Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield Wednesday — result, stats and line-ups

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2023/2024

Blackburn Rovers

21 APR

1:3

Sheffield Wednesday

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal6'

Josh Windass (assist: Anthony Musaba) · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal9'

Sammie Szmodics (assist: Callum Brittain) · Right foot shot 1-1

GOAL

AST

Goal58'

Marvin Johnson (assist: Anthony Musaba) · Right foot shot 1-2

GOAL

Own goal64'

Aynsley Pears 1-3

Man of the match

Callum BrittainBlackburn Rovers7.8

Expected goals (xG)

Blackburn RoversxGSheffield Wednesday

1.361.32

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Venue

Ewood ParkBlackburn · 31,367 seats

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Conditions

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RefereeJoshua Smith
1st AssistantNigel Lugg
2nd AssistantMark Russell
4th OfficialJeremy Simpson

Pressure index

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Match flow

GOAL

AST

Goal6'

Josh Windass (assist: Anthony Musaba) · Right foot shot 0-1

GOAL

AST

Goal9'

Sammie Szmodics (assist: Callum Brittain) · Right foot shot 1-1

OUT

Substitution15'

In: Bambo Diaby · Out: Michael Ihiekwe · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution56'

In: Dominic Iorfa · Out: Bambo Diaby · Substitution because of injury

GOAL

AST

Goal58'

Marvin Johnson (assist: Anthony Musaba) · Right foot shot 1-2

PLAYER

Yellow card61'

Sammie Szmodics · Substitution because of injury

GOAL

Own goal64'

Aynsley Pears 1-3

PLAYER

Yellow card67'

Marvin Johnson · Argument

OUT

Substitution68'

In: John Buckley · Out: Sondre Tronstad · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card69'

Liam Palmer · Foul

OUT

Substitution75'

In: Dilan Markanday · Out: Scott Wharton · Substitution because of injury

PLAYER

Yellow card77'

Hayden Carter · Foul

OUT

Substitution79'

In: Djeidi Gassama · Out: Josh Windass · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Michael Smith · Out: Iké Ugbo · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Callum Paterson · Out: Anthony Musaba · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Yasin Ayari · Out: Joe Rankin-Costello · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Ben Chrisene · Out: Tyrhys Dolan · Tactical sub

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Andrew Moran · Out: Harry Pickering · Tactical sub

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Dominic Hyam · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Will Vaulks · Foul

