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
Chairman	Dejphon Chansiri
Head coach	Carlos Carvalhal
EFL Championship	4th
FA Cup	3rd round (Eliminated by Middlesbrough)
League Cup	1st round (Eliminated by Cambridge United)
Play-offs	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Fernando Forestieri (12) All: Fernando Forestieri (12)
Highest home attendance	33,861 (vs Fulham; Championship)
Lowest home attendance	24,151 (vs Bristol City; Championship)
Average home league attendance	27,129
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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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 2016	FW		Steven Fletcher	Sunderland	Free transfer	[2]
18 July 2016	GK		Jake Kean	Norwich City	Free transfer	[3]
28 July 2016	MF		Almen Abdi	Watford	£3,000,000	[4][5]
28 July 2016	DF		Daniel Pudil	Watford	£2,000,000	[4]
16 August 2016	CM		David Jones	Burnley	£2,600,000	[6]
19 August 2016	CB		Vincent Sasso	Braga	Undisclosed	[7]
31 August 2016	MF		Adam Reach	Middlesbrough	£5,000,000	[8][9]
6 September 2016	DF		Urby Emanuelson	Hellas Verona	Free transfer	[10]
6 January 2017	LB		Morgan Fox	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[11]
13 January 2017	FW		Sam Winnall	Barnsley	Undisclosed	[12]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
16 July 2016	GK		Lewis Price	Rotherham United	Free transfer	[13]
30 August 2016	CF		Caolan Lavery	Sheffield United	Free transfer	[14]
31 August 2016	DF		Marnick Vermijl	Preston North End	Undisclosed	[15]
23 September 2016	MF		Jérémy Hélan	Retired	N/A	[16]
12 January 2017	CF		Sergiu Buș	Astra Giurgiu	Free transfer	[17]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
5 August 2016	FW		Will Buckley	Sunderland	End of Season	[18]
1 January 2017	FW		Callum McManaman	West Brom	End of Season	[19]
31 January 2017	FW		Jordan Rhodes	Middlesbrough	End of Season[nb 1]	[20]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
9 August 2016	GK		Cameron Dawson	Wycombe Wanderers	16 August 2016	[21]
19 August 2016	CB		Darryl Lachman	Willem II	End of Season	[22]
1 January 2017	GK		Jake Kean	Mansfield Town	End of Season	[23]
18 January 2017	DM		Filipe Melo	Paços de Ferreira	End of Season	[24]
20 January 2017	CM		Sean Clare	Accrington Stanley	End of Season	[25]
30 January 2017	FW		Lucas João	Blackburn Rovers	End of Season	[26]
31 January 2017	RW		Modou Sougou	Moreirense	End of Season	[27]

Transfer summary

Spending Summer: £ 12,600,000 Winter: £ Total: £ 12,600,000

Income Summer: Unknown Winter: £ Total: Unknown

Net Expenditure Summer: £ 12,600,000 Winter: £ Total: £ 12,600,000

New contracts

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	Length	Expiry	Ref.
4 July 2016	MF		José Semedo	1 year	June 2017	[28]
13 July 2016	MF		Ross Wallace	2 years	June 2018	[29]
27 July 2016	MF		Kieran Lee	3 years	June 2019	[30]
5 August 2016	GK		Keiren Westwood	3 years	June 2019	[31]
8 August 2016	DF		Tom Lees	5 years	June 2021	[32]
26 October 2016	DF		Liam Palmer	3 years	June 2019	[33]
10 January 2017	FW		Fernando Forestieri	3½ years	June 2020	[34]
10 January 2017	MF		Sam Hutchinson	3½ years	June 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.

Alfreton Town v Sheffield Wednesday

13 July 2016 (2016-07-13) Friendly	Alfreton Town	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Alfreton
19:30 BST	Clayton 90'	Report	Bannan 56'	Stadium: Impact Arena Attendance: 1,176 Referee: Jamie O'Connor

Chesterfield v Sheffield Wednesday

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly	Chesterfield	0–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Chesterfield
13:00 BST			Lee 9' Forestieri 28'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 4,063 Referee: Mark Haywood

Sheffield Wednesday v Benfica

20 July 2016 (2016-07-20) Friendly	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Benfica	Owlerton, Sheffield
19:30 BST	Forestieri 23'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 12,207 Referee: Andrew Madley

Nacional v Sheffield Wednesday

24 July 2016 (2016-07-24) Friendly	Nacional	0–4	Sheffield Wednesday	Albufeira, Portugal
20:00 BST		Report	Forestieri 44' Hooper 67', 72' Fletcher 87'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira Referee: Fernando Santos

Sheffield Wednesday v Port Vale

31 July 2016 (2016-07-31) Friendly	Sheffield Wednesday	3–0	Port Vale	Owlerton, 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 v t e	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[a]
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 winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

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	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

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L
Position	9	8	14	17	19	16	9	14	11	7	9	7	6	5	7	10	9	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	5	4	4	4

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

Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 1	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Aston Villa	Owlerton, 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

Norwich City v Sheffield Wednesday

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 2	Norwich City	0–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Norwich
17:30 BST	Bennett  55'	Report	Abdi  64'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,236 (1,608 away) Referee: Andy Woolmer

Burton Albion v Sheffield Wednesday

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 3	Burton Albion	3–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Burton 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

Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United

20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 4	Sheffield Wednesday	0–2	Leeds United	Owlerton, 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

Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday

27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 5	Brentford	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Brentford, 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

Sheffield Wednesday v Wigan Athletic

10 September 2016 6	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Wigan Athletic	Owlerton, 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

Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City

13 September 2016 7	Sheffield Wednesday	3–2	Bristol City	Owlerton, 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

Birmingham City v Sheffield Wednesday

17 September 2016 8	Birmingham City	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Bordesley, 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

Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest

24 September 2016 9	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Nottingham Forest	Owlerton, 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

Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield Wednesday

27 September 2016 10	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Blackburn
19:45 BST		Report	Fletcher 22'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 12,844 (2,752 away) Referee: Simon Hooper

October

Sheffield Wednesday v Brighton & Hove Albion

1 October 2016 11	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Brighton & Hove Albion	Owlerton, 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

Huddersfield Town v Sheffield Wednesday

16 October 2016 12	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Huddersfield
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

Cardiff City v Sheffield Wednesday

19 October 2016 13	Cardiff City	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Leckwith, 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

Sheffield Wednesday v Queens Park Rangers

22 October 2016 14	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Queens Park Rangers	Owlerton, 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

Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday

29 October 2016 15	Derby County	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Pride 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

Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich Town

5 November 2016 16	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Ipswich Town	Owlerton, 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

Fulham v Sheffield Wednesday

19 November 2016 17	Fulham	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Fulham, 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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday

26 November 2016 18	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Wolverhampton
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

Sheffield Wednesday v Preston North End

3 December 2016 19	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Preston North End	Owlerton, 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

Reading v Sheffield Wednesday

10 December 2016 20	Reading	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Reading
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

Sheffield Wednesday v Barnsley

13 December 2016 21	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Barnsley	Owlerton, 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

Sheffield Wednesday v Rotherham United

17 December 2016 22	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Rotherham United	Owlerton, 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

Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday

26 December 2016 23	Newcastle United	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Newcastle 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

Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday

31 December 2016 24	Preston North End	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Deepdale, 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

Sheffield Wednesday v Wolverhampton Wanderers

2 January 2017 25	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Hutchinson  60'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 30,549 (1,021 away) Referee: Simon Hooper

Sheffield Wednesday v Huddersfield Town

14 January 2017 26	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Huddersfield Town	Owlerton, 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

Brighton & Hove Albion v Sheffield Wednesday

20 January 2017 27	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Falmer, 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

Bristol City v Sheffield Wednesday

31 January 2017 28	Bristol City	2–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Ashton 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

Wigan Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday

3 February 2017 29	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Wigan, Greater Manchester
19:45 GMT	Morsy  85'	Report	Wallace 43' Hunt  62'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 13,037 (2,548 away) Referee: Steve Martin

Sheffield Wednesday v Birmingham City

10 February 2017 30	Sheffield Wednesday	3–0	Birmingham City	Owlerton, 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

Sheffield Wednesday v Blackburn Rovers

14 February 2017 31	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Blackburn Rovers	Owlerton, 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

Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday

18 February 2017 32	Nottingham Forest	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday	West 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

Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford

21 February 2017 33	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Brentford	Owlerton, 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

Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday

25 February 2017 34	Leeds United	1–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Leeds
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

Sheffield Wednesday v Norwich City

4 March 2017 35	Sheffield Wednesday	5–1	Norwich City	Owlerton, 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

Sheffield Wednesday v Burton Albion

7 March 2017 36	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Burton Albion	Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Wallace 16'	Report	Irvine 24' McFadzean  52'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 24,929 (223 away) Referee: Peter Bankes

Aston Villa v Sheffield Wednesday

11 March 2017 37	Aston Villa	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Aston, 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

Sheffield Wednesday v Reading

17 March 2017 38	Sheffield Wednesday	0–2	Reading	Owlerton, 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

Barnsley v Sheffield Wednesday

1 April 2017 39	Barnsley	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Barnsley
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

Rotherham United v Sheffield Wednesday

4 April 2017 40	Rotherham United	0–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Vaulks  64' Newell  76'	Report	Fletcher 19', 44'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,669 (2,573 away) Referee: Tony Harrington

Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United

8 April 2017 41	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Newcastle United	Owlerton, 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

Sheffield Wednesday v Cardiff City

14 April 2017 42	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Cardiff City	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST	Forestieri 84'	Report	Hoilett  42'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 28,007 (361 away) Referee: David Coote

Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield Wednesday

17 April 2017 43	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Shepherd'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

Sheffield Wednesday v Derby County

22 April 2017 44	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Derby County	Owlerton, 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

Ipswich Town v Sheffield Wednesday

29 April 2017 45	Ipswich Town	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Skuse  39'	Report	Lee 77'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,000 (2,003 away) Referee: James Adcock

May

Sheffield Wednesday v Fulham

7 May 2017 46	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Fulham	Owlerton, 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.

