Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 Blackburn — EFL Championship, 5 Apr 2016
Sheffield Wednesday beat Blackburn 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 5 April 2016 at Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield. R. Wallace scored for Sheffield Wednesday; C. Conway for Blackburn. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Sheffield Wednesday have won 1 and Blackburn 1, 3 draws.
· kickoff·Hillsborough Stadium · Sheffield·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 26'out: V. Sasso
- Half-time0-0
- 0-146'assist: D. Lenihan
- 0-251'Own Goal
- 53'
- 58'
- 1-262'assist: F. Forestieri
- 72'out: H. Akpan
- 77'out: A. McGeady
- 77'out: C. Brown
- 80'
- 84'out: S. Jackson
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.1
Top rated
Sheffield Wednesday
- 8.1Ross WallaceM
- 7.6Fernando ForestieriF
- 7.4Tom LeesD
- 7.2Gary HooperF
- 7.0Lucas JoãoF
- 6.9Alex LopezM
- 6.9Glenn LoovensD
- 6.8Aiden McGeadyM
- 6.6Vincent SassoD
- 6.6Kieran LeeM
- 6.6Atdhe NuhiuF
- 6.5Daniel PudilD
- 6.5Jack HuntD
- 6.3Kieren WestwoodG
Blackburn
- 7.3Darragh LenihanD
- 7.3Elliott WardD
- 7.3Grant HanleyD
- 7.0Chris BrownF
- 6.7Matt GrimesM
- 6.7Jason SteeleG
- 6.6Elliott BennettM
- 6.5Ben MarshallM
- 6.4Danny GrahamF
- 6.4Jordi GomezM
- 6.4Simeon JacksonF
- 6.3Craig ConwayM
- 6.3Hope AkpanM
- 5.8Adam HenleyD
Line-ups
- 21Álex LópezM6.9
- 32Jack HuntD6.5
- 1K. WestwoodG6.3
- 15T. LeesD7.4
- 36D. PudilD6.5
- 20K. LeeM6.6
- 45F. Forestieri80'F7.6
- 14G. HooperF7.2
- 18Lucas JoãoF7.0
- 5G. Loovens26'D6.9
- 33R. Wallace62'77'M8.1
Substitutes
- 28J. WildsmithG
- 2Liam PalmerD
- 7Marco MatiasF
- 9A. Nuhiu80'F6.6
- 37A. McGeady77'M6.8
- 23V. Sasso26'D6.6
- 10L. McGuganM
- 14Jordi Gómez72'M6.4
- 15E. WardD7.3
- 30Jason SteeleG6.7
- 5Grant HanleyD7.3
- 16M. GrimesM6.7
- 26D. Lenihan84'D7.3
- 31E. Bennett77'M6.6
- 32C. Conway46'M6.3
- 12D. GrahamF6.4
- 10B. MarshallM6.5
- 2A. Henley51'D5.8
Substitutes
- 33David RayaG
- 6J. LoweM
- 21H. Akpan72'M6.3
- 4M. KilgallonD
- 35S. Jackson84'F6.4
- 17L. WilliamsonM
- 9C. Brown77'7.0
Team statistics
55%Possession45%
17Total shots10
6Shots on target1
8Shots off target5
3Blocked shots4
7Corners3
1Offsides2
0Fouls0
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards1
0Goalkeeper saves5
463Total passes375
372Accurate passes251
80%Pass accuracy67%
Sheffield Wednesday
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Wallace | 77 | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 0 | 8.1 |
| Fernando Forestieri | 80 | – | 1 | 4 | 4 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Tom Lees | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Gary Hooper | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | 7.2 |
| Lucas João | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 7.0 |
| Alex Lopez | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Glenn Loovens | 26 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Aiden McGeady | 13 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Vincent Sasso | 64 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Kieran Lee | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Atdhe Nuhiu | 10 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.6 |
| Daniel Pudil | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Jack Hunt | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Kieren Westwood | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darragh Lenihan | 84 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Elliott Ward | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Grant Hanley | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Chris Brown | 13 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Matt Grimes | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Jason Steele | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Elliott Bennett | 77 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ben Marshall | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | 6.5 |
| Danny Graham | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Jordi Gomez | 72 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Simeon Jackson | 6 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Craig Conway | 53 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Hope Akpan | 18 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Adam Henley | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.8 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 28 Nov 15Blackburn2-2Sheffield Wednesday
- 04 Mar 15Sheffield Wednesday1-2Blackburn
- 06 Dec 14Blackburn1-2Sheffield Wednesday
- 12 Apr 14Sheffield Wednesday3-3Blackburn
- 26 Dec 13Blackburn0-0Sheffield Wednesday
- 06 Apr 13Sheffield Wednesday3-2Blackburn
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2015/16
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Hull City | 46 | +34 | 83 |
| 5 | Derby | 46 | +23 | 78 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | +21 | 74 |
| 7 | Ipswich | 46 | +2 | 69 |
| 8 | Cardiff | 46 | +5 | 68 |
| 13 | Leeds | 46 | -8 | 59 |
| 14 | Wolves | 46 | -5 | 58 |
| 15 | Blackburn | 46 | 0 | 55 |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | -4 | 55 |
| 17 | Reading | 46 | -7 | 52 |
Before and after
Sheffield Wednesday
- Previous: Huddersfield 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday, 2 Apr 2016 · EFL Championship
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Blackburn
- Previous: Blackburn 1-2 Preston, 2 Apr 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Wolves 0-0 Blackburn, 9 Apr 2016 · EFL Championship
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