Blackburn vs Walsall match stats & report
4–3 Full time
Blackburn beat Walsall 4–3 in the League Cup (1st Round) on 8 August 2023. Blackburn had 74% of the ball.
Blackburn vs Walsall match statistics
- 74% Ball possession 26%
- 13 Total shots 13
- 7 Shots on target 6
- 2 Shots off target 4
- 4 Blocked shots 3
- 11 Shots inside the box 9
- 5 Corners 2
- 11 Fouls 7
- 3 Offsides 2
- 0 Yellow cards 1
- 925 Passes 321
- 91% Pass accuracy 70%
- 3 Goalkeeper saves 3
Goals and cards
- 19' Goal O. McEntee (assist R. Tierney) Walsall
- 21' Goal Z. Gilsenan (assist R. Hedges) Blackburn
- 37' Goal R. Tierney (assist J. Foulkes) Walsall
- 40' Goal N. Ennis (assist R. Hedges) Blackburn
- 50' Goal J. Garrett (assist J. Buckley) Blackburn
- 67' Goal J. Buckley (assist Z. Gilsenan) Blackburn
- 81' Yellow card D. Johnson Walsall
- 84' Goal R. Maher (assist A. Oteh) Walsall
The Ghost's call
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Team news & lineups
Blackburn
Bench H. Pickering , D. Hyam , H. Leonard , S. Tronstad , D. Markanday , J. Eastham , T. Bloxham , J. Edmondson , P. Gamble
Walsall
Bench D. Johnson , A. Oteh , I. Hutchinson , R. Maher , H. Williams , J. Matt , L. Gordon , O. Evans
Form guide
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