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Premier League · 13 August 1997

Sheffield Wednesday 1 – 3 Leeds

← 1997/98 season
Attendance
31,520
Competition
Premier League
Venue
Away
Manager
George Graham
Captain
David Wetherall
Won 3–1 v Sheffield Wednesday

Rodney Wallace 7' · Bruno Ribeiro 36' · Rodney Wallace 62'

Sheffield Wednesday: 1 goal

Minute by minute

How it unfolded

  1. 7' Goal — Rodney Wallace, assisted by Robert Molenaar
  2. 36' Goal — Bruno Ribeiro, assisted by Gary Kelly
  3. 62' Goal — Rodney Wallace, assisted by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
  4. 86' Substitution — Alf-Inge Haaland on for Lee Bowyer, 86'
  5. 86' Substitution — Derek Lilley on for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, 86'
The team sheet

Line-up

Starting XI

  1. GK Nigel Martyn
  2. DF Gary Kelly
  3. DF Robert Molenaar
  4. DF David Robertson
  5. DF David Wetherall (c)
  6. DF / MF Gunnar Halle
  7. MF Lee Bowyer
  8. MF David Hopkin
  9. MF Bruno Ribeiro
  10. FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
  11. FW Rodney Wallace

Substitutes

  1. DF / MF Alf-Inge Haaland ↑ 86'
  2. FW Derek Lilley ↑ 86'
The record

Leeds v Sheffield Wednesday

104
Played
42
Won
28
Drawn
34
Lost
Won 42, drawn 28, lost 34 of 104

First met 1920 · 151 scored, 142 conceded

Last five meetings

  1. 26 Aug 2025 A Sheffield Wednesday 1–1 Leeds Drew 1–1 v Sheffield Wednesday
  2. 19 Jan 2025 H Leeds 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday Won 3–0 v Sheffield Wednesday
  3. 23 Aug 2024 A Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Leeds Won 2–0 v Sheffield Wednesday
  4. 8 Mar 2024 A Sheffield Wednesday 0–2 Leeds Won 2–0 v Sheffield Wednesday
  5. 2 Sep 2023 H Leeds 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Drew 0–0 v Sheffield Wednesday