Huddersfield Town v Sheffield Wednesday

14 May 2017 (2017-05-14) Semi final (1st leg)	Huddersfield Town	0–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Huddersfield
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

Sheffield Wednesday v Huddersfield Town

17 May 2017 (2017-05-17) Semi final (2nd leg)	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (3–4 p)	Huddersfield Town	Owlerton, 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.

Cambridge United v Sheffield Wednesday

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) 1st round	Cambridge United	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Sheffield Wednesday	Cambridge
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.

Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday

8 January 2017 (2017-01-08) 3rd round	Middlesbrough	3–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Middlesbrough
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	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	IRL	Keiren Westwood	44	0	44	0	0	0	0	0
2	GK	ENG	Joe Wildsmith	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
3	MF	ENG	David Jones	30	0	22+7	0	1	0	0	0
5	MF	ENG	Kieran Lee	27	4	27	4	0	0	0	0
6	FW	SCO	Steven Fletcher	36	10	23+12	10	1	0	0	0
7	MF	SUI	Almen Abdi	16	1	11+5	1	0	0	0	0
9	MF	ENG	Adam Reach	41	3	37+3	3	1	0	0	0
10	MF	ENG	Callum McManaman	11	0	2+8	0	0+1	0	0	0
11	FW	ENG	Sam Winnall	15	3	10+5	3	0	0	0	0
12	DF	NED	Glenn Loovens	33	1	30+2	1	1	0	0	0
14	FW	ENG	Gary Hooper	24	6	17+6	6	0	0	0+1	0
15	DF	ENG	Tom Lees	37	1	36	1	1	0	0	0
16	DF	SCO	Liam Palmer	23	0	15+6	0	1	0	1	0
17	FW	SCO	Jordan Rhodes	17	3	13+4	3	0	0	0	0
21	MF	POR	Marco Matias	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	ENG	Sam Hutchinson	33	2	33	2	0	0	0	0
24	MF	POR	José Semedo	9	0	2+6	0	0	0	1	0
25	GK	ENG	Cameron Dawson	4	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0
26	DF	NED	Urby Emanuelson	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	ENG	Connor O'Grady	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
32	DF	ENG	Jack Hunt	33	0	33	0	0	0	0	0
33	MF	SCO	Ross Wallace	44	5	35+7	5	1	0	1	0
36	DF	CZE	Daniel Pudil	28	2	27	2	1	0	0	0
38	MF	ENG	Will Buckley	12	0	2+9	0	0	0	1	0
39	DF	FRA	Vincent Sasso	14	2	12+2	2	0	0	0	0
41	MF	SCO	Barry Bannan	45	1	43+1	1	1	0	0	0
43	DF	WAL	Morgan Fox	10	1	10	1	0	0	0	0
44	FW	KOS	Atdhe Nuhiu	21	0	2+17	0	0+1	0	1	0
45	FW	ITA	Fernando Forestieri	36	12	26+9	12	1	0	0	0
46	FW	ENG	George Hirst	2	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
48	MF	USA	James Murphy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players currently out on loan
8	MF	SEN	Modou Sougou	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW	POR	Lucas João	12	1	10	0	0+1	0	1	1
Players no longer at the club
17	MF	FRA	Jérémy Hélan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
42	DF	BEL	Marnick Vermijl	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

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
23	MF	Sam Hutchinson	8	2	0	0	0	0	8	2
6	FW	Steven Fletcher	3	1	1	0	0	0	4	1
45	FW	Fernando Forestieri	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
3	MF	David Jones	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
21	MF	Marco Matias	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
9	MF	Adam Reach	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
33	MF	Ross Wallace	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
41	MF	Barry Bannan	6	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
32	DF	Jack Hunt	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
5	MF	Kieran Lee	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
7	MF	Almen Abdi	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
15	DF	Tom Lees	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
12	DF	Glenn Loovens	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
36	DF	Daniel Pudil	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
44	FW	Atdhe Nuhiu	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
16	DF	Liam Palmer	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1	GK	Keiren Westwood	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
17	MF	Jérémy Hélan	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
14	FW	Gary Hooper	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW	Lucas João	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
39	DF	Vincent Sasso	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	FW	Sam Winnall	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Clean sheets

As of 14 May 2017

No.	Nat.	Player	Matches Played	Clean Sheet %	League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	TOTAL
1		Keiren Westwood	43	34.88%	15	0	0	14
2		Joe Wildsmith	3	0.00%	0	0	0	0
25		Cameron Dawson	4	50.00%	2	0	0	2
34		Jake Kean	0	0.00%	0	0	0	0

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]

EFL Team of the Week

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

• Midfielder: Kieran Lee (26 September 2016)^[56]
• Midfielder: Sam Hutchinson (28 December 2016) ^[57]

EFL Team of 2016

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

• Goalkeeper: Keiren Westwood^[58]

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]