2017–18 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season
English football club season
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The 2017–18 season was Sheffield Wednesday's sixth consecutive season in the Championship.[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.
(until 24 December 2017)
Lee Bullen
(caretaker; 24 December 2017 – 5 January 2018)
Jos Luhukay
(from 5 January 2018)
| 2017–18 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Dejphon Chansiri | |||
| Manager | Carlos Carvalhal (until 24 December 2017) Lee Bullen (caretaker; 24 December 2017 – 5 January 2018) Jos Luhukay (from 5 January 2018) | |||
| Stadium | Hillsborough, Owlerton | |||
| Championship | 15th | |||
| FA Cup | 5th round (eliminated by Swansea City) | |||
| EFL Cup | 2nd round (eliminated by Bolton Wanderers) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Atdhe Nuhiu (11) All: Atdhe Nuhiu (14) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 32,839 (vs. Sheffield United; Championship) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 11,682 (vs. Chesterfield; League Cup) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 25,995 | |||
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The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Overview
August
Sheffield Wednesday kicked off their 2017–18 campaign with an away game against Preston North End, which they lost 1–0. This was followed by a 4–1 win against Chesterfield in the first round of the EFL Cup, which was The Owls' first game of the season at Hillsborough. A few days later, Sheffield Wednesday's first home league game of the season ended in a 1–1 draw against Queens Park Rangers, with Sam Winnall scoring an equalising goal in the second half. Another 1–1 draw at home followed, with David Jones scoring his first goal for the club to equalise against the recently relegated Sunderland.
The Owls' first league win of the season came against Fulham, with Owls striker Steven Fletcher scoring the only goal of the game. The Owls' final game of the month was a disappointing 1–1 draw at the Pirelli Stadium against Burton Albion followed, leaving Wednesday in 16th place in the league with six points.
September
The Owls started September with a home game against Nottingham Forest, which they won 3–1 with goals from Steven Fletcher, Gary Hooper and Kieran Lee (his first game upon return from injury) respectively. A few days later, Wednesday defeated Brentford 2–1 at home, with Gary Hooper and Ross Wallace both scoring. Up next was an away game at Cardiff City, with The Owls denied a win after a last second equalising goal. A heavy 4–2 loss followed in the home fixture of the Steel City derby, and Wednesday would again lose in their next game away at struggling Birmingham City, who earned only their second win of the season by defeating Wednesday 1–0 to leave them 14th in the Championship.
October
At the start of October, Sheffield Wednesday beat local rivals Leeds United 3–0 at Hillsborough, thanks to a brace from Gary Hooper and a goal from Kieran Lee. Two successive away defeats to Bolton Wanderers and Derby County respectively followed, with the next home game resulting in a 1–1 draw against local rivals Barnsley. In their fifth and final game in October, Wednesday earned a 2–1 win at home against Millwall, with Adam Reach and Jordan Rhodes scoring for The Owls.
November
Wednesday started November with an away match at Villa Park, which ended in another 2–1 win for The Owls after winger Adam Reach and striker Jordan Rhodes both scored for the second game on the run. This match would ultimately prove to be the final victory at the club for manager Carlos Carvalhal, with Sheffield Wednesday failing to win another game during the rest of November, with three consecutive draws against Bristol City at Hillsborough and Ipswich Town and Reading away respectively.
December
December started with a 2–2 draw at Hillsborough against Hull City, with The Owls being denied the points in the very last minute of the game. Three consecutive losses followed to continue The Owls' disappointing run, losing 3–1 away at Norwich City away, 1–0 to Wolves and 2–1 to Middlesbrough at Hillsborough, with the latter being Carlos Carvalhal's final game in charge of the club. The Portuguese left the club by mutual consent on Christmas Eve, after two and a half seasons at the helm of the club.
Lee Bullen was appointed caretaker manager until a permanent appointment is made. Bullen's first came as caretaker resulted in a 3–0 victory over Nottingham Forest, with goals from Adam Reach, Jordan Rhodes and Lucas João. The Owls' final game of 2017 resulted in a 2–0 loss to Brentford at Griffin Park.
January
The Owls got off to a poor start in 2018, with a heavy 3–0 defeat at Hillsborough against Burton Albion.
