Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Sunderland U21: result and report
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English EFL Trophy · 06 Oct, 18:00 UTC · Hillsborough
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Sheffield Wednesday beat Sunderland U21 2-0 at Hillsborough in the English EFL Trophy on 6 October 2026. Scorers — Sheffield Wednesday: Jaden Heskey (21'), Barry Bannan (80'). Sheffield Wednesday had more of the ball (56.1% possession) and shots finished 16 to 14. Player of the match by Play Score rating: Sean Fusire (7.6). In the table, Sheffield Wednesday are 1st on 6 points and Sunderland U21 4th on 1.
Key events
21'⚽Jaden Heskey
80'⚽Barry Bannan
Match stats
Sheffield WednesdaySunderland U21
56.1Posse de bola43.9
16Finalizações14
7Chutes no gol1
3Chutes bloqueados6
3Escanteios3
9Faltas7
1Impedimentos2
0Cartões amarelos0
0Cartões vermelhos0
1Defesas do goleiro5
582Passes453
512Passes certos384
Line-ups
Sheffield Wednesday 4-3-2-1
- 27Connal TruemanG7.4
- 4Ricardo SantosCD-L6.9
- 22Gabriel OtegbayoCD-R7
- 2Liam PalmerLB7
- 14Sean FusireRB7.6
- 16Billy MitchellCM6.7
- 18Jaden HeskeyCM-L7.4
- 37Jarvis ThorntonCM-R6.7
- 48Mason BurstowF6.7
- 44Joel AkpobiCF-L6.4
- 8Callum SlatteryCF-R6.7
Substitutes
- 46Kailen HatfieldSUB
- 9Jamal LoweSUB6.8
- 10Barry BannanSUB7.4
- 13Ashley Maynard-BrewerSUB
- 47Samuel DuruhSUB7.1
- 33Reece JamesSUB6.6
- 38Denny OliverSUB6.6
Sunderland U21 3-5-2
- 60Joseph CowanG6.6
- 13Luke O'NienCD5.7
- 48Jenson Arron JonesCD-L6.1
- 43Luke Anthony BellCD-R5.8
- 40Jack WhittakerCM-L6
- 38Charles Richard DinsdaleCM-R6
- 8Alan BrowneAM6
- 49Felix ScottLM6.2
- 63Alex LienardRM6.1
- 47Trey OgunsuyiCF-L6.1
- 77Tom ProctorCF-R6
Substitutes
- 58Ben KindonSUB
- 55Marcus NeillSUB6.2
- 54Joseph NeildSUB6.2
- 70Kay MunyakaziSUB6.2
- 84James BarkerSUB6.2
- 45Liam HuntSUB
- 44Benjamin MetcalfSUB
Play Score ratings from 0 to 10, calculated from each player’s statistics.
Form and head-to-head
Sheffield WednesdayWWDDW
Sunderland U21LLWL
StandingsFull standings →
| # | Team | J | SG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | +3 | 6 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 2 | -1 | 1 | |
| 4 | 2 | -2 | 1 |