Sheffield Wednesday 2 Sunderland 0 RECAP: Story of the match as Cats lose Carabao Cup tie at Hillsborough
Sunderland were knocked out of the Carabao Cup after a 2-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday.
The Black Cats boss made 11 changes to his starting XI following Saturday’s win at Bristol City, with Neil keen to give minutes to other members of his squad.
An excellent strike from Wednesday midfielder Dennis Adeniran put the hosts ahead in the 16th minute, before substitute Sylla Sow added a second after half-time.
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RECAP: Sheffield Wednesday 2 (Adeniran, 16) (Sow, 56) Sunderland 0
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Bass, Hume, Winchester, Wright, Alese, O’Nien, Matete, Sonha, Embleton (Spellman, 80), Diamond, Roberts (Kelly, 84)
- Subs: Patterson, Cirkin, Batth, Gooch, Clarke, Kelly, Neil, Spellman, Simms
- Sheffield Wednesday XI: Dawson, Palmer, Iorfa, Heneghan (Ihiekwe, 46), James (Hunt, 81), Brown, Byers, Bakinson, Adeniran (Johnson, 81), Paterson (Cook, 72), Gregory (Sow, 44)
- Subs; Stockdale, Ihiekwe, Johnson, A Hunt, Bannan, Dele-Bashiru, Vaulks, Cook, Sow
That was a powerful run from Diamond who broke through the middle of the pitch before cutting the ball back to Roberts.
Byers managed to get back and make a tackle.
Sunderland have seen more of the ball but struggled to work it into the final third.
That was a better passage of play from the visitors as the ball was worked to Hume on the right but, with few team-mates to aim for, his cross was overhit.
Wednesday almost cut Sunderland open there after Adeniran found space in midfield.
His pass to Gregory was cut out by Winchester before Hume denied Brown by blocking the wing-back’s shot.