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

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Championship · 2024-25

West Bromwich Albion FC

0 – 2

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Wed 12 Feb 2025 · 20:00 UTC The Hawthorns 23,305 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 47' Makhtar Gueye

0–2 63' Makhtar Gueye

Y 85' Tyrhys Dolan

Overview

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

West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee David Webb
Assistant 1 Rob Smith
Assistant 2 Jacob Graham (England)

3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.0 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

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-02-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Feb	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–2	L
08 Feb	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–1	W
01 Feb	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–2	L
25 Jan	Portsmouth FC	H	5–1	W
21 Jan	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–2	L
18 Jan	Stoke City FC	H	1–1	D

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Feb	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–0	W
09 Feb	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	0–2	L
04 Feb	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–2	L
31 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	2–1	W
25 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	1–2	L
21 Jan	Coventry City FC	H	0–2	L

Season Stats

West Bromwich Albion FC		Blackburn Rovers FC
#5	Position	#16
14	Points	9
8	Played	8
4 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 3
10	Scored	12
8	Conceded	12
+2	GD	+0
1.75	PPG	1.13
50%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

43% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (14 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Blackburn Rovers FC

Oladapo Afolayan	3 G	2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen	3 G	1 A
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. West Bromwich Albion FC get us underway at The Hawthorns.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. West Bromwich Albion FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
10' Both keepers have barely been tested. West Bromwich Albion FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
20' 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 Adam Forshaw suffering a number of foals already.
25' Amario Cozier-Duberry is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackburn Rovers FC tonight.
30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
35' The energy levels are beginning to show. John Eustace might look to freshen things up shortly.
40' West Bromwich Albion FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Blackburn Rovers FC backline.
42' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Danny Batth by Dion Sanderson on 42 minute.
47' Makhtar Gueye has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 47 minutes.
52' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked 6 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
56' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Mikey Johnston departs to be replaced by William Lankshear.
61' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
63' Makhtar Gueye with the second goal in the match!
64' The crowd applauds Ryan Hedges as he leaves the pitch. Amario Cozier-Duberry steps in for Blackburn Rovers FC.
69' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
70' Fresh legs for West Bromwich Albion FC! Jed Wallace comes on to replace Isaac Price.
75' The 22-year-old Isaac Price has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
80' It looks surprising West Bromwich Albion FC does not make any changes. Jayson Molumby has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
85' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a card in front of him.
87' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Tyrhys Dolan departs to be replaced by Augustus Kargbo.
88' The supporters are chanting for Adam Forshaw. He replaces John Buckley on 88 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

3
Mason Holgate
27
Alex Mowatt ↓ John Swift 70'
2
Darnell Furlong
4
Callum Styles
32
Adam Armstrong
14
Torbjorn Heggem
8
Jayson Molumby
21
Isaac Price ↓ Jed Wallace 70'
31
Tom Fellows ↓ Grady Diangana 56'
22
Mikey Johnston ↓ William Lankshear 56'
23
Joe Wildsmith

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

14
Andreas Weimann ↓ Todd Cantwell 64'
2
Callum Brittain
1
Aynsley Pears
19
Ryan Hedges ↓ Amario Cozier-Duberry 64'
15
Danny Batth ↓ Dion Sanderson 42'
27
Lewis Travis
5
Dominic Hyam
9
Makhtar Gueye
4
Yuri Ribeiro
21
John Buckley ↓ Adam Forshaw 88'
10
Tyrhys Dolan ↓ Augustus Kargbo 87'

Bench

Coach John Eustace

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
Charlie Mulgrew	1
Jayson Molumby	1

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2025-02-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-02-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2025-02-01 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2025-01-25 West Bromwich Albion FC 5–1 Portsmouth FC W 2025-01-21 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2025-01-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2025-02-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2025-02-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC L 2025-02-04 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-01-31 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2025-01-25 Bristol City FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2025-01-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Coventry City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.45 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.18 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC41% Draw29% Blackburn Rovers FC30%

Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.63

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

70%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

59%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

West Bromwich Albion FC30% Draw47% Blackburn Rovers FC23%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

1 – 0

9.5%

0 – 0

9.2%

2 – 1

8.6%

0 – 1

7.5%

2 – 0

7.4%

1 – 2

2 – 2

5.1%

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

4.2%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	21%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	71%	—	29%
+1	71%	17%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✗

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