Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackburn

29 December 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Oliver Langford

Full time 0 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Match summary

Sheffield Wednesday and Blackburn played out a goalless draw.

Blackburn had the better of the chances, with 0.81 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Sheffield Wednesday's 0.47 from 5.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%
5 Shots 14
0 Shots on target 2
2 Corners 7
401 Passes 494
78.6% Pass accuracy 82.2%
21 Tackles 13
12 Fouls 11
2 Yellow cards 3
2 Offsides 2

Key events

Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn
0’
V. IsmaëlManagerArgument
Kick-off
44’
T. CantwellShot on target
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
49’
M. LitherlandShot on target
B. BannanFoul
57’
J. LoweFoul
60’
S. IngelssonJ. Lowe
62’
68’
S. TrondstadFoul
74’
N. DlaminiA. Henriksson
75’
T. Gardner-HickmanS. Trondstad
R. ShipstonJ. Thornton
79’
85’
T. Gardner-HickmanFoul
89’
T. CantwellArgument
Full-time0-0

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.47 0.81 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.47 0.81
Sheffield Wednesday 0.47 xGBlackburn 0.81 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Sheffield Wednesday attacking 
86’ Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.19 xG, off target 6’ M. Baradji (Blackburn), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 28’ B. Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 63’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 84’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 63’ S. McLoughlin (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 44’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 57’ J. Thornton (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 11’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ M. Litherland (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ M. Litherland (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ R. Hedges (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ M. Baradji (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ M. Baradji (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ B. Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ B. Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 6’ M. Baradji (Blackburn), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 28’ B. Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.19 xG, off target 86’ Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.19 xG, off target 63’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 84’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 63’ S. McLoughlin (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 44’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 57’ J. Thornton (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 75’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 74’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 55’ M. Litherland (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 11’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 49’ M. Litherland (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 12’ R. Hedges (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 50’ M. Baradji (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 21’ M. Baradji (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 46’ B. Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ B. Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday 3-5-2 Starting XI
Charles
Iorfa
Otegbayo
McGhee
Palmer
McNeill
Thornton 79’
Bannan
Amass
Cadamarteri
Lowe 62’
Blackburn 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Pears
Miller
McLoughlin
Pratt
Litherland
Baradji
Trondstad 75’
Hedges
Cantwell
Henriksson 74’
Ohashi

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
P. Charles
90′ 2 0 42 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
D. Iorfa
90′ 2 – – 6 1 43 – – – –
Otegbayo
90′ 2 – – 6 1 54 1 – – –
C. McGhee
90′ 3 1 – 6 3 46 1 – – –
Midfielders7 players
L. Palmer
90′ – – 21 – – 4 – 4 1 – –
C. McNeill
90′ – – 29 2 – 2 – 3 1 – –
J. Thornton Taken off
79′ – – 31 – – 1 1 1 3 – –
B. Bannan
90′ – – 55 1 – 2 2 4 1 2
H. Amass
90′ – – 36 – – 3 3 13 – 4 –
S. Ingelsson Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 4 – – – – – – – –
R. Shipston Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 3 – – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
B. Cadamarteri
90′ – – 1 – 0.01 – – 7 1 13 –
J. Lowe Taken off
62′ – – – – – – – 2 – 24
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 20% Avg odds 4.74
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.58
Blackburn win 54% Avg odds 1.74

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

Form going into the game

Sheffield Wednesday LDLLD
Blackburn DDLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Blackburn 2-2 Sheffield Wednesday, 08 Apr 25 Next meeting: Blackburn 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday, 03 Feb 26  All Sheffield Wednesday vs Blackburn meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.