Leicester City vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship 4 May 2024, 11:30
Leicester City
Leicester City
0–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
🏟 King Power Stadium (Leicester, Leicestershire) 👤 A. Kitchen Round 46

Match report

Blackburn Rovers beat Leicester City 2-0 in the Championship on 4 May 2024. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Leicester City dominated possession with 75% of the ball and had 14 shots to Blackburn Rovers' 9.

The match was played at King Power Stadium (Leicester, Leicestershire), with A. Kitchen in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 75% - 25% Shots 14 - 9 On target 7 - 2 Corners 7 - 4 Fouls 5 - 7 Yellow cards 4
9
Player of the match
Sammie Szmodics
Blackburn Rovers · 2 goals
8 Wout Faes 82 passes (89% accurate)
8 Harry Winks 93 passes (96% accurate)
8 Aynsley Pears 6 saves
8 Callum Brittain captained the side
First half vs second half
Leicester City stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–7 9–2
Shots On Goal 1–0 6–2
Ball Possession 71–29 —
Corners 2–3 5–1
Attacks 49–38 66–26
Match statistics
5 Substitution 3
115 Attacks 64
66 Dangerous Attacks 22
5 On Target 2
8 Off Target 7
14 Shots Total 9
7 Shots On Goal 2
7 Shots Off Goal 3
0 Shots Blocked 4
10 Shots Inside Box 9
4 Shots Outside Box 0
5 Fouls 7
7 Corners 4
2 Offsides 1
75% Ball Possession 25%
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Saves 6
684 Passes Total 226
610 Passes Accurate 137
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Leicester City · 4-3-3
30 M. Hermansen
2 J. Justin 17 H. Choudhury 23 J. Vestergaard 3 W. Faes
21 R. Pereira 8 H. Winks 25 W. Ndidi
18 A. Issahaku 9 J. Vardy 10 S. Mavididi
Blackburn Rovers · 3-4-1-2
1 A. Pears
17 H. Carter 55 K. McFadzean 3 H. Pickering
2 C. Brittain 6 S. Tronstad 11 J. Rankin-Costello 45 B. Chrisene
8 S. Szmodics
9 S. Gallagher 10 T. Dolan
Leicester City
Coach
E. Maresca
Substitutes
  • 11 Marc Albrighton
  • 29 Yunus Akgün
  • 5 Callum Doyle
  • 35 Kasey McAteer
  • 14 Kelechi Iheanacho
  • 41 Jakub Stolarczyk
  • 4 Conor Coady
  • 26 Dennis Praet
  • 20 Patson Daka
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
J. Eustace
Substitutes
  • 44 Yasin Ayari
  • 12 Leopold Wahlstedt
  • 14 Billy Koumetio
  • 4 Connor O'Riordan
  • 21 John Buckley
  • 30 Jake Garrett
  • 24 Andrew Moran
  • 33 Semir Telalovic
  • 32 Igor Tyjon
Substitutions
  • 55' ↑ M. Albrighton ↓ A. Fatawu Leicester City
  • 62' ↑ Y. Akgün ↓ H. Choudhury Leicester City
  • 77' ↑ C. Doyle ↓ J. Justin Leicester City
  • 77' ↑ K. McAteer ↓ S. Mavididi Leicester City
  • 78' ↑ K. Ịheanachọ ↓ J. Vardy Leicester City
  • 84' ↑ Y. Ayari ↓ T. Dolan Blackburn Rovers
  • 90+6' ↑ J. Buckley ↓ S. Szmodics Blackburn Rovers
  • 90+6' ↑ J. Garrett ↓ J. Rankin-Costello Blackburn Rovers
Cards
  • 36' I. Fatawu Leicester City
  • 58' J. Justin Leicester City
  • 69' S. Szmodics Blackburn Rovers
  • 86' J. Rankin-Costello Blackburn Rovers
Head-to-head
Leicester City 1 2 draws 3 Blackburn Rovers
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
Leicester City D D L D L
Blackburn Rovers D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Leicester City vs Blackburn Rovers?
Leicester City lost 0-2 against Blackburn Rovers on 4 May 2024.
Who won Leicester City vs Blackburn Rovers?
Blackburn Rovers won the match 2-0.
Where was Leicester City vs Blackburn Rovers played?
The match was played at King Power Stadium (Leicester, Leicestershire).
Who had more possession in Leicester City vs Blackburn Rovers?
Leicester City had 75% of possession, compared to 25% for the other side.