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

Match Preview

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Watford FC 8 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.5 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 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
#16	Position	#20
9	Points	8
8	Played	8
2 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 4
12	Scored	7
12	Conceded	10
+0	GD	-3
1.13	PPG	1.00
25%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts). Watford FC are 20th (8 pts).

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

Watford FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

2/2

31-45

–/3

46-60

–/2

61-75

1/–

76+

2/–

■ 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

Watford FC

Amin Nabizada	3 G
Iker Bravo	1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Blackburn Rovers FC and Watford FC has kicked off!
5' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Watford FC come into this ranked 12 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and Watford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
16' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Imran Louza on 16 minutes.
21' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit 9 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
24' That is a card for Watford FC. James Abankwah will be fuming at that decision.
29' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
34' It’s gonna be a card for Ryan Hedges.
39' James Morris has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
44' The referee calls foul for Tyrhys Dolan. He receives a card.
45' James Morris is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
47' Matthew Pollock adds to his 1 season tally! Watford FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
52' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
55' Francisco Sierralta is ready to make an impact after coming on for James Morris at the 55 minute mark.
59' GOAL! Todd Cantwell scores on 59. Assisted by Yuki Ohashi
64' Dominic Hyam has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
65' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Mamadou Doumbia gets a card.
70' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Watford FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
71' Watford FC ring the changes. Imran Louza has done his job and it is now time for Pierre Dwomoh to step up.
74' Blackburn Rovers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Tyrhys Dolan on 74.
78' The crowd applauds Ryan Hedges as he leaves the pitch. Dion Sanderson steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
82' Another change for Watford FC made on 82 minute. James Abankwah leaves to be changed by Zavier Massiah-Edwards.
85' A moment of madness from Edo Kayembe on 85 minutes earns him a card. Watford FC will be frustrated.
86' Emmanuel Dennis gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Yuki Ohashi and will look to change the dynamic.
90' Emmanuel Dennis was booked on 90.
Full Time. Blackburn Rovers FC beats Watford FC

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
Joao Pedro	2
Ryan Hedges	2
Ben Brereton	2
Mileta Rajovic	1
Edo Kayembe	1
Harvey Elliot	1
Todd Cantwell	1
Ken Sema	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

1.57 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.96 Watford FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC53% Draw26% Watford FC21%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Watford FC

47%

Blackburn Rovers FC or Watford FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC35% Draw48% Watford FC17%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.9%

1 – 0

11.5%

0 – 0

10%

2 – 0

9.5%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

6.6%

1 – 2

5.6%

3 – 0

4.9%

3 – 1

4.8%

2 – 2

4.4%

0 – 2

3.6%

3 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	Watford FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	23%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

39% ✓

Watford FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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