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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: Hillsborough
  • Attendance: 19966
  • Referee: Wiley, A

Live Commentary

90mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90mins

Stoke are replacing Peter Sweeney with Anthony Pulis.

90mins

Dave Brammer goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

89mins

Marcus Tudgay is replaced by Lee Bullen.

89mins

Sheff Wed are replacing Lloyd Sam with Sean McAllister.

81mins

Glenn Whelan is being taken off, Kenny Lunt has come on in his place.

76mins

Madjid Bougherra is booked for unsporting behaviour.

66mins

Stoke are replacing Luke Chadwick with Carl Hoefkens.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 1.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

40mins

Chris Brunt takes a penalty for Sheff Wed and scores!.

34mins

Goal!! Martin Paterson scores for Stoke.

27mins

Darel Russell is booked for unsporting behaviour.

8mins

Stoke are replacing Vincent Pericard with Martin Paterson.

4mins

Graham Coughlan goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

0mins

It's 7:45pm on Tuesday, September 12th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Paul Sturrock, who has called for Premiership referees to be banned from the Championship, was seething after Stoke left Hillsborough with a point, their fifth successive draw.

Substitute Martin Paterson grabbed Stoke's opener with the Wednesday boss screaming for a foul on striker Marcus Tudgay as top-flight ref Alan Wiley refused to stop the game.

Sturrock,who slammed Premiership ref Steve Bennett for his handling of the game against Yorkshire rivals Leeds last month, was not a happy man.

The Potteries side, under pressure for most of the half, went ahead in the 34th minute, Paterson bursting through the Wednesday rearguard to draw Brad Jones off his line before slamming the ball into an empty net.

Chris Brunt had carved out an early opening passing inside to fit again striker Tudgay but his shot from 15 yards lacked power as Steve Simonsen scooped up his low strike.

Deon Burton linked with Tudgay minutes later as the Sheffield side almost grabbed the opener. Centre-back Clint Hill blundered as he moved in to clear but the Wednesday striker rushed his shot slamming his angled drive over the top.

Dominant Wednesday went close again Lloyd Sam threading the ball to full-back Frank Simek as he overlapped on the right before finishing from the edge of the box, the ball curling inches wide of the post.

The Sheffield side were caught on the break , Darel Russell given time and space to drill in a fierce shot pushed away by Brad Jones, midfielder Luke Chadwick steamed onto the loose ball but fired across the face of the goal, the ball drifting wide of the far post.

Stoke escaped in the 19th minute, dangerman Tudgay foiled by Simonsen and as the ex-Derby striker fired again the ball appeared to hit midfielder David Brammer but referee Alan Wiley turned away Wednesday's appeal for a penalty.

Wednesday almost broke the deadlock minutes later, centre back Madjid Bougherra stretching to meet Chris Brunt's precise corner as the Stoke keeper pulled off an eye-catching reflex save to tip his point-blank header over the bar before Paterson broke the deadlock.

Battling Wednesday were back on level terms on 40 minutes after Andy Griffin handled a deep cross and Brunt coolly finished with a stinging spot-kick.

Brunt almost snatched a second in the 58th minute with a spectacular strike from 30 yards, the ball flashing inches over the top.

The impressive Whelan was inches away before Tudgay squander the chance to snatch the winner with minutes to pulling his low shot wide from 15 yards.

Sheffield Wednesday Team

Stoke City Team

Sheffield Wednesday

Stoke City

Corners

54

Fouls

118

Goal attempts

115

Shots off target

73

Offsides

41

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