Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Southampton: result and report
Championship · Saturday 28 February 2026
Result
Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Southampton
Championship · Saturday 28 February 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-2
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Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 Southampton: match report
Sheffield Wednesday were beaten by Southampton 1-3 in the Championship on Saturday 28 February 2026. It was 0-2 at half-time.
James Bree opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Sheffield Wednesday's goal came from Jerry Yates (57'). Southampton scored through James Bree (17'), Ryan Manning (45+1') and Taylor Harwood-Bellis (71').
Discipline: Sheffield Wednesday received no yellow cards; Southampton received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Sheffield Wednesday were 24th on 11 points from 34 and Southampton 9th on 50 points from 34. Sheffield Wednesday went on to finish that season 24th with 18 points, and Southampton 4th with 82.
Sheffield Wednesday lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Southampton in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Finn Azaz of Southampton (7.9), ahead of James Bree (7.6).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Sheffield Wednesday wins, 3 draws and 5 for Southampton.
Key events
- 17'Goal · James Bree
- 45+1'Goal · Ryan Manning
- 57'Goal · Jerry Yates
- 71'Goal · Taylor Harwood-Bellis
- 89'Yellow card · Cameron Bragg
- 89'Yellow card
Head-to-head
Team news
Sheffield Wednesday line-up (3-1-4-2)
Seny Dieng, Dominic Iorfa, Gabriel Otegbayo, Liam Palmer, Nathaniel Chalobah, Sean Sheunesu Fusire, Charlie McNeill, Svante Ingelsson, Tayo Adaramola, Jerry Yates, Jamal Lowe
Southampton line-up (4-2-3-1)
Daniel Peretz, James Bree, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Jack Stephens, Ryan Manning, Shea Charles, Cameron Bragg, Kuryu Matsuki, Finn Azaz, Léo Scienza, Cyle Larin