Blackburn Rovers FC vs Leeds United FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Blackburn Rovers FC

0 – 2

Full Time

Leeds United FC

Sat 9 Dec 2023 · 12:30 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 27' Daniel James

0–2 75' Crysencio Summerville

Andrew Moran 18' Y

Y 63' Archie Gray

Adam Wharton 65' Y

Hayden Carter 79' Y

Y 85' Ethan Ampadu

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs Leeds United FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
Leeds United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matt Donohue
Assistant 1 Richard Wild
Assistant 2 Alex James (England)

7 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Leeds United FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Leeds United FC 2020-07-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Leeds United FC 2019-11-09 Leeds United FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-12-26 Leeds United FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2018-10-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Leeds United FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	0–2	L
02 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–3	L
29 Nov	Birmingham City FC	H	4–2	W
25 Nov	Stoke City FC	A	3–0	W
10 Nov	Preston North End FC	H	1–2	L
05 Nov	Norwich City FC	A	3–1	W

Leeds United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	2–0	W
02 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	3–2	W
29 Nov	Swansea City AFC	H	3–1	W
24 Nov	Rotherham United FC	A	1–1	D
11 Nov	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–1	W
03 Nov	Leicester City FC	A	1–0	W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
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 Leeds United FC.
5' Scott Wharton needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
18' Andrew Moran was booked on 18.
23' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
27' Daniel James is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
32' The travelling Leeds United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
37' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Leeds United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
42' It’s high time Daniel Farke made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
46' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 46 minute. Harry Leonard leaves to be changed by Arnor Sigurdsson.
51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Leeds United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
56' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
61' Leeds United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
63' The referee shows Leeds United FC player a Yellow card on 63.
65' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Adam Wharton.
69' Wilfried Gnonto is ready to make an impact after coming on for Daniel James at the 69 minute mark.
70' Leeds United FC make a change. Sam Byram trudges off to be replaced by Djed Spence on 70 minutes.
75' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Crysencio Summerville makes no mistake. 0-2!
79' The referee has no hesitation. Hayden Carter is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — Yellow card on 79.
80' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Niall Ennis comes on to replace James Hill.
83' It is a substitution in Leeds United FC team. Crysencio Summerville is replaced by Jaidon Anthony on 83 minute.
84' The supporters are chanting for Dilan Markanday. He replaces Andrew Moran on 84 minute.
85' The referee has no hesitation. Ethan Ampadu is booked for Leeds United FC — Yellow card on 85.
86' The referee has no hesitation. Ethan Ampadu is booked for Leeds United FC — Yellow card on 86.
90' The crowd applauds Joel Piroe as he leaves the pitch. Ilia Gruev steps in for Leeds United FC.
With this win, Leeds United FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

Leeds United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

4
Ethan Ampadu
14
Joe Rodon
20
Daniel James ↓ Wilfried Gnonto 69'
25
Sam Byram ↓ Djed Spence 70'
21
Pascal Struijk
24
Georginio Rutter ↓ Mateo Fernandez 90'
1
Illan Meslier
8
Glen Kamara
7
Joel Piroe ↓ Ilia Gruev 90'
10
Crysencio Summerville ↓ Jaidon Anthony 83'
22
Archie Gray

Bench

28
Karl Darlow
39
Djed Spence ↑ 70'
6
Liam Cooper
17
Jamie Shackleton
30
Joe Gelhardt
44
Ilia Gruev ↑ 90'
12
Jaidon Anthony ↑ 83'
29
Wilfried Gnonto ↑ 69'
49
Mateo Fernandez ↑ 90'

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Mateusz Klich	2
Derrick Williams	2
Charlie Mulgrew	2
Patrick Bamford	2
Todd Cantwell	1
Danny Batth	1
Pascal Struijk	1
Kemar Roofe	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-12-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L 2023-12-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-11-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–2 Birmingham City FC W 2023-11-25 Stoke City FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2023-11-05 Norwich City FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Leeds United FC Form

2023-12-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Leeds United FC W 2023-12-02 Leeds United FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-11-29 Leeds United FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC W 2023-11-24 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2023-11-11 Leeds United FC 2–1 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2023-11-03 Leicester City FC 0–1 Leeds United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.18 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.52 Leeds United FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Leeds United FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC28% Draw28% Leeds United FC44%

Actual: Leeds United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Leeds United FC

72%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Leeds United FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC22% Draw47% Leeds United FC31%

Actual: Leeds United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 1

9.2%

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 0

8.6%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.9%

2 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

5.3%

2 – 0

4.6%

1 – 3

4.5%

0 – 3

3.8%

2 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Leeds United FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	16%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	56%	—	44%
+1	56%	21%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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