Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Tue 10 Dec 2024 · 19:45 UTC Hillsborough 22,703 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 68' Makhtar Gueye

Y 90' Lewis Travis

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Joshua Smith
Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
Assistant 2 Jonathon Block (England)

7 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 11.6 goals/game

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

2024-12-10 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2024-04-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2023-12-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-04-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-12-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
07 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	1–1	D
01 Dec	Derby County FC	A	2–1	W
26 Nov	Hull City AFC	A	2–0	W
23 Nov	Cardiff City FC	H	1–1	D
10 Nov	Sheffield United FC	A	0–1	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
10 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–0	W
07 Dec	Hull City AFC	A	1–0	W
30 Nov	Leeds United FC	H	1–0	W
27 Nov	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–0	W
09 Nov	Cardiff City FC	A	3–1	W
06 Nov	Stoke City FC	H	0–2	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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sheffield Wednesday FC and Blackburn Rovers FC has kicked off!
5' Sheffield Wednesday FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
25' Wales international Ryan Hedges has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
30' Josh Windass has been relatively quiet despite scoring 63 goals in his last 384 appearances.
35' Ike Ugbo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
40' Blackburn Rovers 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.
45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Kyle McFadzean is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
50' The 22-year-old Shea Charles has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
55' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
60' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
62' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Yuki Ohashi by Makhtar Gueye on 62 minute.
63' The crowd applauds Yan Valery as he leaves the pitch. Pol Valentin Sancho steps in for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
68' Magnificent from Makhtar Gueye! That is 48 goals in 431 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
70' The Sheffield Wednesday FC bench stirs into life. Josh Windass is withdrawn and Djeidi Gassama gets his opportunity.
75' 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.
76' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Callum Paterson is hanging Anthony Musaba on the field on 76 minute.
77' Ike Ugbo is replacing Dominic Iorfa for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
82' A quiet spell here at Hillsborough. Sheffield Wednesday FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
83' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Tyrhys Dolan by Amario Cozier-Duberry on 83 minute.
88' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
90' A moment of madness from Lewis Travis on 90 minutes earns him a card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
90' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Kyle McFadzean comes on to replace Ryan Hedges.
0-1 the final result. Sheffield Wednesday FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Danny Röhl

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Aynsley Pears
19
Ryan Hedges ↓ Kyle McFadzean 90'
8
Todd Cantwell ↓ Lewis Baker 83'
15
Danny Batth
27
Lewis Travis
11
Joe Rankin-Costello
5
Dominic Hyam
23
Yuki Ohashi
6
Sondre Tronstad
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Amario Cozier-Duberry 83'
24
Owen Beck

Bench

Coach John Eustace

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

2024-12-10 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-12-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2024-12-01 Derby County FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-11-26 Hull City AFC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-11-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2024-11-10 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-12-10 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-12-07 Hull City AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-11-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Leeds United FC W 2024-11-27 Middlesbrough FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-11-09 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-11-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.09 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.07 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC35% Draw32% Blackburn Rovers FC33%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.16

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

65%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC24% Draw53% Blackburn Rovers FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.4%

0 – 0

13.9%

1 – 0

11.3%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.1%

1 – 2

6.9%

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

2.6%

1 – 3

2.5%

3 – 0

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	20%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	20%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

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