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Commentary

112

That's it. The match concludes - Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield Wednesday 3.
90+12′The final whistle blows, concluding the second half - Sheffield Wednesday triumphs over Blackburn Rovers with a score of 3 to 1.
90+11′Corner kick awarded to Blackburn Rovers, forced by Will Vaulks.
90+8′John Buckley of Blackburn Rovers has committed a foul.
90+8′Djeidi Gassama of Sheffield Wednesday has been awarded a free kick in the offensive zone.
90+7′Offside called - Blackburn Rovers. Andrew Moran has been flagged offside.
90+7′Attempt thwarted. John Buckley of Blackburn Rovers' right-footed shot from beyond the box is obstructed. The assist was provided by Dilan Markanday.
90+5′Sam Gallagher of Blackburn Rovers has committed a foul.
90+5′Djeidi Gassama of Sheffield Wednesday has earned a free kick on the left flank.
90+3′Will Vaulks of Sheffield Wednesday has been handed a yellow card due to a foul.
90+3′John Buckley of Blackburn Rovers has been awarded a defensive free kick.
90+3′Will Vaulks commits a foul - Sheffield Wednesday.
90+3′A new offensive move is underway. Sheffield Wednesday's Will Vaulks takes a shot with his right foot from outside the box, but it's deflected in the right corner.
90+2′Dominic Hyam of Blackburn Rovers has been shown a yellow card for committing a foul.
90+2′Dominic Hyam commits a foul - Blackburn Rovers.
90+2′Djeidi Gassama of Sheffield Wednesday has been awarded a free kick in an offensive position.
90+2′John Buckley of Blackburn Rovers has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
90+1′Djeidi Gassama of Sheffield Wednesday commits a foul.
90+1′Callum Brittain of Blackburn Rovers has earned a free kick on the right flank.
90′Offside called against Sheffield Wednesday. Michael Smith is caught offside.
88′John Buckley of Blackburn Rovers has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
88′Callum Paterson from Sheffield Wednesday has committed a foul.
85′Player swap - Blackburn Rovers. Yasin Ayari is coming in for Joe Rankin-Costello.
85′Player change - Blackburn Rovers. Andrew Moran comes in for Harry Pickering.
85′Player swap - Blackburn Rovers. Ben Chrisene comes in to replace Tyrhys Dolan.
83′Opportunity squandered. Michael Smith of Sheffield Wednesday attempted a right-footed shot from the middle of the box but it went wide to the left. The assist came from Callum Paterson with a cross.
82′Corner kick awarded to Blackburn Rovers, forced by James Beadle's defense.
82′Another offensive move. Dominic Hyam of Blackburn Rovers tries a header from the middle of the box, but it's caught in the upper middle of the net. The assist was made by Harry Pickering with a cross pass.
81′Corner kick awarded to Blackburn Rovers, forced by Akin Famewo.
80′Player change - Sheffield Wednesday. Anthony Musaba makes way for Callum Paterson.
80′Player swap - Sheffield Wednesday. Michael Smith is replacing Iké Ugbo.
79′Player change - Sheffield Wednesday. Josh Windass makes way for Djeidi Gassama.
79′Sammie Szmodics of Blackburn Rovers has been awarded a defensive free kick.
79′Josh Windass from Sheffield Wednesday has committed a foul.
78′Attempt obstructed. Marvin Johnson of Sheffield Wednesday tries a left-footed shot from the left side of the box but it's thwarted. The assist came from Will Vaulks.
78′Sheffield Wednesday has been awarded a corner. This was forced by Hayden Carter's defensive action.
78′Attempt thwarted. Josh Windass of Sheffield Wednesday's right-footed shot from a challenging angle on the left is intercepted. The assist was by Will Vaulks.
77′Hayden Carter of Blackburn Rovers has been given a yellow card due to a foul.
77′Iké Ugbo of Sheffield Wednesday has been awarded a free kick on the left flank.
77′Hayden Carter from Blackburn Rovers has committed a foul.
75′Player swap - Blackburn Rovers. Scott Wharton, due to injury, is being replaced by Dilan Markanday.
75′Pause has ended. They are prepared to resume.
73′Match pause - Scott Wharton of Blackburn Rovers is injured.
73′Another offensive move. Anthony Musaba of Sheffield Wednesday takes a shot with his left foot from the right side of the box, but the goalkeeper makes a save in the middle of the goal. The assist was by Josh Windass.
71′Missed chance. Sammie Szmodics - Blackburn Rovers - shot with left foot from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Callum Brittain.
69′Liam Palmer of Sheffield Wednesday has been handed a yellow card for committing a foul.
69′Sam Gallagher of Blackburn Rovers has earned a free kick on the left flank.
69′Liam Palmer from Sheffield Wednesday has committed a foul.
67′Player swap - Blackburn Rovers. Sondre Tronstad is replaced by John Buckley.
67′Marvin Johnson of Sheffield Wednesday has been handed a yellow card.
67′Offside call - Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan has been flagged offside.
66′Attempt thwarted. Barry Bannan of Sheffield Wednesday's left-footed strike from beyond the penalty area is intercepted. The assist was provided by Pol Valentín.Penalty
64′Aynsley Pears of Blackburn Rovers has unfortunately scored an own goal. The score now stands at Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield Wednesday 3.
63′Opportunity missed. Akin Famewo of Sheffield Wednesday takes a right-footed shot from the middle of the box, but it sails over the bar.
61′Offside call - Sheffield Wednesday. Iké Ugbo has been flagged offside.
61′Sammie Szmodics of Blackburn Rovers has been issued a yellow card.
61′Offside call - Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics has been flagged offside.
60′Pause concluded. They are prepared to proceed.
59′The match is temporarily halted due to an injury sustained by Will Vaulks of Sheffield Wednesday.
58′Score! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield Wednesday 2. Marvin Johnson of Sheffield Wednesday has netted the ball with a left-footed strike from the middle of the box to the right corner. The goal was set up by Anthony Musaba after a quick counter-attack.
56′Substitution - Sheffield Wednesday. Dominic Iorfa for Bambo Diaby - injury.
54′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
52′Delay in match - injury Bambo Diaby - Sheffield Wednesday
52′New attacking attempt. Bambo Diaby - Sheffield Wednesday - shot with the head from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner.
50′Shot blocked. Joe Rankin-Costello - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Sammie Szmodics.
50′Corner - Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Bambo Diaby.
50′Tyrhys Dolan - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick in defence.
50′Fouled by Pol Valentín - Sheffield Wednesday
49′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
47′Delay in match - injury Callum Brittain - Blackburn Rovers
47′Missed chance. Callum Brittain - Blackburn Rovers - shot with the head from the right side of the box missed. Assist - Sondre Tronstad.
45′The second half of the match commences with Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday tied at 1-1.
45+8′The first half concludes with Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday tied at 1-1.
45+7′New attacking attempt. Sammie Szmodics - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Scott Wharton.
45+6′Marvin Johnson of Sheffield Wednesday has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
45+6′Sam Gallagher of Blackburn Rovers has committed a foul.
45+6′Pause concluded. They are prepared to proceed.
45+5′The game is temporarily halted due to an injury sustained by Will Vaulks of Sheffield Wednesday.
45+4′Fouled by Sammie Szmodics - Blackburn Rovers
45+4′Bambo Diaby - Sheffield Wednesday - won a free kick in defence.
45+3′Missed chance. Liam Palmer - Sheffield Wednesday - shot with right foot from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Marvin Johnson.
45′Tyrhys Dolan of Blackburn Rovers has earned an offensive free kick.
45′Bambo Diaby commits a foul - Sheffield Wednesday.
42′Iké Ugbo of Sheffield Wednesday has secured a free kick on the left flank.
42′Callum Brittain commits a foul - Blackburn Rovers.
41′Josh Windass of Sheffield Wednesday has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
41′Sondre Tronstad commits a foul - Blackburn Rovers.
40′Corner kick awarded to Blackburn Rovers, forced by Liam Palmer.
39′Barry Bannan from Sheffield Wednesday commits a foul.
39′Sam Gallagher - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick in attack.
33′Attempt thwarted. Joe Rankin-Costello of Blackburn Rovers' right-footed shot from outside the box is stopped. The assist was by Sammie Szmodics.
30′Offside violation - Blackburn Rovers. Harry Pickering has been flagged for offside.
30′Corner kick awarded to Blackburn Rovers, forced by Pol Valentín.
28′Tyrhys Dolan of Blackburn Rovers has secured a free kick on the left flank.
28′Liam Palmer of Sheffield Wednesday commits a foul.
25′Sammie Szmodics of Blackburn Rovers has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
25′Liam Palmer from Sheffield Wednesday commits a foul.
21′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
20′Delay in match - Sheffield Wednesday
15′Harry Pickering - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick in defence.
15′Pol Valentín commits a foul - Sheffield Wednesday.
15′Player swap - Sheffield Wednesday. Michael Ihiekwe is replaced by Bambo Diaby due to an injury.
13′Pause concluded. They are prepared to proceed.
12′The game is temporarily paused due to an injury sustained by Michael Ihiekwe from Sheffield Wednesday.
9′Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Sammie Szmodics - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from the right side of the box to the left corner. Assist - Callum Brittain.
6′Score! Blackburn Rovers 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Josh Windass of Sheffield Wednesday strikes with his right foot from beyond the box, hitting the high middle of the net. The assist was provided by Anthony Musaba.
5′Sheffield Wednesday has been awarded a corner. Scott Wharton is the one who conceded it.
3′Pause has ended. They are prepared to proceed.
1′Match pause - Sammie Szmodics is injured - Blackburn Rovers game.
1′Sondre Tronstad commits a foul - Blackburn Rovers.
1′Anthony Musaba of Sheffield Wednesday has earned an offensive free kick.
The initial half of the match commences...

