Thursday , 2 July 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Blackburn Rovers FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Swansea City AFC
Sat 28 Oct 2023 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 28' Liam Cullen
Hayden Carter 32' Y
Joe Rankin-Costello 37' Y
Y 50' Liam Cullen
Samuel Szmodics 60' Y
Scott Wharton 63' Y
Y 77' Jay Fulton
Y 80' Harrison Ashby
Andrew Moran 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Stephen Martin (England)
  • Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
  • Assistant 2 Gregory Read (England)

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

4
4
8
Blackburn Rovers FC 16 games · Avg 2.6 goals Swansea City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC 2023-02-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2022-08-06 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-02-05 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-08-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L
24 Oct Millwall FC A 2–1 W
21 Oct Cardiff City FC H 1–0 W
07 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 4–0 W
04 Oct Coventry City FC A 0–1 L
01 Oct Leicester City FC H 1–4 L
Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W
24 Oct Watford FC H 0–1 L
21 Oct Leicester City FC H 1–3 L
07 Oct Plymouth Argyle FC A 3–1 W
04 Oct Norwich City FC H 2–1 W
30 Sep Millwall FC A 3–0 W

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC Swansea City AFC
#20 Position #11
52 Points 64
46 Played 46
13 / 13 / 20 W / D / L 18 / 10 / 18
42 Scored 57
56 Conceded 59
-14 GD -2
1.13 PPG 1.39
28% Win % 39%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Swansea City AFC are 11th (64 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Blackburn Rovers FC and Swansea City AFC has kicked off!
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Swansea City AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Swansea City AFC's shape.
  • 28' A goal from the Wales international Liam Cullen! He fires home on 28 to make it 0-1!
  • 32' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Hayden Carter on 32 minutes.
  • 37' Joe Rankin-Costello has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 37.
  • 42' Swansea City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' Andrew Moran is ready to make an impact after coming on for Arnor Sigurdsson at the 46 minute mark.
  • 50' Swansea City AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
  • 55' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 382 games and scored 469 goals.
  • 60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Samuel Szmodics on 60.
  • 60' The supporters are chanting for Harry Leonard. He replaces Tyrhys Dolan on 60 minute.
  • 61' Adam Wharton gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Joe Rankin-Costello and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' It’s a booking for Blackburn Rovers FC player. Scott Wharton gets a Yellow card.
  • 68' Swansea City AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 68.
  • 73' The whistle greets Charlie Patino as he departs to be replaced by Jay Fulton.
  • 77' The referee shows Swansea City AFC player a Yellow card on 77.
  • 80' Controversy at the stadium! Harrison Ashby argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 83' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Jamie Paterson by Oliver Cooper on 83 minute.
  • 88' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Benjamin Cabango is hanging Jerry Yates on the field on 88 minute.
  • 89' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Andre Ayew 4
Ben Brereton 3
Bradley Dack 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Liam Cullen 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Jamie Paterson 2
Michael Obafemi 1

Head to Head

2023-10-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC 2023-02-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC 2022-08-06 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-02-05 Swansea City AFC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-08-07 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-10-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2023-10-24 Millwall FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-10-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC W 2023-10-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-10-04 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–4 Leicester City FC L

Swansea City AFC Form

2023-10-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC W 2023-10-24 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Watford FC L 2023-10-21 Swansea City AFC 1–3 Leicester City FC L 2023-10-07 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–3 Swansea City AFC W 2023-10-04 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Norwich City FC W 2023-09-30 Millwall FC 0–3 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.89 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC30% Draw31% Swansea City AFC39%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.1
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
70%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Swansea City AFC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Blackburn Rovers FC19% Draw53% Swansea City AFC28%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.6%
0 – 2
8.6%
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
5.7%
2 – 0
4.6%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 3
3.4%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 17% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 23% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
41% ✗

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