Blackburn Rovers vs Leicester City

Championship 1 Oct 2023, 11:00
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
1–4
HT 1–2
FULL TIME
Leicester City
Leicester City
🏟 Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire) 👤 J. Linington Round 9

Match report

Leicester City cruised past Blackburn Rovers 4-1 in the Championship on 1 October 2023.

Blackburn Rovers had 15 shots to Leicester City's 11.

The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire), with J. Linington in charge.

Half-time 1-2 Possession 48% - 52% Shots 15 - 11 On target 4 - 4 Corners 5 - 6 Fouls 8 - 14 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Sammie Szmodics
Blackburn Rovers · 1 goal
8 Wout Faes 1 goal
8 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 1 goal
8 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku 1 assist
7 Jamie Vardy 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–6 6–5
Shots On Goal 3–2 1–2
Ball Possession 44–56 —
Corners 3–3 2–3
Match statistics
15 Shots Total 11
4 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 3
6 Shots Blocked 4
11 Shots Inside Box 10
4 Shots Outside Box 1
8 Fouls 14
5 Corners 6
2 Offsides 1
48% Ball Possession 52%
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Saves 3
524 Passes Total 574
449 Passes Accurate 497
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Pears
2 C. Brittain 17 H. Carter 5 D. Hyam 3 H. Pickering
27 L. Travis 23 A. Wharton
18 D. Markanday 24 A. Moran 7 A. Sigurðsson
8 S. Szmodics
Leicester City · 4-3-3
30 M. Hermansen
21 R. Pereira 3 W. Faes 23 J. Vestergaard 2 J. Justin
25 W. Ndidi 8 H. Winks 22 K. Dewsbury-Hall
18 A. Issahaku 9 J. Vardy 10 S. Mavididi
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
J. Tomasson
Substitutes
  • 10 Tyrhys Dolan
  • 12 Leopold Wahlstedt
  • 6 Sondre Tronstad
  • 33 Semir Telalovic
  • 11 Joe Rankin-Costello
  • 16 Scott Wharton
  • 4 James Hill
  • 30 Jake Garrett
  • 22 Zak Gilsenan
Leicester City
Coach
E. Maresca
Substitutes
  • 35 Kasey McAteer
  • 29 Yunus Akgün
  • 17 Hamza Choudhury
  • 7 Cesare Casadei
  • 14 Kelechi Iheanacho
  • 41 Jakub Stolarczyk
  • 15 Harry Souttar
  • 4 Conor Coady
  • 20 Patson Daka
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ K. McAteer ↓ A. Fatawu Leicester City
  • 61' ↑ T. Dolan ↓ A. Sigurðsson Blackburn Rovers
  • 62' ↑ L. Wahlstedt ↓ A. Pears Blackburn Rovers
  • 70' ↑ Y. Akgün ↓ S. Mavididi Leicester City
  • 71' ↑ H. Choudhury ↓ Ricardo Pereira Leicester City
  • 76' ↑ K. Ịheanachọ ↓ J. Vardy Leicester City
  • 76' ↑ C. Casadei ↓ K. McAteer Leicester City
  • 83' ↑ S. Tronstad ↓ A. Wharton Blackburn Rovers
  • 83' ↑ S. Telalović ↓ D. Markanday Blackburn Rovers
  • 87' ↑ J. Rankin-Costello ↓ H. Pickering Blackburn Rovers
Cards
  • 15' I. Fatawu Leicester City
  • 30' S. Mavididi Leicester City
  • 46' J. Vestergaard Leicester City
  • 48' H. Carter Blackburn Rovers
  • 70' A. Wharton Blackburn Rovers
Head-to-head
Blackburn Rovers 3 2 draws 1 Leicester City
2026-05-02 Blackburn vs Leicester 0 - 0
2025-11-01 Leicester vs Blackburn 0 - 2
2024-05-04 Leicester City vs Blackburn Rovers 0 - 2
2023-10-01 Blackburn Rovers vs Leicester City 1 - 4
2023-02-28 Leicester City vs Blackburn Rovers 1 - 2
2020-09-05 Leicester City vs Blackburn Rovers 1 - 1
Recent form
Blackburn Rovers D L D D D
Leicester City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackburn Rovers vs Leicester City?
Blackburn Rovers lost 1-4 against Leicester City on 1 October 2023.
Who won Blackburn Rovers vs Leicester City?
Leicester City won the match 4-1.
Where was Blackburn Rovers vs Leicester City played?
The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire).
Who had more possession in Blackburn Rovers vs Leicester City?
Leicester City had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.