Aston Villa 1
McGinn 53'
Sheffield Wednesday 2
Matias 49', Fletcher 67'
Video
Reviews
- A Villa Fan: Villa 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
- Villa Underground: Player Ratings: Aston Villa 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday – High: McGinn – Low: Bruce
- Official Site: Bruce on first home loss, missed opportunities, McGinn wonder strike and resilience
- Claret Villans: Aston Villa vs. Sheffield Wednesday: Player Ratings – Sept. 22nd
- Villa News & Views: Villa 1 – 2 Sheff Weds; That’s enough, BRUCE OUT!
- Official Site: The Verdict: Aston Villa 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
- Sky Sports: Fletcher strike sinks Villa
- 7500 to Holte: Instant Recap: Aston Villa 1 — 2 Sheffield Wednesday
Timeline
- 8′ – YELLOW CARD: Chester
- 36′ – YELLOW CARD: Baker
- 49′ – GOAL: Matias (Reach) [0-1]
- 53′ – GOAL: McGinn [1-1]
- 55′ – YELLOW CARD: McGinn
- 67′ – GOAL: Fletcher (Pelupessy) [1-2]
- 68′ – SUB: Adomah off, Bolasie on
- 77′ – SUB: Kodjia off, El Ghazi on
- 78′ – SUB: Fletcher off, Nuhiu on
- 84′ – SUB: Matias off, João on
Formations
Teamsheets
Starting
| Aston Villa | |
| 1 | Ørjan Nyland |
| 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 15 | Mile Jedinak |
| 21 | Alan Hutton |
| 37 | Albert Adomah (Bolasie 68') |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 18 | Tammy Abraham |
| 26 | Jonthan Kodjia (El Ghazi 77') |
| Sheffield Wednesday | |
| 25 | Cameron Dawson |
| 8 | Joey Pelupessy |
| 9 | Steven Fletcher (Nuhiu 78') |
| 10 | Barry Bannan |
| 15 | Tom Lees |
| 19 | Marco Matias (João 84') |
| 20 | Adam Reach |
| 24 | Ash Baker |
| 34 | Michael Hector |
| 36 | Daniel Pudil |
| 42 | Matt Penney |
Subs
| Aston Villa | |
| 31 | Mark Bunn |
| 4 | Axel Tuanzebe |
| 16 | James Bree |
| 6 | Glenn Whelan |
| 20 | Birkir Bjarnason |
| 11 | Yannick Bolasie |
| 22 | Anwar El Ghazi |
| Sheffield Wednesday | |
| 28 | Joe Wildsmith |
| 6 | Morgan Fox |
| 31 | Connor Kirby |
| 37 | Fraser Preston |
| 7 | Josh Onomah |
| 18 | Lucas João |
| 17 | Atdhe Nuhiu |
Previews
- The Claret and View: The Opposition’s View: Sheffield Wednesday
- Villa Underground: Full Match Facts Preview: Aston Villa vs. Sheffield Wednesday
- A Villa Fan: PREVIEW: Sheffield Wednesday at home
- Villa News & Views: Villa – Sheff Weds; A nailed on WIN? and thoughts about Bruce
- Official Site: Press Conference hot topics: Bruce on 100 games in charge, Ørjan Nyland, 35,000 crowd and the player knocking on his door
- Sky Sports: Aston Villa v Sheffield Wednesday preview
Press Conference