2016–17 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

The 2016–17 season is Sheffield Wednesday's fifth consecutive season in the Championship.[1] Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and League Cup.

Sheffield Wednesday
2016–17 season
ChairmanDejphon Chansiri
Head coachCarlos Carvalhal
EFL Championship4th
FA Cup3rd Round (Eliminated by Middlesbrough)
League Cup1st Round (Eliminated by Cambridge United)
Play-offsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Fernando Forestieri (12)
All:
Fernando Forestieri (12)
Highest home attendance33,861 (vs Fulham; Championship)
Lowest home attendance24,151 (vs Bristol City; Championship)
Average home league attendance27,129

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Overview

August

Sheffield Wednesday started the 2016–17 season with a 1–0 win at home against recently relegated Aston Villa, thanks to a late Fernando Forestieri goal. The Owls' run in the League Cup did not last long as they lost 2–1 at Cambridge United after extra time, with Lucas João scoring for Sheffield Wednesday. In the next four league games The Owls managed just two points, with a 0–0 draw away to Norwich followed by a 3–1 away loss at Burton Albion, a 2–0 home loss to Leeds United and a 1–1 draw away to Brentford.

September

The Owls got off to a winning start in September with a 2–1 win over Wigan Athletic at Hillsborough. Steven Fletcher equalised for Sheffield Wednesday, scoring his first competitive goal for the club, whilst Fernando Forestieri scored the winning goal. Another home win followed with a 3–2 win over Bristol City thanks to Kieran Lee's 96th minute winning goal. The Owls' only loss in September came against Birmingham City losing 2–1 at St Andrews. This was followed by two successive victories, 2–1 at home against Nottingham Forest and 1–0 away against Blackburn Rovers.

October

The Owls lost their first game of October, a 2–1 loss at home against Brighton & Hove Albion. After the international break, Sheffield Wednesday got their first win of the month against Huddersfield Town thanks to Fernando Forestieri's 68th-minute penalty which was the only goal of the game. In the next game, a mid-week fixture, The Owls left the Cardiff City Stadium with a point after a 1–1 draw, with Daniel Pudil scoring the equalising goal. A few days later, Gary Hooper's 40th-minute goal was enough for Sheffield Wednesday to get all three points in their home game against Queens Park Rangers.

November

With only three games in November, The Owls managed four points out of a possible nine. Despite managing to equalise after just four minutes of going 1–0 down against Ipswich Town at home, Sheffield Wednesday eventually lost 2–1. The Owls drew 1–1 away against Fulham in their next game, despite leading for most of the game thanks to a goal from Fernando Forestieri after just 10 minutes. In their final game of November, Sheffield Wednesday beat Wolves 2–0 at Hillsborough, with Fernando Forestieri scoring a penalty and Kieran Lee scoring The Owls' second goal.

December

In a game which saw three players dismissed (Forestieri for The Owls and Beckford and Doyle for Preston North End), Sheffield Wednesday managed to take all three points with a 2–1 victory, with Fernando Forestieri and Steven Fletcher on the score sheet, the latter scoring from a penalty kick after on-loan winger Will Buckley was fouled in the penalty area by opposition goalkeeper Chris Maxwell. After a 2–1 away to Reading, Sheffield Wednesday won all of their next three games, with a 2–0 home win against local rivals Barnsley, a 1–0 home win against local rivals Rotherham United and a 1–0 away win against league table leaders Newcastle United, with team captain Glenn Loovens scoring the winning goal, his first for the club. In The Owls' final game of 2016, Adam Reach scored a late equaliser against Preston North End, his first goal for the club.

January

In Sheffield Wednesday's first match of 2017, the result was a 0–0 draw at Hillsborough against Wolves. This was followed by a 3–0 away defeat to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup, entering and exiting the tournament in the 3rd Round. In Sheffield Wednesday's next EFL Championship match, a goal each from Ross Wallace and Fernando Forestieri (both in the second half) gave The Owls a 2–0 victory against local rivals Huddersfield Town, extending Wednesday's unbeaten run in the league to six games. This run was ended after a 2–1 away loss to Brighton & Hove Albion, which was followed by a 2–2 draw away to Bristol City.

February

The Owls got February off to a winning start, with a 1–0 win at the DW Stadium against Wigan Athletic, thanks to a Ross Wallace goal. Two home games followed, with a 3–0 win over Birmingham City followed by a 2–1 win over Blackburn Rovers. In the following game, away to Nottingham Forest, Sheffield Wednesday extended their winning run to four games after a 2–1 win, with goals from Almen Abdi (his first for the club) and Fernando Forestieri for The Owls. Wednesday would then end February with back-to-back losses, 2–1 against Brentford and 1–0 at play-off rivals Leeds United, ending the Owls four match unbeaten run in acrimonious fashion. The Owls were in sixth place with twelve games to go at the end of this month, two points behind fifth placed Reading and five ahead of seventh placed Fulham, albeit a game ahead.

