Blackburn Rovers vs West Bromwich Albion

Championship 5 Aug 2023, 14:00
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
2–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion
🏟 Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire) 👤 D. Whitestone Round 1

Match report

Blackburn Rovers edged past West Bromwich Albion 2-1 in the Championship on 5 August 2023.

West Bromwich Albion had 14 shots to Blackburn Rovers' 13.

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

Half-time 2-0 Possession 59% - 41% Shots 13 - 14 On target 4 - 4 Corners 6 - 5 Fouls 11 - 11 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Lewis Travis
Blackburn Rovers · 1 assist
8 Tyrhys Dolan captained the side
7 Dilan Markanday 1 goal
7 Harry Leonard 1 goal
7 Matt Phillips 1 goal
First half vs second half
Blackburn Rovers stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–6 8–8
Shots On Goal 3–3 1–1
Ball Possession 60–40 —
Corners 1–3 5–2
Match statistics
13 Shots Total 14
4 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 4
5 Shots Blocked 6
12 Shots Inside Box 10
1 Shots Outside Box 4
11 Fouls 11
6 Corners 5
2 Offsides 2
59% Ball Possession 41%
4 Yellow Cards 3
3 Saves 2
521 Passes Total 344
421 Passes Accurate 244
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Pears
11 J. Rankin-Costello 17 H. Carter 5 D. Hyam 3 H. Pickering
27 L. Travis 6 S. Tronstad
18 D. Markanday 8 S. Szmodics 10 T. Dolan
20 H. Leonard
West Bromwich Albion · 4-2-3-1
24 A. Palmer
2 D. Furlong 6 S. Ajayi 4 C. Kipré 3 C. Townsend
35 O. Yokuslu 14 N. Chalobah
7 J. Wallace 8 J. Molumby 10 M. Phillips
21 B. Thomas-Asante
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
J. Tomasson
Substitutes
  • 23 Adam Wharton
  • 19 Ryan Hedges
  • 2 Callum Brittain
  • 34 Joe Hilton
  • 30 Jake Garrett
  • 25 Jake Batty
  • 16 Scott Wharton
  • 21 John Buckley
  • 14 Niall Ennis
West Bromwich Albion
Coach
S. Bruce
Substitutes
  • 19 John Swift
  • 17 Jeremy Sarmiento
  • 5 Kyle Bartley
  • 27 Alex Mowatt
  • 29 Taylor Gardner-Hickman
  • 33 Joshua Griffiths
  • 15 Erik Pieters
  • 31 Tom Fellows
  • 32 Jovan Malcolm
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ R. Hedges ↓ D. Markanday Blackburn Rovers
  • 59' ↑ A. Wharton ↓ S. Tronstad Blackburn Rovers
  • 66' ↑ J. Swift ↓ N. Chalobah West Bromwich Albion
  • 71' ↑ A. Mowatt ↓ O. Yokuşlu West Bromwich Albion
  • 71' ↑ J. Sarmiento ↓ M. Phillips West Bromwich Albion
  • 72' ↑ K. Bartley ↓ C. Kipré West Bromwich Albion
  • 78' ↑ C. Brittain ↓ J. Rankin-Costello Blackburn Rovers
  • 85' ↑ T. Gardner-Hickman ↓ J. Molumby West Bromwich Albion
Cards
  • 29' L. Travis Blackburn Rovers
  • 30' S. Szmodics Blackburn Rovers
  • 45+4' O. Yokuslu West Bromwich Albion
  • 48' H. Carter Blackburn Rovers
  • 53' C. Kipre West Bromwich Albion
  • 55' J. Wallace West Bromwich Albion
  • 87' R. Hedges Blackburn Rovers
Head-to-head
Blackburn Rovers 3 4 draws 3 West Bromwich Albion
2026-04-06 Blackburn vs West Brom 0 - 0
2025-08-09 West Bromwich vs Blackburn 1 - 0
2025-02-12 West Bromwich Albion vs Blackburn Rovers 0 - 2
2024-10-23 Blackburn Rovers vs West Bromwich Albion 0 - 0
2024-01-13 West Bromwich Albion vs Blackburn Rovers 4 - 1
2023-08-05 Blackburn Rovers vs West Bromwich Albion 2 - 1
Recent form
Blackburn Rovers D L D D D
West Bromwich Albion W D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackburn Rovers vs West Bromwich Albion?
Blackburn Rovers won 2-1 against West Bromwich Albion on 5 August 2023.
Who won Blackburn Rovers vs West Bromwich Albion?
Blackburn Rovers won the match 2-1.
Where was Blackburn Rovers vs West Bromwich Albion played?
The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire).
Who had more possession in Blackburn Rovers vs West Bromwich Albion?
Blackburn Rovers had 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.