Blackburn Rovers vs West Bromwich Albion, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

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Blackburn Rovers are hosting West Bromwich Albion at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
7': Attempt missed. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Danny Imray.
8': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Foul by Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion).
11': Danny Imray (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
11': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
13': Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Foul by Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers).
17': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi is caught offside.
18': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
22': Foul by Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers).
22': Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
26': Nathaniel Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
27': Delay in match (West Bromwich Albion).
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
28': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
30': Attempt saved. Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Josh Maja with a headed pass.
35': Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom Atcheson following a fast break.
38': Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu with a cross.
38': Attempt missed. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
38': Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.
39': Foul by Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers).
39': Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion).
41': Attempt missed. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yuki Ohashi with a headed pass.
43': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Alebiosu is caught offside.
45': Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
45': Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Mathias Jørgensen replaces Harry Pickering.
45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuri Ribeiro replaces Scott Wharton.
47': Foul by Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion).
47': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
48': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
48': Attempt missed. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
49': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
49': Attempt missed. Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross following a corner.
50': Foul by Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion).
50': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Danny Imray (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
54': Foul by Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion).
54': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
57': Foul by Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers).
57': Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by George Campbell.
62': Attempt saved. Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Danny Imray.
63': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Danny Imray.
64': Attempt blocked. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
67': Attempt blocked. Mathias Jørgensen (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuki Ohashi.
70': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers).
72': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Daryl Dike replaces Aune Heggebø.
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Delay in match (West Bromwich Albion).
76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Oladapo Afolayan replaces Todd Cantwell.
84': Handball by Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
84': Attempt blocked. Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Adam Forshaw.
85': Attempt blocked. Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Styles.
85': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Moussa Baradji.
87': Attempt missed. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Tom Atcheson with a cross.
88': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Foul by Josh Maja (West Bromwich Albion).
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers).
90'+2': Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion).
90'+2': Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Foul by Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion).
90'+3': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.

Statistics

WBA		BLK
10	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
2	Corner Kicks	4
0	Saves	3
56.3	Possession	43.7
6	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	0
0.5	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
333	Accurate Passes	234
432	Passes	333
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	3
19	Crosses	15
0.2	Cross %	0.2
76	Long Balls	54
29	Accurate Long Balls	9
0.4	Long Balls %	0.2
2	Blocked Shots	3
11	Effective Tackles	10
13	Tackles	18
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
12	Interceptions	6
25	Effective Clearances	35
25	Clearances	35

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 21,581

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Middlesbrough	14	+11	28
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	14	+8	27
3	Birmingham City	14	+13	26
4	Stoke City	14	+5	26

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
22	Balazs Toth (GK)
16	Scott Wharton
15	Sean McLoughlin
38	Tom Atcheson
24	Moussa Baradji
28	Adam Forshaw
3	Harry Pickering
2	Ryan Alebiousu
23	Yuki Ohashi
10	Todd Cantwell
25	Ryoya Morishita

Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:

Kristi Montgomery, Aynsley Pears, Sidnei Tavares, Dion De Neve, Mathias Jørgensen, Oladapo Afolayan, Nathan Redmond, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Yuri Ribeiro.

West Bromwich Albion (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Max O'Leary (GK)
6	George Campbell
3	Nathaniel Phillips
29	Charlie Taylor
30	Danny Imray
17	Ousmane Diakite
8	Jayson Molumby
4	Callum Styles
21	Isaac Price
19	Aune Heggebo
9	Josh Maja

West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:

Eseosa Sule, Daryl Dike, Alfie Gilchrist, Joshua Griffiths, Oliver Bostock, Jamaldeen Jimoh, Alex Mowatt, Harry Whitwell, Hindolo Mustapha.

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