Blackburn Rovers FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Sat 26 Dec 2020 · 15:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Darragh Lenihan 79' Y

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Nick Greenhalgh
Referee Oliver Langford
Referee Jonathan Hunt
Referee Shaun Hudson
Referee Tony Harrington

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 12 games · Avg 3.1 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC

Last 5 meetings

2020-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-01-18 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–5 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-11-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-03-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-12-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	1–1	D
19 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	0–1	L
16 Dec	Rotherham United FC	H	2–1	W
12 Dec	Norwich City FC	H	1–2	L
09 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L
05 Dec	Brentford FC	A	2–2	D

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–1	D
19 Dec	Coventry City FC	H	1–0	W
15 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–2	L
12 Dec	Barnsley FC	H	1–2	L
08 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–2	L
05 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	1–2	L

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

1/3

16-30

2/2

31-45

1/2

46-60

6/2

61-75

–/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Sheffield Wednesday FC.
5' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Sheffield Wednesday FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
10' Joey Pelupessy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 383 appearances.
15' Barry Douglas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
20' Joe Rothwell has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' Callum Paterson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield Wednesday FC tonight.
40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daniel Ayala is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
41' Goal! Adam Reach scores his 22 goal in 383 matches.
46' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
61' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Sam Gallagher is replaced by Ben Brereton on 61 minute.
62' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 62 minute. Bradley Johnson leaves to be changed by Stewart Downing.
67' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
69' Fresh legs for Sheffield Wednesday FC! Liam Shaw comes on to replace Joost van Aken.
74' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
76' Brilliant from the ! Joe Rothwell makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 76.
79' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 79.
82' Another change for Sheffield Wednesday FC made on 82 minute. Adam Reach leaves to be changed by Kadeem Harris.
87' The whistle greets Josh Windass as he departs to be replaced by Izzy Brown.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Danny Graham	3
Josh Windass	3
Lewis Holtby	2
Marvin Johnson	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Makhtar Gueye	1
Bradley Dack	1
Cameron Dawson	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2020-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2020-12-19 Stoke City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-12-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W 2020-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2020-12-09 Bristol City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-12-05 Brentford FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2020-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2020-12-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2020-12-15 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-12-12 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2020-12-08 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-12-05 Norwich City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.68 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.14 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC49% Draw26% Sheffield Wednesday FC25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 2.82

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	77%	23%
± 2.5	53%	47%
± 3.5	31%	69%
± 4.5	16%	84%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

51%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC35% Draw45% Sheffield Wednesday FC20%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.2%

1 – 0

9.2%

2 – 0

8.3%

0 – 0

7.8%

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 1

5.9%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

5.2%

3 – 0

4.6%

0 – 2

3.8%

3 – 2

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	22%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	15%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.