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 46 games · 51 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 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	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	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
#21	Position	#20
51	Points	52
46	Played	46
13 / 14 / 19	W / D / L	13 / 13 / 20
48	Scored	42
58	Conceded	56
-10	GD	-14
1.11	PPG	1.13
28%	Win %	28%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

West Bromwich Albion FC are 21st (51 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds The Hawthorns will turn into a battlefield for West Bromwich Albion FC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
5' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Adam Wharton is clearly more than just a goal scorer for West Bromwich Albion FC.
11' Tom Fellows does the damage! The net is bulging and West Bromwich Albion FC surge ahead!
16' It is a cagey affair so far. West Bromwich Albion FC in their 4-4-1-1 trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
21' Supporters expect more eagerness from Adam Reach, as he is very good at scoring at The Hawthorns with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
26' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering West Bromwich Albion FC that had 377 games and scored 482 goals.
30' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Brandon Thomas-Asante makes no mistake. 2-0!
33' Brandon Thomas-Asante does the damage! The net is bulging and West Bromwich Albion FC surge ahead!
38' Over 38 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
40' The referee has no hesitation. Kyle Bartley is booked for West Bromwich Albion FC — Yellow card on 40.
43' Poor challenge from Cedric Kipre. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
48' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
53' England international Jake Garrett has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
58' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His West Bromwich Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
59' The supporters are chanting for Pipa. He replaces Adam Reach on 59 minute.
60' GOAL! Jake Garrett scores on 60.
61' A change in the Blackburn Rovers FC ranks — Harry Leonard exits the field as Sam Gallagher enters on 61.
62' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Scott Wharton trudges off to be replaced by Joe Rankin-Costello on 62 minutes.
63' Magnificent from Brandon Thomas-Asante! That is 26 goals in 177 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
68' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alex Palmer made 14 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
73' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
77' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Okay Yokuslu departs to be replaced by Jed Wallace.
78' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Cedric Kipre exits the field as Caleb Taylor enters on 78.
83' 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.
88' Sam Gallagher is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Bromwich Albion FC tonight.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — West Bromwich Albion FC 4-1 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
Bradley Dack	2
Brandon Thomas-Asante	2
Grady Diangana	2
Makhtar Gueye	2
Dilan Markanday	1
Jake Livermore	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

3 / 4

1.85 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.93 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC57% Draw24% Blackburn Rovers FC19%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

81%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

43%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC41% Draw44% Blackburn Rovers FC15%

Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 4–1 not predicted

4 – 1

Actual

1 – 1

11.5%

1 – 0

10.8%

2 – 0

10.4%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

3 – 0

6.3%

3 – 1

5.9%

0 – 1

4.9%

1 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

4.4%

4 – 0

2.9%

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	24%	42%
-0.5	58%	—	42%
+0.5	83%	—	17%
+1	83%	11%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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