Timeline
- 28' Andri Gudjohnsen
- 38' Todd Cantwell assist Ryoya Morishita
- 53' Callum Robinson assist Jack Moylan
- 60' Chris Willock for Cian Ashford
- 63' Moussa Baradji for Andri Gudjohnsen
- 64' Jayden Fevrier for Ryoya Morishita
- 71' David Turnbull for Joel Colwill
- 71' Isaak Davies for Callum Robinson
- 74' Augustus Kargbo for Oladapo Afolayan
- 78' Ronan Kpakio for Joel Bagan
- 78' Calum Scanlon for Dylan Lawlor
- 83' Jake Garrett for Kristi Montgomery
- 90'+6' Todd Cantwell Yellow Card
Match stats
41.1%
Possession
58.9%
17
Shots
10
8
On target
1
9
Fouls
6
1
Yellow cards
0
0
Red cards
0
4
Offsides
1
0
Saves
5
240
Accurate passes
385
Lineups
Blackburn Rovers
4-2-3-1
22
Toth
3
Pickering
15
McLoughlin
17
Carter
2
Alebiousu
31
Montgomery
8
Morsy
21
Afolayan
10
Cantwell
25
Morishita
9
Gudjohnsen
Cardiff City
4-2-3-1
1
Trott
3
Bagan
4
Osho
48
Lawlor
38
Ng
8
Moylan
18
Robertson
45
Ashford
27
Colwill
11
Tanner
47
Robinson
Blackburn Rovers
4-2-3-1
- 22 Balazs Toth G
- 15 Sean McLoughlin CD-L
- 17 Hayden Carter CD-R
- 3 Harry Pickering LB
- 2 Ryan Alebiousu RB
- 10 Todd Cantwell AM
- 31 Kristi Montgomery ▼ LM
- 8 Sam Morsy RM
- 9 Andri Gudjohnsen ▼ F
- 21 Oladapo Afolayan ▼ AM-L
- 25 Ryoya Morishita ▼ AM-R
Came on
- 7 Augustus Kargbo ▲ SUB
- 30 Jake Garrett ▲ SUB
- 24 Moussa Baradji ▲ SUB
- 11 Jayden Fevrier ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
- 6 Tom Atcheson SUB
- 14 Dion De Neve SUB
- 1 Aynsley Pears SUB
- 39 Harvey Pates SUB
- 27 Gady Beyuku SUB
Cardiff City
4-2-3-1
- 1 Nathan Trott G
- 4 Gabriel Osho CD-L
- 48 Dylan Lawlor ▼ CD-R
- 3 Joel Bagan ▼ LB
- 38 Perry Ng RB
- 27 Joel Colwill ▼ AM
- 8 Jack Moylan LM
- 18 Alex Robertson RM
- 47 Callum Robinson ▼ F
- 45 Cian Ashford ▼ AM-L
- 11 Ollie Tanner AM-R
Came on
- 39 Isaak Davies ▲ SUB
- 14 David Turnbull ▲ SUB
- 44 Ronan Kpakio ▲ SUB
- 16 Chris Willock ▲ SUB
- 23 Calum Scanlon ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
- 43 Paul Moreno SUB
- 30 Harry Tyrer SUB
- 50 Charlie Holt SUB
- 2 William Fish SUB
Commentary
- Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Cardiff City 1.
- 90'+7' Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Cardiff City 1.
- 90'+7' Attempt blocked. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+6' Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6' Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6' Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
- 90'+6' Attempt missed. Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Willock with a cross.
- 90'+5' Attempt blocked. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+5' Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Willock.
- 90'+3' Attempt blocked. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Alex Robertson.
- 90'+2' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ronan Kpakio.
Recent form
Blackburn Rovers
D
W
L
L
D
- D at Lincoln City 0-0 EFL Championship
- L at Preston North End 2-1 EFL Championship
- L Sheffield United 2-1 EFL Championship
- W Millwall 3-1 EFL Championship
- D at Portsmouth 2-2 EFL Championship
Cardiff City
W
L
D
L
L
- L at Queens Park Rangers 2-1 EFL Championship
- L at Portsmouth 2-0 EFL Championship
- D Stoke City 1-1 EFL Championship
- L at Bolton Wanderers 1-0 EFL Championship
- W Charlton Athletic 3-1 EFL Championship
Head to head
BLK leads series 3-1-1
- 15 Mar 2025 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Cardiff City 2024-25 English League Championship
- 9 Nov 2024 Cardiff City 1–3 Blackburn Rovers 2024-25 English League Championship
- 20 Feb 2024 Cardiff City 0–0 Blackburn Rovers 2023-24 English League Championship
- 21 Oct 2023 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Cardiff City 2023-24 English League Championship
- 27 Sep 2023 Blackburn Rovers 5–2 Cardiff City 2023-24 English Carabao Cup
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