Keeper blunder hands Sheff Wed relegation lifeline

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Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield Wednesday, EFL Sky Bet Championship, Football, Ewood Park, Blackburn, UK - 21 Apr 2024. Marvin Johnson of Sheffield Wednesday scores a goal to make it 1-2

Two bizarre goalkeeping errors by Blackburn's Aynsley Pears helped Sheffield Wednesday to a win which moves them out of the Championship bottom three for the first time since the opening day of the season.

The Rovers stopper gifted Josh Windass the opening goal, and after Sammie Szmodics had levelled and Marvin Johnson restored the visitors' lead, Pears sliced an attempted clearance into his own net to give their beleaguered opponents breathing space.

The win, only Wednesday's second in their last eight games, came in front of more than 7,000 travelling fans at Ewood Park and edges them a point above the drop zone.

Defeat means Blackburn still need four points from their last two games to be certain of safety, even though Szmodics' goal made him joint-top scorer - with Erling Haaland - in the top four divisions this season.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Blackburn

Formation 3-4-1-2

1Pears
17CarterBooked at 77mins
5HyamBooked at 90mins
16S WhartonSubstituted forMarkandayat 75'minutes
2Brittain
6TronstadSubstituted forBuckleyat 67'minutes
11Rankin-CostelloSubstituted forAyariat 85'minutes
3PickeringSubstituted forMoranat 85'minutes
8SzmodicsBooked at 61mins
9Gallagher
10DolanSubstituted forChriseneat 85'minutes

Substitutes

12Wahlstedt
14Koumetio
18Markanday
21Buckley
24Moran
33Telalovic
44Ayari
45Chrisene
55McFadzean

Sheff Wed

Formation 3-4-1-2

26Beadle
2PalmerBooked at 69mins
20IhiekweSubstituted forDiabyat 15'minutesSubstituted forIorfaat 56'minutes
23Famewo
14Valentín
4VaulksBooked at 90mins
10Bannan
18JohnsonBooked at 67mins
45MusabaSubstituted forPatersonat 80'minutes
12UgboSubstituted forSmithat 80'minutes
11WindassSubstituted forGassamaat 79'minutes

Substitutes

1Dawson
3Pedersen
5Diaby
6Iorfa
13Paterson
22Hendrick
24Smith
41Gassama
42Cadamarteri

Referee:Josh Smith

Attendance:21,718

Live Text

Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield Wednesday 3.
Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Sheffield Wednesday 3.
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Will Vaulks.
Foul by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).
Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Andrew Moran is caught offside.
Attempt blocked. John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dilan Markanday.
Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday).
Attempt saved. Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday).
Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday).