English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 76': Joe Rothwell
FT
1 - 1
Sheffield Wednesday
  • 41': Adam Reach

About

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Sheffield Wednesday at Ewood Park, Blackburn, 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.
  • 1': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 1': Moses Odubajo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bradley Johnson.
  • 6': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Johnson tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
  • 7': Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 12': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Nyambe.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Barry Douglas.
  • 16': Foul by Lewis Holtby (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 16': Joey Pelupessy (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 20': Foul by Joey Pelupessy (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 20': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Lewis Holtby (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cheyenne Dunkley.
  • 27': Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 28': Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joe Rothwell with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 34': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Joost van Aken.
  • 37': Foul by Moses Odubajo (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 37': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  • 42': Foul by Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 42': Moses Odubajo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Barry Douglas.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Barry Bannan following a fast break.
  • 45'+2': Barry Douglas (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Holtby.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
  • 46': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Johnson tries a through ball, but Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 51': Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 55': Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 58': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Brereton replaces Sam Gallagher.
  • 62': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Dack replaces Lewis Holtby.
  • 62': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Stewart Downing replaces Bradley Johnson.
  • 63': Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Joey Pelupessy (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 66': Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Nyambe.
  • 69': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Liam Shaw replaces Joost van Aken because of an injury.
  • 70': Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 76': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
  • 78': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Tom Lees.
  • 79': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 79': Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
  • 80': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
  • 81': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Callum Paterson tries a through ball, but Tom Lees is caught offside.
  • 82': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Kadeem Harris replaces Adam Reach because of an injury.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 83': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Callum Paterson.
  • 84': Foul by Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 84': Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 85': Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
  • 86': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Liam Shaw.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
  • 87': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Isaiah Brown replaces Josh Windass.
  • 89': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Harvey Elliott tries a through ball, but Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 90': Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Liam Shaw (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Brereton with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Harvey Elliott (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 0
28.5 Possession 71.5
7 SHOTS 16
1 ON GOAL 4
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
149 Accurate Passes 547
256 Passes 649
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 2
9 Crosses 17
0.2 Cross % 0.1
89 Long Balls 67
17 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.2 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 6
11 Effective Tackles 6
13 Tackles 10
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 14
21 Effective Clearances 13
21 Clearances 13

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sunderland 16 +14 32
2 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
3 Burnley 16 +13 30
4 Leeds United 15 +15 29
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
5 Daniel Ayala
26 Darragh Lenihan Yellow Card
15 Barry Douglas
2 Ryan Nyambe
4 Bradley Johnson
8 Joe Rothwell
10 Lewis Holtby
9 Sam Gallagher
7 Adam Armstrong
16 Harvey Elliott
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Jacob Davenport, Harry Chapman, Ben Brereton Díaz, John Buckley, Stewart Downing, Amari'i Bell, Tyrhys Dolan, Aynsley Pears, Bradley Dack.

SHW Sheffield Wednesday (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Kieren Westwood (GK)
23 Cheyenne Dunkley
4 Joost van Aken
15 Tom Lees
22 Moses Odubajo
2 Liam Palmer
5 Callum Paterson
8 Joel Pelupessy
10 Barry Bannan
11 Adam Reach
18 Josh Windass
Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Jordan Rhodes, Alex Hunt, Isaiah Brown, Matt Penney, Kadeem Harris, Liam Shaw, Joe Wildsmith, Elias Kachunga.

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