Match Report


Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday     Luton TownLuton Town
Computer Player Computer Player Thomas Smith Thomas Smith
Mervin BeresfordM. Beresford54
G
1
G
50Warren Le TissierW. Le Tissier
Danny GrimandiD. Grimandi56
D
2
D
43Marc GreenM. Green
Brendan RobsonB. Robson47
D
3
D
47Max BarrettM. Barrett
Paul HackworthP. Hackworth47
D
captain4
D
38Colin MasonC. Mason
Dominic BradyD. Brady56
M
5
M
51Richard MustoeR. Mustoe
Matthew MilliganM. Milligan54
M
6
M
46Jonathan GranvilleJ. Granville
Robert BrambleR. Bramble52
M
7
M
36Malcolm WestwoodM. Westwood
Tony CraddockT. Craddock44
M
8
M
30Warren FormonW. Formon
Marcus DichioM. Dichio41
M
9
A
41Les HowellsL. Howells
Mark RodgersM. Rodgers64
A
10
A
53Carl CotteeC. Cottee
Nigel MatthewsN. Matthews54
A
11captain
A
46Ruel MccannR. Mccann
 
Liam BouldL. Bould50
G
12
D
38Scott DublinS. Dublin
Nwankwo GoldbergN. Goldberg46
G
13
D
46Kieron RizaK. Riza
Frederico CamineroF. Caminero46
A
14
M
49Des EdghillD. Edghill

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Hillsborough where Sheffield Wednesday play host to Luton Town. A crowd of 2,593 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sheffield Wednesday are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Luton Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Tony Dryden.


0.00
The whistle blows and Sheffield Wednesday get the match underway!
3.04
Danny Grimandi sees Tony Craddock in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tony Craddock passes the ball forward to Mark Rodgers. Mark Rodgers threads a neat ball through to Nigel Matthews. Nigel Matthews tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Marc Green.
10.30
Richard Mustoe knocks the ball to his team mate, Carl Cottee. Carl Cottee makes a probing pass to Les Howells but he's offside!
16.04
Marcus Dichio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mark Rodgers. Mark Rodgers passes the ball forward but Tony Craddock is offside!
20.04
Jonathan Granville knocks the ball to his team mate, Carl Cottee. Carl Cottee whips in a cross ball towards Ruel Mccann. Ruel Mccann connects with a diving header. Mervin Beresford is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
24.25
Danny Grimandi surges forward with the ball. Danny Grimandi threads a neat ball through to Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
26.40
Danny Grimandi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Matthews. Nigel Matthews sees Tony Craddock in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tony Craddock knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Warren Le Tissier who gathers it comfortably.
27.50
Brendan Robson barges into Carl Cottee. The referee warns Brendan Robson to calm down! Carl Cottee gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
28.19
Marc Green makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Malcolm Westwood. With great vision, Malcolm Westwood plays the ball forward to Richard Mustoe. Richard Mustoe knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Ruel Mccann is offside!
38.11
Brendan Robson flicks a high ball forward to Mark Rodgers who takes it down. Mark Rodgers makes a great pass forward. Matthew Milligan runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
42.49
Malcolm Westwood takes a short throw-in bringing Warren Formon into play. Warren Formon threads a neat ball through to Carl Cottee. Carl Cottee flicks a high pass forward. Ruel Mccann controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Ruel Mccann makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Luton Town!
45.00
Brendan Robson comes in with a late challenge on Malcolm Westwood. The referee brings Brendan Robson to one side and gives him another warning! Malcolm Westwood stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sheffield Wednesday appear unchanged since the first half. Luton Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sheffield Wednesday players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Luton Town kick off!
47.50
Nigel Matthews catches Max Barrett on the ankles. Nigel Matthews is given a warning by the referee! Max Barrett stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.50
Malcolm Westwood makes a simple pass to Carl Cottee. Carl Cottee threads the ball through to Les Howells but he's offside!
60.36
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Nwankwo Goldberg replacing Tony Craddock .
63.11
Showing composure, Matthew Milligan plays the ball forward to Marcus Dichio. Marcus Dichio whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Matthews. Nigel Matthews heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sheffield Wednesday!
66.32
Danny Grimandi passes the ball forward to Matthew Milligan. With great vision, Matthew Milligan plays the ball forward to Nwankwo Goldberg. Nwankwo Goldberg plays a quick one-two with Marcus Dichio and rushes in on goal... Nwankwo Goldberg comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies wide!
71.51
Colin Mason runs forward with the ball. Colin Mason sees Les Howells in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Les Howells shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
72.42
Danny Grimandi surges forward with the ball. Danny Grimandi flicks a high ball forward to Dominic Brady who takes it down. Dominic Brady knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Matthews. Nigel Matthews finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
75.31
Marc Green catches Mark Rodgers on the ankles. The referee calls over Marc Green and shows him a yellow card! Mark Rodgers runs off the knock.
77.08
Sheffield Wednesday have made 2 substitutions with Liam Bould replacing Brendan Robson and Frederico Caminero replacing Mark Rodgers .
78.11
Jonathan Granville flicks a high pass forward. Les Howells collects the pass. Les Howells finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.22
Warren Formon flicks a high ball forward to Carl Cottee who takes it down. Carl Cottee threads the ball through into the box. Les Howells looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
85.47
Malcolm Westwood barges into Dominic Brady. The referee calls over Malcolm Westwood and warns him to calm down! Dominic Brady hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sheffield Wednesday

Luton Town
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
3
3
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.4%
46.6%
Play Area
27.4%
39.7%
32.9%

Scorers
Nigel Matthews 63
Ruel Mccann 20, 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ruel Mccann of Luton Town

Match Ratings
1.Mervin Beresford (GK)
6
2.Danny Grimandi (DEF)
8
3.Brendan Robson (DEF)
5
4.Paul Hackworth (DEF)
6
5.Dominic Brady (MID)
6
6.Matthew Milligan (MID)
7
7.Robert Bramble (MID)
6
8.Tony Craddock (MID)
6
9.Marcus Dichio (MID)
7
10.Mark Rodgers (ATT)
6
11.Nigel Matthews (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Liam Bould (GK)
6
13.Nwankwo Goldberg (GK)
6
14.Frederico Caminero (ATT)
6

1.Warren Le Tissier (GK)
6
2.Marc Green (DEF)yellow card
7
3.Max Barrett (DEF)
6
4.Colin Mason (DEF)
6
5.Richard Mustoe (MID)
6
6.Jonathan Granville (MID)
6
7.Malcolm Westwood (MID)
6
8.Warren Formon (MID)
6
9.Les Howells (ATT)
6
10.Carl Cottee (ATT)
8
11.Ruel Mccann (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Scott Dublin (DEF)
0
13.Kieron Riza (DEF)
0
14.Des Edghill (MID)
0