Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Championship · Saturday 6 April 2013

Result

Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Blackburn Rovers

Championship · Saturday 6 April 2013, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

Sheffield Wednesday · Blackburn Rovers · Championship predictions

Sheffield Wednesday 3-2 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Sheffield Wednesday defeated Blackburn Rovers 3-2 in the Championship on Saturday 6 April 2013. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Jordan Rhodes opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Sheffield Wednesday's goals came from J. Johnson (20'), L. Lita (35', penalty) and J. Johnson (78'). Blackburn Rovers scored through Jordan Rhodes (12', penalty) and S. Dann (71').

Discipline: Sheffield Wednesday received 4 yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sheffield Wednesday were 21st on 47 points from 39 and Blackburn Rovers 18th on 47 points from 39. Sheffield Wednesday went on to finish that season 18th with 58 points, and Blackburn Rovers 17th with 58.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Sheffield Wednesday wins, 0 draws and 1 for Blackburn Rovers.

Going into the match Sheffield Wednesday's last five read D-W-L-W-L and Blackburn Rovers's L-D-D-L-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Penalty goal · Jordan RhodesBlackburn Rovers · 0-1
  • 12'Yellow card · Chris KirklandSheffield Wednesday
  • 20'Goal · J. JohnsonSheffield Wednesday · 1-1
  • 33'Yellow card · David DunnBlackburn Rovers
  • 34'Yellow card · Josh MorrisBlackburn Rovers
  • 35'Penalty goal · L. LitaSheffield Wednesday · 2-1
  • 36'Yellow card · Anthony GardnerSheffield Wednesday
  • 60'Yellow card · L. WilliamsonBlackburn Rovers
  • 67'Yellow card · Oluwaseyi OlofinjanaSheffield Wednesday
  • 71'Goal · S. DannBlackburn Rovers · 2-2
  • 72'Yellow card · Reda JohnsonSheffield Wednesday
  • 78'Goal · J. JohnsonSheffield Wednesday · 3-2
  • 84'Yellow card · Todd KaneBlackburn Rovers

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Sheffield Wednesday 0, draws 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.

Team news

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

Chris Kirkland, Lewis Buxton, Miguel Angel Llera, Anthony Gardner, Reda Johnson, Jeremy Helan, David Prutton, Rhys McCabe, Joe Mattock, Michail Antonio, Kieran Lee

Blackburn Rovers expected line-up

Scott Dann, Grant Hanley, Martin Olsson, Adam Henley, Todd Kane, Danny Murphy, Jason Lowe, Joshua King, J. Kean