March

Sheffield Wednesday got March off to a winning start in style, with a 5– home win against Norwich City, with goals from Fernando Forestieri, Morgan Fox, Ross Wallace and a brace from January signing Jordan Rhodes. It was also the club's biggest win of the season, beating the previous month's 3–0 home win against Birmingham City. A 1–1 draw at home to Burton Albion was followed by two successive 2–0 defeats, one at home to Reading and another away to Aston Villa, giving The Owls just four points out of twelve in March and losing their five-point advantage over seventh placed Fulham.

April

A 1–1 draw away at Barnsley saw The Owls drop into seventh place for the first time in ten matches, although amends were quickly made with a 2–0 victory over already relegated local rivals Rotherham United, thanks to a brace from Steven Fletcher. This result was followed by four further victories for Sheffield Wednesday, 2–1 at home against Newcastle United, 1–0 at home against Cardiff City thanks to a late Fernando Forestieri header and two successive 2–1 victories, one away to Queens Park Rangers and another at home to Derby County, with Steven Fletcher scoring his fourth goal in as many games in the latter. Following the game against Derby County, Sheffield Wednesday were in fourth place in the league table, their highest position in the whole of the 2016–17 season. The Owls remained unbeaten in April, ending the month with a 1–0 away win at Ipswich Town, with the game's solitary goal coming from Owls midfielder Kieran Lee.

May

With The Owls' play off place confirmed, after the Ipswich game, a much changed starting line up was fielded in the 2–1 home loss to Fulham. At the end of the league season, Sheffield Wednesday finished in fourth place.

Players

Transfers in
Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016FWSteven FletcherSunderlandFree transfer[2]
18 July 2016GKJake KeanNorwich CityFree transfer[3]
28 July 2016MFAlmen AbdiWatford£3,000,000[4][5]
28 July 2016DFDaniel PudilWatford£2,000,000[4]
16 August 2016CMDavid JonesBurnley£2,600,000[6]
19 August 2016CBVincent SassoBragaUndisclosed[7]
31 August 2016MFAdam ReachMiddlesbrough£5,000,000[8][9]
6 September 2016DFUrby EmanuelsonHellas VeronaFree transfer[10]
6 January 2017LBMorgan FoxCharlton AthleticUndisclosed[11]
13 January 2017FWSam WinnallBarnsleyUndisclosed[12]

Transfers out
Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
16 July 2016GKLewis PriceRotherham UnitedFree transfer[13]
30 August 2016CFCaolan LaverySheffield UnitedFree transfer[14]
31 August 2016DFMarnick VermijlPreston North EndUndisclosed[15]
23 September 2016MFJérémy HélanRetiredN/A[16]
12 January 2017CFSergiu BușAstra GiurgiuFree transfer[17]

    Loans in
    Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
    5 August 2016FWWill BuckleySunderlandEnd of Season[18]
    1 January 2017FWCallum McManamanWest BromEnd of Season[19]
    31 January 2017FWJordan RhodesMiddlesbroughEnd of Season[nb 1][20]

    Loans out
    Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
    9 August 2016GKCameron DawsonWycombe Wanderers16 August 2016[21]
    19 August 2016CBDarryl LachmanWillem IIEnd of Season[22]
    1 January 2017GKJake KeanMansfield TownEnd of Season[23]
    18 January 2017DMFilipe MeloPaços de FerreiraEnd of Season[24]
    20 January 2017CMSean ClareAccrington StanleyEnd of Season[25]
    30 January 2017FWLucas JoãoBlackburn RoversEnd of Season[26]
    31 January 2017RWModou SougouMoreirenseEnd of Season[27]

    Transfer summary

    New contracts
    Date from Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
    4 July 2016MFJosé Semedo1 yearJune 2017[28]
    13 July 2016MFRoss Wallace2 yearsJune 2018[29]
    27 July 2016MFKieran Lee3 yearsJune 2019[30]
    5 August 2016GKKeiren Westwood3 yearsJune 2019[31]
    8 August 2016DFTom Lees5 yearsJune 2021[32]
    26 October 2016DFLiam Palmer3 yearsJune 2019[33]
    10 January 2017FWFernando Forestieri3½ yearsJune 2020[34]
    10 January 2017MFSam Hutchinson3½ yearsJune 2020[35]

    Débuts

    Players making their first team Sheffield Wednesday début in a competitive match.

