Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackburn

10 December 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Joshua Smith

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Makhtar Gueye 68’

Match summary

Blackburn won 1-0 away at Sheffield Wednesday. It was goalless at half-time.

Makhtar Gueye put Blackburn ahead with a header in the 68th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sheffield Wednesday created 0.87 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Blackburn 0.90 from 8.

Match stats

Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn
16 Shots 8
4 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.87 xG 0.90
0.87 Non-penalty xG 0.90

Key events

Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
68’
Makhtar Gueye0-1 (Blackburn)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Blackburn
  • Lewis Travis
  • Todd Cantwell

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.87 0.90 68’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), 0-1 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.87 0.90 68’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), 0-1 Gueye 68’
Sheffield Wednesday 0.87 xGBlackburn 0.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Sheffield Wednesday attacking 
68’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 45’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), set piece, 0.18 xG, blocked 57’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 47’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 53’ Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 40’ Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 53’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 27’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 90+2’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 22’ Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 82’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 39’ Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 28’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.00 xG, off target 68’ Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 45’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), set piece, 0.18 xG, blocked 57’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 47’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 53’ Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 40’ Di'Shon Bernard (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 53’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 27’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, saved 90+2’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 22’ Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 82’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.07 xG, saved 39’ Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 11’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 45’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 53’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 36’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 70’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 28’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 4’ Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 37’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90’ Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.00 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Dominic Iorfa Taken off
77′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Di'Shon Bernard
90′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Max Lowe
90′ – – – – – – –
Yan Valery Taken off
62′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Barry Bannan
90′ – – 4 0.12 – – –
Marvin Johnson
90′ – – – – – – –
Josh Windass Taken off
69′ – – 2 0.18 – – –
Anthony Musaba Taken off
76′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Jamal Lowe Taken off
69′ – – 1 0.12 – – –
Pol Valentín Came on as a substitute
28′ – – – – – – –
Djeidi Gassama Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Michael Smith Came on as a substitute
21′ – – 4 0.18 – – –
Callum Paterson Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Ike Ugbo Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
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 42% Avg odds 2.27
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.27
Blackburn win 29% Avg odds 3.22

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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.