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

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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 15 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

4 games this season 🟨 5.0/game ⚽ 11.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

West Bromwich Albion FC 15 games · Avg 2.4 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
#5	Position	#13
28	Points	21
15	Played	15
8 / 4 / 3	W / D / L	6 / 3 / 6
23	Scored	22
15	Conceded	23
+8	GD	-1
1.87	PPG	1.40
53%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)

47% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (28 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

5/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

4/3

61-75

5/3

76+

7/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Isaac Price	6 G	3 A
Jimmy Morgan	4 G	4 A
Aune Heggebo	4 G	1 A
Callum Styles	3 G

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. West Bromwich Albion FC get us underway at The Hawthorns.
5' Alex Mowatt has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 45 cards already picked up this season.
10' West Bromwich Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
11' A stunning finish from Tom Fellows — that came from absolutely nowhere!
16' West Bromwich Albion FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Isaac Price scoring 1 goals.
21' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sondre Tronstad, as he is very good at scoring at The Hawthorns with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
26' Over 26 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' What a moment for Brandon Thomas-Asante! That strike on 30 puts his side firmly in control.
33' Brandon Thomas-Asante is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
38' West Bromwich Albion FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kyle Bartley.
43' The referee has no hesitation. Cedric Kipre is booked for West Bromwich Albion FC — Yellow card on 43.
48' 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.
53' Joe Rankin-Costello needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
58' West Bromwich Albion 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.
59' Pipa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adam Reach on 59 minute.
60' Jake Garrett adds to his 0 season tally! Blackburn Rovers FC lead 3-1 — and this changes everything.
61' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Harry Leonard exits the field as Sam Gallagher enters on 61.
62' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Scott Wharton is replaced by Joe Rankin-Costello.
63' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Brandon Thomas-Asante makes no mistake. 4-1!
68' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
73' A quiet spell here at The Hawthorns. West Bromwich Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
77' West Bromwich Albion FC make a change. Okay Yokuslu trudges off to be replaced by Jed Wallace on 77 minutes.
78' A tactical swap from West Bromwich Albion FC — Caleb Taylor on, Cedric Kipre off on 78 minutes.
83' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Blackburn Rovers FC.

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
Makhtar Gueye	2
Andri Gudjohnsen	2
Bradley Dack	2
Brandon Thomas-Asante	2
Grady Diangana	2
Jake Garrett	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

4 / 4

2.2 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC to win 61% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC61% Draw22% Blackburn Rovers FC17%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes56% 0% No44%

Avg goals/match: 3.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

83%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

39%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC46% Draw40% Blackburn Rovers FC14%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

10%

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

9.5%

1 – 0

8.6%

3 – 0

7.1%

3 – 1

0 – 0

5.7%

2 – 2

4.6%

1 – 2

4.2%

4 – 0

3.9%

4 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	22%	—	78%
-2	22%	19%	59%
-1.5	41%	—	59%
-1	41%	22%	36%
-0.5	64%	—	36%
+0.5	85%	—	15%
+1	85%	10%	5%
+1.5	95%	—	5%
+2	95%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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