    No Pos Player Date Opponents Ground Ref
    7 MF Almen Abdi 7 August 2016 Aston Villa Hillsborough Stadium [36]
    6 FW Steven Fletcher 7 August 2016 Aston Villa Hillsborough Stadium [36]
    29 DF Connor O'Grady 9 August 2016 Cambridge United Abbey Stadium [37]
    38 MF Will Buckley 9 August 2016 Cambridge United Abbey Stadium [37]
    48 MF James Murphy 9 August 2016 Cambridge United Abbey Stadium [37]
    46 FW George Hirst 9 August 2016 Cambridge United Abbey Stadium [37]
    3 MF David Jones 20 August 2016 Leeds United Hillsborough Stadium [38]
    9 MF Adam Reach 10 September 2016 Wigan Athletic Hillsborough Stadium [39]
    25 GK Cameron Dawson 19 October 2016 Cardiff City Cardiff City Stadium [40]
    10 MF Callum McManaman 2 January 2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers Hillsborough Stadium [41]
    11 FW Sam Winnall 14 January 2017 Huddersfield Town Hillsborough Stadium [42]
    43 DF Morgan Fox 31 January 2017 Bristol City Ashton Gate [43]|-
    17 FW Jordan Rhodes 3 February 2017 Wigan Athletic DW Stadium [44]
    26 DF Urby Emanuelson 7 May 2017 Fulham Hillsborough Stadium [45]

    Competitions

    Pre-season friendlies

    Sheffield Wednesday played five friendly games as part of their pre-season.

    13 July 2016 (2016-07-13) FriendlyAlfreton Town1–1Sheffield WednesdayAlfreton
    19:30 BST Clayton  90' Report Bannan  56' Stadium: Impact Arena
    Attendance: 1,176
    Referee: Jamie O'Connor
    16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) FriendlyChesterfield0–2Sheffield WednesdayChesterfield
    13:00 BST Lee  9'
    Forestieri  28'    		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
    Attendance: 4,063
    Referee: Mark Haywood
    20 July 2016 (2016-07-20) FriendlySheffield Wednesday1–0BenficaOwlerton, Sheffield
    19:30 BST Forestieri  23' Report Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 12,207
    Referee: Andrew Madley
    24 July 2016 (2016-07-24) FriendlyNacional0–4Sheffield WednesdayAlbufeira, Portugal
    20:00 BST Report Forestieri  44'
    Hooper  67', 72'
    Fletcher  87'    		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
    Referee: Fernando Santos
    31 July 2016 (2016-07-31) FriendlySheffield Wednesday3–0Port ValeOwlerton, Sheffield
    16:30 BST Lees  19'
    Forestieri  51'
    Abdi  57'    		 Report Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 6,711
    Referee: Craig Pawson

    Championship

    Sheffield Wednesday will compete in the Football League Championship for the 2016–17 season.

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
    2 Brighton & Hove Albion (P) 46 28 9 9 74 40 +34 93 Promotion to the Premier League
    3 Reading 46 26 7 13 68 64 +4 85 Qualification for the Championship play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
    4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 9 13 60 45 +15 81
    5 Huddersfield Town (O, P) 46 25 6 15 56 58 −2 81
    6 Fulham 46 22 14 10 85 57 +28 80
    Source: English Football League, Soccerway
    Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.
    (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
    Notes:
    1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

    Results summary
    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    46 24 9 13 60 45  +15 81 15 2 6 36 22  +14 9 7 7 24 23  +1

    Last updated: 7 May 2017.
    Source: [46]

    Results by round
    Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
    GroundHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAAAHHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAH
    ResultWDLLDWWLWWLWDWLLDWWLWWWDDWLDWWWWLLWDLLDWWWWWWL
    Position98141719169141179765710965666666667666666666676665444
    Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. Source: BBC Sport
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    All fixtures are subject to change.[47]