On 5 January 2018, The Owls unveiled Jos Luhukay as the new manager of the club.[2] For The Owls' game in the FA Cup third round against Carlisle United, which ended as disappointing goalless draw, Luhukay watched from the crowd. Luhukay's first game in charge of the club was the reverse leg of the Steel City derby at Bramall Lane, which ended in a goalless draw and saw the dismissal of captain Glenn Loovens sent off after he received two yellow cards.
Sheffield Wednesday's first victory of 2018 came in their FA Cup third round replay at Hillsborough, which Wednesday won 2–0 after Marco Matias and Atdhe Nuhiu both found the target for The Owls. The reverse league fixture against Cardiff City ended in another goalless draw, despite Adam Reach, Jordan Rhodes and Lucas João all having opportunities to score. Wednesday then faced Reading at home in the fourth round of the FA Cup, which ended in a 3–1 victory for The Owls, thanks to a brace from striker Atdhe Nuhiu and winger George Boyd's first goal for the club.
January ended in another goalless draw in the league for The Owls, this time against Middlesbrough at The Riverside Stadium.
February
Wednesday lost their first league game of February, which was a 3–1 defeat at Hillsborough against Birmingham City. A 1–1 away draw against Barnsley followed, with The Owls picking up their only league win of the month, a 2–0 home win, against Derby County. The Owls then faced former manager Carlos Carvalhal's new team Swansea City in the fifth round of the FA Cup, earning a replay after a 0–0 draw at Hillsborough.
Two successive league defeats followed, 2–1 away against Millwall and 4–2 at home against Aston Villa, with The Owls being 2–1 at half time in the latter. The Owls then bowed out of the FA Cup after losing 2–0 in their FA Cup replay against Swansea City.
March
March saw Wednesday's poor form in the league continue, losing 4–0 to Bristol City and 2–1 to Ipswich Town, the former being The Owls' heaviest defeat of the season. A 1–1 draw against Bolton Wanderers at Hillsborough followed, before The Owls defeated fierce local rivals Leeds 2–1 thanks to a brace from Atdhe Nuhiu, who scored the winning goal in extra time. Sheffield Wednesday then won 4–1 at home against Preston North End, with Atdhe Nuhiu scoring twice and a goal each from Lucas João and Fernando Forestieri.
April
In Sheffield Wednesday's first league game of April, they won 3–1 at the Stadium of Light, with Lucas João, vice captain Tom Lees and Atdhe Nuhiu all scoring. Two successive losses followed, 1–0 against promotion challengers Fulham and 4–2 against Queens Park Rangers.
Wednesday then won their next two league games, with a rare Jordan Rhodes goal against Hull City enough to earn The Owls three points. In the next league fixture, which was against Reading at Hillsborough, Fernando Forestieri scored a brace with George Boyd also scoring in a 3–0 win. The final game of April was a 0–0 draw with Wolves.
May
Sheffield Wednesday ended the 2017/18 season with a 5–1 win over Norwich City at Hillsborough, with Atdhe Nuhiu scoring a hattrick and Fernando Forestieri and on-loan central defender Frederico Venâncio scoring a goal each. It was also Owls captain Glenn Loovens' final game for the club, with his contract expiring at the end of the season.
Player transfers & contracts
Transfers in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2017 | RM |  | George Boyd |  Burnley | Free | [3] |
| 30 August 2017 | CB |  | Joost van Aken | SC Heerenveen | Undisclosed | [4] |
| 18 January 2018 | CM | | Joey Pelupessy | Heracles Almelo | Undisclosed | [5] |
Transfers out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2017 | CB |  | Claude Dielna |  New England Revolution | Released | [a] |
| 1 July 2017 | LM | | Urby Emanuelson | FC Utrecht | Released | [b] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB |  | Darryl Lachman | Willem II | Released | [c] |
| 1 July 2017 | CB | | Vincent Sasso |  Belenenses | Released | [d] |
| 1 July 2017 | DM | | Jose Semedo | Vitória F.C. | Released | [e] |
| 1 July 2017 | RW |  | Modou Sougou | Free agent | Released | |
| 10 July 2017 | CM | | Filipe Melo | Chaves | Free transfer | [11] |
| 31 August 2017 | CM | | Lewis McGugan | Northampton Town | Released | [12][f] |
| 3 March 2018 | CM | | James Murphy | Los Angeles FC | Undisclosed | [14] |
- Claude Dielna joined New England Revolution following his release.[6]
- Urby Emanuelson joined FC Utrecht following his release.[7]
- Darryl Lachman joined Willem II following his release.[8]
- Vincent Sasso joined Belenenses following his release.[9]
- Jose Semedo joined Vitoria de Setúbal following his release.[10]
- Lewis McGugan joined Northampton Town following his release.[13]
Loans in
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2017 | CB | | Frederico Venâncio | Vitória de Setúbal | End of season | [15] |
| 31 August 2017 | CM | | Jacob Butterfield | Derby County | End of season | [16] |
Loans out
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2017 | FW | | Sam Winnall | Derby County | 30 June 2018 | [17] |
| 6 December 2017 | GK | | Cameron Dawson | Chesterfield | 20 December 2017 | [18] |
| 5 January 2018 | GK | | Jake Kean | Grimsby Town | 30 June 2018 | [19] |
| 31 January 2018 | MF | | Matt Penney | Mansfield Town | 30 June 2018 | [20] |
New contracts
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | Length | Expiry | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 June 2017 | GK | | Cameron Dawson | 3 years | June 2020 | [21] |
| 9 August 2017 | GK | | Joe Wildsmith | 5 years | June 2022 | [22] |