Match statistics

BBRSHF

Possession and passing

60%Possession40%

74%Pass accuracy65%

443Passes294

332Successful Passes190

81Ball Safe85

8Key Passes8

2 more

5Substitutions5

27Throw-ins17

Attack

1Goals3

8Shots Total11

3Shots On Target5

6Corners2

47Dangerous Attacks37

2Accurate Crosses3

13 more

97Attacks89

15Dribble Attempts18

62Duels Won54

4Goal Attempts8

4Offsides2

0Penalties0

3Shots Blocked3

5Shots inside the box8

2Shots Off Target3

3Shots outside the box3

75%Successful dribbles66%

11Successful Dribbles9

13Total Crosses7

Defence and discipline

3Saves2

15Tackles14

6Interceptions8

9Fouls12

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

Other

25Successful Headers22

12Successful Interceptions13

44Headers50

6Challenges7

1Assists2

0Yellowred Cards0

2 more

4Injuries3

1Counter Attacks2

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

J. SmithPer-match averages this season · 25 matches · career: 157

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	4.20	2.04	2.16	3.94
Red cards	0.08	0.00	0.08	0.08
Second yellows	0.08	0.04	0.04	0.06
Penalties	0.12	0.08	0.04	0.20

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Blackburn RoversxGSheffield Wednesday

