63'J. Lowe Sheffield Wednesday
  • 65'G. Brown (W. Grainger) Sheffield Wednesday
  • 65'J. Lowe (I. Ugbo) Sheffield Wednesday
  • 71'S. Byram (J. Bogle) Leeds
  • 71'I. Gruev (A. Stach) Leeds
  • 72'Rio Shipston Foul Sheffield Wednesday
  • 81'Guilherme Siqueira (L. Palmer) Sheffield Wednesday
  • 81'R. Shipston (B. Bannan) Sheffield Wednesday
  • 81'J. Bogle (W. Gnonto) Leeds
  • 84'N. Okafor (D. James) Leeds
  • 90'Reece Johnson Foul Sheffield Wednesday

Statistics

Sheffield WednesdayLeeds
2Shots on Goal7
3Shots off Goal9
6Total Shots25
1Blocked Shots9
3Shots insidebox17
3Shots outsidebox8
12Fouls7
1Corner Kicks8
0Offsides1
20%Ball Possession80%
2Yellow Cards0
Red Cards
6Goalkeeper Saves2
169Total passes661
97Passes accurate592
57%Passes %90%
expected_goals
goals_prevented

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday 3-5-2

  1. 24 E. Horvath G
  2. 22 G. Otegbayo D
  3. 30 E. Weaver D
  4. 28 C. McGhee D
  5. 23 Guilherme Siqueira M
  6. 4 S. Fusire M
  7. 20 R. Shipston M
  8. 37 J. Thornton M
  9. 27 R. Johnson M
  10. 9 J. Lowe F
  11. 29 G. Brown F

Substitutes

Henrik Pedersen Coach: Henrik Pedersen

Leeds 4-2-3-1

  1. 26 K. Darlow G
  2. 25 S. Byram D
  3. 23 S. Bornauw D
  4. 15 J. Bijol D
  5. 20 J. Harrison D
  6. 44 I. Gruev M
  7. 8 S. Longstaff M
  8. 11 B. Aaronson M
  9. 10 J. Piroe M
  10. 19 N. Okafor M
  11. 14 L. Nmecha F

Substitutes

Daniel Farke Coach: Daniel Farke

Player Stats

Top Rated: Ethan Horvath (highest match rating)

Sheffield Wednesday

PlayerPosMinGARating
Ethan Horvath ★ Top RatedG96'——8.2
Gabriel OtegbayoD41'——6.3
Ernie WeaverD96'——6.7
Cole McGheeD96'——6.7
Gui SiqueiraM81'——7.3
Sean FusireM96'——7
Rio ShipstonM81'——6.3
Jarvis ThorntonM96'——6.3
Reece JohnsonM96'——6.3
Jamal LoweF65'——6.3
George BrownF65'——6.6
Joe Emery subD55'——6.7
William Grainger subF31'——6.5
Ike Ugbo subF31'——6.3
Liam Palmer subD15'——6.7
Barry Bannan subM15'——6.7
Logan Stretch subG————
Harry Evers subD————
Charlie McNeill subF————
Full player stats
PlayerShots (on/tot)Passes (tot/key/acc%)TacklesDuels (won/tot)Dribbles (succ/att)Fouls (drawn/comm)Cards (Y/R)
Ethan Horvath—34/–/13%—2/2——0/0
Gabriel Otegbayo–/19/–/5%—2/3——0/0
Ernie Weaver—9/–/7%—–/1——0/0
Cole McGhee—18/–/10%13/6—–/20/0
Gui Siqueira—10/–/6%35/7——0/0
Sean Fusire—11/1/8%36/9—2/–0/0
Rio Shipston—14/1/9%11/9—–/41/0
Jarvis Thornton1/118/–/10%22/7—–/10/0
Reece Johnson—13/–/7%33/11–/1–/31/0
Jamal Lowe–/28/1/5%13/81/11/–0/0
George Brown1/17/1/5%—4/10–/22/10/0
Joe Emery—6/–/4%13/3—1/–0/0
William Grainger—3/–/1%11/4–/2—0/0
Ike Ugbo—6/–/5%—1/7–/2–/10/0
Liam Palmer—1/–/–11/1——0/0
Barry Bannan—2/–/2%————0/0
Logan Stretch——————0/0
Harry Evers——————0/0
Charlie McNeill——————0/0

Leeds

PlayerPosMinGARating
Karl DarlowG96'——6.2
Sam ByramD71'——6.6
Sebastiaan BornauwD96'——6.9
Jaka BijolD96'——7.5
Jack HarrisonD96'——7.2
Ilia GruevM71'——6.6
Sean LongstaffM96'——7.3
Brenden AaronsonM58'——6.5
Joël PiroeM96'——6.2
Noah OkaforM84'——6.9
Lukas NmechaF58'——6.6
Wilfried Gnonto subF38'—17.2
Dominic Calvert-Lewin subF38'——6.2
Jayden Bogle subD25'1—8
Anton Stach subM25'——7.3
Daniel James subM12'——6.3
Lucas Perri subG————
Joe Rodon subD————
Gabriel Gudmundsson subD————
Harry Gray subF————
Full player stats
PlayerShots (on/tot)Passes (tot/key/acc%)TacklesDuels (won/tot)Dribbles (succ/att)Fouls (drawn/comm)Cards (Y/R)
Karl Darlow—20/–/18%————0/0
Sam Byram—55/4/50%15/61/21/–0/0
Sebastiaan Bornauw—99/–/94%14/7—–/20/0
Jaka Bijol—110/–/102%310/161/11/10/0
Jack Harrison—82/3/75%34/6–/11/–0/0
Ilia Gruev–/158/–/54%—–/2——0/0
Sean Longstaff—76/1/72%34/8—–/30/0
Brenden Aaronson1/226/1/20%—2/42/3—0/0
Joël Piroe–/132/4/18%—3/62/21/–0/0
Noah Okafor2/233/2/28%28/164/82/–0/0
Lukas Nmecha1/27/–/5%—2/3–/12/–0/0
Wilfried Gnonto1/215/2/14%—2/41/21/10/0
Dominic Calvert-Lewin1/43/–/2%—1/1——0/0
Jayden Bogle1/219/–/17%—3/62/3—0/0
Anton Stach—21/1/20%11/1——0/0
Daniel James—5/–/3%—2/2—2/–0/0
Lucas Perri——————0/0
Joe Rodon——————0/0
Gabriel Gudmundsson——————0/0
Harry Gray——————0/0

Match Info

Competition
League Cup
Round
2nd Round
Venue
Hillsborough, Sheffield
Referee
Robert Jones, England