2018–19 Sheffield Wednesday F.C. season

The 2018–19 season is Sheffield Wednesday's seventh consecutive season in the Championship.^[3] Along with competing in the Championship, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

Sheffield Wednesday

2018–19 season
Chairman	Dejphon Chansiri
Manager	Jos Luhukay (until 21 December)[1] Lee Bullen (caretaker) (21 December–2 January) Steve Agnew & Stephen Clemence (caretaker) (2 January–1 February) Steve Bruce (from 1 February)[2]
Stadium	Hillsborough, Owlerton
Championship	12th
FA Cup	Fourth round (Eliminated by Chelsea)
EFL Cup	Second round (Eliminated by Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Top goalscorer	League: Steven Fletcher (11) All: Steven Fletcher (11)
Highest home attendance	31,630 (vs. Sheffield United; Championship)
Lowest home attendance	13,597 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers; EFL Cup)
Average home league attendance	24,429
Biggest win	3–0 (vs. Nottingham Forest, 9 April, Championship)
Biggest defeat	0–4 (vs. Norwich City, 3 November, Championship)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Player transfers and contracts

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
16 August 2018	GK		Cameron McCulloch	Unattched	Free	[4]
2 January 2019	FW		Omar Damba	RIASA	Free	[5]
31 January 2019	DF		Dominic Iorfa	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[6]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CB		Glenn Loovens	Sunderland	Released	[7][8]
1 July 2018	MF		Ross Wallace	Fleetwood Town	Released	[9][10]
1 July 2018	GK		Jake Kean	Mansfield Town	Released	[11][12]
1 July 2018	FW		George Hirst	OH Leuven	Free transfer	[13]
6 July 2018	FB		Jack Hunt	Bristol City	Undisclosed	[14]
16 September 2018	MF		Sean Clare	Heart of Midlothian	Free transfer	[15]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
31 August 2018	MF		Josh Onomah	Tottenham Hotspur	End of Season	[16]
31 August 2018	DF		Michael Hector	Chelsea	End of Season	[17]
31 January 2019	MF		Rolando Aarons	Newcastle United	End of Season	[18]
31 January 2019	DF		Achraf Lazaar	Newcastle United	End of Season	[19]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
10 July 2018	FW		Jordan Rhodes	Norwich City	End of Season	[20]
18 September 2018	GK		Dan Wallis	Frickley Athletic	October 2018	[21]
28 March 2019	MF		Ben Hughes	Gainsborough Trinity	End of Season	[22]

New contracts

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	Length	Expiry	Ref.
22 August 2018	FW		Lucas João	3 years	June 2021	[23]
29 August 2018	MF		Barry Bannan	3 years	June 2021	[24]
31 October 2018	DF		Matt Penney	2 years	June 2020	[25]
11 December 2018	MF		Conor Grant	—	—	[26]
19 December 2018	DF		Isaac Rice	2 1⁄2 years	June 2021	[27]
20 December 2018	DF		Josh Dawodu	2 1⁄2 years	June 2021	[28]
21 December 2018	MF		Liam Shaw	2 1⁄2 years	June 2021	[29]

Competitions

Friendlies

As of 13 June 2018, Sheffield Wednesday have announced three pre-season friendlies against Lincoln City,^[30] Mansfield Town^[31] and Villarreal CF^[32]

Lincoln City v Sheffield Wednesday

13 July 2018 (2018-07-13) Friendly	Lincoln City	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Lincoln
19:30 BST		Report	Forestieri 55'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5,846

Sheffield Wednesday v NAC Breda

21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Friendly	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	NAC Breda	Manchester
12:00 BST	Nuhiu 12'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium

Mansfield Town v Sheffield Wednesday

24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Friendly	Mansfield Town	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Mansfield
19:30 BST	Benning 41' Reach 67' (o.g.)	Report	Reach 72'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 3,599

Sheffield Wednesday v Villarreal

28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly	Sheffield Wednesday	1–3	Villarreal	Owlerton
15:00 BST	Palmer 33'	Report	Moreno 18' Funes Mori 48' Ekambi 69'	Stadium: Hillsborough

