Derby County 3-3 Sheffield Wednesday: result and report

Championship · Saturday 8 May 2021

Result

Derby County 3-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Championship · Saturday 8 May 2021, 11:30 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Derby County 3-3 Sheffield Wednesday: match report

Derby County drew with Sheffield Wednesday 3-3 in the Championship on Saturday 8 May 2021. The half-time score was 0-1.

Sam Hutchinson opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Derby County's goals came from Martyn Waghorn (49'), P. Roberts (52') and Martyn Waghorn (78', penalty). Sheffield Wednesday scored through Sam Hutchinson (45+4'), Callum Paterson (62') and Julian Börner (69').

Discipline: Derby County received 3 yellow cards; Sheffield Wednesday received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Derby County were 22nd on 43 points from 45 and Sheffield Wednesday 21st on 46 points from 45. Derby County went on to finish that season 22nd with 44 points, and Sheffield Wednesday 21st with 47.

Derby County lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sheffield Wednesday in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Martyn Waghorn of Derby County (8.3), ahead of Callum Paterson (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Derby County wins, 3 draws and 3 for Sheffield Wednesday.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 45+2'Yellow card · Barry BannanSheffield Wednesday
  • 45+4'Goal · Sam HutchinsonSheffield Wednesday · 0-1
  • 49'Goal · Martyn WaghornDerby County · 1-1
  • 52'Goal · P. RobertsDerby County · 2-1
  • 59'Yellow card · Colin Kazim-RichardsDerby County
  • 62'Goal · Callum PatersonSheffield Wednesday · 2-2
  • 69'Goal · Julian BörnerSheffield Wednesday · 2-3
  • 76'Yellow card · Kamil JózwiakDerby County
  • 77'Yellow card · Chey DunkleySheffield Wednesday
  • 78'Penalty goal · Martyn WaghornDerby County · 3-3
  • 86'Yellow card · F. EboseleDerby County
  • 90+5'Yellow card · K. HarrisSheffield Wednesday
  • 90+6'Yellow card · K. HarrisSheffield Wednesday

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Derby County 4, draws 3, Sheffield Wednesday 3.

Team news

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Derby County line-up (4-2-3-1)

Kelle Roos, Nathan Byrne, George Edmundson, Matt Clarke, Craig Forsyth, Jason Knight, Graeme Shinnie, Martyn Waghorn, Patrick Roberts, Tom Lawrence, Colin Kazim-Richards

Sheffield Wednesday line-up (3-4-2-1)

Keiren Westwood, Sam Hutchinson, Chey Dunkley, Julian Börner, Liam Palmer, Joey Pelupessy, Barry Bannan, Adam Reach, Callum Paterson, Josh Windass, J. Rhodes