| 18 December 2017 | DF |  | Frederik Nielsen | 1 1⁄2 years | June 2019 | [23] |
| 4 January 2018 | MF | | Matt Penney | 1 1⁄2 years | June 2019 | [24] |
| 2 February 2018 | MF | | Alex Hunt | 2 1⁄2 years | June 2020 | [25] |
| 15 February 2018 | DF | | Jordan Thorniley | 3 1⁄2 years | June 2021 | [26] |
| 16 February 2018 | DF | | Connor O'Grady | 1 1⁄2 years | June 2019 | [27] |
| 16 February 2018 | MF | | Jack Stobbs | 2 1⁄2 years | June 2020 | [28] |
| 5 March 2018 | MF | | Connor Kirby | 2 1⁄2 years | June 2020 | [29] |
| 25 April 2018 | DF |  | Ash Baker | 2 1⁄2 years | June 2020 | [30] |
| 1 May 2018 | DF |  | Daniel Pudil | 1 years | June 2019 | [31] |
| 2 May 2018 | MF | | Warren Clark | 1 years | June 2019 | [32] |
| 2 May 2018 | MF | | Jack Lee | 2 years | June 2020 | [33] |
| 3 May 2018 | DF |  | Ciaran Brennan | — | — | [34] |
| 4 May 2018 | DF | | Joe West | 1 year | June 2019 | [35] |
| 10 May 2018 | FW |  | Atdhe Nuhiu | 2 years | June 2020 | [36] |
| 11 May 2018 | GK | | Dan Wallis | 1 year | June 2019 | [37] |
| 11 May 2018 | MF | | Ben Hughes | 1 year | June 2019 | [38] |
| 25 June 2018 | FW |  | Preslav Borukov | 2 years | June 2020 | [39] |
Competitions
Friendlies
As of 12 July 2017, Sheffield Wednesday have announced seven pre-season friendlies against Alfreton Town, Mansfield Town, Doncaster Rovers,[40] Portimonense,[41] Vitória de Setúbal[42] Farense[43] and Rangers.[44]
| 11 July 2017 | Alfreton Town | 0–5 | Sheffield Wednesday | Alfreton |
| 19:30 BST | Report | Rhodes  22', 24'Nuhiu 62'Reach 66'O'Grady 88' |
Stadium: North Street Attendance: 1,426 Referee: Nigel Smith |
| 15 July 2017 | Mansfield Town | 2–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Mansfield |
| 15:00 BST | Taft 32' Bennett 81' |
Report | Rhodes 11' Lees 53'João 84' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,319 Referee: John Brooks |
| 19 July 2017 | Portimonense | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Portimão, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST | Report | Reach 25' |
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão |
| 20 July 2017 | Farense | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Ferreiras, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST | Jorginho 90' |
Report | Fletcher 78' |
Stadium: Estádio da Nora |
| 22 July 2017 | Vitória de Setúbal | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Albufeira, Portugal |
| 20:00 WEST | Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira |
| 26 July 2017 | Doncaster Rovers | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Doncaster |
| 19:30 BST | Mandeville 43' |
Report | Winnall 30' Hooper 66' |
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,366 Referee: Darren England |
Championship
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Leeds United | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 64 | −5 | 60 |
| 14 | Norwich City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 60 |
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 57 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 58 | 70 | −12 | 56 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 53 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 59 | 60 | −1 | 57 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 29 | −7 |
Last updated: 6 May 2018.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[45][46]
| 5 August 2017 1 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Deepdale, Preston |
| 15:00 BST | Pearson  22'Hugill 67'Johnson 79' (pen.) |
Report | Forestieri 33' Bannan 55'Pudil 74' |
Stadium: Deepdale Stadium Attendance: 18,267 (5,706 away) Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 12 August 2017 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | QPR | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Winnall 48' |
Report | Mackie 23' Lynch 40'Bidwell 66'Scowen 82' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 25,537 (681 away) Referee: Chris Kavanagh |
| 16 August 2017 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Sunderland | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Jones 70' |
Report | Honeyman 4' Galloway 77' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 27,631 (2,714 away) Referee: Steve Martin |
| 19 August 2017 4 | Fulham | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Fulham, London |
| 15:00 BST | McDonald 72' Fredericks 90+1' |
Report | Fletcher 64' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 20,165 (3,108 away) Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 26 August 2017 5 | Burton Albion | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00 BST | Mason 65' |
Report | Hooper 36' Jones 86'Fox 90' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,084 (1,661 away) Referee: Darren Bond |
| 9 September 2017 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–1 | Nottingham Forest | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 17:30 BST | Hooper 23' Fletcher 63'Lee 70'Wallace 75' |
Report | Osborn 29' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 25,710 (2,302 away) Referee: Andy Madley |
| 12 September 2017 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Brentford | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 BST | Hooper 45+1' Wallace 70'Hunt 89'Rhodes 90+1'Lee 90+2' |
Report | Yennaris 9' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 23,536 (325 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 16 September 2017 8 | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Leckwith, Cardiff |
| 15:00 BST | Peltier 29' Bamba 90+4' |
