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Salford City vs Sheffield Wed: match report

Salford City hosted Sheffield Wednesday at Peninsula Stadium on Tuesday 22 September 2026, in the EFL Trophy (round 1). Aaron Jackson is the referee, averaging 3.9 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Salford City 1-2 Sheffield Wed. Goals: Ben Woodburn 34' for Salford City; Davis Kellior-Dunn 55' for Sheffield Wed; Jamal Lowe 77' (pen) for Sheffield Wed.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 34' Goal: Ben Woodburn (Salford City)
  • 45'+2' Yellow card: Matt Butcher (Salford City)
  • 55' Goal: Davis Kellior-Dunn (Sheffield Wed)
  • 57' Yellow card: Jaden Heskey (Sheffield Wed)
  • 69' Yellow card: Zach Awe (Salford City)
  • 73' Yellow card: Ryan Graydon (Salford City)
  • 75' Yellow card: Ben Woodburn (Salford City)
  • 77' Penalty: Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wed)
Match stats (contains the result)
50.5%Possession49.5%
19Shots5
7Shots on target5
6Corners2
9Fouls15
1Offsides1
3Saves6
4Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Salford City 5-3-2

Coach: Peter Cklamovski

  1. 26 Lee Burge GK
  2. 4 Will Aimson DEF
  3. 15 Brandon Cooper DEF
  4. 3 Zach Awe DEF
  5. 14 Abraham Odoh FWD
  6. 29 Luke Garbutt DEF
  7. 18 Matt Butcher MID
  8. 8 Jorge Grant MID
  9. 7 Benjamin Woodburn MID
  10. 30 Kyrell Malcolm FWD
  11. 19 Ryan Graydon FWD

Bench

  • 12 Sam Long GK
  • 33 Hayden Carson DEF
  • 22 Adebola Oluwo DEF
  • 20 Oliver Turton DEF
  • 38 Frankie McMahon-Brown MID
  • 23 Daniel Udoh FWD
  • 35 Paolo Mariani MID

Sheffield Wed 4-2-3-1

Coach: Henrik Pedersen

  1. 13 Ashley Maynard-Brewer GK
  2. 2 Liam Palmer DEF
  3. 30 Ernie Weaver DEF
  4. 5 Di'Shon Bernard DEF
  5. 33 Reece James DEF
  6. 37 Jarvis Thornton MID
  7. 18 Jaden Heskey MID
  8. 19 William Grainger FWD
  9. 50 Davis Keillor-Dunn FWD
  10. 44 Joel Akpobi
  11. 48 Mason Burstow FWD

Bench

  • 27 Connal Trueman GK
  • 22 Gabriel Otegbayo DEF
  • 38 Denny Oliver MID
  • 8 Callum Slattery MID
  • 9 Jamal Lowe FWD
  • 47 Samuel Duruh DEF
  • 42 Will McPartland DEF