Championship

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Nottingham Forest	46	17	15	14	61	54	+7	66
10	Swansea City	46	18	11	17	65	62	+3	65
11	Brentford	46	17	13	16	73	59	+14	64[a]
12	Sheffield Wednesday	46	16	16	14	60	62	−2	64
13	Hull City	46	17	11	18	66	68	−2	62
14	Preston North End	46	16	13	17	67	67	0	61
15	Blackburn Rovers	46	16	12	18	64	69	−5	60

Source: Sky Sports Archived 25 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results^[34]
Notes:

1. Brentford were awarded a 1–0 win over Bolton due to Bolton's inability to hold the fixture.^[33]

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	16	16	14	60	62	−2	64	10	8	5	34	27	+7	6	8	9	26	35	−9

Last updated: 5 May 2019.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

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	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	D	D	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	D	L	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	D	L
Position	17	18	21	17	14	11	9	13	10	12	12	6	11	14	15	17	17	18	14	16	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	12	13	13	11	10	11	12	10	10	11	9	10	12

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

August

Wigan Athletic v Sheffield Wednesday

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1	Wigan Athletic	3–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Wigan, Greater Manchester
15:00 BST	Jacobs 11', 26' Powell 60' Dunkley  84'	Report	Nuhiu 20',  79'  Palmer  34' Forestieri 67' Bannan  86'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 14,207 (4,744 away) Referee: Tim Robinson

Sheffield Wednesday v Hull City

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Hull City	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST	Fox  44' Forestieri 51' (pen.) Baker  58' Bannan  74'	Report	de Wijs  21' Campbell 36'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,416 (865 away) Referee: Stuart Attwell

Brentford v Sheffield Wednesday

19 August 2018 (2018-08-19) 3	Brentford	2–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Brentford, London
15:00 BST	Maupay 20' Dalsgaard  55' Watkins 61'	Report	Baker  62'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 10,134 (1,692 away) Referee: David Webb

Sheffield Wednesday v Millwall

22 August 2018 (2018-08-22) 4	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Millwall	Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 BST	Bannan 16' Lees 46' Reach  63' Forestieri  90+1'	Report	Tunnicliffe 72'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 21,349 (353 away) Referee: Andy Madley

Sheffield Wednesday v Ipswich Town

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Ipswich Town	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST	João 16' 77' Bannan  43' Nuhiu 45'	Report	Harrison 14' Nsiala 40' 75' Knudsen 70'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,499 (724 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson

September

Reading v Sheffield Wednesday

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6	Reading	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Reading
15:00 BST	Moore 64' Sims  87'	Report	Reach 12' Penney  19' João 46'	Stadium: Madjeski Stadium Attendance: 14,352 (1,933 away) Referee: Gavin Ward

Sheffield Wednesday v Stoke City

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 7	Sheffield Wednesday	2–2	Stoke City	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 BST	Matias 24' Bannan 82' 87'	Report	Afobe 2' 22'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 24,905 (2,055 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Nottingham Forest v Sheffield Wednesday

19 September 2018 (2018-09-19) 8	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Nottingham
19:45 BST	Grabban 41',  45+1' Carvalho 63' Robinson  78'	Report	Fletcher 88'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 26,252 (1,995 away) Referee: Tony Harrington

Aston Villa v Sheffield Wednesday

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9	Aston Villa	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Aston, Birmingham
15:00 BST	Chester 8' McGinn 53' 55'	Report	Baker 36' Matias 49' Fletcher 67'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,572 (2,600 away) Referee: David Webb

Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United

28 September 2018 (2018-09-28) 10	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Leeds United	Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 BST	Penney 33' Reach 45' Bannan 72'	Report	Klich 54' 73'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 26,717 (4,600 away) Referee: Robert Jones

October

Sheffield Wednesday v West Bromwich Albion

3 October 2018 (2018-10-03) 11	Sheffield Wednesday	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 BST	Reach 24' Forestieri 41' Nuhiu 69' Dawson 72'	Report	Livermore 49' Bartley 55' Dawson 67' Pelupessy 86' (o.g.) Barnes 87'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,150 (814 away) Referee: Oliver Langford

Bristol City v Sheffield Wednesday

7 October 2018 (2018-10-07) 12	Bristol City	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Ashton Gate, Bristol
13:30 BST	Taylor 80' Weimann 82'	Report	Lees 59' Joao 64' 66' 90+3' Palmer 68' Hector 89' Forestieri 90+8'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 20,102 (1,719 away) Referee: Andy Davies

Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough

19 October 2018 (2018-10-19) 13	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Middlesbrough	Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 BST	Reach 82'	Report	Bešić 49' Assombalonga 55'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,284 (1,558 away) Referee: Peter Bankes

Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield Wednesday

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 14	Queens Park Rangers	3–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 BST	Hemed 35' Freeman 57' Wells 83'	Report		Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 12,534 (1,636 away) Referee: John Brooks

Birmingham City v Sheffield Wednesday

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 15	Birmingham City	3–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Bordesley, Birmingham
19:45 BST	Mahoney 43' Jutkiewicz 80' Adams 84'	Report	Fletcher 19' Pelupessy  68'	Stadium: St Andrews Attendance: 23,659 (2,764 away) Referee: Darren Bond

November

Sheffield Wednesday v Norwich City

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 16	Sheffield Wednesday	0–4	Norwich City	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Bannan  45+2' Nuhiu  70' João  74' Penney  77'	Report	Buendía  45+2', 56' Pukki 51', 62' Leitner  61' Srbeny 80'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,425 (1,388 away) Referee: Steve Martin

Sheffield United v Sheffield Wednesday

9 November 2018 (2018-11-09) 17	Sheffield United	0–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Sheffield
19:45 GMT		Report	Bannan  71' Baker  86' Hector  89'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,261 (2,190 away) Referee: Andrew Madley

Sheffield Wednesday v Derby County

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 18	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Derby County	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Reach 12'	Report	Wilson 29' Marriott 35'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 25,204 (2,954 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Sheffield Wednesday v Bolton Wanderers

27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 19	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Lees 57'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 20,861 (224 away) Referee: Gavin Ward

December

Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield Wednesday

1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) 20	Blackburn Rovers	4–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Graham 11', 66', 90' Downing  39' Dack 53'	Report	Bannan  57' Lucas João 62' Raya 85' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 15,154 (3,578 away) Referee: Robert Jones

Sheffield Wednesday v Rotherham United

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21	Sheffield Wednesday	2–2	Rotherham United	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Bannan  20' João 45+1', 64'	Report	Smith 46' Towell 55'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 24,725 (2,406 away) Referee: Darren Bond

Swansea City v Sheffield Wednesday

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22	Swansea City	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Swansea
15:00 GMT	Celina 71' Routledge 72'	Report	Thorniley  12' Baker  33' Matias 63'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 18,692 (836 away) Referee: David Webb

Sheffield Wednesday v Preston North End

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Preston North End	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Hector 62' Nuhiu 90+3'	Report	Moult 16' Pearson 26' Rudd 57' Ledson 78'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,366 (608 away) Referee: David Coote

Middlesbrough v Sheffield Wednesday

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24	Middlesbrough	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Clayton  25' Ayala  41' McNair  81'	Report	Reach 20' Palmer  83' Fox  86'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 30,341 (2,146 away) Referee: Peter Bankes

West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield Wednesday

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Rodriguez 63' Dawson 89' Johnstone 90+3' Jones 90+5' (o.g.)	Report	Nuhiu 5' Matias 71' Bannan 82'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 26,548 (2,600 away) Referee: Andy Davies

January

Sheffield Wednesday v Birmingham City

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Birmingham City	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Fletcher 18' Fox  87'	Report	Adams 48' Morrison  60' Jota  71' Gardner  83'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 29,462 (1,554 away) Referee: Andy Woolmer

Hull City v Sheffield Wednesday

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27	Hull City	3–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Hull
15:00 GMT	Bowen 45+1', 52' (pen.) Campbell 76'	Report	Westwood  52' Hutchinson  75'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 14,102 (2,387 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Sheffield Wednesday v Wigan Athletic

19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28	Sheffield Wednesday	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Fletcher 62'	Report	Evans  45' Kipré  73'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,323 (513 away) Referee: Peter Bankes

February

Ipswich Town v Sheffield Wednesday

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 29	Ipswich Town	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Downes  64'	Report	Hutchinson  54' Bannan  61' João 90'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 16,888 (1,713 away) Referee: Oliver Langford

Sheffield Wednesday v Reading

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 30	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	Reading	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,412 (483 away) Referee: John Brooks

Millwall v Sheffield Wednesday

12 February 2019 (2019-02-12) 31	Millwall	0–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Bermondsey, London
19:45 GMT	Cooper  83'	Report	Bannan  59' Fletcher  66'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 11,828 (1,177 away) Referee: Tim Robinson