Report | Hooper 39' Pudil 44'van Aken 62' |
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 19,137 (2,148 away) Referee: Lee Probert |
| 24 September 2017 9 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–4 | Sheffield United | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 13:15 BST | Bannan 12' Hooper 45+2'João 66' |
Report | Fleck 3', 90+1' Clarke 15', 77'Duffy 67'Basham 75' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 32,839 (2,945 away) Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 27 September 2017 10 | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Bordesley, Birmingham |
| 19:45 BST | Vassell 76' |
Report | Stadium: St Andrews Attendance: 20,365 (2,494 away) Referee: Steve Martin |
| 1 October 2017 11 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | Leeds United | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Hooper 25', 41' Lee 82'Palmer 90+5' |
Report | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 27,972 (4,600 away) Referee: Andy Madley |
| 14 October 2017 12 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Horwich, Bolton |
| 15:00 BST | Ameobi 10' Beevers 46'Hutchinson 61' (o.g.)Morais 68'Vela 84' |
Report | Hunt 39' Lee 68', 88'Hooper 84' |
Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 17,967 (4,797 away) Referee: David Coote |
| 21 October 2017 13 | Derby County | 2–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Pride Park, Derby |
| 15:00 BST | Vydra 5' (pen.) Nugent 45+2'Russell 48'Johnson 86' |
Report | Loovens  Lee 21'Reach 64' |
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,426 (3,154 away) Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 28 October 2017 14 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Barnsley | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 12:30 GMT | Reach 34', 87' van Aken 45' |
Report | Hammill 37' Barnes 67' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 27,097 (2,410 away) Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 31 October 2017 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | Millwall | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Reach 3' Rhodes 43' |
Report | Elliott 13' Cooper 53' 90+3' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 23,403 (367 away) Referee: James Linington |
| 4 November 2017 16 | Aston Villa | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Aston, Birmingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Samba 90+6' |
Report | Reach 1' Rhodes 23'Wallace 56' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 33,154 (2,718 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 18 November 2017 17 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | Bristol City | Hillsborough, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Fox 72' |
Report | Baker 90+1' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 25,916 (1,082 away) Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 22 November 2017 18 | Ipswich Town | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Ipswich |
| 19:45 GMT | Garner 48' Skuse 59'Waghorn 70' |
Report | Hooper 64' (pen.) Lee 77'Hunt 81'Nuhiu 90+4' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,702 (1,158 away) Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 25 November 2017 19 | Reading | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Reading |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Loovens 24' |
Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 18,382 (3,055 away) Referee: David Coote |
| 2 December 2017 20 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–2 | Hull City | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | van Aken 35' Reach 48'Hooper 45+1', 70', 85' |
Report | Campbell 21' Stewart 52'Larsson 71'Dawson 90+5' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 25,412 (1,783 away) Referee: Mike Jones |
| 9 December 2017 21 | Norwich City | 3–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Norwich |
| 17:30 GMT | Vrancic 48' Maddison 55'Klose 68'Oliveira 90+5' (pen.) |
Report | Rhodes 18' |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,561 (1,553 away) Referee: James Linington |
| 15 December 2017 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–1 | Wolves | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Butterfield 33' Fox 59'  86' |
Report | Jota 29' Neves 34' 82'Bennett 43' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 23,809 (1,267 away) Referee: Darren Bond |
| 23 December 2017 23 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2 | Middlesbrough | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Wallace 30' Palmer 33'van Aken 57' |
Report | Leadbitter  71'Howson 71'Shotton 83' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 27,471 (3,179 away) Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 26 December 2017 24 | Nottingham Forest | 0–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Nottingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Brereton 88' Mancienne 90+5' |
Report | Reach 5' Rhodes 45+1' (pen.)João 65' |
Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 28,635 (2,001 away) Referee: Andy Madley |
| 30 December 2017 25 | Brentford | 2–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Brentford, London |
| 15:00 GMT | Vibe 20' Sawyers 39'Jofezoon 83' |
Report | Wallace 39' Hutchinson 44'Pudil 49' |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,853 (1,645 away) Referee: David Coote |
| 1 January 2018 26 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–3 | Burton Albion | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Butterfield 6' Wallace 90+2' |
