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 8 games · 9 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

4 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

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

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

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' That's the starting whistle at Ewood Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Blackburn Rovers FC and Huddersfield Town AFC.
5' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 5.
8' Adam Armstrong adds to his 1 season tally! Blackburn Rovers FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
13' Ryan Schofield has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
18' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Huddersfield Town AFC that had 374 games and scored 387 goals.
22' GOAL! Ben Brereton fires home to make it 2-0!
26' Darragh Lenihan is having his name booked by the referee on 26.
31' Over 31 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
36' Spain international Pipa has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
41' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Huddersfield Town AFC backline.
45' GOAL! Ryan Nyambe scores on 45.
50' The 27-year-old Rarmani Edmonds-Green has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
54' What a strike from Adam Armstrong! The score is 4-0.
57' GOAL! Sam Gallagher scores on 57. Assisted by Adam Armstrong
58' Rolando Aarons is replacing Juninho Bacuna for the Huddersfield Town AFC side.
60' Adam Armstrong makes a hat-trick on 60.
64' The whistle greets Lewis Travis as he departs to be replaced by Jacob Davenport.
66' Rarmani Edmonds-Green is ready to make an impact after coming on for Richard Keogh at the 66 minute mark.
69' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Jonathan Hogg is replaced by Scott High.
74' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Tyrhys Dolan comes on to replace Adam Armstrong.
79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
82' What composure from Josh Koroma! The Sierra Leone international strokes it home. 6-1.
82' Huddersfield Town AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 82.
87' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jacob Davenport.
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.