Match Report
| Walsall | Walsall |  |  | Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield Wednesday | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Ernie Owls | Ernie Owls | |||||||||||||||||
| Stan Sherwood | S. Sherwood |  | 47 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 |  | Dianbobo Watier | D. Watier | |||||||||
| Richard Ferguson | R. Ferguson |  | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 42 |  | Antonio Cruz | A. Cruz | |||||||||
| Ugo Kitson | U. Kitson | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Matt McStay | M. McStay | |||||||||
| John Joachim | J. Joachim | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 36 |  | Moritz Friedmann | M. Friedmann | |||||||||
| Nick McManaman | N. McManaman | | 45 | D | | 5 | | M | 49 | | Simon Barry | S. Barry | |||||||||
| Ledley Todd | L. Todd | | 52 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Glynn Cottee | G. Cottee | |||||||||
| Mark Drake | M. Drake | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 32 | | Adam Montague | A. Montague | |||||||||
| Graham Cutler | G. Cutler | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 25 |  | Bernabé Rocha | B. Rocha | |||||||||
| Syd Fowler | S. Fowler | | 47 | M | | 9 | | A | 41 | | Jacob Mowbray | J. Mowbray | |||||||||
| Gilles Myers | G. Myers | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 41 | | Stephen Burbage | S. Burbage | |||||||||
| Florian Krankl | F. Krankl |  | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 40 |  | Stephan Addo | S. Addo | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Bescot Stadium where Walsall play Sheffield Wednesday in this league cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Walsall are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sheffield Wednesday appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Walsall are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sheffield Wednesday appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Walsall kick off!
2.19
0-0Simon Barry kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Burbage. Stephen Burbage controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Stan Sherwood manages to gather it comfortably.
3.05
0-0Stephen Burbage clumsily knocks into John Joachim. Stephen Burbage is warned by the referee! John Joachim hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.43
0-0Graham Cutler makes a probing pass to Gilles Myers. Gilles Myers passes the ball forward but Florian Krankl is offside!
8.45
0-0Adam Montague kicks a strong pass forward to Stephan Addo. Stephan Addo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stan Sherwood who gathers it comfortably.
14.22
0-1Adam Montague threads the ball through to Stephen Burbage. Stephen Burbage goes all the way! Stephen Burbage shoots from just inside the box. Stephen Burbage scores for Sheffield Wednesday!!
26.22
Matt McStay knocks the ball forward to Adam Montague. Adam Montague knocks the ball forward to Jacob Mowbray. Jacob Mowbray knocks the ball forward to Stephen Burbage. Stephen Burbage tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.56
0-2Ledley Todd knocks the ball forward to Gilles Myers. Gilles Myers tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.27
Nick McManaman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ledley Todd. Ledley Todd decides to run forward with the ball. Ledley Todd controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.39
0-2Stephan Addo catches John Joachim on the ankles. The referee calls over Stephan Addo and shows him a yellow card! John Joachim stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Sheffield Wednesday get the second half underway!
53.45
Mark Drake controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gilles Myers. Gilles Myers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dianbobo Watier who gathers it comfortably.
54.22
Simon Barry knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephan Addo. Stephan Addo passes the ball forward to Stephen Burbage. Stephen Burbage cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
55.03
Ugo Kitson kicks a strong pass forward to Graham Cutler. Graham Cutler decides to run forward with the ball. Graham Cutler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.39
John Joachim knocks the ball to his team mate, Mark Drake. Mark Drake makes a simple pass to Florian Krankl. Florian Krankl goes all the way! Florian Krankl takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.28
Ledley Todd knocks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Myers. Gilles Myers shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.58
Adam Montague flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Burbage. Stephen Burbage finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
77.15
Moritz Friedmann comes in with a late challenge on Florian Krankl. The referee calls over Moritz Friedmann and warns him to calm down! Florian Krankl hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.53
Ledley Todd hacks Bernabé Rocha from behind! The referee calls over Ledley Todd and shows him a yellow card! Bernabé Rocha grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
89.45
Moritz Friedmann flicks the ball to his team mate, Glynn Cottee. Glynn Cottee threads the ball through to Stephen Burbage. Stephen Burbage controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
0-2Walsall are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Sheffield Wednesday's defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Stephen Burbage 14, 26 |