    Matches
    August
    7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 1Sheffield Wednesday1–0Aston VillaOwlerton, Sheffield
    16:30 BST Hutchinson  30'
    Wallace  45'
    Lees  45+4'
    Forestieri  85'    		 Report Elphick  41'
    Gardner  45+5'
    Baker  66'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 30,060 (4,494 away)
    Referee: Stephen Martin
    Note: Live on Sky Sports
    13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 2Norwich City0–0Sheffield WednesdayNorwich
    17:30 BST Bennett  55' Report Abdi  64' Stadium: Carrow Road
    Attendance: 26,236 (1,608 away)
    Referee: Andy Woolmer
    16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 3Burton Albion3–1Sheffield WednesdayBurton upon Trent
    19:45 BST McFadzean  7'
    Irvine  45+2'
    Dyer  77'
    Turner  90'    		 Report Hunt  7'
    Hooper  12' (pen.)    		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
    Attendance: 4,997 (1,739 away)
    Referee: Neil Swarbrick
    20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 4Sheffield Wednesday0–2Leeds UnitedOwlerton, Sheffield
    12:30 BST Bannan  40' Report Vieira  60'
    Antonsson  63'
    Bridcutt  79'
    Wood  85'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 29,075 (3,887 away)
    Referee: Simon Hooper
    27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 5Brentford1–1Sheffield WednesdayBrentford, W. London
    15:00 BST Vibe  41'  88'  54'
    Sawyers  52'
    Dean  90+4'    		 Report Jones  61'  73'
    Hutchinson  90+2'    		 Stadium: Griffin Park
    Attendance: 9,677 (1,650 away)
    September
    10 September 2016 6Sheffield Wednesday2–1Wigan AthleticOwlerton, Sheffield
    15:00 BST Fletcher  29'
    Forestieri  34',  62'    		 Report Power  3'
    Grigg  5'
    Garbutt  23'
    Jacobs  73'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 24,860 (885 away)
    Referee: David Coote
    13 September 2016 7Sheffield Wednesday3–2Bristol CityOwlerton, Sheffield
    19:45 BST Fletcher  52'
    Hutchinson  59'
    Bannan  75'
    Lee  90+6',  90+7'    		 Report Abraham  33', 39'
    O'Neil  42'  61'
    Flint  61'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 24,151 (407 away)
    Referee: Darren Bond
    17 September 2016 8Birmingham City2–1Sheffield WednesdayBordesley, Birmingham
    17:30 BST Gleeson  50'
    Donaldson  81' (pen.)
    Jutkiewicz  90+2'    		 Report Loovens  56'
    Hooper  76'
    Westwood  80'    		 Stadium: St Andrew's
    Attendance: 16,786 (2,134 away)
    Referee: Scott Duncan
    24 September 2016 9Sheffield Wednesday2–1Nottingham ForestOwlerton, Sheffield
    15:00 BST Lee  68', 90+1'
    Abdi  90+4'    		 Report Lansbury  35',  90+6'
    Osborn  90+2'
    Lichaj  90+7'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 27,350 (2,617 away)
    Referee: Kevin Friend
    27 September 2016 10Blackburn Rovers0–1Sheffield WednesdayBlackburn
    19:45 BST Report Fletcher  22' Stadium: Ewood Park
    Attendance: 12,844 (2,752 away)
    Referee: Simon Hooper
    October
    1 October 2016 11Sheffield Wednesday1–2Brighton & Hove AlbionOwlerton, Sheffield
    15:00 BST Hooper  90+5' Report Baldock  26',  63'
    Duffy  35'
    Bruno  51'
    Knockaert  73',  74'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 25,605 (691 away)
    Referee: Oliver Langford
    16 October 2016 12Huddersfield Town0–1Sheffield WednesdayHuddersfield
    12:00 BST Kachunga  38' Report Forestieri  68' (pen.)
    Hooper  70'
    Hutchinson  73'    		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
    Attendance: 22,368 (2,000 away)
    Referee: Graham Scott
    19 October 2016 13Cardiff City1–1Sheffield WednesdayLeckwith, Cardiff
    19:45 BST Whittingham  9'
    Morrison  39'    		 Report Lee  45'
    Pudil  55'    		 Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
    Attendance: 15,887 (1,020 away)
    Referee: Darren Bond
    22 October 2016 14Sheffield Wednesday1–0Queens Park RangersOwlerton, Sheffield
    15:00 BST Hooper  40'
    Pudil  77'    		 Report Borysiuk  13'
    Gladwin  17'
    Onuoha  85'
    Hamalainen  90+1'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 25,903 (542 away)
    Referee: Chris Kavanagh
    29 October 2016 15Derby County2–0Sheffield WednesdayPride Park, Derby
    15:00 BST Christie  17'
    Pearce  67'
    Ince  82'    		 Report Palmer  51'
    Hutchinson  66'
    Nuhiu  90+1'    		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
