Championship 25/26 · 3 Feb 2026

Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Jan 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Blackburn Rovers favourites at 73%.

Blackburn Rovers won and made the better chances: 0.9 xG to 0.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Murphy Cooper, 61.7 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Murphy Cooper +8.5, Lewis Miller +8.2.

Well below it: Todd Cantwell −15.3, Svante Ingelsson −9.7, Yan Valery −9.2.

Each side's last five results before this match.

31 Jan 2026	L 0–1	v Hull City Championship
24 Jan 2026	D 1–1	v Watford Championship
20 Jan 2026	L 1–3	at Swansea City Championship
17 Jan 2026	L 0–3	at Ipswich Town Championship
4 Jan 2026	D 2–2	v Charlton Athletic Championship

31 Jan 2026	L 0–1	v Wrexham Championship
24 Jan 2026	L 0–2	at Bristol City Championship
20 Jan 2026	L 0–2	v Birmingham City Championship
17 Jan 2026	L 0–1	v Portsmouth Championship
4 Jan 2026	L 0–3	at Queens Park Rangers Championship

29 Dec 2025	Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Harry Pickering Defender	9	0	0	–	51.9	–
Balázs Tóth Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	51.0	+1.4
Sondre Tronstad Midfielder	90	0	0	0.05	45.6	+2.8
Sean McLoughlin Defender	90	0	0	–	39.7	−5.4
Eiran Cashin Defender	90	1	0	0.24	38.9	+2.6
Yuki Ohashi Forward	8	0	0	–	38.8	–
Ryoya Morishita Midfielder	82	0	1	0.12	37.8	+4.0
Dion De Neve Midfielder	62	0	0	–	35.0	−2.0
Mathias Jørgensen Forward	81	0	0	0.04	32.0	−8.2
Moussa Baradji Midfielder	89	0	0	0.08	31.5	−6.7
Lewis Miller Defender	90	0	0	0.04	31.3	+8.2
Andri Guðjohnsen Forward	28	0	0	0.27	26.5	–
Ryan Alebiosu Midfielder	28	0	0	–	22.1	–
Todd Cantwell Midfielder	90	0	0	0.04	18.1	−15.3
Hayden Carter Defender	62	0	0	0.02	17.3	–
Kristi Montgomery Midfielder	1	0	0	–	7.2	–

Player	Min	xG	Score	vs usual
Murphy Cooper Goalkeeper	90	–	61.7	+8.5
Gabriel Otegbayo Defender	90	–	49.4	+8.0
Liam Cooper Defender	90	–	46.8	+1.6
Charlie McNeill Forward	70	0.07	40.7	+3.1
Olaf Kobacki Forward	9	–	38.0	–
Jarvis Thornton Midfielder	20	–	38.0	–
Devlan Moses Forward	9	–	37.6	–
Jaden Heskey Midfielder	80	–	35.3	+1.3
Jamal Lowe Forward	81	0.27	33.1	−3.0
Jerry Yates Forward	81	–	32.0	–
Liam Palmer Defender	90	–	29.2	−1.5
Reece Johnson Defender	90	–	28.2	+5.0
Yan Valery Defender	90	–	23.6	−9.2
Svante Ingelsson Midfielder	90	–	22.8	−9.7
Bruno Fernandes Midfielder	10	–	21.0	–