Sunday , 16 August 2026

Hull City AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Hull City AFC
3 – 2
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Fri 29 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC MKM Stadium 21,876 HT 45' · FT 45'
Liam Delap 11' 1–0
Aaron Connolly 18' 2–0
2–1 33' Samuel Szmodics
2–2 45+3' Harry Pickering
Alfie Jones 63' 3–2
Ozan Tufan 5' Y
Y 29' Jake Garrett
Y 37' James Hill
Y 52' Sondre Tronstad
Y 58' Dominic Hyam
Jean Michael Seri 72' Y
YR 74' Dominic Hyam
Tyler Morton 81' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Hull City AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at MKM Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Matt Donohue
  • Assistant 1 Graham Kane
  • Assistant 2 Gregory Read (England)

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

6
1
8
Hull City AFC 15 games · Avg 2.3 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-29 Hull City AFC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-08-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Hull City AFC 2023-04-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Hull City AFC 2022-10-29 Hull City AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-01-19 Hull City AFC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Hull City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–2 W
26 Dec Sunderland AFC H 0–1 L
22 Dec Bristol City FC A 2–3 L
16 Dec Cardiff City FC H 3–0 W
13 Dec Middlesbrough FC A 2–1 W
09 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–2 L
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Hull City AFC A 2–3 L
26 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–3 L
23 Dec Watford FC H 1–2 L
16 Dec Southampton FC A 0–4 L
12 Dec Bristol City FC H 2–1 W
09 Dec Leeds United FC H 0–2 L

Season Stats

Hull City AFC Blackburn Rovers FC
#3 Position #6
73 Points 1
46 Played 1
21 / 10 / 15 W / D / L 0 / 1 / 0
70 Scored 2
66 Conceded 2
+4 GD +0
1.59 PPG 1.00
46% Win % 0%

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Hull City AFC are 3rd (73 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 6th (1 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Hull City AFC gets underway.
  • 5' That is a Yellow card for Hull City AFC. Ozan Tufan will be fuming at that decision.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Hull City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 11' The deadlock is broken! Liam Delap gets on the scoresheet on 11 minutes.
  • 16' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Leopold Wahlstedt suffering a number of foals already.
  • 18' GOAL! Aaron Connolly scores on 18.
  • 23' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Hull City AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 29' Jake Garrett is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
  • 33' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Samuel Szmodics makes it 2-1.
  • 37' Poor challenge from James Hill. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 42' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Hull City AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 47' Hull City AFC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's 4-4-2 shape.
  • 48' Against the run of play, Harry Pickering has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 52' A meaty challenge results in booking for Sondre Tronstad on 52.
  • 57' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 58' Dominic Hyam picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Dominic Hyam.
  • 63' Goal! Alfie Jones scores his 9 goal in 290 matches.
  • 67' Andrew Moran is ready to make an impact after coming on for Dilan Markanday at the 67 minute mark.
  • 68' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Adam Wharton comes on to replace Jake Garrett.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jean Michael Seri.
  • 74' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Dominic Hyam on 74 minutes.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Blackburn Rovers FC — Hayden Carter on, Arnor Sigurdsson off on 77 minutes.
  • 81' The referee shows Hull City AFC player a Yellow card on 81.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Hull City AFC team. Aaron Connolly is replaced by Greg Docherty on 81 minute.
  • 86' Semir Telalovic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 88' The Hull City AFC bench stirs into life. Liam Delap is withdrawn and Allahyar Sayyadmanesh gets his opportunity.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Hull City AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Rosenior

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aaron Connolly 3
Adam Armstrong 2
Samuel Szmodics 2
Jack Rodwell 1
Sam Gallagher 1
Harrison Reed 1
Harry Pickering 1
Derrick Williams 1

Head to Head

2023-12-29 Hull City AFC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-08-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Hull City AFC 2023-04-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Hull City AFC 2022-10-29 Hull City AFC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-01-19 Hull City AFC 2–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Hull City AFC Form

2023-12-29 Hull City AFC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-12-26 Hull City AFC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L 2023-12-22 Bristol City FC 3–2 Hull City AFC L 2023-12-16 Hull City AFC 3–0 Cardiff City FC W 2023-12-13 Middlesbrough FC 1–2 Hull City AFC W 2023-12-09 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Hull City AFC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-12-29 Hull City AFC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Watford FC L 2023-12-16 Southampton FC 4–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W 2023-12-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.49 Hull City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 75% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Hull City AFC58% Draw20% Blackburn Rovers FC22%
Actual: Hull City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes72% 0% No28%
Avg goals/match: 4.04
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 75%
25%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

Hull City AFC or Draw
79%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
42%
Hull City AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Hull City AFC43% Draw36% Blackburn Rovers FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 1
7.6%
3 – 1
6.7%
2 – 2
6.3%
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 2
Actual
3 – 0
4.5%
4 – 1
4.2%
1 – 0
4.1%
4 – 2
3.3%
2 – 3
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Hull City AFC

Handicap Hull City AFC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 17% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 20% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 12% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Hull City AFC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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