    Attendance: 30,064 (3,104 away)
    Referee: James Linington
    November
    5 November 2016 16Sheffield Wednesday1–2Ipswich TownOwlerton, Sheffield
    15:00 GMT Hooper  36'
    Fletcher  59'    		 Report Lawrence  32'
    Chambers  56',  87'
    Ward  88'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 25,851 (656 away)
    Referee: Andy Madley
    19 November 2016 17Fulham1–1Sheffield WednesdayFulham, S. W. London
    15:00 GMT Johansen  34'
    Parker  79'
    Malone  90+1'    		 Report Forestieri  10'
    Hutchinson  27'
    Wallace  41'
    Fletcher  82'    		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
    Attendance: 20,255 (3,884 away)
    Referee: Geoff Eltringham
    26 November 2016 18Wolverhampton Wanderers0–2Sheffield WednesdayWolverhampton
    15:00 GMT Iorfa  59'
    Price  90+1'    		 Report Forestieri  15' (pen.)
    Lee  29'
    Reach  90+1'    		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
    Attendance: 27,293 (2,416 away)
    Referee: Jeremy Simpson
    December
    3 December 2016 19Sheffield Wednesday2–1Preston North EndOwlerton, Sheffield
    15:00 GMT Forestieri  9',  65'
    Lee  58'
    Fletcher  79' (pen.)    		 Report Doyle  82',  90'
    Beckford  90'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 24,843 (801 away)
    Referee: Scott Duncan
    10 December 2016 20Reading2–1Sheffield WednesdayReading
    15:00 GMT Evans  44'
    Van den Berg  48'
    Beerens  57', 76'
    McShane  80'    		 Report Nuhiu  29'
    Lee  72'
    Hutchinson  73'
    Wallace  79'
    Loovens  80'
    Fletcher  90+2'    		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
    Attendance: 18,153 (2,296 away)
    Referee: Tony Harrington
    13 December 2016 21Sheffield Wednesday2–0BarnsleyOwlerton, Sheffield
    19:45 GMT MacDonald  37' (o.g)
    Bannan  45+1'
    João  50'
    Hutchinson  80'    		 Report Morsy  40'
    Hammill  82'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 27,248 (2,618 away)
    Referee: Peter Bankes
    17 December 2016 22Sheffield Wednesday1–0Rotherham UnitedOwlerton, Sheffield
    15:00 GMT Fletcher  55',  90+4' (pen.) Report Fisher  86'
    Mattock  90+3'
    Wood  90+3'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 27,242 (1,113 away)
    Referee: Tim Robinson
    26 December 2016 23Newcastle United0–1Sheffield WednesdayNewcastle upon Tyne
    19:45 GMT Hayden  52' Report Bannan  30'
    Pudil  35'
    Loovens  53'
    Reach  70'
    Hutchinson  76'
    Wallace  85'
    Palmer  90+5'    		 Stadium: St James' Park
    Attendance: 52,179 (3,086 away)
    Referee: Paul Tierney
    31 December 2016 24Preston North End1–1Sheffield WednesdayDeepdale, Preston
    15:00 GMT Pearson  75'
    Hutchinson  77' (o.g.)    		 Report Fletcher  73'
    Reach  90+4'    		 Stadium: Deepdale
    Attendance: 14,802 (4,408 away)
    Referee: Andy Woolmer
    January
    2 January 2017 25Sheffield Wednesday0–0Wolverhampton WanderersOwlerton, Sheffield
    15:00 GMT Hutchinson  60' Report Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 30,549 (1,021 away)
    Referee: Simon Hooper
    14 January 2017 26Sheffield Wednesday2–0Huddersfield TownOwlerton, Sheffield
    15:00 GMT Pudil  43'
    Wallace  54'
    Forestieri  90+2'    		 Report Payne  70' Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 28,173 (2,842 away)
    Referee: Graham Scott
    20 January 2017 27Brighton & Hove Albion2–1Sheffield WednesdayFalmer, Brighton
    19:45 GMT Pocognoli  29'
    Knockaert  34', 85'
    Murray  64'    		 Report Dunk  45' (o.g.)
    Hutchinson  53'  90+6'
    Lees  80'
    Wallace  87'
    Fletcher  89'    		 Stadium: Falmer Stadium
    Attendance: 27,162 (1,139 away)
    Referee: Stuart Attwell
    31 January 2017 28Bristol City2–2Sheffield WednesdayAshton Gate, Bristol
    19:45 GMT Tomlin  31' (pen.)
    Abraham  70'    		 Report Forestieri  17'
    Loovens  34'
    Lees  37'
    Bannan  45+3'
    Wallace  51'
    Reach  75'    		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
    Attendance: 17,438 (1,421 away)
    Referee: Oliver Langford
    February
    3 February 2017 29Wigan Athletic0–1Sheffield WednesdayWigan, Greater Manchester
    19:45 GMT Morsy  85' Report Wallace  43'
    Hunt  62'    		 Stadium: DW Stadium
    Attendance: 13,037 (2,548 away)
    Referee: Steve Martin
    10 February 2017 30Sheffield Wednesday3–0Birmingham CityOwlerton, Sheffield
    19:45 GMT Rhodes  9'
    Winnall  80'
    Reach  86'    		 Report Kieftenbeld  59'
