Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Blackburn Rovers are hosting Sheffield Wednesday
at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Jerry Yates is caught offside.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.
- 1': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Svante Ingelsson.
- 3': Charlie McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
- 6': Foul by Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers).
- 6': Reece Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 9': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dion De Neve with a cross.
- 11': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Reece Johnson.
- 12': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Charlie McNeill.
- 12': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita following a corner.
- 15': Foul by Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers).
- 15': Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Gabriel Otegbayo.
- 19': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Yan Valery.
- 19': Attempt saved. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Murphy Cooper (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Ryoya Morishita with a cross.
- 23': Attempt saved. Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Murphy Cooper (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Moussa Baradji.
- 23': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers).
- 25': Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Attempt saved. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Murphy Cooper (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.
- 27': Foul by Jaden Heskey (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 27': Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Gabriel Otegbayo.
- 29': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
- 29': Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers).
- 32': Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 34': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Reece Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 37': Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
- 39': Handball by Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 42': Foul by Jaden Heskey (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 42': Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
- 43': Reece Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers).
- 43': Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Mathias Jørgensen (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Murphy Cooper (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Sondre Tronstad with a headed pass.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Reece Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 45'+1': Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
- 47': Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 47': Handball by Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 50': Attempt blocked. Charlie McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Valery.
- 56': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Liam Cooper.
- 59': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
- 61': Foul by Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 61': Mathias Jørgensen (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Alebiosu replaces Hayden Carter.
- 62': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Andri Gudjohnsen replaces Dion De Neve.
- 63': Foul by Reece Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 63': Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Mathias Jørgensen is caught offside.
- 69': Attempt saved. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Murphy Cooper (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Ryoya Morishita with a cross.
- 69': Charlie McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers).
- 70': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jarvis Thornton replaces Charlie McNeill.
- 73': Foul by Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 73': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Liam Cooper (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 75': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Foul by Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers).
- 77': Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Gabriel Otegbayo is caught offside.
- 79': Foul by Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers).
- 79': Jaden Heskey (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Bruno Fernandes replaces Jaden Heskey.
- 81': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Devlan Moses replaces Jamal Lowe.
- 81': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Olaf Kobacki replaces Jerry Yates.
- 81': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Pickering replaces Mathias Jørgensen.
- 82': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi replaces Ryoya Morishita.
- 82': Delay in match because of an injury Murphy Cooper (Sheffield Wednesday).
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Yan Valery.
- 86': Attempt missed. Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross following a corner.
- 90': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Kristi Montgomery replaces Moussa Baradji.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers).
- 90'+1': Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
- 90'+1': Reece Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
- 90'+5': Sean Fusire (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': George Pratt (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
Statistics
SHW |
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|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 53.9 | Possession | 46.1 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 356 | Accurate Passes | 290 |
| 476 | Passes | 391 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 10 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 21 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 32 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 12,285
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 12,285
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesbrough | 31 | +19 | 61 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 31 | +28 | 59 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 30 | +22 | 54 |
| 4 | Hull City | 31 | +7 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Balazs Toth (GK) |
| 15 | Sean McLoughlin |
| 17 | Hayden Carter |
| 20 | Eiran Cashin |
| 12 | Lewis Miller |
| 10 | Todd Cantwell |
| 6 | Sondre Tronstad |
| 24 | Moussa Baradji |
| 29 | Mathias Jørgensen |
| 14 | Dion De Neve |
| 25 | Ryoya Morishita |
Sheffield Wednesday (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Murphy Cooper (GK) |
| 22 | Gabriel Otegbayo |
| 16 | Liam Cooper |
| 2 | Liam Palmer |
| 8 | Svante Ingelsson |
| 24 | Jaden Heskey |
| 27 | Reece Johnson |
| 7 | Yan Valery |
| 12 | Jerry Yates |
| 9 | Jamal Lowe |
| 17 | Charlie McNeill |
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