In a mid week match on Thursday Dec 30th, in week 25, Sunderland will host Sheffield Wednesday at Stadium Of Light in a meeting of these two League One teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. Sunderland sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town. James Norwood struck first for Ipswich Town in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, then Nathan Broadhead tied it up for Sunderland in the 50th minute on a feed from Neill earning Sunderland at least a draw. Sunderland is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while sheffield Wednesday sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Crewe Alexandra. Barry Bannan scored the first goal for Sheffield Wednesday in the 27th minute, then Lee Gregory added another in the 47th minute on a feed from Jack Hunt In the end, Crewe Alexandra was frustrated by Sheffield Wednesday’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sheffield Wednesday ended the match with the shutout victory. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Sheffield Wednesday should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Sheffield Wednesday was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Theo Corbeanu struck first for Sheffield Wednesday in the 11th minute on a feed from Lee Gregory, then Florian Kamberi added another in the 39th minute on a feed from Theo Corbeanu In the end, Sunderland couldn’t muster any offence and Sheffield Wednesday ran away with the shutout win.
Both Josh Windass and Lee Gregory have been the hottest scorers for Sheffield Wednesday in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Sunderland is fortunate enough to have Nathan Broadhead in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored 5 goals.