Sheffield Wednesday brought 2025 to a close by earning a point against Blackburn Rovers at Hillsborough on Monday night, drawing 0-0.
On a night of very few clear cut chances for either side, both the Owls and Rovers cancelled each other out in a game bereft of attacking quality.
Wednesday, who took their time to get going, overcoming a slow and sloppy start, produced some nice patterns of play, but they failed to test Aynsley Pears in the visitors’ goal.
Nevertheless, they did enough to secure a first clean sheet at Hillsborough for the first time since their 2-0 win over Stoke City just over 12 months ago.
Here is how we rated the players at Hillsborough:
1. Pierce Charles - 6
Made a routine save shortly before half-time, gathering Todd Cantwell's low drive from inside the penalty area. Apart from that, the Northern Ireland international barely had anything to do. | UGC
2. Dominic Iorfa - 7
Tried to bring the ball out on several occasions in the first half to get some Wednesday attacks going. Continued to step up in the second half, making some excellent interceptions. A solid performance from the towering defender. | UGC
3. Gabriel Otegbayo - 6
Showed some ambition with the ball to try and get Wednesday up the pitch. Was strong in his defensive duels, producing a solid performance in the heart of the back-three, but he wasted a great chance to give Wednesday the lead in the closing stages. | UGC
4. Cole McGhee - 7
Drafted in to make his league debut at last minute, replacing Liam Cooper, and he produced a great sliding block to prevent Matty Litherland's low cross from finding its intended target inside the box after just eight minutes. He then used his body well to prevent Yuki Ohashi from pulling the trigger. He also played some neat passes to try and get Wednesday up the pitch. A solid debut. | UGC