Blackburn Rovers vs Oxford United

Championship 24 Aug 2024, 14:00
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
2–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Oxford United
Oxford United
🏟 Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire) 👤 L. Smith Round 3

Match report

Blackburn Rovers edged past Oxford United 2-1 in the Championship on 24 August 2024.

Blackburn Rovers had 19 shots to Oxford United's 13.

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

Half-time 1-1 Possession 48% - 52% Shots 19 - 13 On target 4 - 3 Corners 7 - 1 Fouls 14 - 8 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Joe Rankin-Costello
Blackburn Rovers · 1 goal
8 Arnór Sigurðsson 1 goal
8 Tyler Goodrham captained the side
7 Mark Harris 1 goal
7 Callum Brittain captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–8 10–5
Shots On Goal 3–2 1–1
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 2–0 5–1
Attacks 11–24 79–76
Match statistics
7 Corners 1
3 Substitution 2
90 Attacks 100
58 Dangerous Attacks 21
3 On Target 3
14 Off Target 7
19 Shots Total 13
4 Shots On Goal 3
7 Shots Off Goal 6
8 Shots Blocked 4
13 Shots Inside Box 7
6 Shots Outside Box 6
14 Fouls 8
7 Corners 5
3 Offsides 0
48% Ball Possession 52%
2 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 2
444 Passes Total 508
349 Passes Accurate 416
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-1-4-1
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 6 S. Tronstad
11 J. Rankin-Costello 10 T. Dolan 19 R. Hedges
23 Y. Ohashi
Oxford United · 4-1-4-1
1 J. Cumming
30 P. Kioso 2 S. Long 3 C. Brown 12 J. Bennett
4 W. Vaulks
10 M. Phillips 20 R. Rodrigues 15 I. Mizouni 19 T. Goodrham
9 M. Harris
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
J. Eustace
Substitutes
  • 9 Makhtar Gueye
  • 14 Andreas Weimann
  • 7 Arnór Sigurðsson
  • 13 Joe Hilton
  • 4 Kyle McFadzean
  • 15 Danny Batth
  • 39 Leo Duru
  • 21 John Buckley
  • 29 Jack Vale
Oxford United
Coach
D. Buckingham
Substitutes
  • 7 Przemyslaw Placheta
  • 22 Greg Leigh
  • 14 Louie Sibley
  • 17 Owen Dale
  • 21 Matt Ingram
  • 34 Jordan Thorniley
  • 11 Malcolm Ebiowei
  • 6 Josh McEachran
  • 44 Dane Scarlett
Substitutions
  • 52' ↑ M. Gueye ↓ R. Hedges Blackburn Rovers
  • 58' ↑ P. Płacheta ↓ Ruben Rodrigues Oxford United
  • 65' ↑ A. Weimann ↓ J. Rankin-Costello Blackburn Rovers
  • 71' ↑ G. Leigh ↓ M. Phillips Oxford United
  • 76' ↑ A. Sigurðsson ↓ T. Dolan Blackburn Rovers
  • 82' ↑ L. Sibley ↓ I. El Mizouni Oxford United
  • 82' ↑ O. Dale ↓ P. Płacheta Oxford United
Cards
  • 37' S. Tronstad Blackburn Rovers
  • 57' P. Kioso Oxford United
  • 77' L. Travis Blackburn Rovers
Head-to-head
Blackburn Rovers 1 1 draws 2 Oxford United
2026-03-11 Oxford Utd vs Blackburn 1 - 0
2025-12-09 Blackburn vs Oxford Utd 1 - 1
2025-01-18 Oxford United vs Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0
2024-08-24 Blackburn Rovers vs Oxford United 2 - 1
Recent form
Blackburn Rovers D L D D D
Oxford United D D D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Blackburn Rovers vs Oxford United?
Blackburn Rovers won 2-1 against Oxford United on 24 August 2024.
Who won Blackburn Rovers vs Oxford United?
Blackburn Rovers won the match 2-1.
Where was Blackburn Rovers vs Oxford United played?
The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire).
Who had more possession in Blackburn Rovers vs Oxford United?
Oxford United had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.