    Davis  61'
    Robinson  87'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 24,805 (978 away)
    Referee: Christopher Kavanagh
    14 February 2017 31Sheffield Wednesday2–1Blackburn RoversOwlerton, Sheffield
    19:45 GMT Sasso  18', 44'
    Hutchinson  33'
    Bannan  45+4'
    Reach  89'    		 Report Graham  20'
    Akpan  86'
    Bennett  90+2'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 24,603 (341 away)
    Referee: Scott Duncan
    18 February 2017 32Nottingham Forest1–2Sheffield WednesdayWest Bridgford
    15:00 GMT Lichaj  32'
    Ward  57'
    Osborn  60'
    Fox  90+5'    		 Report Westwood  26'
    Abdi  28',  30'
    Forestieri  52',  53'
    Hunt  78'    		 Stadium: City Ground
    Attendance: 20,164 (1,922 away)
    Referee: Andy Madley
    21 February 2017 33Sheffield Wednesday1–2BrentfordOwlerton, Sheffield
    19:45 GMT Forestieri  41',  90+3' Report Egan  35'
    Dean  44',  90+4'
    Yennaris  84'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 25,014 (153 away)
    Referee: Darren Bond
    25 February 2017 34Leeds United1–0Sheffield WednesdayLeeds
    12:30 GMT Wood  24',  90+2'
    Jansson  41'
    Doukara  53'
    O'Kane  70'
    Bridcutt  87'    		 Report Sasso  31'
    Wallace  63'    		 Stadium: Elland Road
    Attendance: 35,093 (2,746 away)
    Referee: Mike Jones
    March
    4 March 2017 35Sheffield Wednesday5–1Norwich CityOwlerton, Sheffield
    15:00 GMT Wallace  15'
    Rhodes  22', 54'
    Fox  41'
    Forestieri  66'    		 Report Jerome  38'
    Klose  46'
    Naismith  56'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 28,178 (1,736 away)
    Referee: Andy Davies
    7 March 2017 36Sheffield Wednesday1–1Burton AlbionOwlerton, Sheffield
    19:45 GMT Wallace  16' Report Irvine  24'
    McFadzean  52'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 24,929 (223 away)
    Referee: Peter Bankes
    11 March 2017 37Aston Villa2–0Sheffield WednesdayAston, Birmingham
    15:00 GMT Baker  4'
    Amavi  32'
    Kodjia  34', 79'
    Hourihane  76'    		 Report Loovens  18'
    Sasso  48'    		 Stadium: Villa Park
    Attendance: 31,143 (2,764 away)
    Referee: Lee Probert
    17 March 2017 38Sheffield Wednesday0–2ReadingOwlerton, Sheffield
    19:45 GMT Report Kermorgant  13'
    Blackett  25'
    Obita  64'
    Popa  90+4'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 26,072 (443 away)
    Referee: Geoff Eltringham
    April
    1 April 2017 39Barnsley1–1Sheffield WednesdayBarnsley
    15:00 BST Hammill  61'
    Kent  76'
    MacDonald  90+3',  90+4'    		 Report Winnall  50',  75'
    Reach  90+1'
    Jack Hunt  90+2'    		 Stadium: Oakwell
    Attendance: 18,003 (5,009 away)
    Referee: Kevin Friend
    4 April 2017 40Rotherham United0–2Sheffield WednesdayRotherham
    19:45 BST Vaulks  64'
    Newell  76'    		 Report Fletcher  19', 44' Stadium: New York Stadium
    Attendance: 10,669 (2,573 away)
    Referee: Tony Harrington
    8 April 2017 41Sheffield Wednesday2–1Newcastle UnitedOwlerton, Sheffield
    17:30 BST Bannan  18'
    Lees  59'
    Fletcher  68'
    Wallace  70'    		 Report Diamé  44'
    Shelvey  88'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 28,883 (3,100 away)
    Referee: Stuart Attwell
    14 April 2017 42Sheffield Wednesday1–0Cardiff CityOwlerton, Sheffield
    15:00 BST Forestieri  84' Report Hoilett  42' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 28,007 (361 away)
    Referee: David Coote
    17 April 2017 43Queens Park Rangers1–2Sheffield WednesdayShepherd's Bush, London
    15:00 BST Sylla  20'
    Perch  76'    		 Report Reach  12',  61'
    Pudil  31'    		 Stadium: Loftus Road
    Attendance: 15,708 (3,198 away)
    Referee: Andy Davies
    22 April 2017 44Sheffield Wednesday2–1Derby CountyOwlerton, Sheffield
    15:00 BST Reach  53'
    Fletcher  58'
    Hooper  64'    		 Report Bent  48'
    Hughes  57'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 28,889 (1,623 away)
    Referee: Paul Tierney
    29 April 2017 45Ipswich Town0–1Sheffield WednesdayIpswich
    15:00 BST Skuse  39' Report Lee  77' Stadium: Portman Road
    Attendance: 19,000 (2,003 away)
    Referee: James Adcock
    May
    7 May 2017 46Sheffield Wednesday1–2FulhamOwlerton, Sheffield
    13:30 BST Winnall  9'
    Matias  45+1'    		 Report Kebano  25', 79'
    Kalas  59'    		 Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
    Attendance: 33,861 (3,716 away)
    Referee: Graham Scott

