Blackburn Rovers 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday: result and report

Championship · Sunday 21 April 2024

Result

Blackburn Rovers 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday

Championship · Sunday 21 April 2024, 11:30 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Blackburn Rovers 1-3 Sheffield Wednesday: match report

Blackburn Rovers were beaten by Sheffield Wednesday 1-3 in the Championship on Sunday 21 April 2024. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Josh Windass opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Blackburn Rovers's goal came from Sammie Szmodics (9'). Sheffield Wednesday scored through Josh Windass (6'), Marvin Johnson (58') and an own goal by A. Pears (64').

Discipline: Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards; Sheffield Wednesday received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackburn Rovers were 19th on 49 points from 43 and Sheffield Wednesday 23rd on 44 points from 43. Blackburn Rovers went on to finish that season 19th with 53 points, and Sheffield Wednesday 20th with 53.

Blackburn Rovers lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Sheffield Wednesday in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Callum Brittain of Blackburn Rovers (7.8), level with Anthony Musaba (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Blackburn Rovers wins, 1 draw and 6 for Sheffield Wednesday.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · Josh WindassSheffield Wednesday · 0-1
  • 9'Goal · Sammie SzmodicsBlackburn Rovers · 1-1
  • 58'Goal · Marvin JohnsonSheffield Wednesday · 1-2
  • 61'Yellow card · Sammie SzmodicsBlackburn Rovers
  • 64'Own goal · A. PearsSheffield Wednesday · 1-3
  • 67'Yellow card · Marvin JohnsonSheffield Wednesday
  • 69'Yellow card · Liam PalmerSheffield Wednesday
  • 77'Yellow card · Hayden CarterBlackburn Rovers
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Dominic HyamBlackburn Rovers
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Will VaulksSheffield Wednesday

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Blackburn Rovers 3, draws 1, Sheffield Wednesday 6.

Team news

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Blackburn Rovers line-up (3-4-1-2)

Aynsley Pears, Hayden Carter, Dominic Hyam, Scott Wharton, Callum Brittain, Sondre Tronstad, Joe Rankin-Costello, Harry Pickering, Sammie Szmodics, Sam Gallagher, Tyrhys Dolan

Sheffield Wednesday line-up (3-4-1-2)

J. Beadle, Liam Palmer, Michael Ihiekwe, Akin Famewo, Pol Valentín, Will Vaulks, Barry Bannan, Marvin Johnson, Anthony Musaba, Iké Ugbo, Josh Windass