Blackburn Rovers FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

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West Bromwich Albion FC

Wed 23 Oct 2024 · 18:45 UTC Ewood Park 13,647 HT 45' · FT 45'

Sondre Tronstad 67' Y

Todd Cantwell 71' Y

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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)

Match Details

Referee John Busby
Assistant 1 Mark Russell
Assistant 2 Gregory Read (England)

4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 8.3 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

2024-10-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2024-01-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–0	D
19 Oct	Swansea City AFC	H	1–0	W
05 Oct	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–2	L
01 Oct	Coventry City FC	A	0–3	L
28 Sep	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–0	W
22 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	0–0	D

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–0	D
19 Oct	Oxford United FC	A	1–1	D
05 Oct	Millwall FC	H	0–0	D
01 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–1	L
28 Sep	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	2–3	L
21 Sep	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	1–0	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' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Blackburn Rovers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
20' 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.
25' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
30' 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.
34' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Hayden Carter by Danny Batth on 34 minute.
39' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Karlan Grant made 376 appearances and scored 15 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
44' It looks like no one’s ball. West Bromwich Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
49' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
54' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yuki Ohashi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for West Bromwich Albion FC.
58' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Fellows departs to be replaced by John Swift.
63' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Andreas Weimann comes on to replace Ryan Hedges.
67' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a card on 67.
71' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Todd Cantwell.
76' Blackburn Rovers FC is showing some good football. However, Blackburn Rovers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
81' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
82' West Bromwich Albion FC ring the changes. Karlan Grant has done his job and it is now time for Mikey Johnston to step up.
83' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Tyrhys Dolan has done his job and it is now time for Callum Brittain to step up.
88' Owen Beck has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 411 appearances.
90' The crowd applauds Jayson Molumby as he leaves the pitch. Ousmane Diakite steps in for West Bromwich Albion FC.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Eustace

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

10
John Swift ↑ 58'
7
Jed Wallace ↑ 90'
4
Callum Styles
20
Uros Racic
24
Gianluca Frabotta
17
Ousmane Diakite ↑ 90'
19
Lewis Dobbin ↑ 83'
22
Mikey Johnston ↑ 82'
23
Joe Wildsmith

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
Sam Gallagher	1
Charlie Mulgrew	1

Head to Head

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-10-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-10-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2024-10-05 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-10-01 Coventry City FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-09-28 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2024-09-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2024-10-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-10-19 Oxford United FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-10-05 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2024-10-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2024-09-28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2024-09-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.13 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Blackburn Rovers FC40% Draw30% West Bromwich Albion FC30%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes45% 0% No55%

Avg goals/match: 2.16

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	64%	36%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	18%	82%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw

70%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

60%

Blackburn Rovers FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Blackburn Rovers FC25% Draw53% West Bromwich Albion FC22%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.4%

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

11.8%

0 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

7.3%

2 – 0

7.1%

1 – 2

6.7%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

3.9%

3 – 1

2.8%

3 – 0

2.6%

1 – 3

2.3%

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%	21%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	19%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✗

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

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