Blackburn vs Watford match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 45 · Ewood Park, Blackburn · Ref E. Bell

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Blackburn beat Watford 2–1 in the Championship on 26 April 2025. Expected goals finished 1.02–0.35. Blackburn had 55% of the ball.

Blackburn vs Watford match statistics

BlackburnWatford

55% Ball possession 45%
1.02 Expected goals (xG) 0.35
10 Total shots 9
4 Shots on target 2
5 Shots off target 4
1 Blocked shots 3
7 Shots inside the box 5
4 Corners 6
12 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 4
5 Yellow cards 5
413 Passes 341
74% Pass accuracy 72%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

16' Yellow card Imrân Louza Watford
24' Yellow card J. Abankwah Watford
34' Yellow card R. Hedges Blackburn
44' Yellow card T. Dolan Blackburn
45+1' Yellow card J. Morris Watford
47' Goal M. Pollock (assist Imrân Louza) Watford
59' Goal T. Cantwell (assist Y. Ohashi) Blackburn
65' Yellow card M. Doumbia Watford
74' Goal T. Dolan (assist T. Cantwell) Blackburn
85' Yellow card E. Kayembe Watford
90+3' Yellow card Emmanuel Dennis Blackburn
90+6' Yellow card L. Travis Blackburn
90+8' Yellow card A. Forshaw Blackburn

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Blackburn

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 V. Ismaël

12 B. Tóth

4 Y. Ribeiro 15 D. Batth 5 D. Hyam 2 C. Brittain

27 L. Travis 6 S. Tronstad

19 R. Hedges 8 T. Cantwell 10 T. Dolan

23 Y. Ohashi

Bench A. Forshaw , D. Sanderson , Emmanuel Dennis , A. Kargbo , Igor Tyjon , H. Pickering , C. Woodrow , A. Pears , Kristi Montgomery

Watford

Confirmed 3-4-3 T. Cleverley

33 E. Selvik

22 J. Morris 6 M. Pollock 25 J. Abankwah

26 C. Wiley 24 T. Dele-Bashiru 10 Imrân Louza 2 J. Ngakia

11 R. Vata 20 M. Doumbia 39 E. Kayembe

Bench F. Sierralta , P. Dwomoh , Z. Massiah-Edwards , V. Bayo , Ryan Andrews , Alfie Marriott , Leo Ramirez-Espain , T. Akomeah , T. Ince

Form guide

Blackburn at home

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.3 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

8% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Watford away

0–2–8 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.6 per game
Conceded: 2.4 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 3.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Blackburn vs Watford head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
26 Oct 24	Watford v Blackburn	1–0
23 Dec 23	Blackburn v Watford	1–2
27 Aug 23	Watford v Blackburn	0–1

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Blackburn vs Watford head-to-head record