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

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Championship · 2022-23

Blackburn Rovers FC

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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 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 15 games · 28 pts (2026/27)

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

Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · Avg 2.4 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
#13	Position	#5
21	Points	28
15	Played	15
6 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	8 / 4 / 3
22	Scored	23
23	Conceded	15
-1	GD	+8
1.40	PPG	1.87
40%	Win %	53%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (28 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

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

5/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/3

61-75

5/3

76+

7/3

■ 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

West Bromwich Albion FC

Isaac Price	6 G	3 A
Jimmy Morgan	4 G	4 A
Aune Heggebo	4 G	1 A
Callum Styles	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Blackburn Rovers FC host West Bromwich Albion FC — let the battle begin!
5' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 5.
10' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with West Bromwich Albion FC winning 100% of all matches.
15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
20' Callum Brittain needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
25' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
30' West Bromwich Albion FC is showing some good football. However, West Bromwich Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
35' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
37' John Swift has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 37.
41' The Chile forward Ben Brereton breaks the deadlock on 41 minutes. 1-0!
46' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Callum Brittain departs to be replaced by Tyler Morton.
47' Goal! Sam Gallagher scores his 44 goal in 363 matches.
52' David Button has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 346 appearances.
57' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
59' The DR Congo right winger Grady Diangana breaks the deadlock on 59 minutes. 2-1!
61' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Darnell Furlong departs to be replaced by Matt Phillips.
66' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Blackburn Rovers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
71' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Ashley Phillips has done his job and it is now time for Tayo Edun to step up.
74' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Sam Gallagher by Tyrhys Dolan on 74 minute.
77' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for John Buckley.
82' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
87' The travelling West Bromwich Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
89' Controversy at the stadium! Bradley Dack argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
90' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. John Swift departs to be replaced by Adam Reach.
90' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Andri Gudjohnsen	2
Bradley Dack	2
Brandon Thomas-Asante	2
Grady Diangana	2
Makhtar Gueye	2
Isaac Price	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

1.19 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or West Bromwich Albion FC 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC38% Draw27% West Bromwich Albion FC35%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.58

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	73%	27%
± 2.5	47%	53%
± 3.5	26%	74%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

65%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

62%

Blackburn Rovers FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC23% Draw48% West Bromwich Albion FC29%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.5%

0 – 0

9.6%

0 – 1

9.4%

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

7.1%

2 – 0

5.3%

2 – 2

5.1%

1 – 3

3.9%

0 – 3

3.2%

3 – 1

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	9%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	18%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	60%	—	40%
+1	60%	21%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	12%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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