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

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Championship · 2023-24

West Bromwich Albion FC

4 – 1

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Sat 13 Jan 2024 · 15:00 UTC The Hawthorns HT 45' · FT 45'

Tom Fellows 11' 1–0

Brandon Thomas-Asante 30' 2–0

Dominic Hyam og 33' 3–0

3–1 60' Jake Garrett

Brandon Thomas-Asante 63' 4–1

Kyle Bartley 40' Y

Cedric Kipre 43' Y

Overview

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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

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

Match Details

Referee Stephen Martin (England)
Assistant 1 Mark Dwyer
Assistant 2 Adam Crysell

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

West Bromwich Albion FC 14 games · Avg 2.2 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2022-02-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	4–1	W
07 Jan	Aldershot Town FC	H	4–1	W
01 Jan	Swansea City AFC	A	0–1	L
29 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	1–0	W
26 Dec	Norwich City FC	H	1–0	W
23 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–1	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
13 Jan	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–4	L
06 Jan	Cambridge United FC	H	5–2	W
01 Jan	Rotherham United FC	H	2–2	D
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

Season Stats

West Bromwich Albion FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#13	Position	#6
0	Points	1
0	Played	1
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 0
0	Scored	2
0	Conceded	2
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	1.00
–	Win %	0%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! West Bromwich Albion FC welcome Blackburn Rovers FC for this crunch clash at The Hawthorns.
5' 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.
10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
11' GOAL! Tom Fellows scores on 11. Assisted by Darnell Furlong
16' Leopold Wahlstedt has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 382 appearances.
21' Ghana international Brandon Thomas-Asante has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
26' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' Brandon Thomas-Asante does the damage! The net is bulging and West Bromwich Albion FC surge ahead!
33' GOAL! Brandon Thomas-Asante fires home to make it 3-0!
38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jon Dahl Tomasson will be considering his options from the bench.
40' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kyle Bartley on 40.
43' The referee shows West Bromwich Albion FC player a Yellow card on 43.
48' Kyle Bartley is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for West Bromwich Albion FC so far.
53' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Caleb Taylor has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
58' The 23-year-old Jake Garrett has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
59' A tactical swap from West Bromwich Albion FC — Pipa on, Adam Reach off on 59 minutes.
60' Jake Garrett does the damage! The net is bulging and Blackburn Rovers FC surge ahead!
61' The crowd applauds Harry Leonard as he leaves the pitch. Sam Gallagher steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
62' Joe Rankin-Costello gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Scott Wharton and will look to change the dynamic.
63' Magnificent from Brandon Thomas-Asante! That is 26 goals in 177 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
68' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
73' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 73.
77' West Bromwich Albion FC ring the changes. Okay Yokuslu has done his job and it is now time for Jed Wallace to step up.
78' The supporters are chanting for Caleb Taylor. He replaces Cedric Kipre on 78 minute.
83' 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 Jed Wallace suffering a number of foals already.
88' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
West Bromwich Albion FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

19
John Swift ↓ Nathaniel Chalobah 59'
21
Brandon Thomas-Asante ↓ Daryl Dike 77'
3
Conor Townsend
5
Kyle Bartley
27
Alex Mowatt
20
Adam Reach ↓ Pipa 59'
2
Darnell Furlong
4
Cedric Kipre ↓ Caleb Taylor 78'
35
Okay Yokuslu ↓ Jed Wallace 77'
24
Alex Palmer
31
Tom Fellows

Bench

14
Nathaniel Chalobah ↑ 59'
15
Erik Pieters
7
Jed Wallace ↑ 77'
26
Pipa ↑ 59'
12
Daryl Dike ↑ 77'
33
Joshua Griffiths
36
Caleb Taylor ↑ 78'
32
Jovan Malcolm
47
Fenton Heard

Coach Carlos Corberán

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain
16
Scott Wharton ↓ Joe Rankin-Costello 62'
5
Dominic Hyam
7
Arnor Sigurdsson
6
Sondre Tronstad
17
Hayden Carter
30
Jake Garrett
24
Andrew Moran
20
Harry Leonard ↓ Sam Gallagher 61'
23
Adam Wharton
12
Leopold Wahlstedt

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben Brereton	4
Matt Phillips	3
Grady Diangana	2
Makhtar Gueye	2
Bradley Dack	2
Brandon Thomas-Asante	2
Tom Fellows	1
Bradley Johnson	1

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2024-01-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2024-01-07 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Aldershot Town FC W 2024-01-01 Swansea City AFC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-12-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Leeds United FC W 2023-12-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Norwich City FC W 2023-12-23 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2024-01-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-01-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–2 Cambridge United FC W 2024-01-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC D 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.29 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.5 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC55% Draw30% Blackburn Rovers FC15%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes30% 0% No70%

Avg goals/match: 1.79

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	81%	19%
± 1.5	53%	47%
± 2.5	27%	73%
± 3.5	11%	89%
± 4.5	4%	96%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

84%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

45%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC35% Draw56% Blackburn Rovers FC9%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

20.4%

0 – 0

19.1%

2 – 0

13.2%

1 – 1

11.5%

0 – 1

7.1%

2 – 1

6.9%

3 – 0

5.6%

3 – 1

3.1%

1 – 2

2.6%

0 – 2

1.9%

2 – 2

1.8%

4 – 0

1.8%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	17%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	28%	46%
-0.5	54%	—	46%
+0.5	87%	—	13%
+1	87%	10%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	0%
+2.5	100%	—	0%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

61% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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