    Play-offs

    As a result of The Owls finishing in fourth place, they qualified for the play-offs for the second consecutive season. In the play-off semi finals, Sheffield Wednesday played against fifth-placed local rivals Huddersfield Town.

    14 May 2017 (2017-05-14) Semi final (1st leg)Huddersfield Town0–0Sheffield WednesdayHuddersfield
    12:00 BST Smith  28' Report Wallace  34'
    Hunt  61'
    Jones  74'
    Reach  90'    		 Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
    Attendance: 20,357
    Referee: Paul Tierney
    17 May 2017 (2017-05-17) Semi final (2nd leg)Sheffield Wednesday1–1 (a.e.t.)
    (1–1 agg.)
    (3–4 p)    		Huddersfield TownOwlerton, Sheffield
    19:45 BST Hutchinson  24'
    Fletcher  51'
    Bannan  87'    		 Report Hogg  44'
    Hefele  63'
    Lees  73' (o.g.)    		 Stadium: Hillsborough
    Attendance: 32,625
    Referee: Andre Marriner
    Penalties
    Hutchinson
    Bannan
    Lee
    Hunt
    Forestieri     		Löwe
    Hefele
    Wells
    Mooy
    Payne

    EFL Cup
    Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

    Sheffield Wednesday competed in the 2016–17 EFL Cup for one round. They were eliminated 2–1 by Cambridge United.

    9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 1st roundCambridge United2–1 (a.e.t.)Sheffield WednesdayCambridge
    19:45 BST Mingoia  90+1'
    Maris  90+4'
    Berry  118'    		 Report João  52'
    Hélan  105'    		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
    Attendance: 4,170
    Referee: Keith Stroud

    FA Cup
    Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

    Sheffield Wednesday entered the FA Cup in the third round, where they lost to Middlesbrough.

    8 January 2017 (2017-01-08) 3rd roundMiddlesbrough3–0Sheffield WednesdayMiddlesbrough
    15:00 BST Negredo  23',  67'
    De Roon  48',  90+1'
    Leadbitter  58',  60'
    Ayala  59'    		 Report Fletcher  27'
    Bannan  57'    		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
    Attendance: 23,661
    Referee: David Coote

    Overview
    Competition Record
    G W D L GF GA GD Win %
    Championship 46 24 9 13 60 45 +15 052.17
    FA Cup 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
    League Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
    Total 48 24 9 15 61 50 +11 050.00

