Sheffield Wednesday overcomes Blackburn Rovers 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BLACKBURN. Sheffield Wednesday conquers Blackburn Rovers 3-1.

By
David Brown
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Sheffield Wednesday overcomes Blackburn Rovers 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

BLACKBURN. Sheffield Wednesday conquers Blackburn Rovers 3-1. Blackburn Rovers lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Ewood Park stadium in Blackburn on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 21,718 spectators.​ The referee was Joshua Smith with the support of Nigel Lugg and Mark Russell. The 4th official was Jeremy Simpson. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.16 degrees Celsius or 52.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Blackburn Rovers

1 - 3

Team 1

Sheffield Wednesday

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 8 Total 11
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 2 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 97 Attack 89
  • 47 Dangerous attack 37
  • 81 Ball safe 85
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Blackburn Rovers was in firm control of the ball 60% while Sheffield Wednesday was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Blackburn Rovers was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Sheffield Wednesday found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Blackburn Rovers shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday shot 11 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Hayden Carter, Sammie Szmodics and Dominic Hyam). Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday received 3 yellow cards (Liam Palmer, Will Vaulks and Marvin Johnson).

Match Timeline

6'
Josh Windass(goal)Anthony Musaba
Sammie Szmodics(goal)Callum Brittain
9'
15'
Bambo Diaby- sub ->Michael Ihiekwe
56'
Dominic Iorfa- sub ->Bambo Diaby
58'
Marvin Johnson(goal)Anthony Musaba
Sammie Szmodics- Yellow
61'
A. Pears(own-goal)
64'
67'
Marvin Johnson- Yellow
69'
Liam Palmer- Yellow
J. Buckley- sub ->S. Tronstad
67'
D. Markanday- sub ->S. Wharton
75'
Hayden Carter- Yellow
77'
79'
Djeidi Gassama- sub ->Josh Windass
80'
Michael Smith- sub ->Iké Ugbo
80'
Callum Paterson- sub ->Anthony Musaba
Y. Ayari- sub ->J. Rankin-Costello
85'
B. Chrisene- sub ->T. Dolan
85'
Andrew Moran- sub ->Harry Pickering
85'
Dominic Hyam- Yellow
90'
90'
Will Vaulks- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
45
Ipswich Town
93
45
Leeds United
90
45
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
45
Preston North End
63
45
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After playing this encounter, Blackburn Rovers stays with 49 points to hold in the 19th place. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday will has 47 points to hold in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will host Coventry City on the 27th of April with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Coventry City (5 draws).

Sheffield Wednesday will host West Bromwich Albion on the 27th of April with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of West Bromwich Albion (4 draws).

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers
G
A. Pears 1.England
6.4
D
Dominic Hyam 5.Scotland
6.6
90'
D
S. Wharton 16.England
6.8
75'
D
Hayden Carter 17.England
6.4
77'
M
Callum Brittain 2.England
7.8
M
Harry Pickering 3.England
6.3
85'
M
S. Tronstad 6.Norway
7.0
67'
M
Sammie Szmodics 8.England
7.3
61' Goals9'
M
J. Rankin-Costello 11.England
6.7
85'
F
Sam Gallagher 9.England
6.7
F
T. Dolan 10.England
6.8
85'
Substitutes
G
Leopold Wahlstedt 12.Sweden
D
B. Koumetio 14.France
D
B. Chrisene 45.England
6.4
85'
D
Kyle McFadzean 55.England
M
J. Buckley 21.England
6.7
67'
M
Andrew Moran 24.Republic of Ireland
6.4
85'
M
Y. Ayari 44.Sweden
6.8
85'
F
D. Markanday 18.England
6.7
75'
F
S. Telalović 33.Germany

Blackburn Rovers adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager John Eustace decided to play with the following team: A. Pears (6.4), Hayden Carter (6.4), Dominic Hyam (6.6), S. Wharton (6.8), Callum Brittain (7.8), S. Tronstad (7.0), J. Rankin-Costello (6.7), Harry Pickering (6.3), Sammie Szmodics (7.3), Sam Gallagher (6.7) and T. Dolan (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Leopold Wahlstedt, B. Koumetio, D. Markanday (6.7), J. Buckley (6.7), Andrew Moran (6.4), S. Telalović, Y. Ayari (6.8), B. Chrisene (6.4) and Kyle McFadzean.

Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of D. Markanday (injured).

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 5 changes: S. Tronstad for J. Buckley (67′), S. Wharton for D. Markanday (75′), Harry Pickering for Andrew Moran (85′), T. Dolan for B. Chrisene (85′) and J. Rankin-Costello for Y. Ayari (85′).

Player of the match: Callum Brittain​

The most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Callum Brittain.

His rating is 7.8 with 37 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday
G
J. Beadle 26.England
6.6
D
Liam Palmer 2.Scotland
6.4
69'
D
Michael Ihiekwe 20.England
6.3
15'
D
Akin Famewo 23.England
7.0
M
Will Vaulks 4.Wales
7.1
90'
M
Barry Bannan  10.Scotland
6.7
M
Pol Valentín 14.Spain
6.6
M
Marvin Johnson 18.England
7.3
67' Goals58'
M
Anthony Musaba 45.Netherlands
7.8
80'
F
Josh Windass 11.England
7.7
79' Goals6'
F
Iké Ugbo 12.Canada
6.8
80'
Substitutes
G
Cameron Dawson 1.England
D
Kristian Pedersen 3.Denmark
D
Bambo Diaby 5.Spain
7.1
15'
D
Dominic Iorfa 6.England
7.0
56'
M
Jeff Hendrick  22.Republic of Ireland
F
Michael Smith 24.England
6.8
80'
F
Callum Paterson 13.Scotland
6.7
80'
F
Djeidi Gassama 41.France
6.7
79'
F
B. Cadamarteri 42.England

Also Sheffield Wednesday adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Danny Röhl played with: J. Beadle (6.6), Liam Palmer (6.4), Michael Ihiekwe (6.3), Akin Famewo (7.0), Pol Valentín (6.6), Will Vaulks (7.1), Barry Bannan  (6.7), Marvin Johnson (7.3), Anthony Musaba (7.8), Iké Ugbo (6.8) and Josh Windass (7.7).

These were the players on the bench: Michael Smith (6.8), Cameron Dawson, Kristian Pedersen, Bambo Diaby (7.1), Dominic Iorfa (7.0), Callum Paterson (6.7), Jeff Hendrick , Djeidi Gassama (6.7) and B. Cadamarteri.

Sheffield Wednesday could not rely on the presence of Bambo Diaby (injured) and Dominic Iorfa (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 5 changes: Michael Ihiekwe for Bambo Diaby (15′), Bambo Diaby for Dominic Iorfa (56′), Josh Windass for Djeidi Gassama (79′), Iké Ugbo for Michael Smith (80′) and Anthony Musaba for Callum Paterson (80′).

Player of the match: Anthony Musaba​

The most impressive player for Sheffield Wednesday was Anthony Musaba even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 7.8 with 11 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​