Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Derby County: result and report

Championship · Saturday 22 April 2017

Result

Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Derby County

Championship · Saturday 22 April 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Derby County: match report

Sheffield Wednesday beat Derby County 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 22 April 2017. The half-time score was 0-0.

Darren Bent opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Sheffield Wednesday's goals came from Steven Fletcher (58') and G. Hooper (64'). Derby County scored through Darren Bent (48').

Discipline: Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card; Derby County received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Sheffield Wednesday were 4th on 75 points from 43 and Derby County 9th on 63 points from 43. Sheffield Wednesday went on to finish that season 4th with 83 points, and Derby County 9th with 67.

Sheffield Wednesday lined up in a 4-4-2 and Derby County in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Gary Hooper of Sheffield Wednesday (8.5), ahead of Tom Lees (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Sheffield Wednesday wins, 6 draws and 4 for Derby County.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 48'Goal · Darren BentDerby County · 0-1
  • 53'Yellow card · Adam ReachSheffield Wednesday
  • 57'Yellow card · W. HughesDerby County
  • 58'Goal · Steven FletcherSheffield Wednesday · 1-1
  • 64'Goal · G. HooperSheffield Wednesday · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sheffield Wednesday 0, draws 6, Derby County 4.

Team news

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

Keiren Westwood, Jack Hunt, Tom Lees, Glenn Loovens, Daniel Pudil, Ross Wallace, Kieran Lee, Barry Bannan, Adam Reach, Steven Fletcher, Gary Hooper

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

Scott Carson, Cyrus Christie, Richard Keogh, Alex Pearce, Marcus Olsson, Johnny Russell, Will Hughes, Bradley Johnson, Ikechi Anya, Matej Vydra, Darren Bent