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 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

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

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Sheffield Wednesday FC welcome Blackburn Rovers FC for this crunch clash at Hillsborough Stadium.
5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield Wednesday FC that had 392 games and scored 479 goals.
15' It’s a booking for Sheffield Wednesday FC player. Sam Hutchinson gets a Yellow card.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Darragh Lenihan, as he is very good at scoring at Hillsborough Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Darren Moore might look to freshen things up shortly.
30' A quiet spell here at Hillsborough Stadium. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
37' What a moment for Josh Windass! That strike on 37 puts his side firmly in control.
40' The referee calls foul for Corry Evans. He receives a Yellow card.
45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
50' Sheffield Wednesday FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
60' Joe Rothwell is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
65' Sheffield Wednesday FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield Wednesday FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
67' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Harvey Elliot exits the field as Stewart Downing enters on 67.
68' Lewis Travis gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Sam Gallagher and will look to change the dynamic.
73' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Joe Rothwell will be fuming at that decision.
75' Another change for Sheffield Wednesday FC made on 75 minute. Jordan Rhodes leaves to be changed by Callum Paterson.
80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Barry Bannan on 80.
84' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Joe Rothwell is replaced by Tyrhys Dolan on 84 minute.
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.
1-0 the final result. Blackburn Rovers FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Marvin Johnson	2
Samuel Szmodics	2
Lewis Holtby	2
Dominic Iorfa	1
Joe Rothwell	1
Craig Conway	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.