Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 Cardiff City: result and report

Championship · Saturday 26 September 2009

Result

Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 Cardiff City

Championship · Saturday 26 September 2009, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Sheffield Wednesday · Cardiff City · Championship predictions

Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 Cardiff City: match report

Sheffield Wednesday won against Cardiff City 3-1 in the Championship on Saturday 26 September 2009. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Etiënne Esajas opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Sheffield Wednesday's goals came from Etiënne Esajas (4'), Luke Varney (48') and Leon Clarke (80'). Cardiff City scored through Peter Whittingham (16', penalty).

Discipline: Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card; Cardiff City received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Sheffield Wednesday were 14th on 9 points from 8 and Cardiff City 6th on 13 points from 8. Sheffield Wednesday went on to finish that season 22nd with 47 points, and Cardiff City 3rd with 80.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Sheffield Wednesday wins, 1 draw and 4 for Cardiff City.

Going into the match Sheffield Wednesday's last five read L-L-D-W-W and Cardiff City's L-W-L-L-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Yellow card · M. HudsonCardiff City
  • 4'Goal · Etiënne EsajasSheffield Wednesday · 1-0
  • 16'Penalty goal · Peter WhittinghamCardiff City · 1-1
  • 22'Yellow card · Jay BothroydCardiff City
  • 36'Yellow card · Joe LedleyCardiff City
  • 48'Goal · Luke VarneySheffield Wednesday · 2-1
  • 50'Yellow card · Etiënne EsajasSheffield Wednesday
  • 55'Yellow card · G. RaeCardiff City
  • 73'Second yellow · Joe LedleyCardiff City
  • 80'Goal · Leon ClarkeSheffield Wednesday · 3-1

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Sheffield Wednesday 3, draws 1, Cardiff City 4.