Blackburn Rovers FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Blackburn Rovers FC

2 – 1

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West Bromwich Albion FC

Sun 14 Aug 2022 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'

Sam Gallagher 5' Y

Y 37' John Swift

John Buckley 77' Y

Bradley Dack 89' Y

Lewis Travis 90' Y

Overview

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Blackburn Rovers FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

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 14 games · Avg 2.2 goals West Bromwich Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-08-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-02-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-08-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2020-07-11 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-08-31 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W
06 Aug	Swansea City AFC	A	3–0	W
30 Jul	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–0	W
07 May	Birmingham City FC	A	2–1	W
30 Apr	AFC Bournemouth	H	0–3	L
25 Apr	Preston North End FC	A	4–1	W

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
08 Aug	Watford FC	H	1–1	D
30 Jul	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–1	D
07 May	Barnsley FC	H	4–0	W
30 Apr	Reading FC	A	1–0	W
23 Apr	Coventry City FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Blackburn Rovers FC		West Bromwich Albion FC
#16	Position	#5
9	Points	14
8	Played	8
2 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 2
12	Scored	10
12	Conceded	8
+0	GD	+2
1.13	PPG	1.75
25%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (14 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

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ 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

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Blackburn Rovers FC and West Bromwich Albion FC get this one started.
5' Sam Gallagher picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
10' Blackburn Rovers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined West Bromwich Albion FC backline.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Blackburn Rovers FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
30' 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.
35' England international Jed Wallace has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
37' The referee calls foul for John Swift. He receives a Yellow card.
41' What a strike from Ben Brereton! The score is 1-0.
46' The supporters are chanting for Tyler Morton. He replaces Callum Brittain on 46 minute.
47' What a strike from Sam Gallagher! The score is 2-0.
52' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
57' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
59' GOAL! Grady Diangana fires home to make it 2-1!
61' West Bromwich Albion FC ring the changes. Darnell Furlong has done his job and it is now time for Matt Phillips to step up.
66' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
71' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Ashley Phillips departs to be replaced by Tayo Edun.
74' Tyrhys Dolan is replacing Sam Gallagher for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
77' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
82' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
87' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Bromwich Albion FC that had 381 games and scored 490 goals.
89' The referee calls foul for Bradley Dack. He receives a Yellow card.
90' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Adam Reach is hanging John Swift on the field on 90 minute.
90' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Blackburn Rovers FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Aynsley Pears
7
Tayo Edun ↑ 71'
23
Bradley Dack ↑ 74'
29
Jack Vale
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↑ 74'
6
Tyler Morton ↑ 46'

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben Brereton	4
Matt Phillips	3
Makhtar Gueye	2
Bradley Dack	2
Brandon Thomas-Asante	2
Grady Diangana	2
Filip Krovinovic	1
Joe Rothwell	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-08-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-08-06 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-07-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2022-05-07 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-04-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–3 AFC Bournemouth L 2022-04-25 Preston North End FC 1–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2022-08-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-08-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2022-07-30 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2022-05-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–0 Barnsley FC W 2022-04-30 Reading FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-04-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.22 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.24 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or West Bromwich Albion FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC40% Draw28% West Bromwich Albion FC32%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.46

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

68%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

60%

Blackburn Rovers FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC25% Draw49% West Bromwich Albion FC26%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

10.7%

0 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

9.3%

1 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

4.8%

1 – 3

3.2%

3 – 1

3.1%

0 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	19%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	65%	—	35%
+1	65%	20%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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