Blackburn Rovers FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Blackburn Rovers FC

5 – 2

Full Time

Huddersfield Town AFC

Sat 24 Apr 2021 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45+5' · FT 45+5'

Lewis Travis 5' Y

Darragh Lenihan 26' Y

Y 82' Duane Holmes

Jacob Davenport 89' Y

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Martin Coy
Referee Tim Robinson
Referee Steve Meredith
Referee James Wilson

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 10 games · Avg 3.2 goals Huddersfield Town AFC

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2020-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-12-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2019-10-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	5–2	W
20 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–1	L
16 Apr	Derby County FC	H	2–1	W
10 Apr	Cardiff City FC	A	2–2	D
05 Apr	AFC Bournemouth	H	0–2	L
02 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L

Huddersfield Town AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–5	L
21 Apr	Barnsley FC	H	0–1	L
17 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	A	2–0	W
13 Apr	AFC Bournemouth	H	1–2	L
10 Apr	Rotherham United FC	H	0–0	D
06 Apr	Norwich City FC	A	0–7	L

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Blackburn Rovers FC and Huddersfield Town AFC get this one started.
5' Lewis Travis was booked on 5.
8' The England Adam Armstrong breaks the deadlock on 8 minutes. 1-0!
13' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
18' Over 18 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
22' Against the run of play, Ben Brereton has scored! This game has turned on its head.
26' Controversy at the stadium! Darragh Lenihan argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
31' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
36' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
45' Ryan Nyambe adds to his 0 season tally! Blackburn Rovers FC lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
50' Huddersfield Town AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
54' Against the run of play, Adam Armstrong has scored! This game has turned on its head.
57' Magnificent from Sam Gallagher! That is 42 goals in 348 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
58' A tactical swap from Huddersfield Town AFC — Rolando Aarons on, Juninho Bacuna off on 58 minutes.
60' A goal from the England international Adam Armstrong! He fires home on 60 to make it 6-0!
64' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Jacob Davenport comes on to replace Lewis Travis.
66' Another substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC to replace Richard Keogh by Rarmani Edmonds-Green on 66 minute.
69' Another change for Huddersfield Town AFC made on 69 minute. Jonathan Hogg leaves to be changed by Scott High.
74' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Adam Armstrong has done his job and it is now time for Tyrhys Dolan to step up.
79' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
82' What composure from Josh Koroma! The Sierra Leone international strokes it home. 6-1.
82' Duane Holmes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 82.
87' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Mowbray will be considering his options from the bench.
89' Jacob Davenport is having his name booked by the referee on 89.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Blackburn Rovers FC 5-2 Huddersfield Town AFC.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Aynsley Pears
16
Harvey Elliot ↑ 74'
19
Tom Trybull
15
Barry Douglas
18
Jacob Davenport ↑ 64'
31
Elliott Bennett ↑ 74'
10
Lewis Holtby
21
John Buckley ↑ 74'
39
Tyrhys Dolan ↑ 74'

Coach Tony Mowbray

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

19
Josh Koroma
7
Juninho Bacuna ↓ Rolando Aarons 58'
31
Ryan Schofield
6
Jonathan Hogg C ↓ Scott High 69'
15
Richard Keogh ↓ Rarmani Edmonds-Green 66'
25
Daniel Ward
8
Lewis O'Brien
23
Naby Sarr
3
Harry Toffolo
14
Carel Eiting ↓ Duane Holmes 58'
2
Pipa ↓ Aaron Rowe 58'

Bench

20
Sorba Thomas
9
Duane Holmes ↑ 58'
12
Richard Stearman
55
Yaya Sanogo
44
Joel Pereira
16
Rolando Aarons ↑ 58'
29
Aaron Rowe ↑ 58'
35
Rarmani Edmonds-Green ↑ 66'
49
Scott High ↑ 69'

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben Brereton	4
Adam Armstrong	3
Daniel Ward	2
Matthew Pearson	2
Sam Gallagher	2
Naby Sarr	2
Karlan Ahearne-Grant	1
Alex Vallejo	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-04-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2021-04-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-04-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Derby County FC W 2021-04-10 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2021-04-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-04-02 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2021-04-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2021-04-21 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Barnsley FC L 2021-04-17 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2021-04-13 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-04-10 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2021-04-06 Norwich City FC 7–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.15 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.45 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC53% Draw23% Huddersfield Town AFC24%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes67% 0% No33%

Avg goals/match: 3.6

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	69%	31%
± 3.5	48%	52%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC

47%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Huddersfield Town AFC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC39% Draw39% Huddersfield Town AFC22%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted

5 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

8.9%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

3 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

1 – 0

5.4%

3 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

4.5%

0 – 0

4.1%

4 – 1

3.4%

0 – 1

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	16%	68%
-1.5	32%	—	68%
-1	32%	20%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	75%	—	25%
+1	75%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

13% ✓

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