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Highlights and goals of Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 Birmingham City in EFL Championship
Thank you all!
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you, see you all again!
END OF THE MATCH | SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY OPENS THE DAY WITH A WIN
🟨 90+8'
Michael Smith and Krystian Bielik clash and both get a yellow card.
⏱️ 90+4'
Keshi Anderson almost scores, but the ball goes narrowly wide.
⏱️ 90'
Eight minutes of added time
🟨 85'
Will Vaulks se lleva la amarilla tras las falta sobre Anderson
⏱️ 80'
Final stretch of the match. Sheffield Wednesday have a clear advantage to hold on to in these last few minutes
🔄 76'
Triple change for Sheffield Wednesday. Anderson also comes on for Birmingham. Both teams have one team left
⏱️ 70'
Lee Buchanan's cross is headed just wide of the post by Lee Buchanan. Birmingham City are on the verge of closing the gap.
🔄 64'
Two other changes at Birmingham City. While Vaulks is the first change at Sheffield Wednesday.
⏱️ 60'
Djeidi Gassama almost scored the third for Sheffield Wednesday, but the ball sailed over the goal.
🔄 55'
Birmingham manager looks for a reaction from his players and makes a double substitution
⚽ GOOOOAAAALLL
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY GOAL. GOAL BY IKE UGBO.
Ike Ugbo's double after heading in Marvin Johnson's cross.
⏱️ 46'
Second 45 minutes start without changes
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The first 45 minutes ended with Sheffield Wednesday taking the lead after Ugbo's goal.
⏱️ 45'
Three minutes of added time;
⏱️ 41'
Ian Poveda's close-range shot from the edge of the area goes just wide of the post.
⏱️ 38'
We are entering the final stretch of the first part
Ugbo's goal
Get in Ugbo #swfc 1-0 pic.twitter.com/QUEtEZAcpc — DunsbyOwl (@Dunsbyowl) February 9, 2024
⏱️ 30'
First half hour of play and Sheffield Wednesday still in the lead
⏱️ 24'
André Dozzell's shot is saved by the keeper
⚽ GOOOOAAALLL
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY GOAL. GOAL BY IKE UGBO.
Good action by Poveda who assisted Ike Ugbo to score his first goal this season.
⏱️ 13'
Siriki gets past two defenders and tries for the goal.
⏱️ 9'
Birmingham City now have a chance, but Juninho Bacuna's shot goes high and wide.
🟨 4'
Tough tackle by Barry Bannan, who gets the first yellow card of the match.
⏱️ 1'
THE MATCH BEGINS. The match starts
ALL READY
The 22 players take the field. This is going to start in a few moments
Referee
The match will be officiated by referee Andy Davies.
Birmingham City is good at Hillsbourgh
They have not lost in any of the last matches they have played in this stadium. They have won in two of them. The last time they lost here was in 2017, precisely also in the month of February
Ben Sheaf nominated for EFL Championship goal of January
His goal against Coventry City is a candidate. This was his goal
⚽️ Time to vote for your January Goal of the Month! #EFL | #SkyBetChampionship
— Sky Bet Championship (@SkyBetChamp) February 9, 2024
XI Birmingham City
Two new additions to Birmingham's eleven
𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🔴
— Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) February 9, 2024
Ivan captains the side 🫡
Bacca and JJ come in 💫
Scotty leads the line 👊#BCFC pic.twitter.com/xNa80Vla2K
XI Sheffield Wednesday
Beadle, Valentin, Bernard, Famewo, Johnson, M. Diaby, Bannan, Poveda, Ugbo, Gassama, Cadamarteri
📋 Here's our line-up for #SHWBIR
— Sheffield Wednesday (@swfc) February 9, 2024
XI: Beadle, Valentin, Bernard, Famewo, Johnson, M. Diaby, Bannan, Poveda, Ugbo, Gassama, Cadamarteri
SUBS: Charles, Siqueira, Palmer, Ihiekwe, Pedersen, Vaulks, Wilks, Musaba, Smith pic.twitter.com/NDZgqry8qC
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Argentina: 4 p.m.
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Colombia: 14 hours
Ecuador: 14 hours
Spain: 21 hours
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Watch out for this Birmingham City player
Jay Stansfield, center forward, Fulham player, who is on loan at Birmingham. He has nine goals and three assists in 30 games. He has not scored since January 20.
Watch out for this Sheffield Wednesday player
Anthony Musaba, a 23-year-old Dutch right winger, arrived in England this transfer window from Monaco. He has scored five goals and two assists this season. Although he has not scored in this 2024, his last goal was scored last December 23.
News - Birmingham City
In their last match they lost 1-0 at home to West Bromwich. They were also knocked out of the FA Cup by Leicester City. With 32 points they are at the bottom of the table, 19th in the EFL Championship, and only four points above relegation.
News - Sheffield Wednesday
They have just been beaten in the FA Cup. After finishing 1-1 in the first match, they lost the second match 4-1 and were eliminated in the round of 16. They are in a regular moment, as they have not won any of their last six matches. They have not won in the EFL Championship since January 1, 2024. Currently with 23 points they are second last in the standings and eight points away from the relegation places.
Background
Numerous duels with a favorable balance for Birmingham City, who have won 40 duels. Sheffield Wednesday have won 34 times and 27 matches have ended in a draw. The last time they met was in November 2023, when Birmingham City won 2-1.
The Stadium
The match will be played at Hillsborough Stadium, located in the city of Sheffield. The stadium was inaugurated in September 1899 and has a capacity for 34835 spectators.
Preview of the match
Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham City will meet this Friday, February 9, 2024 in the 31st round of the EFL Championship.
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