Sheffield Wednesday 0 Sunderland 3: Highlights after Dan Ballard and Jack Clarke goals at Hillsborough
and live on Freeview channel 276
Sunderland comfortably beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 at Hillsborough to move up to fourth in the Championship table.
Tony Mowbray’s side took an early lead when Dan Ballard headed home Alex Pritchard’s in-swinging corner in the 5th minute, before Jack Clarke added a second two minutes later.
Clarke then scored again from the penalty spot in the 31st minute following a foul on Mason Burstow in the box.
Here’s how the game played out:
RECAP: Sheffield Wednesday 0 Sunderland 3 (Ballard, 5) (Clarke, 8, 31 pen)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Hume (Seelt, 86), Ballard, O’Nien, Huggins, Neil, Bellingham, Roberts (Aouchiche, 66) , Pritchard (Ba, 66), Clarke (Rigg, 76), Burstow (Rusyn, 76)
- Subs: Bishop, Seelt, Triantis, Rigg, Taylor, Aouchiche, Ba, Rusyn, Hemir
- Sheffield Wednesday XI: Vasquez, Valentin (Delgado, 73), Bernard, B. Diaby (Palmer, 79), Famewo, Paterson, Byers, Hendrick, Buckley (Gassama, 73), Musaba, Gregory (Fletcher, 79)
- Dawson, Palmer, Iorfa, Vaulks, Bakinson, Delgado, Gassama, Fletcher, Smith
90+3’ Byers header saved
A late chance for Wednesday as Patterson keeps out Byers’ header from point blank range.
The keeper keeps his clean sheet intact.
84’ Delgado booked
Delgado is booked for a late challenge on Rusyn.
Aouchiche then curled an effort wide from the following free-kick.
81’ Rusyn on the left
Rusyn has gone out to the left with Rigg playing as the furthest Sunderland player forward through the middle.
Comment Guidelines
National World encourages reader discussion on our stories. User feedback, insights and back-and-forth exchanges add a rich layer of context to reporting. Please review our Community Guidelines before commenting.