English League Championship

Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackburn Rovers, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sheffield Wednesday
  • 37': Josh Windass
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1 - 0
Blackburn Rovers

    About

    Sheffield Wednesday are hosting Blackburn Rovers at Hillsborough, Sheffield, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Tom Trybull (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 4': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Keiren Westwood.
    • 11': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Tom Trybull.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 11': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Adam Reach tries a through ball, but Josh Windass is caught offside.
    • 13': Foul by Tom Trybull (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 13': Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 15': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Palmer.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kadeem Harris with a cross.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
    • 33': Foul by Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 33': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Barry Douglas with a cross.
    • 37': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kadeem Harris.
    • 40': Foul by Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 40': Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Barry Bannan following a set piece situation.
    • 43': Foul by Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 43': Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Julian Börner (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Barry Bannan following a set piece situation.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Corry Evans with a headed pass.
    • 44': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Harvey Elliott tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Windass.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sheffield Wednesday 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 47': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Harvey Elliott tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Rhodes.
    • 49': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 49': Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Julian Börner (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 52': Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Foul by Joey Pelupessy (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 55': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Barry Bannan tries a through ball, but Adam Reach is caught offside.
    • 59': Foul by Tom Trybull (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 59': Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Palmer.
    • 62': Barry Douglas (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 63': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
    • 67': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Stewart Downing replaces Harvey Elliott.
    • 67': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis replaces Sam Gallagher.
    • 68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Corry Evans.
    • 68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Brereton replaces Tom Trybull.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Reach with a cross.
    • 73': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 73': Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 75': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Callum Paterson replaces Jordan Rhodes.
    • 75': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Andre Green replaces Kadeem Harris.
    • 77': Attempt saved. John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
    • 80': Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Foul by Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 80': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
    • 82': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
    • 83': Attempt saved. Julian Börner (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross.
    • 84': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Joe Rothwell.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
    • 86': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Foul by Julian Börner (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 86': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elliott Bennett.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Osaze Urhoghide replaces Julian Börner because of an injury.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Osaze Urhoghide.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 6
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 3
    4 Saves 4
    58 Possession 42
    9 SHOTS 14
    4 ON GOAL 6
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    406 Accurate Passes 261
    523 Passes 371
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 7
    12 Crosses 20
    0.4 Cross % 0.4
    89 Long Balls 87
    32 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    8 Effective Tackles 7
    12 Tackles 14
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    12 Interceptions 9
    8 Effective Clearances 14
    8 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Hillsborough
    Location: Sheffield, England

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leeds United 16 +16 32
    2 Sunderland 16 +14 32
    3 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
    4 Burnley 16 +13 30
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SHW Sheffield Wednesday (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Kieren Westwood (GK)
    15 Tom Lees
    13 Julian Borner
    6 Sam Hutchinson Yellow Card
    10 Barry Bannan Yellow Card
    8 Joel Pelupessy
    11 Adam Reach
    2 Liam Palmer
    20 Jordan Rhodes
    18 Josh Windass
    7 Kadeem Harris
    Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
    Ciaran Brennan, Liam Shaw, Matt Penney, Callum Paterson, Alex Hunt, Andre Green, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Osaze Urhoghide, Joe Wildsmith.

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
    22 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
    26 Darragh Lenihan
    15 Barry Douglas
    31 Elliott Bennett
    19 Tom Trybull
    8 Joe Rothwell Yellow Card
    29 Corry Evans Yellow Card
    7 Adam Armstrong
    9 Sam Gallagher
    16 Harvey Elliott
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Tyrhys Dolan, Jacob Davenport, Ben Brereton Díaz, Lewis Travis, John Buckley, Amari'i Bell, Bradley Johnson, Stewart Downing, Aynsley Pears.

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