Report | Flanagan 37', 62' Dyer 50'Naylor 90' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 25,506 (387 away) Referee: Darren England |
| 12 January 2018 27 | Sheffield United | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Loovens 25' 64' Venâncio 44'Wallace 74'Nuhiu 86' |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 31,120 (2,218 away) Referee: David Coote |
| 20 January 2018 28 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | Cardiff City | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 17:30 GMT | Wallace 77' |
Report | Grujić 8' Bamba 40'Richards 90+2' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 23,277 (510 away) Referee: Roger East |
| 30 January 2018 29 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Thorniley 11' Reach 87' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,120 (1,261 away) Referee: James Linington |
| 3 February 2018 30 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–3 | Birmingham City | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Matias 38' João 54'Pudil 37' 68'Nuhiu 68' |
Report | Davis 8', 77' Jota 21', 45+5'Stockdale 36'Ndoye 79' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 25,648 (1,427 away) Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 10 February 2018 31 | Barnsley | 1–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Barnsley |
| 12:15 GMT | McBurnie 21' Hammill 45' |
Nuhiu 18', 19' Jones 79'Wallace 90+3' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 16,858 (4,069 away) Referee: Lee Probert |
| 13 February 2018 32 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Derby County | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | João 18', 47' Hunt 25'Loovens 81'Pudil 90' |
Report | Ledley 58' Vydra 68'Forsyth 90+4' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 24,180 (1,791 away) Referee: David Coote |
| 20 February 2018 33 | Millwall | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Bermondsey, London |
| 19:45 GMT | Gregory 52' Morison 63' |
Report | Pelupessy 42', 90+11' Venâncio 47'Reach 76'Nuhiu 90+7' |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,007 (1,502 away) Referee: Peter Bankes |
| 24 February 2018 34 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–4 | Aston Villa | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Clare 14' Pelupessy 32'João 45+2'Boyd 82'Pudil 90+6' |
Report | Grabban 21' Whelan 67'Hourihane 87'Snodgrass 90+3' (pen.) |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 28,604 (4,630 away) Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 3 March 2018 35 | Bristol City | 4–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Ashton Gate, Bristol |
| 15:00 GMT | Reid 13', 35', 62' (pen.) Pisano 22'Brownhill 43' |
Report | Pudil 20' Palmer 59'Reach 82' |
Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 22,022 (1,426 away) Referee: Tony Harrington |
| 6 March 2018 36 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Boyd 33' João 69' |
Report | Carter-Vickers 41' Waghorn 51', 83'Chambers 83' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 22,733 (536 away) Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 10 March 2018 37 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Boyd 78' |
Report | Wilbraham 90+3' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 26,809 (1,752 away) Referee: Darren Bond |
| 17 March 2018 38 | Leeds United | 1–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Leeds |
| 15:00 GMT | Grot 86' |
Report | Hutchinson 63' Nuhiu 13', 71', 90+1'Reach 74'Wildsmith 90' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 31,638 (2,039 away) Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 30 March 2018 39 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4–1 | Preston North End | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Hutchinson 1' Nuhiu 16', 50', 90+2'João 52'Forestieri 90+6' |
Report | Moult 72' Davies 90+5' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 26,588 (1,419 away) Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 2 April 2018 40 | Sunderland | 1–3 | Sheffield Wednesday | Sunderland |
| 15:00 BST | McGeady 50' Honeyman 61' |
Report | Bannan 40' João 59'Lees 68'Nuhiu 75' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,786 (2,600 away) Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 7 April 2018 41 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–1 | Fulham | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Pudil 85' Butterfield 90+1' |
Report | Mitrovic 78' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 25,653 (1,453 away) Referee: Steve Martin |
| 10 April 2018 42 | QPR | 4–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Shepherd's Bush, London |
| BST | Smyth 8' Bidwell 10'Sylla 15', 53' (pen.)Scowen 40' |
Report | Forestieri 61' Nuhiu 69'Pudil 86' |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,521 (1,529 away) Referee: Oliver Langford |
| 14 April 2018 43 | Hull City | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Kingston upon Hull |
| 15:00 BST | Hector 40' |
Report | Rhodes 18' Palmer 70' |
Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 16,417 (2,357 away) Referee: Scott Duncan |
| 21 April 2018 44 | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | Reading | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 15:00 BST | Forestieri 34', 73' Boyd 52' |
Report | Blackett 76' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 24,373 (341 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson |
| 28 April 2018 45 | Wolves | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 BST | Saiss 83' |
