Blackburn Rovers FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Blackburn Rovers FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Watford FC

Sat 26 Apr 2025 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park 15,154 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 47' Matthew Pollock

Todd Cantwell 59' 1–1

Tyrhys Dolan 74' 2–1

Y 16' Imran Louza

Y 24' James Abankwah

Ryan Hedges 34' Y

Tyrhys Dolan 44' Y

Y 45' James Morris

Y 65' Mamadou Doumbia

Y 85' Edo Kayembe

Emmanuel Dennis 90' Y

Lewis Travis 90' Y

Adam Forshaw 90' Y

Overview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Elliot Bell (England)
Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
Assistant 2 Carl Fitch-Jackson

3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/game

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 2.4 goals Watford FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Watford FC 2024-10-26 Watford FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Watford FC 2023-08-27 Watford FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-02-11 Watford FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Watford FC	H	2–1	W
21 Apr	Sunderland AFC	A	1–0	W
18 Apr	Millwall FC	H	4–1	W
12 Apr	Luton Town FC	A	1–0	W
08 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–2	D
04 Apr	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–2	L

Watford FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
21 Apr	Portsmouth FC	A	0–1	L
18 Apr	Burnley FC	H	1–2	L
12 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–2	L
08 Apr	Hull City AFC	H	1–0	W
05 Apr	Bristol City FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		Watford FC
#20	Position	#16
52	Points	57
46	Played	46
13 / 13 / 20	W / D / L	14 / 15 / 17
42	Scored	53
56	Conceded	65
-14	GD	-12
1.13	PPG	1.24
28%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts). Watford FC are 16th (57 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Watford FC gets underway.
5' James Morris is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackburn Rovers FC so far.
10' Yuki Ohashi has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
15' Watford FC is showing some good football. However, Watford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
16' Watford FC player sees a card in front of him.
21' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Watford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
24' Watford FC player sees a card in front of him.
29' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
34' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Ryan Hedges.
39' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
44' A moment of madness from Tyrhys Dolan on 44 minutes earns him a card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
45' That is a card for Watford FC. James Morris will be fuming at that decision.
47' Brilliant from the ! Matthew Pollock makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 47.
52' Mamadou Doumbia has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
55' The crowd applauds James Morris as he leaves the pitch. Francisco Sierralta steps in for Watford FC.
59' Todd Cantwell has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 59 minutes.
64' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tom Cleverley might look to freshen things up shortly.
65' Poor challenge from Mamadou Doumbia. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
70' Watford FC come into this ranked 12 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
71' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Pierre Dwomoh on, Imran Louza off on 71 minutes.
74' Tyrhys Dolan adds to his 0 season tally! Blackburn Rovers FC lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
78' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Dion Sanderson on, Ryan Hedges off on 78 minutes.
82' Zavier Massiah-Edwards is ready to make an impact after coming on for James Abankwah at the 82 minute mark.
85' Edo Kayembe has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 85.
86' The supporters are chanting for Emmanuel Dennis. He replaces Yuki Ohashi on 86 minute.
90' That is a card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Emmanuel Dennis will be fuming at that decision.
Blackburn Rovers FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

39
Edo Kayembe
6
Matthew Pollock
10
Imran Louza ↓ Pierre Dwomoh 71'
24
Tom Dele-Bashiru
2
Jeremy Ngakia ↓ Ryan Andrews 82'
33
Egil Selvik
22
James Morris ↓ Francisco Sierralta 55'
26
Caleb Wiley
25
James Abankwah ↓ Zavier Massiah-Edwards 82'
11
Rocco Vata
20
Mamadou Doumbia ↓ Vakoun Issouf Bayo 82'

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben Brereton	2
Joao Pedro	2
Ryan Hedges	2
Bradley Dack	1
Wesley Hoedt	1
Darragh Lenihan	1
Adam Wharton	1
Rhys Healey	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2025-04-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Watford FC W 2025-04-21 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-04-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–1 Millwall FC W 2025-04-12 Luton Town FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-04-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2025-04-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L

Watford FC Form

2025-04-26 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2025-04-21 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2025-04-18 Watford FC 1–2 Burnley FC L 2025-04-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Watford FC L 2025-04-08 Watford FC 1–0 Hull City AFC W 2025-04-05 Bristol City FC 2–1 Watford FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.4 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.05 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC49% Draw27% Watford FC24%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Watford FC

51%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Watford FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC31% Draw49% Watford FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

1 – 0

11%

0 – 0

10.8%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.2%

0 – 1

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

4.6%

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

3 – 0

3.8%

1 – 3

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	22%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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