Rotherham United v Sheffield Wednesday

16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 32	Rotherham United	2–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Rotherham
13:00 GMT	Mattock  27' Taylor 37' Ajayi  39' Jones  54' Ihiekwe  61' Towell 74'	Report	Forestieri 35'  90+4'  90+11' Boyd  67' Iorfa 90+10'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 11,736 (2,625 away) Referee: Darren England

Sheffield Wednesday v Swansea City

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 33	Sheffield Wednesday	3–1	Swansea City	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Reach 11', 32' Fletcher 42' Matias  66'	Report	McBurnie 69'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,935 (838 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Sheffield Wednesday v Brentford

26 February 2019 (2019-02-26) 34	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Brentford	Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Hutchinson  15' Fletcher 41', 48'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 23,094 (403 away) Referee: Scott Duncan

March

Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United

4 March 2019 (2019-03-04) 35	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	Sheffield United	Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 31,630 (3,951 away) Referee: Peter Bankes

Derby County v Sheffield Wednesday

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36	Derby County	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Derby
15:00 GMT	Johnson 10' Bogle  43' Holmes  45+1'	Report	Reach  27' Iorfa 57' Palmer  90+1' Winnall  90+4'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 28,574 (3,138 away) Referee: Keith Stroud

Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37	Bolton Wanderers	0–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Bolton
20:00 GMT		Report	Fletcher 44' Aarons 59'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 13,624 (1,918 away) Referee: Stephen Martin

Sheffield Wednesday v Blackburn Rovers

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38	Sheffield Wednesday	4–2	Blackburn Rovers	Owlerton
15:00 GMT	Fletcher 10'  40' Winnall  52' Nuhiu 60' Aarons  74' Iorfa 79' Lees  81' Matias 86'	Report	Conway 72' Bennett 88'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 24,608 (899 away) Referee: James Linington

Stoke City v Sheffield Wednesday

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 39	Stoke City	0–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT	Ince  84'	Report	Hutchinson  43' Lees  45' Nuhiu  80'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 26,398 (2,890 away) Referee: Andrew Madley

April

Sheffield Wednesday v Aston Villa

6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 40	Sheffield Wednesday	1–3	Aston Villa	Owlerton
15:00 BST	Hooper 7' Fletcher  37' 57'	Report	McGinn 22' Whelan  38' Mings  57' Adomah 90+2'  90+4' Abraham 90+4'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 29,458 (4,440 away) Referee: Oliver Langford

Sheffield Wednesday v Nottingham Forest

9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) 41	Sheffield Wednesday	3–0	Nottingham Forest	Owlerton
19:45 BST	Hector  18' Matias 47', 67'  57' Boyd 58'	Report	Byram  44' Benalouane  64'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 23,931 (1,964 away) Referee: Lee Mason

Leeds United v Sheffield Wednesday

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42	Leeds United	1–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Leeds
17:30 BST	Harrison  16' 65' Phillips  45+1'	Report	Lees  6' Hutchinson  47'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,461 (2,527 away) Referee: Tim Robinson

Norwich City v Sheffield Wednesday

19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43	Norwich City	2–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Norwich
19:45 BST	Stiepermann 19' Krul  54' Vrančić 90+7'	Report	Dawson  9' Forestieri 33' Fletcher 53' Boyd  81'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,744 (1,400 away) Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol City

22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44	Sheffield Wednesday	2–0	Bristol City	Owlerton
15:00 BST	Bannan 17' João 39'  69'	Report	Diédhiou  25' Weimann  78'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 23,998 (871 away) Referee: Robert Jones

Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45	Preston North End	3–3	Sheffield Wednesday	Preston
15:00 BST	Stockley 9' Lees 36' (o.g.) Browne 62' Fisher  64'	Report	Pelupessy  35' Bannan 49'  54' Forestieri 76' Nuhiu 78' Iorfa  80'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,873 (4,239 away) Referee: Jeremy Simpson

May

Sheffield Wednesday v Queens Park Rangers

5 May 2019 (2019-05-05) 46	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Queens Park Rangers	Owlerton
12:30 BST	Forestieri 57' Hector 84' (pen.)  90+4' Matias  90+3'	Report	Scowen 28' 74' Eze 80' Cameron  88' Smith 90+3'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 26,111 (725 away) Referee: Andy Davies

