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Blackburn Rovers
FT
1–1
HT 1–1
Watford
Championship Sat 24 Jan, 15:00London Ewood Park, Blackburn Adam Herczeg 11,640 attendance

Timeline

  1. 26' Edo Kayembe
  2. 28' Lewis Miller assist Todd Cantwell
  3. 42' Giorgi Chakvetadze for Rocco Vata
  4. 45'+2' Hector Kyprianou Yellow Card
  5. 61' Dion De Neve for Ryoya Morishita
  6. 61' Ryan Alebiousu for Lewis Miller
  7. 61' Moussa Baradji for Adam Forshaw
  8. 64' Nestory Irankunda for Othmane Maamma
  9. 79' Aodhan Doherty for Mathias Jørgensen
  10. 85' Kwadwo Baah for Luca Kjerrumgaard
  11. 90'+3' Edo Kayembe Yellow Card

Match stats

55.6% Possession 44.4%
7 Shots 14
3 On target 4
8 Fouls 7
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 0
3 Saves 2
314 Accurate passes 237

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1
22 Toth
20 Cashin 15 McLoughlin 26 O'Riordan 12 Miller
6 Tronstad 28 Forshaw
25 Morishita 10 Cantwell 29 Jørgensen
23 Ohashi
Watford 4-2-3-1
1 Selvik
16 Bola 25 Abankwah 4 Keben 2 Ngakia
39 Kayembe 5 Kyprianou
11 Vata 20 Doumbia 42 Maamma
9 Kjerrumgaard
Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1
  1. 22 Balazs Toth G
  2. 15 Sean McLoughlin CD-L
  3. 26 Connor O'Riordan CD-R
  4. 20 Eiran Cashin LB
  5. 12 Lewis Miller ▼ RB
  6. 10 Todd Cantwell AM
  7. 6 Sondre Tronstad LM
  8. 28 Adam Forshaw ▼ RM
  9. 23 Yuki Ohashi F
  10. 25 Ryoya Morishita ▼ AM-L
  11. 29 Mathias Jørgensen ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 24 Moussa Baradji ▲ SUB
  2. 2 Ryan Alebiousu ▲ SUB
  3. 47 Aodhan Doherty ▲ SUB
  4. 14 Dion De Neve ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
  1. 17 Hayden Carter SUB
  2. 35 Nicholas Michalski SUB
  3. 38 Tom Atcheson SUB
  4. 3 Harry Pickering SUB
  5. 5 Taylor Gardner-Hickman SUB
Watford 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Egil Selvik G
  2. 25 James Abankwah CD-L
  3. 4 Kévin Keben CD-R
  4. 16 Marc Bola LB
  5. 2 Jeremy Ngakia RB
  6. 20 Mamadou Doumbia AM
  7. 39 Edo Kayembe LM
  8. 5 Hector Kyprianou RM
  9. 9 Luca Kjerrumgaard ▼ F
  10. 11 Rocco Vata ▼ AM-L
  11. 42 Othmane Maamma ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 34 Kwadwo Baah ▲ SUB
  2. 8 Giorgi Chakvetadze ▲ SUB
  3. 66 Nestory Irankunda ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (6)
  1. 18 Vivaldo Semedo SUB
  2. 12 Nathan Baxter SUB
  3. 43 Jack Grieves SUB
  4. 22 James Morris SUB
  5. 23 Nampalys Mendy SUB
  6. 7 Tom Ince SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 1.
  2. 90'+5' Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 1.
  3. 90'+5' Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  4. 90'+4' Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  5. 90'+4' Foul by Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers).
  6. 90'+3' Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 90'+3' Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  8. 90'+3' Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
  9. 90'+1' Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Dion De Neve is caught offside.
  10. 90' Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  11. 90' Attempt blocked. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  12. 90' Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a cross.
78 earlier entries
  1. 89' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kévin Keben.
  2. 87' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kévin Keben.
  3. 87' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
  4. 86' Attempt saved. Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Egil Selvik (Watford).
  5. 85' Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
  6. 84' Attempt saved. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford).
  7. 84' Attempt blocked. Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  8. 84' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by James Abankwah.
  9. 82' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 80' Delay in match because of an injury Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
  11. 79' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Aodhan Doherty replaces Mathias Jørgensen.
  12. 79' Attempt missed. Kévin Keben (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross following a corner.
  13. 78' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Connor O'Riordan.
  14. 77' Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  15. 77' Foul by Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
  16. 77' Attempt missed. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Edo Kayembe with a cross.
  17. 72' Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  18. 72' Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
  19. 67' Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  20. 67' Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  21. 64' Substitution, Watford. Nestory Irankunda replaces Othmane Maamma.
  22. 63' Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  23. 61' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Moussa Baradji replaces Adam Forshaw.
  24. 61' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Alebiosu replaces Lewis Miller.
