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

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Tue 20 Apr 2021 · 18:00 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'

Sam Hutchinson 15' Y

Y 40' Corry Evans

Y 73' Joe Rothwell

Barry Bannan 80' Y

Overview

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Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Hillsborough Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Marc Edwards
Referee Paul Tierney
Referee Constantine Hatzidakis
Referee Lee Betts

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–0	W
17 Apr	Bristol City FC	H	1–1	D
13 Apr	Swansea City AFC	H	0–2	L
10 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–4	L
05 Apr	Cardiff City FC	H	5–0	W
02 Apr	Watford FC	A	0–1	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–1	L
16 Apr	Derby County FC	H	2–1	W
10 Apr	Cardiff City FC	A	2–2	D
05 Apr	AFC Bournemouth	H	0–2	L
02 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
20 Mar	Norwich City FC	A	1–1	D

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Blackburn Rovers FC is underway.
5' Josh Windass is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield Wednesday FC tonight.
10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
15' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Sam Hutchinson.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sheffield Wednesday FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' Sheffield Wednesday FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
35' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
37' Assisted by Kadeem Harris with the perfectly-timed delivery and Josh Windass makes no mistake. 1-0!
40' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Corry Evans will be fuming at that decision.
45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
50' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Elliott Bennett made 386 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
60' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
65' Sheffield Wednesday FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
67' Harvey Elliot makes way for Stewart Downing at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
68' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Sam Gallagher is replaced by Lewis Travis.
73' Joe Rothwell picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
75' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. Jordan Rhodes departs to be replaced by Callum Paterson.
80' A moment of madness from Barry Bannan on 80 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sheffield Wednesday FC will be frustrated.
84' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Joe Rothwell has done his job and it is now time for Tyrhys Dolan to step up.
89' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
90' Osaze Urhoghide is replacing Julian Borner for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
Sheffield Wednesday FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Aynsley Pears
4
Bradley Johnson
6
Stewart Downing ↑ 67'
18
Jacob Davenport
27
Lewis Travis ↑ 68'
17
Amari'i Bell
20
Ben Brereton ↑ 68'
21
John Buckley ↑ 68'
39
Tyrhys Dolan ↑ 84'

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Josh Windass	3
Danny Graham	3
Lewis Holtby	2
Marvin Johnson	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Darragh Lenihan	1
Yuki Ohashi	1
Atdhe Nuhiu	1

Head to Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2021-04-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-04-17 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2021-04-13 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC L 2021-04-10 Queens Park Rangers FC 4–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2021-04-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 5–0 Cardiff City FC W 2021-04-02 Watford FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-04-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-04-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2021-04-10 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-04-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-04-02 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-03-20 Norwich City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.36 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC43% Draw28% Blackburn Rovers FC29%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.52

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

57%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC29% Draw49% Blackburn Rovers FC22%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

0 – 0

10.1%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 1

8.2%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

7.1%

0 – 2

5.2%

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

3.8%

3 – 0

3.3%

1 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	21%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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