EFL Trophy, Northern Group F
Salford City – Sheffield Wednesday match report
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Salford City let a lead slip and lost 2-1 to Sheffield Wednesday at Peninsula Stadium. The top ScoreMondo rating of the match went to Sheffield Wednesday's D. Keillor-Dunn: 8.2. The match was played on Tuesday, 22 September 2026 at Peninsula Stadium in Salford.
Key moments
Salford City took the lead on 34 minutes thanks to B. Woodburn, set up by R. Graydon. Half-time: 1-0, Salford City in front.
Sheffield Wednesday drew level at 1-1 in the 55th minute through D. Keillor-Dunn, set up by J. Akpobi. J. Lowe turned the game around for Sheffield Wednesday at 2-1 after 77 minutes.
What the numbers say
Salford City's yellow cards went to M. Butcher in the 47th minute, Z. Awe in the 69th minute, R. Graydon in the 73rd minute and B. Woodburn in the 75th minute. Booked for Sheffield Wednesday: J. Heskey (57').
Who stood out
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to B. Woodburn (Salford City, 8.1), L. Garbutt (Salford City, 7.9) and A. Maynard-Brewer (Sheffield Wednesday, 7.8). From the Salford City bench came O. Turton on 74 minutes, F. McMahon-Brown on 74 minutes, D. Udoh on 81 minutes and A. Oluwo on 90 minutes. Sheffield Wednesday made 5 changes: G. Otegbayo for D. Bernard (61'), W. McPartland for R. James (61'), C. Slattery for W. Grainger (68') and J. Lowe for M. Burstow (68').
Before the match
Sheffield Wednesday came into the match with 1 win and 2 draws from their last 3 matches — unbeaten in 3. Sheffield Wednesday were held 0-0 by Stockport County in their latest outing. A. Jackson was the referee.
What the result means
Sheffield Wednesday are now unbeaten in 4 matches.
What’s next
Salford City's next match is at home against Northampton Town on 14 November. Sheffield Wednesday host Accrington Stanley next, on 11 November.
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