Notts County 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday · League One
Notts County beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Notts County and Sheffield Wednesday met in the League One at Meadow Lane in Nottingham on Tuesday, 20 October 2026.
Goalscorers
Notts County: D. Kanu 38'; D. Lipsiuc 81'. Sheffield Wednesday did not score.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. Notts County had 19 shots with 4 on target, Sheffield Wednesday 6 with 0 on target. There were 4 corners in total, 4 to Notts County and 0 to Sheffield Wednesday. Notts County conceded 21 fouls, Sheffield Wednesday 17. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Notts County, 2 for Sheffield Wednesday) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Notts County started in a 3-4-2-1: James Belshaw, Lucas Ness, Rod McDonald, Jacob Bedeau, Nick Tsaroulla, Rory Finneran, Scott Robertson, Ishé Samuels-Smith, Luka Smyth, Conor Grant, Daniel Kanu.
Sheffield Wednesday started in a 4-2-3-1: Ashley Maynard-Brewer, Yan Valery, Di'Shon Bernard, Liam Cooper, Reece James, Barry Bannan, Jaden Heskey, Callum Slattery, Davis Keillor-Dunn, Harry Gray, Jamal Lowe.
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Minute by minute
- 38'Goal! Notts County 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday. D. Kanu (Notts County) converts the penalty.
- 45'Half-time. Notts County 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday.
- 50'Red card! J. Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) is sent off for foul.
- 81'Goal! Notts County 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday. D. Lipsiuc (Notts County) scores, assisted by R. Finneran.
- 90'Full-time. Notts County 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday.
Full commentary (54 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Notts County vs Sheffield Wednesday.
- 10'Attempt blocked. D. Kanu (Notts County), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 14'Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday: Otegbayo comes on for D. Bernard.
- 15'Yellow card for C. Slattery (Sheffield Wednesday) for foul.
- 16'Attempt missed. R. Finneran (Notts County), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.03.
- 21'Attempt missed. C. Grant (Notts County), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 25'Corner, Notts County.
- 27'Attempt missed. D. Keillor-Dunn (Sheffield Wednesday), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 28'Offside, Notts County.
- 30'Attempt missed. R. Finneran (Notts County), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 34'Yellow card for L. Smyth (Notts County) for foul.
- 35'Attempt missed. S. Robertson (Notts County), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 35'Attempt blocked. R. Finneran (Notts County), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.19.
- 35'Attempt blocked. D. Keillor-Dunn (Sheffield Wednesday), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.07.
- 36'Attempt saved. D. Kanu (Notts County), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 38'Goal! Notts County 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday. D. Kanu (Notts County) converts the penalty.
- 39'Attempt blocked. H. Gray (Sheffield Wednesday), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 40'Attempt missed. H. Gray (Sheffield Wednesday), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 45'6 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Yellow card for C. Grant (Notts County) for foul.
- 45+5'Corner, Notts County.
- 45+5'Attempt blocked. S. Robertson (Notts County), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 45+6'Attempt blocked. L. Smyth (Notts County), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 45'Half-time. Notts County 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday: A. Al-Hamadi comes on for C. Slattery.
- 48'Attempt missed. N. Tsaroulla (Notts County), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 50'Offside, Notts County.
- 50'Red card! J. Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) is sent off for foul.
- 53'Attempt missed. D. Kanu (Notts County), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 56'Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday: M. Lowe comes on for R. James.
- 56'Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday: B. Mitchell comes on for B. Bannan.
- 57'Offside, Sheffield Wednesday.
- 58'Attempt blocked. N. Tsaroulla (Notts County), left-footed shot. xG 0.18.
- 59'Corner, Notts County.
- 61'Attempt missed. L. Ness (Notts County), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 63'Substitution, Notts County: C. Roberts comes on for N. Tsaroulla.
- 63'Substitution, Notts County: L. Ndlovu comes on for L. Smyth.
- 63'Attempt blocked. C. Roberts (Notts County), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 71'Substitution, Notts County: M. Sanders comes on for S. Robertson.
- 71'Substitution, Notts County: D. Lipsiuc comes on for C. Grant.
- 72'Corner, Notts County.
- 72'Attempt saved. D. Kanu (Notts County), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 74'Attempt missed. C. Roberts (Notts County), right-footed shot. xG 0.32.
- 78'Offside, Notts County.
- 78'Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday: K. Morrison comes on for Otegbayo.
- 80'Substitution, Notts County: J. Evans comes on for D. Kanu.
- 80'Attempt missed. L. Cooper (Sheffield Wednesday), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 81'Goal! Notts County 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday. D. Lipsiuc (Notts County) scores, assisted by R. Finneran.
- 89'Yellow card for J. Heskey (Sheffield Wednesday) for foul.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Attempt blocked. K. Morrison (Sheffield Wednesday), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 90+4'Attempt missed. J. Evans (Notts County), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90'Full-time. Notts County 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday.