Match Report
In the standings it was Barnsley 4th on 86 points, Sheffield Wednesday 3rd on 96 — separated by 10. Barnsley had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 4th in the table. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Barnsley ran at 1.74 scored and 1.02 conceded, Sheffield Wednesday at 1.76 and 0.8.
Recent form was uneven: 5/15 points for Barnsley, 12/15 for Sheffield Wednesday.
16 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Barnsley 3, draws 6, Sheffield Wednesday 7, at 2.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 31% of meetings won. Clean sheets are rare between these two — both scored in 69% of the meetings.
Wembley Stadium in London staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,609.