Tuesday , 27 October 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Millwall FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2026-27
Blackburn Rovers FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Millwall FC
Sat 12 Sep 2026 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Oladapo Afolayan 41' 1–0
1–1 51' Lyndon Dykes pen
Oladapo Afolayan 58' 2–1
Andri Gudjohnsen 90+3' 3–1
Hayden Carter 13' Y
Sam Morsy 39' Y
Harry Pickering 45' Y
Y 45' Zak Sturge
Gady Beyuku 50' Y
Y 81' Jenson Metcalfe
Jayden Fevrier 86' Y
Y 90' Mark Sykes

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Joshua Smith
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Alan Cresswell (England)
8 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 12.8 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Middlesbrough FC 12 25
2 Swansea City AFC 12 23
3 West Ham United FC 12 22
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 12 21
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 12 21
6 Southampton FC 12 20
7 Birmingham City FC 12 20
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 12 20
9 Stoke City FC 12 20
10 Blackburn Rovers FC 12 18
11 Portsmouth FC 12 18
12 Portsmouth FC 12 18
13 Sheffield United FC 12 16
14 Millwall FC 12 15
15 Bristol City FC 12 15
16 Lincoln City FC 12 15
17 Cardiff City FC 12 14
18 Wrexham AFC 12 14
19 Charlton Athletic FC 12 14
20 Bolton Wanderers FC 12 14
21 Norwich City FC 12 12
22 Watford FC 12 11
23 Burnley FC 12 8
24 Derby County FC 12 7
25 Preston North End FC 12 5

Head-to-Head

11
4
2
Blackburn Rovers FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Millwall FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-09-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Millwall FC 2026-03-14 Millwall FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2025-12-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Millwall FC 2025-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–1 Millwall FC 2024-12-21 Millwall FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Millwall FC H 3–1 W
08 Sep Sheffield United FC H 1–2 L
05 Sep Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
01 Sep Lincoln City FC A 0–0 D
29 Aug Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L
22 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W
Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–3 L
05 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC H 4–0 W
02 Sep Wrexham AFC H 0–3 L
29 Aug Southampton FC A 1–5 L
22 Aug Norwich City FC H 3–0 W
15 Aug Bristol City FC A 2–0 W

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Millwall FC
#10 Position #14
18 Points 15
12 Played 12
5 / 3 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 5
19 Scored 19
16 Conceded 20
+3 GD -1
1.50 PPG 1.25
42% Win % 33%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 10th (18 pts). Millwall FC are 14th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
3/3
31-45
4/2
46-60
6/3
61-75
–/3
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Millwall FC
0-15
3/1
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/3
46-60
3/4
61-75
1/4
76+
6/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Andri Gudjohnsen 8 G 1 A
Oladapo Afolayan 4 G 2 A
Todd Cantwell 2 G
Sean McLoughlin 1 G
Millwall FC
Camiel Neghli 3 G 2 A
Tairyk Arconte 3 G
Josh Coburn 2 G
Luke Cundle 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Ewood Park. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Blackburn Rovers FC and Millwall FC.
  • 5' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Millwall FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alex Neil will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 13' Hayden Carter has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 13.
  • 16' The supporters are chanting for Harry Pickering. He replaces Yuri Ribeiro on 16 minute.
  • 21' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 21 minutes.
  • 26' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Mowbray might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 36' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Millwall FC backline.
  • 39' A moment of madness from Sam Morsy on 39 minutes earns him a card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
  • 41' Oladapo Afolayan is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Harry Pickering.
  • 46' Ryan Alebiosu makes way for Gady Beyuku at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 50' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 51' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Lyndon Dykes makes it 1-1.
  • 56' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 58' The England Oladapo Afolayan breaks the deadlock on 58 minutes. 2-1!
  • 63' Caleb Taylor is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Millwall FC so far.
  • 68' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 70' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 70 minute. Oladapo Afolayan leaves to be changed by Jayden Fevrier.
  • 75' It looks surprising Millwall FC does not make any changes. Jenson Metcalfe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Millwall FC team. Derek Mazou-Sacko is replaced by Daniel Kelly on 76 minute.
  • 81' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jenson Metcalfe on 81.
  • 82' Millwall FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Elkan Baggott is hanging Jenson Metcalfe on the field on 82 minute.
  • 86' Jayden Fevrier catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 86.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Mark Sykes. He receives a card.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Blackburn Rovers FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Millwall FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Brereton 4
Mihailo Ivanovic 2
Sondre Tronstad 2
Adam Armstrong 2
Joe Rankin-Costello 2
Oladapo Afolayan 2
Bradley Dack 2
Oliver Burke 2

Head to Head

2026-09-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Millwall FC 2026-03-14 Millwall FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2025-12-20 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Millwall FC 2025-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–1 Millwall FC 2024-12-21 Millwall FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2026-09-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Millwall FC W 2026-09-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC L 2026-09-05 Preston North End FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-09-01 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2026-08-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2026-08-22 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W

Millwall FC Form

2026-09-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–1 Millwall FC L 2026-09-05 Millwall FC 4–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2026-09-02 Millwall FC 0–3 Wrexham AFC L 2026-08-29 Southampton FC 5–1 Millwall FC L 2026-08-22 Millwall FC 3–0 Norwich City FC W 2026-08-15 Bristol City FC 0–2 Millwall FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.26 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Millwall FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC57% Draw22% Millwall FC21%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Millwall FC
43%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Millwall FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC43% Draw39% Millwall FC18%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7.3%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.9%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.3%
3 – 2
4.4%
0 – 0
4.2%
4 – 1
3.9%
0 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Millwall FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 17% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 21% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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