Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackburn

2 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee David Webb

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Bailey Cadamarteri 5’
  • Marvin Johnson 78’
  • Josh Windass 90+1’
  • Sammie Szmodics 65’

Match summary

Sheffield Wednesday saw off Blackburn 3-1. Sheffield Wednesday led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Bailey Cadamarteri put Sheffield Wednesday ahead in the 5th minute. In the second half, Sammie Szmodics equalised with a header in the 65th minute, Marvin Johnson put Sheffield Wednesday back in front in the 78th minute, and Josh Windass made it 3-1 in stoppage time.

Blackburn can feel hard done by, creating 1.49 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Sheffield Wednesday's 1.01 from 13.

Match stats

Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn
13 Shots 18
8 Shots on Target 5
3 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.01 xG 1.49
1.01 Non-penalty xG 1.49

Key events

Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn
Kick-off
Bailey Cadamarteri1-0 (Sheffield Wednesday)
5’
Half-time1-0
65’
Sammie Szmodics1-1 (Blackburn)
Marvin Johnson2-1 (Sheffield Wednesday)
78’
Josh Windass3-1 (Sheffield Wednesday)
90+1’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Sheffield Wednesday
  • Di'Shon Bernard
  • Will Vaulks
Blackburn
  • James Hill

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 1.01 1.49 5’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-0 5’ 65’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 1-1 65’ 78’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), 2-1 78’ 90+1’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), 3-1 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.01 1.49 5’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-0 Cadamarteri 5’ 65’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 1-1 Szmodics 65’ 78’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), 2-1 Johnson 78’ 90+1’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), 3-1 Windass 90+1’
Sheffield Wednesday 1.01 xGBlackburn 1.49 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Sheffield Wednesday attacking 
44’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 17’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 65’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 5’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 20’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 90+1’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 70’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 78’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 8’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+5’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 48’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+4’ Semir Telalović (Blackburn), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 42’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+4’ Semir Telalović (Blackburn), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 22’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 55’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Harry Pickering (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+1’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 59’ Bambo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.35 xG, saved 17’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 65’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 5’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 20’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 90+1’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 70’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 78’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 8’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+5’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 48’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+4’ Semir Telalović (Blackburn), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 42’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 48’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 55’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+4’ Semir Telalović (Blackburn), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 22’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 90’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 55’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Harry Pickering (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 43’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 28’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 17’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Bambo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Cameron Dawson
90′ – – – – – – –
Dominic Iorfa Taken off
4′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Di'Shon Bernard
90′ – – – – – –
Akin Famewo Taken off
77′ – – – – – – –
Will Vaulks
90′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Callum Paterson
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
George Byers Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Barry Bannan Taken off
88′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.40 – – –
Bailey Cadamarteri Taken off
77′ 1 – 3 0.27 – – –
Liam Palmer Came on as a substitute
86′ – – – – – – –
Marvin Johnson Came on as a substitute
44′ 1 – 1 0.10 – – –
Michael Ihiekwe Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Anthony Musaba Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 2 0.14 – – –
Jeff Hendrick Came on as a substitute
2′ – – – – – – –
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

Sheffield Wednesday win 35% Avg odds 2.68
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39
Blackburn win 37% Avg odds 2.60

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.