Blackburn Rovers vs Watford

Championship 26 Apr 2025, 14:00
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire) 👤 E. Bell Round 45

Match report

Blackburn Rovers edged past Watford 2-1 in the Championship on 26 April 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Blackburn Rovers had 10 shots to Watford's 9.

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

Half-time 0-0 Possession 55% - 45% Shots 10 - 9 On target 4 - 2 Corners 4 - 6 Fouls 12 - 14 Yellow cards 10
9
Player of the match
Todd Cantwell
Blackburn Rovers · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Matthew Pollock 1 goal
7 Tyrhys Dolan 1 goal
7 Callum Brittain captained the side
7 Dominic Hyam captained the side
First half vs second half
Blackburn Rovers stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 1 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 1–5 9–4
Shots On Goal 1–1 3–1
Ball Possession 52–48 —
Corners 3–5 1–1
Attacks 50–46 52–35
Match statistics
4 Corners 6
4 Substitution 5
102 Attacks 81
1 Attacks 1
59 Dangerous Attacks 33
5 On Target 3
6 Off Target 6
10 Shots Total 9
4 Shots On Goal 2
5 Shots Off Goal 4
1 Shots Blocked 3
7 Shots Inside Box 5
3 Shots Outside Box 4
12 Fouls 14
4 Corners 6
2 Offsides 4
55% Ball Possession 45%
5 Yellow Cards 5
1 Saves 2
415 Passes Total 345
306 Passes Accurate 247
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
12 B. Tóth
2 C. Brittain 5 D. Hyam 15 D. Batth 4 Y. Ribeiro
6 S. Tronstad 27 L. Travis
10 T. Dolan 8 T. Cantwell 19 R. Hedges
23 Y. Ohashi
Watford · 3-4-3
33 E. Selvik
25 J. Abankwah 6 M. Pollock 22 J. Morris
2 J. Ngakia 10 I. Louza 24 T. Dele-Bashiru 26 C. Wiley
39 E. Kayembe 20 M. Doumbia 11 R. Vata
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
V. Ismaël
Substitutes
  • 31 Dion Sanderson
  • 28 Adam Forshaw
  • 42 Emmanuel Dennis
  • 47 Augustus Kargbo
  • 1 Aynsley Pears
  • 3 Harry Pickering
  • 51 Kristi Montgomery
  • 45 Cauley Woodrow
  • 32 Igor Tyjon
Watford
Coach
T. Cleverley
Substitutes
  • 3 Francisco Sierralta
  • 14 Pierre Dwomoh
  • 45 Ryan Andrews
  • 47 Zavier Massiah-Edwards
  • 19 Vakoun Issouf Bayo
  • 41 Alfie Marriott
  • 59 Travis Akomeah
  • 52 Leo Ramirez-Espain
  • 7 Thomas Ince
Substitutions
  • 55' ↑ F. Sierralta ↓ J. Morris Watford
  • 71' ↑ P. Dwomoh ↓ I. Louza Watford
  • 78' ↑ A. Forshaw ↓ T. Cantwell Blackburn Rovers
  • 78' ↑ D. Sanderson ↓ R. Hedges Blackburn Rovers
  • 82' ↑ Z. Massiah-Edwards ↓ J. Abankwah Watford
  • 82' ↑ V. Bayo ↓ M. Doumbia Watford
  • 82' ↑ R. Andrews ↓ J. Ngakia Watford
  • 86' ↑ E. Dennis ↓ Y. Ohashi Blackburn Rovers
  • 86' ↑ A. Kargbo ↓ T. Dolan Blackburn Rovers
Cards
  • 16' I. Louza Watford
  • 24' J. Abankwah Watford
  • 34' R. Hedges Blackburn Rovers
  • 44' T. Dolan Blackburn Rovers
  • 45+1' J. Morris Watford
  • 65' M. Doumbia Watford
  • 85' E. Kayembe Watford
  • 90+3' E. Dennis Blackburn Rovers
  • 90+6' L. Travis Blackburn Rovers
  • 90+8' A. Forshaw 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 won 2-1 against Watford on 26 April 2025.
Who won Blackburn Rovers vs Watford?
Blackburn Rovers 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 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.