Match report

Sheffield Wednesday and Blackburn Stalemate in Championship Draw (0-0)

Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
0–0
FT
Blackburn
Blackburn
Dec 29, 2025

Sheffield Wednesday and Blackburn Rovers were unable to break the deadlock as they played to a frustrating 0-0 draw at Hillsborough Stadium, leaving both teams searching for their next win in the Championship. Both sides had chances but neither could convert them into goals.

Key Facts

  • • Final score: Sheffield Wednesday 0 – Blackburn Rovers 0
  • • Barry Bannan and J. Lowe received yellow cards for Sheffield Wednesday, both in the first half.
  • • Sondre Tronstad was shown a yellow card for Blackburn during the match.
  • • T. Gardner-Hickman and T. Cantwell also received cautions later on for Blackburn.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting XI

  • 1 P. Charles (G)
  • 6 D. Iorfa (D)
  • 22 G. Otegbayo (D)
  • 28 C. McGhee (D)
  • 2 L. Palmer (M)
  • 17 C. McNeill (M)
  • 37 J. Thornton (M)
  • 10 B. Bannan (M)
  • 12 H. Amass (M)
  • 18 B. Cadamarteri (F)
  • 9 J. Lowe (F)

Substitutes

  • 24 E. Horvath
  • 32 J. Emery
  • 16 L. Cooper
  • 27 R. Johnson
  • 8 S. Ingelsson
  • 20 R. Shipston
  • 41 F. Onukwuli
  • 31 W. Grainger
  • 40 D. Moses

Blackburn

Formation: 3-4-1-2

Starting XI

  • 1 A. Pears (G)
  • 12 L. Miller (D)
  • 15 S. McLoughlin (D)
  • 43 G. Pratt (D)
  • 40 M. Litherland (M)
  • 24 M. Baradji (M)
  • 6 S. Tronstad (M)
  • 19 R. Hedges (M)
  • 10 T. Cantwell (F)
  • 18 A. Henriksson (F)
  • 23 Y. Ohashi (F)

Substitutes

  • 22 B. Toth
  • 38 T. Atcheson
  • 14 D. De Neve
  • 4 Y. Ribeiro
  • 3 H. Pickering
  • 5 T. Gardner-Hickman
  • 52 N. Dlamini
  • 99 A. Doherty
  • 44 B. Powell

Timeline

  1. Sheffield Wednesday
    57' Sheffield Wednesday Card · Yellow Card
    Barry Bannan

    Foul

  2. Sheffield Wednesday
    60' Sheffield Wednesday Card · Yellow Card
    J. Lowe

    Foul

  3. Sheffield Wednesday
    62' Sheffield Wednesday subst · Substitution 1
    Off: J. Lowe · On: S. Ingelsson
  4. Blackburn
    68' Blackburn Card · Yellow Card
    Sondre Tronstad

    Foul

  5. Blackburn
    74' Blackburn subst · Substitution 1
    Off: A. Henriksson · On: N. Dlamini
  6. Blackburn
    75' Blackburn subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Sondre Tronstad · On: T. Gardner-Hickman
  7. Sheffield Wednesday
    79' Sheffield Wednesday subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Thornton · On: R. Shipston
  8. Blackburn
    85' Blackburn Card · Yellow Card
    T. Gardner-Hickman

    Foul

  9. Blackburn
    89' Blackburn Card · Yellow Card
    T. Cantwell

    Argument

Match Stats

Stat Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn
Fouls 12 11
Pass Accuracy 79% 82%
Offsides 2 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 5 14
Corners 2 7
Total Passes 401 494
Yellow Cards 2 3
Blocked Shots 1 3
Shots on Target 0 2
xG 0.47 0.81
Shots off Target 4 9
Possession 45% 55%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 315 406
Shots Inside Box 3 8
Saves 2 0
Shots Outside Box 2 6

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Sheffield Wednesday saw Barry Bannan and J. Lowe receive yellow cards in quick succession around the 57th minute, disrupting their rhythm.
  • ▸ Blackburn made key substitutions at the 74th and 75th minutes with N. Dlamini and T. Gardner-Hickman replacing A. Henriksson and Sondre Tronstad respectively.