Sammie Szmodics scores again but Blackburn slip closer to relegation zone

The Republic of Ireland international netted his 31st goal of the season in their loss to Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday.

ROY OF THE ROVERS: Blackburn Rovers' Sammie Szmodics celebrates scoring. Photo credit: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

Sheffield Wednesday climbed out of the Championship relegation zone with a vital 3-1 win at Blackburn.

Roared on by a 7,321-strong away following, Danny Rohl's men responded with a deserved victory on an edgy afternoon against fellow strugglers Rovers.