Saturday , 14 November 2026

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

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.

Match Details

  • Referee Elliot Bell (England)
  • Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
  • Assistant 2 Carl Fitch-Jackson
3 games this season 🟨 5.3/game ⚽ 17.3 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

4
2
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#13 Position #20
21 Points 15
15 Played 15
6 / 3 / 6 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 8
22 Scored 13
23 Conceded 23
-1 GD -10
1.40 PPG 1.00
40% Win % 27%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts). Watford FC are 20th (15 pts).

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
Watford FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/4
31-45
–/6
46-60
2/3
61-75
1/2
76+
4/2
■ 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
Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Blackburn Rovers FC and Watford FC get this one started.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Watford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 16' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Imran Louza.
  • 21' A quiet spell here at Ewood Park. Blackburn Rovers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 24' The referee shows Watford FC player a card on 24.
  • 29' Balazs Toth has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 34' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tom Cleverley will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 44' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 45' Watford FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 47' Against the run of play, Matthew Pollock has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 52' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 55' James Morris makes way for Francisco Sierralta at the 55 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
  • 59' The deadlock is broken! Todd Cantwell gets on the scoresheet on 59 minutes.
  • 64' Yuri Ribeiro is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
  • 65' Mamadou Doumbia picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 70' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 71' Watford FC ring the changes. Imran Louza has done his job and it is now time for Pierre Dwomoh to step up.
  • 74' The England Tyrhys Dolan breaks the deadlock on 74 minutes. 2-1!
  • 78' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Ryan Hedges by Dion Sanderson on 78 minute.
  • 82' James Abankwah makes way for Zavier Massiah-Edwards at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
  • 85' Edo Kayembe picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Yuki Ohashi departs to be replaced by Emmanuel Dennis.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Emmanuel Dennis. He receives a card.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Valerien Ismael

Watford FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Brereton 2
Joao Pedro 2
Ryan Hedges 2
Adam Wharton 1
Rhys Healey 1
Tom Cleverley 1
Mileta Rajovic 1
Edo Kayembe 1

Head to Head

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

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
3 / 4
1.7 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.96 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC55% Draw25% Watford FC20%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Watford FC
45%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Watford FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC38% Draw46% Watford FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.3%
1 – 0
11%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.9%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
5.3%
1 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 23% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✓
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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