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Sheffield Wednesday entered the competition in the third round and were drawn home to Luton Town.^[35] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.^[36]

Sheffield Wednesday v Luton Town

5 January 2019 Third round	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	Luton Town	Owlerton, Sheffield
12:30 GMT	Reach  66'	Report		Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 16,974 Referee: Robert Jones

Luton Town v Sheffield Wednesday

15 January 2019 Third round replay	Luton Town	0–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Luton
19:45 GMT	Collins  37'	Report	Nuhiu  10' 46' Palmer  61' Boyd  80'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 9,259 Referee: Tim Robinson

Chelsea v Sheffield Wednesday

27 January 2019 (2019-01-27) Fourth round	Chelsea	3–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Fulham, London
18:00 GMT	Willian 26' (pen.), 83' Hudson-Odoi 64'	Report	Fox  38'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Referee: Andre Marriner

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.^[37] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.^[38]

Sunderland v Sheffield Wednesday

16 August 2018 (2018-08-16) First round	Sunderland	0–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Sunderland
19:45 BST		Report	Matias 29' Reach 79'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 13,890 Referee: Ben Toner

Sheffield Wednesday v Wolverhampton Wanderers

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round	Sheffield Wednesday	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Owlerton, Sheffield
19:45 BST	Baker 51' Nielsen 62'	Report	Bonatini 53' Costa 85'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 13,597 (2,945 away) Referee: Robert Jones

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 5 May 2019

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	IRL	Keiren Westwood	21	0	20	0	1	0	0	0
2	DF	SCO	Liam Palmer	39	0	34+1	0	3	0	1	0
3	MF	ENG	David Jones	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF	NED	Joost van Aken	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
5	MF	ENG	Kieran Lee	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	WAL	Morgan Fox	29	0	21+4	0	3	0	1	0
7	MF	ENG	Josh Onomah	15	0	10+5	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	NED	Joey Pelupessy	35	0	26+7	0	1+1	0	0	0
9	FW	SCO	Steven Fletcher	45	11	32+8	11	3	0	2	0
10	MF	SCO	Barry Bannan	45	4	40+1	4	3	0	1	0
11	FW	ENG	Sam Winnall	8	0	1+6	0	0+1	0	0	0
12	DF	ENG	Jordan Thorniley	22	0	17+3	0	2	0	0	0
14	FW	ENG	Gary Hooper	6	1	4+2	1	0	0	0	0
15	DF	ENG	Tom Lees	46	2	42	2	3	0	1	0
17	FW	KOS	Atdhe Nuhiu	38	5	13+21	4	1+2	1	0+1	0
18	FW	POR	Lucas João	32	10	18+13	10	0+1	0	0	0
19	FW	POR	Marco Matias	34	7	20+11	6	1+1	0	1	1
20	MF	ENG	Adam Reach	46	9	42	8	3	0	1	1
21	MF	SCO	George Boyd	25	1	14+6	1	3	0	2	0
23	DF	ENG	Sam Hutchinson	27	0	22+2	0	2	0	1	0
24	DF	WAL	Ashley Baker	12	0	11	0	0	0	1	0
25	GK	ENG	Cameron Dawson	28	0	26	0	2	0	0	0
27	DF	ENG	Dominic Iorfa	12	3	9+3	3	0	0	0	0
28	GK	ENG	Joe Wildsmith	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
29	DF	ENG	Alex Hunt	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
31	MF	ENG	Connor Kirby	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	0
34	DF	JAM	Michael Hector	39	2	36+1	2	2	0	0	0
35	DF	DEN	Frederik Nielsen	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
36	DF	CZE	Daniel Pudil	11	0	9+2	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	SCO	Fraser Preston	4	0	1+2	0	0	0	1	0
38	MF	MAR	Achraf Lazaar	4	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF	ENG	Rolando Aarons	9	1	6+3	1	0	0	0	0
41	DF	ENG	Jack Lee	2	0	0	0	0	0	1+1	0
42	DF	ENG	Matt Penney	17	0	12+4	0	0	0	0+1	0
44	MF	ENG	Jack Stobbs	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
45	FW	ITA	Fernando Forestieri	27	6	15+10	6	0+1	0	1	0

Goalscorers

As of 5 May 2019

Includes all competitive matches.