    Updated to match played 22 April 2017
    Source: Competitions

    Squad statistics

    Appearances
    As of 14 May 2017
    No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipFA CupLeague Cup
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    1 GK Keiren Westwood 4404400000
    2 GK Joe Wildsmith 30101010
    3 MF David Jones 30022+701000
    5 MF Kieran Lee 2742740000
    6 FW Steven Fletcher 361023+12101000
    7 MF Almen Abdi 16111+510000
    9 MF Adam Reach 41337+331000
    10 MF Callum McManaman 1102+800+1000
    11 FW Sam Winnall 15310+530000
    12 DF Glenn Loovens 33130+211000
    14 FW Gary Hooper 24617+66000+10
    15 DF Tom Lees 3713611000
    16 DF Liam Palmer 23015+601010
    17 FW Jordan Rhodes 17313+430000
    21 MF Marco Matias 201+100000
    23 DF Sam Hutchinson 3323320000
    24 MF José Semedo 902+600010
    25 GK Cameron Dawson 402+200000
    26 DF Urby Emanuelson 100+100000
    29 DF Connor O'Grady 10000010
    32 DF Jack Hunt 3303300000
    33 MF Ross Wallace 44535+751010
    36 DF Daniel Pudil 2822721000
    38 MF Will Buckley 1202+900010
    39 DF Vincent Sasso 14212+220000
    41 MF Barry Bannan 45143+111000
    43 DF Morgan Fox 1011010000
    44 FW Atdhe Nuhiu 2102+1700+1010
    45 FW Fernando Forestieri 361226+9121000
    46 FW George Hirst 2010000+10
    48 MF James Murphy 1000000+10
    Players currently out on loan
    8 MF Modou Sougou 10000010
    19 FW Lucas João 1211000+1011
    Players no longer at the club
    17 MF Jérémy Hélan 10000010
    42 DF Marnick Vermijl 10000010

    Goalscorers
    As of 7 May 2017

    Includes all competitive matches.

    Rank Pos. Nat. No. Player Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
    1 FW 45 Fernando Forestieri 12 – – 12
    2 FW 6 Steven Fletcher 10 – – 10
    3 FW 14 Gary Hooper 6 – – 6
    4 MF 33 Ross Wallace 5 – – 5
    5 MF 5 Kieran Lee 4 – – 4
    6 MF 9 Adam Reach 3 – – 3
    FW 17 Jordan Rhodes 3 – – 3
    FW 11 Sam Winnall 3 – – 3
    8 MF 23 Sam Hutchinson 2 – – 2
    DF 36 Daniel Pudil 2 – – 2
    DF 39 Vincent Sasso 2 – – 2
    12 MF 7 Almen Abdi 1 – – 1
    MF 41 Barry Bannan 1 – – 1
    DF 43 Morgan Fox 1 – – 1
    FW 19 Lucas João – – 1 1
    DF 15 Tom Lees 1 – – 1
    DF 12 Glenn Loovens 1 – – 1
    Own Goals 2 – – 2
    Total 60 – 1 61

    Disciplinary record
    As of 14 May 2017
    No. Pos. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total
    23MFSam Hutchinson82000082
    6FWSteven Fletcher31100041
    45FWFernando Forestieri31000031
    3MFDavid Jones21000021
    21MFMarco Matias01000001
    9MFAdam Reach80000080
    33MFRoss Wallace70000070
    41MFBarry Bannan60100060
    32DFJack Hunt50000050
    5MFKieran Lee40000040
    7MFAlmen Abdi30000030
    15DFTom Lees30000030
    12DFGlenn Loovens30000030
    36DFDaniel Pudil30000030
    44FWAtdhe Nuhiu20000020
    16DFLiam Palmer20000020
    1GKKeiren Westwood20000020
    17MFJérémy Hélan00001010
    14FWGary Hooper10000010
    19FWLucas João10000010
    39DFVincent Sasso10000010
    11FWSam Winnall10000010

    Clean sheets
    As of 14 May 2017
    No. Nat. Player Matches Played Clean Sheet % League FA Cup EFL Cup TOTAL
    1Keiren Westwood4334.88%150014
    2Joe Wildsmith30.00%0000
    25Cameron Dawson450.00%2002
    34Jake Kean00.00%0000

    Awards

    Player of the Month

    Player of the Month awards for the 2016–17 season.

    Month First % Second % Third % Ref
    August Sam Hutchinson 62% N/A – N/A – [48]
    September Kieran Lee 70% Steven Fletcher 22% N/A – [49]
    October Sam Hutchinson 25% Adam Reach 16% Gary Hooper 14% [50]
    November Fernando Forestieri 64% Sam Hutchinson 12% Kieran Lee 11% [51]
    December Sam Hutchinson 85% N/A – N/A – [52]
    January Ross Wallace 41% Fernando Forestieri 13% Adam Reach 11% [53]
    February Fernando Forestieri 37% Sam Hutchinson 16% Keiren Westwood 14% [54]
    March Ross Wallace 40% Morgan Fox 11% Jordan Rhodes 10% [55]
    April/May % % %

    EFL Team of the Week

    Two Sheffield Wednesday players have been in the EFL Team of the Week during the 2016–17 season.

    EFL Team of 2016

    One Sheffield Wednesday player was in the EFL Team of 2016.

    League Managers Association Performance of the Week

    Sheffield Wednesday won this award once during the 2016–17 season.

    • EFL Championship: Newcastle United 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday (26 December 2016)[59]
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