Blackburn Rovers vs Watford

Championship 23 Dec 2023, 15:00
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
1–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire) 👤 D. Whitestone Round 23

Match report

Watford edged past Blackburn Rovers 2-1 in the Championship on 23 December 2023.

Watford had 18 shots to Blackburn Rovers' 11.

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

Half-time 1-0 Possession 56% - 44% Shots 11 - 18 On target 5 - 6 Corners 6 - 5 Fouls 12 - 8 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Adam Wharton
Blackburn Rovers · 1 goal
8 Mileta Rajovic 1 goal
7 Rhys Healey 1 goal
7 Leopold Wahlstedt 4 saves
7 Hayden Carter 1 assist
First half vs second half
Watford came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 7 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–7 6–11
Shots On Goal 2–0 3–6
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 3–3 3–2
Attacks 63–43 58–45
Match statistics
3 Substitution 5
121 Attacks 88
1 Attacks 0
52 Dangerous Attacks 46
0 Dangerous Attacks 2
6 On Target 4
6 Off Target 13
11 Shots Total 18
5 Shots On Goal 6
5 Shots Off Goal 6
1 Shots Blocked 6
5 Shots Inside Box 10
6 Shots Outside Box 8
12 Fouls 8
6 Corners 5
0 Offsides 2
56% Ball Possession 44%
2 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 5
511 Passes Total 386
414 Passes Accurate 307
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
12 L. Wahlstedt
17 H. Carter 5 D. Hyam 16 S. Wharton 27 L. Travis
23 A. Wharton 6 S. Tronstad
24 A. Moran 30 J. Garrett 7 A. Sigurðsson
14 N. Ennis
Watford · 4-1-4-1
26 B. Hamer
24 T. Dele-Bashiru 5 R. Porteous 4 W. Hoedt 6 J. Lewis
8 J. Livermore
37 M. Martins 39 E. Kayembe 11 I. Koné 12 K. Sema
19 V. Bayo
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
J. Tomasson
Substitutes
  • 20 Harry Leonard
  • 4 James Hill
  • 18 Dilan Markanday
  • 34 Joe Hilton
  • 41 Leo Duru
  • 15 Patrick Gamble
  • 37 Thomas Bloxham
  • 28 Charlie Weston
  • 33 Semir Telalovic
Watford
Coach
V. Ismaël
Substitutes
  • 45 Ryan Andrews
  • 18 Yáser Asprilla
  • 9 Mileta Rajovic
  • 16 Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 14 Rhys Healey
  • 1 Daniel Bachmann
  • 15 Matthew Pollock
  • 3 Francisco Sierralta
  • 7 Thomas Ince
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ R. Andrews ↓ T. Dele-Bashiru Watford
  • 46' ↑ Y. Asprilla ↓ Matheus Martins Watford
  • 61' ↑ H. Leonard ↓ N. Ennis Blackburn Rovers
  • 67' ↑ J. Hill ↓ D. Hyam Blackburn Rovers
  • 72' ↑ G. Chakvetadze ↓ J. Livermore Watford
  • 72' ↑ M. Rajović ↓ V. Bayo Watford
  • 83' ↑ R. Healey ↓ I. Koné Watford
  • 90' ↑ D. Markanday ↓ A. Moran Blackburn Rovers
Cards
  • 36' J. Garrett Blackburn Rovers
  • 65' W. Hoedt Watford
  • 81' M. Rajovic Watford
  • 87' R. Andrews Watford
  • 89' A. Moran Blackburn Rovers
Head-to-head
Blackburn Rovers 3 1 draws 4 Watford
2026-01-24 Blackburn vs Watford 1 - 1
2025-09-13 Watford vs Blackburn 0 - 1
2025-04-26 Blackburn Rovers vs Watford 2 - 1
2024-10-26 Watford vs Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0
2023-12-23 Blackburn Rovers vs Watford 1 - 2
2023-08-27 Watford vs Blackburn Rovers 0 - 1
Recent form
Blackburn Rovers D L D D D
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackburn Rovers vs Watford?
Blackburn Rovers lost 1-2 against Watford on 23 December 2023.
Who won Blackburn Rovers vs Watford?
Watford won the match 2-1.
Where was Blackburn Rovers vs Watford played?
The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire).
Who had more possession in Blackburn Rovers vs Watford?
Blackburn Rovers had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.