Thursday , 1 October 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Barnsley FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Blackburn Rovers FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Barnsley FC
Wed 29 Dec 2021 · 19:45 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 64' Josh Benson
Darragh Lenihan 67' Y
Sam Gallagher 83' Y
Thomas Kaminski 88' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Barnsley FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

3
1
2
Blackburn Rovers FC 6 games · Avg 2.7 goals Barnsley FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC 2021-09-18 Barnsley FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-02-17 Barnsley FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-11-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC 2020-06-30 Barnsley FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Barnsley FC H 2–1 W
18 Dec Birmingham City FC H 4–0 W
11 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 2–0 W
04 Dec Preston North End FC H 1–0 W
27 Nov Stoke City FC A 1–0 W
24 Nov Peterborough United FC H 4–0 W
Barnsley FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L
17 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–0 D
11 Dec Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
04 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–1 D
27 Nov Peterborough United FC A 0–0 D
24 Nov Swansea City AFC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Blackburn Rovers FC is hosting Barnsley FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Carlton Morris needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Barnsley FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Barnsley FC that had 388 games and scored 496 goals.
  • 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 24' Joe Rothwell has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 24 minutes.
  • 29' Barnsley FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Poya Asbaghi will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 39' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
  • 44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 46' Carlton Morris is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 51' Poland international Michal Helik has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 61' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 62' Barnsley FC ring the changes. Michal Helik has done his job and it is now time for Jasper Moon to step up.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Josh Benson.
  • 64' Sam Gallagher is replacing Reda Khadra for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
  • 65' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Ben Brereton makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Darragh Lenihan.
  • 71' Fresh legs for Barnsley FC! Victor Adeboyejo comes on to replace Clarke Oduor.
  • 76' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 81' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ryan Nyambe suffering a number of foals already.
  • 83' Sam Gallagher picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Tayo Edun comes on to replace John Buckley.
  • 88' Thomas Kaminski catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 88.
  • 2-1 the final result. Barnsley FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Barnsley FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Poya Asbaghi

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Carlton Morris 2
Bradley Dack 2
Conor Chaplin 2
Adam Armstrong 2
Joe Rothwell 1
Stewart Downing 1
Ben Brereton 1
Cauley Woodrow 1

Head to Head

2021-12-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC 2021-09-18 Barnsley FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-02-17 Barnsley FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-11-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC 2020-06-30 Barnsley FC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-12-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC W 2021-12-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–0 Birmingham City FC W 2021-12-11 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-12-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2021-11-27 Stoke City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-11-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–0 Peterborough United FC W

Barnsley FC Form

2021-12-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Barnsley FC L 2021-12-17 Barnsley FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2021-12-11 Preston North End FC 2–1 Barnsley FC L 2021-12-04 Barnsley FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2021-11-27 Peterborough United FC 0–0 Barnsley FC D 2021-11-24 Barnsley FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.52 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Barnsley FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC54% Draw26% Barnsley FC20%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Barnsley FC
46%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Barnsley FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC34% Draw48% Barnsley FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
11.9%
0 – 0
10.6%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
4.8%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Barnsley FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 24% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Barnsley FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.