Rank	Pos.	Nat.	No.	Player	Championship	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
1	FW		9	Steven Fletcher	11	0	0	11
2	FW		18	Lucas João	10	0	0	10
3	MF		20	Adam Reach	8	0	1	9
4	FW		19	Marco Matias	6	0	1	7
5	FW		45	Fernando Forestieri	6	0	0	6
6	FW		17	Atdhe Nuhiu	4	1	0	5
7	MF		10	Barry Bannan	4	0	0	4
8	DF		27	Dominic Iorfa	3	0	0	3
9	DF		15	Tom Lees	2	0	0	2
	DF		34	Michael Hector	2	0	0	2
10	FW		14	Gary Hooper	1	0	0	1
	MF		21	George Boyd	1	0	0	1
	FW		39	Rolando Aarons	1	0	0	1
Own Goals					1	0	0	1
Total					59	1	2	62

Disciplinary record

As of 5 May 2019

No.	Pos.	Name	Championship		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
17	FW	Atdhe Nuhiu	6	1	1	0	0	0	7	1
45	FW	Fernando Forestieri	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
27	DF	Dominic Iorfa	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
10	MF	Barry Bannan	14	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
24	DF	Ash Baker	6	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
23	MF	Sam Hutchinson	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2	DF	Liam Palmer	4	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
15	DF	Tom Lees	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
19	MF	Marco Matias	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
34	DF	Michael Hector	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
6	DF	Morgan Fox	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
9	FW	Steven Fletcher	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
18	FW	Lucas João	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
42	DF	Matt Penney	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
20	MF	Adam Reach	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
21	MF	George Boyd	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
8	MF	Joey Pelupessy	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
11	FW	Sam Winnall	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	GK	Cameron Dawson	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1	GK	Keiren Westwood	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF	Joost van Aken	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	DF	Jordan Thorniley	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
39	MF	Rolando Aarons	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
35	DF	Frederik Nielsen	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0

Clean sheets

As of 5 May 2019

No.	Nat.	Player	Matches Played	Clean Sheet %	League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	TOTAL
1		Keiren Westwood	21	52.38%	11	0	0	11
25		Cameron Dawson	28	17.86%	3	2	0	5
28		Joe Wildsmith	2	50%	0	0	1	1

Awards

Player of the Month

Player of the Month awards for the 2018–19 season.

Month	First	%	Second	%	Third	%	Ref
August	Barry Bannan	69%	Jordan Thorniley	14%	Matt Penney	7%	[39]
September	Matt Penney	57%	Barry Bannan	20%	Adam Reach	10%	[40]
October	Michael Hector	40%	Adam Reach	32%	Barry Bannan	10%	[41]
November	Cameron Dawson	52%	Jordan Thorniley	10%	Adam Reach	10%	[42]
December	Michael Hector	33%	Morgan Fox	24%	Kieren Westwood	17%	[43]
January	Steven Fletcher	43%	Kieren Westwood	17%	Morgan Fox	13%	[44]
February	Steven Fletcher	51%	Liam Palmer	29%	Sam Hutchinson	10%	[45]
March	Steven Fletcher	31%	Keiren Westwood	21%	Dominic Iorfa	16%	[46]
April	Barry Bannan	50%	Michael Hector	20%	Fernando Forestieri	13%	[47]

Player of the Year

Player of the Year award for the 2018–19 season.

First	%	Second	%	Third	%	Ref
Michael Hector	42%	Steven Fletcher	16%	Barry Bannan	13%	[48]

EFL Awards

No	Pos	Name	Competition	Award	Date	Ref
18	FW	Lucas Joao	Championship	Team of the Week	Matchday 5	[49]
10	MF	Barry Bannan	Championship	Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month	August	[50]
20	MF	Adam Reach	Championship	Team of the Week	Matchday 10	[51]
18	FW	Lucas Joao	Championship	Team of the Week	Matchday 12	[52]
20	MF	Adam Reach	Championship	PFA Fans’ Championship Player of the Month	September	[53]
15	DF	Tom Lees	Championship	Team of the Week	Matchday 20	[54]
20	MF	Adam Reach	Championship	Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month	October	[55]
18	FW	Lucas Joao	Championship	Team of the Week	Matchday 21	[56]
18	FW	Lucas Joao	Championship	Sky Bet Championship Goal of the Month	December	[57]