Leeds United vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship 1 Jan 2025, 15:00
Leeds United
Leeds United
1–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
🏟 Elland Road (Leeds, West Yorkshire) 👤 O. Langford Round 25

Match report

Leeds United were held to a 1-1 draw by Blackburn Rovers in the Championship on 1 January 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Leeds United dominated possession with 70% of the ball and had 12 shots to Blackburn Rovers' 4.

The match was played at Elland Road (Leeds, West Yorkshire), with O. Langford in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 70% - 30% Shots 12 - 4 On target 4 - 2 Corners 8 - 3 Fouls 9 - 16 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Pascal Struijk
Leeds United · 1 goal
8 Callum Brittain captained the side
7 Danny Batth 1 goal
7 Illan Meslier captained the side
7 Jayden Bogle captained the side
First half vs second half
Leeds United stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–1 10–3
Shots On Goal 1–0 3–2
Ball Possession 66–34 —
Corners 3–2 5–1
Attacks 51–40 65–28
Match statistics
8 Corners 3
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 4
116 Attacks 68
86 Dangerous Attacks 25
5 On Target 2
8 Off Target 2
12 Shots Total 4
4 Shots On Goal 2
3 Shots Off Goal 2
5 Shots Blocked 0
9 Shots Inside Box 4
3 Shots Outside Box 0
9 Fouls 16
8 Corners 3
70% Ball Possession 30%
2 Yellow Cards 4
1 Saves 3
617 Passes Total 269
542 Passes Accurate 197
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Leeds United · 4-2-3-1
1 I. Meslier
2 J. Bogle 6 J. Rodon 5 P. Struijk 25 S. Byram
22 Ao Tanaka 8 J. Rothwell
7 D. James 11 B. Aaronson 14 M. Solomon
10 J. Piroe
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Pears
2 C. Brittain 5 D. Hyam 15 D. Batth 24 O. Beck
6 S. Tronstad 42 L. Baker
10 T. Dolan 19 R. Hedges 14 A. Weimann
23 Y. Ohashi
Leeds United
Coach
D. Farke
Substitutes
  • 39 Maximilian Wöber
  • 4 Ethan Ampadu
  • 29 Wilfried Gnonto
  • 19 Mateo Joseph
  • 9 Patrick Bamford
  • 26 Karl Darlow
  • 23 Josuha Guilavogui
  • 33 Isaac Schmidt
  • 17 Largie Ramazani
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
J. Eustace
Substitutes
  • 20 Harry Leonard
  • 11 Joe Rankin-Costello
  • 33 Amario Cozier-Duberry
  • 9 Makhtar Gueye
  • 12 Balázs Tóth
  • 4 Kyle McFadzean
  • 40 Matthew Litherland
  • 41 Harley O'Grady-Macken
  • 21 John Buckley
Substitutions
  • 38' ↑ H. Leonard ↓ Y. Ohashi Blackburn Rovers
  • 46' ↑ M. Wöber ↓ S. Byram Leeds United
  • 51' ↑ E. Ampadu ↓ J. Bogle Leeds United
  • 69' ↑ W. Gnonto ↓ J. Rothwell Leeds United
  • 69' ↑ Mateo Joseph ↓ J. Piroe Leeds United
  • 70' ↑ P. Bamford ↓ M. Solomon Leeds United
  • 81' ↑ A. Cozier-Duberry ↓ A. Weimann Blackburn Rovers
  • 81' ↑ M. Gueye ↓ H. Leonard Blackburn Rovers
  • 81' ↑ J. Rankin-Costello ↓ T. Dolan Blackburn Rovers
Cards
  • 40' L. Baker Blackburn Rovers
  • 90+1' A. Weimann Blackburn Rovers
  • 90+6' A. Tanaka Leeds United
  • 90+7' B. Aaronson Leeds United
  • 90+10' D. Batth Blackburn Rovers
  • 90+11' A. Pears Blackburn Rovers
Head-to-head
Leeds United 2 2 draws 2 Blackburn Rovers
2025-01-01 Leeds United vs Blackburn Rovers 1 - 1
2024-11-30 Blackburn Rovers vs Leeds United 1 - 0
2024-04-13 Leeds United vs Blackburn Rovers 0 - 1
2023-12-09 Blackburn Rovers vs Leeds United 0 - 2
2021-07-28 Blackburn Rovers vs Leeds United 1 - 1
2020-07-04 Blackburn Rovers vs Leeds United 1 - 3
Recent form
Leeds United D D D D W
Blackburn Rovers D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Leeds United vs Blackburn Rovers?
Leeds United drew 1-1 against Blackburn Rovers on 1 January 2025.
Who won Leeds United vs Blackburn Rovers?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Leeds United vs Blackburn Rovers played?
The match was played at Elland Road (Leeds, West Yorkshire).
Who had more possession in Leeds United vs Blackburn Rovers?
Leeds United had 70% of possession, compared to 30% for the other side.