Report | Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 29,794 (2,193 away) Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 6 May 2018 46 | Sheffield Wednesday | 5–1 | Norwich City | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 12:30 BST | Nuhiu 14', 60', 90+3' (pen.), 28' Forestieri 30'Venâncio 58', Thorniley 89' |
Report | Klose 57', 83' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 28,189 (1,529 away) Referee: Robert Jones |
FA Cup
In the FA Cup, Sheffield Wednesday entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Carlisle United.[47] The first game ended in a goalless draw, with the replay taking place at Hillsborough on 16 January. In the fourth round, The Owls were drawn against Reading at home.
On 29 January 2018, Sheffield Wednesday were drawn against either Notts County or Swansea City in the fifth round draw.
| 6 January 2018 3rd round | Carlisle United | 0–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Carlisle |
| 15:00 GMT | Cosgrove 45' |
Report | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7,793 Referee: David Webb |
| 16 January 2018 3rd round replay | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Carlisle United | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Matias 28' Nuhiu 66' |
Report | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 12,003 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 26 January 2018 4th round | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–1 | Reading | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 19:45 GMT | Pelupessy 6' Matias 16'Nuhiu 29', 53'Boyd 61' |
Report | Ilori 83' Dawson 87' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 14,848 Referee: John Brooks |
| 17 February 2018 5th round | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | Swansea City | Owlerton, Sheffield |
| 12:30 GMT | Wallace 78' Reach 83' |
Report | van der Hoorn 65' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 19,427 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 27 February 2018 5th round replay | Swansea City | 2–0 | Sheffield Wednesday | Landore, Swansea |
| 19:45 GMT | J. Ayew 55' Dyer 80' |
Report | Rhodes 65' |
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Referee: Stuart Attwell |
EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Sheffield Wednesday were drawn at home to Chesterfield in the first round.[48] After winning their first-round game, The Owls were drawn against fellow EFL Championship side Bolton Wanderers on 10 August 2017.[49]
Squad statistics
Appearances
- As of 6 May 2018
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | IRL |
Keiren Westwood | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG |
Jack Hunt | 34 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | ENG |
David Jones | 33 | 1 | 21+6 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NED |
Joost van Aken | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ENG |
Kieran Lee | 15 | 3 | 10+5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | WAL |
Morgan Fox | 32 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO |
Jordan Rhodes | 34 | 7 | 17+13 | 5 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | ENG |
Jacob Butterfield | 23 | 0 | 12+8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO |
Steven Fletcher | 19 | 3 | 13+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | SCO |
Barry Bannan | 31 | 1 | 28+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | ENG |
Sam Winnall | 3 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | NED |
Glenn Loovens | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG |
Gary Hooper | 25 | 11 | 22+2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | ENG |
Tom Lees | 31 | 1 | 28+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO |
Liam Palmer | 26 | 0 | 17+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | KOS |
Atdhe Nuhiu | 32 | 14 | 15+11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | POR |
Lucas João | 34 | 9 | 18+12 | 9 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | POR |
Marco Matias | 14 | 1 | 2+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ENG |
Adam Reach | 52 | 4 | 45 | 4 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO |
George Boyd | 25 | 3 | 13+7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG |
Sam Hutchinson | 9 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | WAL |
Ash Baker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ENG |
Cameron Dawson | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG |
Connor O'Grady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | ENG |
Joe Wildsmith | 29 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG |
Connor Kirby | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | NED |
Joey Pelupessy | 20 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SCO |
Ross Wallace | 30 | 3 | 24+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | DEN |
Frederik Nielsen | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | CZE |
Daniel Pudil | 31 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ENG |
Sean Clare | 5 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | ENG |
Jordan Thorniley | 11 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF |  SUI |
Almen Abdi | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | ENG |
Jack Stobbs | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | FW |  ITA |
Fernando Forestieri | 11 | 5 | 6+4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | POR |
Frederico Venâncio | 25 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
- As of 6 May 2018
Includes all competitive matches.
