Blackburn vs Sheffield Wednesday

21 April 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Pawson

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

  • Sammie Szmodics 9’
  • Josh Windass 6’
  • Marvin Johnson 58’
  • Aynsley Pears 64’ (og)

Match summary

Sheffield Wednesday took a 3-1 win at Blackburn. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Josh Windass put Sheffield Wednesday ahead in the 6th minute and Sammie Szmodics equalised in the 9th minute. In the second half, Marvin Johnson put Sheffield Wednesday back in front in the 58th minute and Pears's own goal made it 1-3 in the 64th minute.

The chances backed that up: Sheffield Wednesday created 1.67 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Blackburn's 0.96 from 8.

Match stats

Blackburn Sheffield Wednesday
8 Shots 11
3 Shots on Target 5
6 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.96 xG 1.67
0.96 Non-penalty xG 1.67

Key events

Blackburn Sheffield Wednesday
Kick-off
6’
Josh Windass0-1 (Sheffield Wednesday)
Sammie Szmodics1-1 (Blackburn)
9’
Half-time1-1
58’
Marvin Johnson1-2 (Sheffield Wednesday)
64’
Aynsley Pears
Own goal
1-3 (Sheffield Wednesday)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Blackburn
  • Hayden Carter
  • Dominic Hyam
  • Sammie Szmodics
Sheffield Wednesday
  • Liam Palmer
  • Will Vaulks
  • Marvin Johnson

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.96 1.67 6’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), 0-1 6’ 9’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 1-1 9’ 58’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-2 58’ 64’ Aynsley Pears (Sheffield Wednesday) own goal, 1-3 64’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.96 1.67 6’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), 0-1 Windass 6’ 9’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 1-1 Szmodics 9’ 58’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-2 Johnson 58’ 64’ Aynsley Pears (Sheffield Wednesday) own goal, 1-3 Pears 64’
Blackburn 0.96 xGSheffield Wednesday 1.67 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield Wednesday attacking Blackburn attacking 
73’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 58’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 71’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 9’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 83’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 48’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 63’ Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 52’ Bambo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 52’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+6’ John Buckley (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 33’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 64’ Aynsley Pears (Blackburn), own goal 73’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 58’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.51 xG, goal 71’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.50 xG, off target 9’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 83’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 48’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 52’ Bambo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 63’ Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 52’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+6’ John Buckley (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+3’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 78’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 50’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 6’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 33’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 47’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 64’ Aynsley Pears (Blackburn), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – –
Scott Wharton Taken off
75′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Sondre Tronstad Taken off
68′ – – – – – – –
Joe Rankin-Costello Taken off
85′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Harry Pickering Taken off
85′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.81 – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Tyrhys Dolan Taken off
85′ – – – – – – –
John Buckley Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Dilan Markanday Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
Ben Chrisene Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
Yasin Ayari Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
Andrew Moran Came on as a substitute
5′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Blackburn win 44% Avg odds 2.14
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.45
Sheffield Wednesday win 28% Avg odds 3.39

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.