MX23RW : Thursday, April 22 00:46:22| >> :120:7064:7064:
Nov 2, 2019 at 3pm UK at Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,147
BlackburnBlackburn Rovers
2-1
Sheff WedsSheffield Wednesday
Adarabioyo (88'), Buckley (91')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Winnall (83')

Result: Blackburn launch late fightback to beat Sheffield Wednesday

Result: Blackburn launch late fightback to beat Sheffield Wednesday
© Reuters
The hosts looked to be heading for a third consecutive defeat.

John Buckley scored a stoppage-time winner as Blackburn came from behind to beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in dramatic fashion at Ewood Road.

The hosts looked to be heading for a third consecutive defeat when Jacob Murphy headed in his second of the season in the 83rd minute.

But Tony Mowbray's team mounted an incredible fightback, with Tosin Adarabioyo's first goal for the club levelling matters in the 88th minute before Buckley sent Ewood Park into raptures, netting with a deflected effort in stoppage time.

There was still time for Christian Walton to pull of an outstanding save to end Blackburn's six-match winless streak.

It also means Wednesday's four-game unbeaten run is at an end.

Former Germany international Lewis Holtby returned as Blackburn made three changes from the side that lost at Deepdale; the Owls made two alterations, including Keiran Lee for the injured Barry Bannan.

Rovers' Sam Gallagher went close within the first 10 minutes when he rose highest to meet Stewart Downing's cross but Keiren Westwood's flying save denied him.

Wednesday had designs on the top two before play though and Kadeem Harris underlined their intent in the 17th minute, forcing Walton into a sharp near-post save.

The Owls went even closer on the half-hour when Dominic Iorfa's diving, goalbound header was hooked clear by Adarabioyo.

Rovers should have taken the lead early in the second half when Gallagher's inch-perfect cross found Adam Armstrong at the back post, who saw his effort blocked, before Lewis Travis' follow-up shot was sensationally repelled by Westwood at point blank range.

Armstrong weaved onto his left foot and unleashed a 20-yard drive 19 minutes from time but Westwood made another telling contribution.

And the Owls stopper made an even better save moments later as he tipped Joe Rothwell's bullet header over the crossbar.

Walton was called into action at the other end, brilliantly tipping a low drive from Harris away as the game started to stretch.

The game could have gone either way but Wednesday looked to have made the telling breakthrough seven minutes from the end when Morgan Fox's cross was met at the front post by Fletcher whose shot came back off the crossbar and fell invitingly to Murphy, who nodded into the empty net from a yard out.

But Rovers were not to be denied and equalised two minutes from the end when Adarabioyo met Elliott Bennett's searching cross and his towering header looped over the despairing Westwood.

Astonishingly, Blackburn snatched an injury time winner through Buckley, whose 18-yard drive took a huge deflection and wrong-footed Westwood.

Fernando Forestieri's deflected long-range effort struck a post deep into added time, before Walton produced a match-winning save to deny Sam Hutchinson at the death.

ID:377215: cacheID:377215:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:5309:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Did you know...?
Blackburn Rovers' manager Tony Mowbray pictured on August 20, 2019
Read Next:
Blackburn manager Tony Mowbray: 'I didn't recognise my team'
>

rhs 2.0
Todays Game Header Right
Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
2Watford432510860283285
3Bournemouth4322111073423177
4Swansea CitySwansea4322101152341876
5Brentford422015772413175
6Barnsley43228135546974
7Reading4319111357461168
8Queens Park RangersQPR431711155151062
9Cardiff CityCardiff4316131459471261
10Middlesbrough43179175148360
11Millwall431417124244-259
12Luton TownLuton42169173646-1057
13Stoke CityStoke431414154749-256
14Preston North EndPreston43157214455-1152
15Bristol City43156224258-1651
16Coventry CityCoventry431312184258-1651
17Blackburn RoversBlackburn431311195449550
18Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest431214173542-750
19Birmingham CityBirmingham431213183351-1849
20Huddersfield TownHuddersfield431211204563-1847
21Derby CountyDerby431110223151-2043
22Rotherham UnitedRotherham41116244256-1439
23Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds43129223655-1939
24Wycombe WanderersWycombe43910243467-3337

Subscribe to our Newsletter


Transfer Talk Daily
Match previews - twice weekly
Morning Briefing (7am UTC)
Ultra close-up image of Kevin De Bruyne [NOT FOR USE IN ARTICLES]Get the latest transfer news, match previews and news direct to your inbox!