Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Birmingham City
Luhukay suffers first defeat as Owls boss after disastrous defending by Wednesday
Wednesday got a chance very early on through Marco Matias. Ndoye’s attempted pass was blocked by Butterfield into the path of Matias. Matias turned and headed towards goal before blazing it over the bar on the edge of the box.
Things took a turn for the worst as City took the lead thanks to an awful defensive error. Maxime Collin’s cross from the right was chested towards goal by Venancio. However the centre-back did not realise that his goalkeeper had come out to claim the cross and the Portuguese chested it straight past Wildsmith. Davis reacted quickest and poked the ball into the open goal on ten minutes.
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Birmingham’s lead was doubled thanks to another Wednesday mistake. Pelupessy chased Boga and won the ball off the winger. He passed it to Butterfield who then hit the ball past Reach and into the path of Gallagher. The ball found its way to Jota who hit a long range shot towards goal. It looked as if it was going to be a comfortable catch for recently crowned ‘January Player of the Month’ Joe Wildsmith but the shot went straight through the arms and legs of the youngster and into the net.
Wednesday were looking for a way back into the game but Pudil squandered a great chance. Matias and Reach tried to recreate the free-kick routine that Wallace and Jones produced against Cardiff City a few games ago. Matias placed the ball down and Reach quickly crossed into the box. Pudil rose highest but he could only glance his header wide of the goal.
Wednesday were reduced to ten men in the 38th minute for ‘violent conduct’. Cohen Bramall tried to usher Matias’ flick on out of play for a goalkick. Matias chased it down and the pair clashed. Both Bramall and Matias came together and, after a long talk with his linesman, the referee dismissed Matias for an alleged head-butt (Although from a replay if seen it looks the other way round).
Jota almost bagged his brace two minutes before halftime. Davis played Bramall down the left flank. The leftback crossed low across the box. Morgan Fox failed to clear and the ball fell kindly to Jota who took a touch and fired into the side-netting.
But several minutes later Jota did get his second and Brum’s third of the game. Davis turned Pudil and then shot towards goal. Wildsmith got down and parried the shot into the path of Jota who simply side-footed the ball into the net.
A shambolic first 45 minutes from the Owls meant that it would probably be a miracle if they were too comeback and get anything out of the game.
Wednesday did respond as ten minutes after restart Wednesday scored. Wildsmith’s goalkick was flicked on by Nuhiu. Joao outmuscled Collin and ran towards goal. He cut in and then back out of Roberts before rifling a shot towards goal which slipped under the dive of David Stockdale. (Interesting fact, both Roberts and Stockdale used to play for Worksop Town).
Moments later Birmingham went forward to try and restore their three goal cushion. Boga out-strengthened Palmer and then squared it to Davis who shot first time. Wildsmith palmed it out and Fox cleared. Jota controlled the clearance and crossed into the middle for Gallagher who failed to get a toe end on it and the chance slipped away.
Wednesday were down to nine men in the 68th minute. Collin intercepted Reach’s switch from the left and burst down the right. Collin tried to accelerate into the Wednesday box but was body checked by Pudil who subsequently received his second yellow of the game and was sent for an early bath.
Joao almost got his second of the game five minutes from fulltime. Palmer played it down the right channel for Joao. The Portuguese striker swivelled Roberts before firing just inches over the bar with his weak foot.
Boga almost put the game fully to bed minutes later. The on-loan Chelsea winger teased with Venancio about which way he was going to go. He went with his left and hit a fierce shot that was sneaking in at the front post but Wildsmith got a strong hand to it and kept out Birmingham’s potential fourth goal of the game.
The fulltime whistle went and a ring of boo’s cried out by the Wednesdayite’s that were loyal enough to stay in the ground till the final whistle. Very poor from the home side who travel to South Yorkshire rivals Barnsley next Saturday.
Attendance: 25,648
Goals: Joao (54’); Davis (8’), Jota (21’, 45+5’)
MOTM: Joey Pelupessy
SWFC: Joe Wildsmith; Frederico Venancio, Glenn Loovens (Lucas Joao), Daniel Pudil (s/o 68’); Liam Palmer, Jacob Butterfield (Jordan Thorniley), Joey Pelupessy, Adam Reach, Morgan Fox; Atdhe Nuhiu (George Boyd), Marco Matias (s/o 38’)
Unused Subs: Cameron Dawson, Jack Hunt, David Jones, Ross Wallace
BCFC: David Stockdale; Maxime Collin, Marc Roberts, Harlee Dean, Jonathan Grounds (Cohen Bramall); Jota, Maikel Kieftenbeld (Craig Gardner), David Davis (Jason Lowe), Cheick Ndoye, Jeremie Boga; Sam Gallagher
Unused Subs: Connal Trueman, Michael Morrison, Che Adams, Lucas Jutkiewicz
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