NOTTINGHAM (Interstat) — Notts County defeated Sheffield Wed 2-0 on Tuesday at Meadow Lane in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, scoring both goals while keeping a clean sheet. Sheffield Wed finished with no goals. Notts County’s competition record is now one win, two losses and one draw, and its record across all competitions is now two wins, two losses and one draw. Sheffield Wed’s competition record is now one win, one loss and one draw, and its record across all competitions is now three wins, one loss and one draw.

The match’s major disciplinary turn came in the 50th minute, when Lowe J. of Sheffield Wed was sent off. The red card came five minutes after halftime and left Sheffield Wed a player short for the remainder. Sheffield Wed had made an early substitution involving Bernard D. in the 14th minute, and Slattery C. was booked in the 15th minute. Notts County received cautions through Smyth L. in the 34th minute and Grant C. in first-half stoppage time. Sheffield Wed made a halftime substitution involving Slattery C. and further changes involving Bannan B. and James R. in the 56th minute. Notts County made substitutions involving Smyth L. and Tsaroulla N. in the 63rd minute, Grant C. and Robertson S. in the 71st minute, and Kanu D. in the 80th minute. Sheffield Wed’s Otegbayo G. was involved in a substitution in the 78th minute, and Heskey J. was booked in the 89th minute. The match produced four yellow cards and one red card.

The key attacking performances came from Daniel Kanu, Rory Finneran and Darius Lipsiuc. Kanu played 80 minutes and scored once. Finneran went the full 90 minutes and supplied an assist. Lipsiuc played 19 minutes and scored once, with his goal arriving in the 81st minute. The scoring log lists Lipsiuc’s 81st-minute goal for Notts County. Notts County also got a goal from Kanu during his 80-minute appearance, while Finneran’s assist was part of the home side’s key contributions. Kanu’s 80-minute statline included one goal, Finneran’s 90-minute statline included one assist, and Lipsiuc’s 19-minute statline included one goal. Sheffield Wed could not answer and finished with zero goals.

Sheffield Wed’s earlier form this season included a 5-0 win over AFC Wimbledon, a 2-2 draw with Huddersfield, a 2-0 win over Sunderland U21 and a 2-1 win at Salford. Notts County had lost at Wycombe 2-0, beaten Nottingham U21 5-1, lost to Oxford Utd 2-1 and drawn Peterborough 0-0. Those results framed the teams’ broader records across all competitions, with Sheffield Wed at three wins, one loss and one draw and Notts County at two wins, two losses and one draw.

Notts County’s home win came after Sheffield Wed had been reduced to 10 men and could not find a goal. The home side’s substitutions helped see out the closing stages, and the final whistle confirmed a two-goal margin. The yellow-card sequence ended with Heskey J. of Sheffield Wed in the 89th minute, after Notts County had already established its lead. Notts County preserved its clean sheet through the final minutes.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Notts County 2, Sheffield Wed 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Sheffield Wed with a 50.7 percent probability to win. Sheffield Wed had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5. The total score of 2 went over the over/under line of 2.5.