EFL Cup

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League Cup | Quarter-Finals

Dec 1, 2015 at 7.45pm UK

Stoke Stoke City
2-0
Sheff Weds Sheffield Wednesday

Afellay (30'), Bardsley (75')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Half-Time Report: Ibrahim Afellay hands Stoke City advantage at break

By Kristian Johnson, Reporter | 01 December 2015

Stoke City lead Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 after 45 minutes of the League Cup quarter-final at the Britannia Stadium after Ibrahim Affelay's first goal for the club.

Ibrahim Afellay's first Stoke City goal has given them a 1-0 lead over Sheffield Wednesday at half time in their League Cup quarter-final this evening.

Geoff Cameron of Stoke City and Sam Hutchinson of Sheffield Wednesday compete for the ball during the Capital One Cup match between Stoke City and Sheffield Wednesday at the Britannia Stadium on December 1, 2015 in Stoke-on-Trent, England. © Getty Images

Peter Crouch didn't last long on his third start of the season, as he hobbled off with an injury after just 13 minutes.

His replacement Joselu was straight into the thick of the action, as he released Glen Johnson down the right. The full-back then managed to pick out Jon Walters, who fired a fierce drive at Joe Wildsmith from a tight angle.

Marko Arnautovic sent a free kick over the bar before Wildsmith batted away Marco van Ginkel's strike as the Owls failed to contain their Premier League opponents.

There was nothing the young goalkeeper could do to prevent Afellay from giving Stoke the lead after half an hour though, as the winger rifled an unerring volley into the corner of the net.

Walters then came within inches of connecting with Erik Pieters's teasing cross in the latter stages of a half dominated by the hosts.