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

Full Time

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 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Dean Whitestone
Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
Assistant 2 Matt McGrath

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

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
#6	Position	#13
1	Points	0
1	Played	0
0 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
2	Scored	0
2	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
1.00	PPG	–
0%	Win %	–

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 13th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

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' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 382 games and scored 469 goals.
20' Assisted by Lewis Travis with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dilan Markanday makes no mistake. 1-0!
22' The deadlock is broken! Harry Leonard gets on the scoresheet on 22 minutes.
27' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
28' Poor challenge from Lewis Travis. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
30' A moment of madness from Samuel Szmodics on 30 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Blackburn Rovers FC will be frustrated.
35' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 469 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
40' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
45' Controversy at the stadium! Okay Yokuslu argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
48' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Hayden Carter will be fuming at that decision.
50' Magnificent from Matt Phillips! That is 29 goals in 377 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Cedric Kipre.
55' That is a Yellow card for West Bromwich Albion FC. Jed Wallace will be fuming at that decision.
59' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Adam Wharton comes on to replace Sondre Tronstad.
64' 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.
66' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Nathaniel Chalobah is replaced by John Swift.
71' Time for substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC. Matt Phillips is replaced by Jeremy Sarmiento.
72' Okay Yokuslu makes way for Alex Mowatt at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from West Bromwich Albion FC.
77' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Joe Rankin-Costello trudges off to be replaced by Callum Brittain on 77 minutes.
82' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
85' Another change for West Bromwich Albion FC made on 85 minute. Jayson Molumby leaves to be changed by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
87' Ryan Hedges picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Full Time. Blackburn Rovers FC beats West Bromwich Albion FC

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
Bradley Dack	2
Brandon Thomas-Asante	2
Grady Diangana	2
Makhtar Gueye	2
Jay Rodriguez	1
Sam Gallagher	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

1 / 4

0.74 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.56 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC41% Draw37% West Bromwich Albion FC22%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes24% 0% No76%

Avg goals/match: 1.3

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	70%	30%
± 1.5	38%	62%
± 2.5	15%	85%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

78%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

59%

Blackburn Rovers FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC20% Draw66% West Bromwich Albion FC14%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

30.2%

1 – 0

18.5%

0 – 1

13.5%

1 – 1

12.3%

2 – 0

6.8%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

3.8%

1 – 2

3.2%

3 – 0

1.6%

2 – 2

1.4%

3 – 1

1.1%

0 – 3

0.7%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap	Blackburn Rovers FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	8%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	23%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	17%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

58% ✗

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✓

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