1.361.32

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

1.361.73

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.361.32

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

1.321.21

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.040.10

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.040.02

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.000.03

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.401.34

Starting XI

Sheffield WednesdayFormation: 3-4-1-2 · €16M8/11

Danny Röhl

Blackburn RoversFormation: 3-4-1-2 · €17M6/11

John Eustace

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Blackburn Rovers€17Mstarting XI · 6/11€27Mwith bench · 14/20

Sheffield Wednesday€16Mstarting XI · 8/11€35Mwith bench · 15/20

Blackburn Rovers's starting XI cost €1.1M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Blackburn Rovers — bench

Leopold WahlstedtGoalkeeper · €500K (2026)14

Billy KoumetioDefender18

Dilan MarkandayAttacker · €600K (2022)6.7 21

John BuckleyMidfielder · €1.2M (2025)6.7 24

Andrew MoranMidfielder · €1.2M (2026)6.4 33

Semir TelalovicAttacker · €50K (2022)44

Yasin AyariMidfielder · €4M (2023)6.8 45

Ben ChriseneDefender · €1.8M (2024)6.4 55

Kyle McFadzeanDefender · €190K (2014)

Sheffield Wednesday — bench

Cameron DawsonGoalkeeper3

Kristian PedersenDefender · €2.5M (2018)5

Bambo DiabyDefender · €400K (2024)7.1 6

Dominic IorfaDefender7.0 13

Callum PatersonAttacker · €550K (2020)6.7 22

Jeff HendrickMidfielder · €12M (2016)24

Michael SmithAttacker · €120K (2014)6.8 41

Djeidi GassamaAttacker · €2.4M (2025)6.7 42

Bailey CadamarteriAttacker · €1.2M (2026)

Player statistics

Blackburn Rovers starters then subs, by rating

Callum Brittain#2 · Midfielder · 90′7.8

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Shots: 1
Shots on target: 0
Big chances created: 2
Expected goals (xG): 0.01

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 31/37
Pass accuracy: 82%
Key passes: 2
Crosses (accurate/total): 1/4
Long balls (won/total): 6/8

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 6/12
Aerials won: 1
Dribbles (won/attempted): 2/2
Dispossessed: 1

Defence

Tackles: 2
Clearances: 1
Dribbled past: 3

Discipline

Fouls: 1
Fouls drawn: 1

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Blackburn Rovers	2.1546.51%	2.1247.17%
Draw	3.5028.57%	3.4029.41%
Sheffield Wednesday	3.3030.3%	3.3529.85%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Blackburn Rovers or Draw	1.3375.02%	1.3076.92%
Blackburn Rovers or Sheffield Wednesday	–	1.3076.92%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday	–	1.7058.82%
Draw or Sheff Wed	1.6660.02%	–
Blackburn or Sheff Wed	1.2877.82%	–

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.3076.92%
0–1 goals	–	3.6027.78%
3+ goals	1.9052.38%	1.9750.76%
0–2 goals	1.9052.38%	1.8554.05%
4+ goals	–	3.5528.17%
0–3 goals	–	1.3076.92%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Blackburn Rovers	2.7536.36%	2.7037.04%
Draw	2.2045.45%	2.1546.51%
Sheffield Wednesday	3.7526.67%	3.8525.97%

Outcome	bet365
BBR → BBR	3.5028.57%
BBR → X	13.007.69%
X → BBR	5.5018.18%
X → X	5.5018.18%
Draw - Sheff Wed	7.5013.33%
Blackburn - Sheff Wed	29.003.45%
Sheff Wed - Draw	15.006.67%
Sheff Wed - Blackburn	23.004.35%
Sheff Wed - Sheff Wed	5.5018.18%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.7526.67%
6 - 8	3.6027.78%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	13.007.69%
Over 14	7.0014.29%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
4+ cards	–	1.3474.63%
0–3 cards	–	2.9533.9%
5+ cards	1.8354.56%	1.8354.64%
0–4 cards	1.8354.56%	1.8554.05%
6+ cards	–	2.7536.36%
0–5 cards	–	1.3772.99%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City	8	17
2	West Ham United	8	15
3	Middlesbrough	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers	8	13
7	Stoke City	8	13
8	Bristol City	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic	8	12
10	Birmingham City	8	11
11	Millwall	8	11
12	Lincoln City	8	11
13	Southampton	8	10
14	Wrexham	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers	8	9
17	Norwich City	8	9
18	Sheffield United	8	9
19	Portsmouth	7	8
20	Watford	8	8
21	Cardiff City	8	7
22	Derby County	8	5
23	Preston North End	8	4
24	Burnley	8	4

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.7257.9%	1.7557.14%
No	2.0050%	2.0249.5%