Blackburn Rovers FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Blackburn Rovers FC

2 – 1

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West Bromwich Albion FC

Sat 5 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park 16,741 HT 45' · FT 45'

Dilan Markanday 20' 1–0

Harry Leonard 22' 2–0

2–1 50' Matt Phillips

Lewis Travis 28' Y

Samuel Szmodics 30' Y

Y 45' Okay Yokuslu

Hayden Carter 48' Y

Y 53' Cedric Kipre

Y 55' Jed Wallace

Ryan Hedges 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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)

Match Details

Referee Dean Whitestone
Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 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 14 games · Avg 2.2 goals West Bromwich Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2023-02-15 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–1	W
08 May	Millwall FC	A	4–3	W
01 May	Luton Town FC	H	1–1	D
25 Apr	Burnley FC	H	0–1	L
22 Apr	Preston North End FC	A	1–1	D
19 Apr	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
08 May	Swansea City AFC	A	2–3	L
29 Apr	Norwich City FC	H	2–1	W
26 Apr	Sheffield United FC	A	0–2	L
23 Apr	Sunderland AFC	H	1–2	L
18 Apr	Blackpool FC	A	2–0	W

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' In just a few seconds Ewood Park will turn into a battlefield for Blackburn Rovers FC and West Bromwich Albion FC.
5' Blackburn Rovers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. West Bromwich Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' A goal from the England international Dilan Markanday! He fires home on 20 to make it 1-0!
22' Harry Leonard makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Blackburn Rovers FC are in front.
27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Darnell Furlong made 382 appearances and scored 16 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lewis Travis on 28.
30' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Samuel Szmodics.
35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
40' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
45' The referee shows West Bromwich Albion FC player a Yellow card on 45.
48' Hayden Carter was booked on 48.
50' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Matt Phillips makes it 2-1.
53' It’s a booking for West Bromwich Albion FC player. Cedric Kipre gets a Yellow card.
55' Poor challenge from Jed Wallace. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
59' Adam Wharton is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sondre Tronstad at the 59 minute mark.
64' West Bromwich Albion FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
66' John Swift gets the nod from West Bromwich Albion FC. He replaces Nathaniel Chalobah and will look to change the dynamic.
71' Jeremy Sarmiento has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matt Phillips on 71 minute.
72' Fresh legs for West Bromwich Albion FC! Alex Mowatt comes on to replace Okay Yokuslu.
77' Callum Brittain gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Joe Rankin-Costello and will look to change the dynamic.
82' Conor Townsend has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
85' The crowd applauds Jayson Molumby as he leaves the pitch. Taylor Gardner-Hickman steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
87' Blackburn Rovers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

1
Aynsley Pears
27
Lewis Travis
11
Joe Rankin-Costello ↓ Callum Brittain 77'
8
Samuel Szmodics
5
Dominic Hyam
3
Harry Pickering
6
Sondre Tronstad ↓ Adam Wharton 59'
17
Hayden Carter
10
Tyrhys Dolan
18
Dilan Markanday ↓ Ryan Hedges 59'
20
Harry Leonard

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

21
Brandon Thomas-Asante
14
Nathaniel Chalobah ↓ John Swift 66'
3
Conor Townsend
10
Matt Phillips ↓ Jeremy Sarmiento 71'
7
Jed Wallace
2
Darnell Furlong
6
Semi Ajayi
4
Cedric Kipre ↓ Kyle Bartley 72'
35
Okay Yokuslu ↓ Alex Mowatt 72'
24
Alex Palmer
8
Jayson Molumby ↓ Taylor Gardner-Hickman 85'

Bench

19
John Swift ↑ 66'
5
Kyle Bartley ↑ 72'
15
Erik Pieters
27
Alex Mowatt ↑ 72'
33
Joshua Griffiths
29
Taylor Gardner-Hickman ↑ 85'
32
Jovan Malcolm
17
Jeremy Sarmiento ↑ 71'
31
Tom Fellows

Coach Carlos Corberán

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
Jake Garrett	1
Filip Krovinovic	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-08-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-05-08 Millwall FC 3–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-05-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2023-04-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Burnley FC L 2023-04-22 Preston North End FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2023-04-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-08-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-05-08 Swansea City AFC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-04-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Norwich City FC W 2023-04-26 Sheffield United FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-04-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC L 2023-04-18 Blackpool FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.33 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.17 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or West Bromwich Albion FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC44% Draw28% West Bromwich Albion FC28%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.5

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

72%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

56%

Blackburn Rovers FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC28% Draw49% West Bromwich Albion FC23%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 0

10.3%

1 – 0

9.8%

0 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 0

0 – 2

5.5%

2 – 2

4.9%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 0

3.1%

1 – 3

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	82%
-1.5	18%	—	82%
-1	18%	21%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	18%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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