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

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Blackburn Rovers FC

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 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

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

Season Stats

Sheffield Wednesday FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#24	Position	#20
0	Points	52
46	Played	46
2 / 12 / 32	W / D / L	13 / 13 / 20
29	Scored	42
89	Conceded	56
-60	GD	-14
0.00	PPG	1.13
4%	Win %	28%

Key Stats

58% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sheffield Wednesday FC are 24th (0 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).

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' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joe Rothwell made 382 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
10' Ben Brereton, a Chile , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' Sheffield Wednesday FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 15.
20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
25' 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.
30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
35' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
37' The deadlock is broken! Josh Windass gets on the scoresheet on 37 minutes.
40' Corry Evans has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 40.
45' Sheffield Wednesday FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
50' John Buckley is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield Wednesday FC tonight.
55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Sheffield Wednesday FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
60' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
65' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield Wednesday FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
67' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Harvey Elliot departs to be replaced by Stewart Downing.
68' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Lewis Travis comes on to replace Sam Gallagher.
73' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 73.
75' Time for substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Jordan Rhodes is replaced by Callum Paterson.
80' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Barry Bannan.
84' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Joe Rothwell departs to be replaced by Tyrhys Dolan.
89' Tyrhys Dolan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 27 goals in his last 382 appearances.
90' Another change for Sheffield Wednesday FC made on 90 minute. Julian Borner leaves to be changed by Osaze Urhoghide.
Full Time. Sheffield Wednesday FC beats Blackburn Rovers FC

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
Adam Reach	1
Dominic Iorfa	1
Joe Rothwell	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

3 / 4

1.06 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.28 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC36% Draw29% Blackburn Rovers FC35%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.34

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

65%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

64%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC21% Draw50% Blackburn Rovers FC29%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14%

0 – 0

11.9%

0 – 1

11.2%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

8.1%

0 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

6.6%

2 – 0

5.2%

2 – 2

4.4%

1 – 3

3.5%

0 – 3

3.2%

3 – 1

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	17%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	22%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

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