English:
Blackburn Rovers snatch victory at Hillsborough in a closely fought contest against Sheffield Wednesday. The match, played on December 10th, 2024, at Hillsborough in Sheffield, ended with a 1-0 scoreline in favor of Blackburn. Despite Sheffield Wednesday dominating possession (54%), Blackburn proved more clinical in front of goal. M. Gueye scored the only goal of the game in the 68th minute, assisted by J. Rankin-Costello. While Sheffield Wednesday managed 16 shots, only 4 were on target, compared to Blackburn’s 8 shots with 4 on target. Blackburn showed less discipline, committing 11 fouls and receiving two yellow cards, while Sheffield Wednesday had 8 fouls and no yellow cards. The referee was Josh Smith (England). Despite their possession and shot advantage, Sheffield Wednesday’s lack of finishing proved costly.
Substitutions blackburn: at minute 62 M. Gueye came in and Y. Ohashi went out., at minute 82 A. Cozier-Duberry came in and T. Dolan went out., at minute 83 L. Baker came in and T. Cantwell went out., at minute 90 K. McFadzean came in and R. Hedges went out.
Substitutions sheffield wednesday: at minute 63 P. Valentin came in and Y. Valery went out., at minute 69 M. Smith came in and J. Lowe went out., at minute 69 D. Gassama came in and J. Windass went out., at minute 76 C. Paterson came in and A. Musaba went out., at minute 77 I. Ugbo came in and D. Iorfa went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sheffield Wednesday
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