English League Championship

FT Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Blackburn Rovers WLLWL 1
–
Sheffield Wednesday LDWWW 2
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BLK011
SHW022
Hillsborough · 21,803 att.

Match Report

Sheffield Wednesday post fourth straight win to stay on course for play-offs

Sheffield Wednesday post fourth straight win to stay on course for play-offs

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
6
0
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
0
44.4
Possession
55.6
10
SHOTS
17
1
ON GOAL
6
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
251
Accurate Passes
372
375
Passes
463
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
5
13
Crosses
27
0.2
Cross %
0.2
86
Long Balls
62
36
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
8
15
Tackles
11
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
14
Effective Clearances
23
19
Clearances
30

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

SHW · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kieren WestwoodG
  2. 5Glenn LoovensCD-L
  3. 15Tom LeesCD-R
  4. 36Daniel PudilLB
  5. 32Jack HuntRB
  6. 21Álex LópezCM-L
  7. 20Kieran LeeCM-R
  8. 18Lucas JoãoLM
  9. 33Ross WallaceRM
  10. 45Fernando ForestieriCF-L
  11. 14Gary HooperCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Marco MatiasSUB
  2. 23Vincent SassoSUB
  3. 28Joe WildsmithSUB
  4. 9Atdhe NuhiuSUB
  5. 2Liam PalmerSUB
  6. 37Aiden McGeadySUB
  7. 10Lewis McGuganSUB

BLK · 4-4-1-1

  1. 30Jason SteeleG
  2. 5Grant HanleyCD-L
  3. 15Elliott WardCD-R
  4. 2Adam HenleyLB
  5. 10Ben MarshallRB
  6. 16Matt GrimesCM-L
  7. 26Darragh LenihanCM-R
  8. 32Craig ConwayLM
  9. 14Jordi GómezRM
  10. 12Danny GrahamF
  11. 31Elliott BennettRCF

Substitutes

  1. 9Chris BrownSUB
  2. 6Jason LoweSUB
  3. 4Matthew KilgallonSUB
  4. 35Simeon JacksonSUB
  5. 17Lee WilliamsonSUB
  6. 33David RayaSUB
  7. 21Hope AkpanSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Vincent Sasso replaces Glenn Loovens because of an injury.
  2. 46' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Darragh Lenihan with a cross.
  3. 51' Own Goal by Adam Henley, Blackburn Rovers. Sheffield Wednesday 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  4. 53' Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the red card.
  5. 58' Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 2, Blackburn Rovers 1. Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fernando Forestieri.
  7. 72' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Hope Akpan replaces Jordi Gómez.
  8. 77' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Aiden McGeady replaces Ross Wallace.
  9. 77' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Chris Brown replaces Elliott Bennett.
  10. 80' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces Fernando Forestieri.
  11. 84' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Simeon Jackson replaces Darragh Lenihan.

EFL Championship News

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News PA Nuno Espírito Santo on West Ham loss: We played with 'hesitation' Nuno Espírito Santo admitted West Ham United's painfully slow start cost them after they crashed to a 3-2 home defeat by Southampton. ESPN PA Andri Gudjohnsen brace extends Wrexham's winless run on the road Andri Gudjohnsen's second brace in a week earned Blackburn a clinical 2-0 win over Wrexham. News ESPN News Services Kyle Walker: 'No intention' of removing Man City tattoos after radio comments Kyle Walker has said he has "never had any intention" of removing his Manchester City tattoos, in the wake of comments the full-back made on Wednesday. News PA Wrexham boss Parkinson gets fans' backing as big win eases pressure Phil Parkinson was delighted with the reaction of his players as a 4-1 win over Championship strugglers Preston eased the pressure on the Wrexham boss.