| Rank | Pos. | Nat. | No. | Player | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | |
17 | Atdhe Nuhiu | 11 | 3 | – | 14 |
| 2 | FW | |
14 | Gary Hooper | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 3 | FW | |
18 | Lucas João | 9 | 0 | – | 9 |
| 4 | FW | |
7 | Jordan Rhodes | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | FW | |
45 | Fernando Forestieri | 4 | 0 | – | 4 |
| MF | |
20 | Adam Reach | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | |
| 7 | MF | |
21 | George Boyd | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
| FW | |
9 | Steven Fletcher | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| MF | |
5 | Kieran Lee | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | |
| 10 | MF | |
33 | Ross Wallace | 2 | 0 | – | 2 |
| 11 | MF | |
10 | Barry Bannan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | |
38 | Sean Clare | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| DF | |
23 | Sam Hutchinson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | |
3 | David Jones | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| DF | |
15 | Tom Lees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | |
19 | Marco Matias | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | |
| MF | |
32 | Joey Pelupessy | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| FW | |
11 | Sam Winnall | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 5 | 6 | 59 | ||||
Disciplinary record
- As of 6 May 2018
| No. | Pos. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | | |||
| 12 | DF | Glenn Loovens | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | DF | Daniel Pudil | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Morgan Fox | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | Marco Matias | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 33 | MF | Ross Wallace | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Atdhe Nuhiu | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Adam Reach | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Jack Hunt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Barry Bannan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Kieran Lee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Joost van Aken | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Jacob Butterfield | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Sam Hutchinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Liam Palmer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | Joey Pelupessy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | George Boyd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Gary Hooper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | David Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | Jordan Thorniley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | Frederico Venâncio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | FW | Fernando Forestieri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Jordan Rhodes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | Joe Wildsmith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Clean sheets
- As of 6 May 2018
| No. | Nat. | Player | Matches Played | Clean Sheet % | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | | Cameron Dawson | 6 | 66.66% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 | | Joe Wildsmith | 29 | 24.13% | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | | Keiren Westwood | 18 | 20.83% | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | | Jake Kean | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards
Player of the Month
Player of the Month awards for the 2017–18 season.
| Month | First | % | Second | % | Third | % | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | Not awarded | ||||||
| September | Gary Hooper |
89% | Barry Bannan |
4% | Kieran Lee |
3% | [50] |
| October | Adam Reach |
42% | Barry Bannan |
33% | Gary Hooper |
10% | [51] |
| November | Barry Bannan |
55% | Adam Reach |
20% | Atdhe Nuhiu and Keiren Westwood |
7% | [52] |
| December | Not awarded | ||||||
| January | Joe Wildsmith |
40% | Atdhe Nuhiu |
28% | Frederico Venancio |
15% | [53] |
| February | Lucas Joao |
34% | Adam Reach |
21% | Sean Clare |
20% | [54] |
| March | Atdhe Nuhiu |
85% |  - |
- | - |
- | [55] |
Player of the Year
| First | % | Second | % | Third | % | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Reach |
55% | Atdhe Nuhiu |
30% | Joe Wildsmith |
7% | [56] |