  25. 61' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dion De Neve replaces Ryoya Morishita.
  26. 60' Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  27. 60' Foul by Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers).
  28. 58' Attempt missed. Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  29. 57' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by James Abankwah.
  30. 56' Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Othmane Maamma with a cross following a fast break.
  31. 55' Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Connor O'Riordan.
  32. 54' Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  33. 54' Foul by Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers).
  34. 53' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Marc Bola.
  35. 52' Attempt saved. Othmane Maamma (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  36. 48' Attempt missed. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Edo Kayembe following a fast break.
  37. 46' Foul by Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford).
  38. 46' Connor O'Riordan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  39. 45' Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 1.
  40. 45'+4' First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 1.
  41. 45'+4' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  42. 45'+3' Delay in match because of an injury Othmane Maamma (Watford).
  43. 45'+2' Hector Kyprianou (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  44. 45'+2' Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  45. 45'+2' Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
  46. 45'+1' Attempt saved. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
  47. 45' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  48. 42' Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Rocco Vata because of an injury.
  49. 40' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  50. 39' Delay in match because of an injury Rocco Vata (Watford).
  51. 37' Handball by Rocco Vata (Watford).
  52. 36' James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  53. 36' Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  54. 36' Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  55. 36' Foul by Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford).
  56. 30' Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  57. 30' Foul by Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers).
  58. 28' Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 1. Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross following a corner.
  59. 28' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by James Abankwah.
  60. 26' Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Watford 1. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  61. 26' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Mathias Jørgensen.
  62. 23' Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  63. 23' Foul by Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers).
  64. 20' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
  65. 20' Attempt blocked. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe with a cross.
  66. 19' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Sondre Tronstad.
  67. 19' Attempt blocked. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
  68. 14' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
  69. 12' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
  70. 9' Attempt blocked. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Kjerrumgaard with a through ball.
  71. 7' Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ryoya Morishita is caught offside.
  72. 6' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Adam Forshaw.
  73. 4' Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lewis Miller.
  74. 4' Attempt saved. Luca Kjerrumgaard (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
  75. 2' Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  76. 2' Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
  77. First Half begins.
  78. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Blackburn Rovers L L L D L

  • L Wrexham 2-0 EFL Championship
  • D Charlton Athletic 2-2 EFL Championship
  • L at Hull City 0-0 English FA Cup
  • L at Ipswich Town 3-0 EFL Championship
  • L at Swansea City 3-1 EFL Championship

Watford D L L W W

  • W at Norwich City 1-0 EFL Championship
  • W Birmingham City 3-0 EFL Championship
  • L at Bristol City 5-1 English FA Cup
  • L Millwall 2-0 EFL Championship
  • D Portsmouth 1-1 EFL Championship

Head to head

BLK leads series 3-2

  • 13 Sep 2025 Watford 0–1 Blackburn Rovers 2025-26 English League Championship
  • 26 Apr 2025 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Watford 2024-25 English League Championship
  • 26 Oct 2024 Watford 1–0 Blackburn Rovers 2024-25 English League Championship
  • 23 Dec 2023 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Watford 2023-24 English League Championship
  • 27 Aug 2023 Watford 0–1 Blackburn Rovers 2023-24 English League Championship

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