Stoke City vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship 12 Mar 2025, 20:00
Stoke City
Stoke City
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
🏟 bet365 Stadium (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire) 👤 F. Hallam Round 37

Match report

Stoke City edged past Blackburn Rovers 1-0 in the Championship on 12 March 2025.

Blackburn Rovers had 10 shots to Stoke City's 8.

The match was played at bet365 Stadium (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire), with F. Hallam in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 43% - 57% Shots 8 - 10 On target 3 - 2 Corners 3 - 4 Fouls 16 - 14 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Ali Al-Hamadi
Stoke City · 1 goal
7 Viktor Johansson captained the side
7 Junior Tchamadeu captained the side
7 Ashley Phillips captained the side
7 Ben Wilmot captained the side
First half vs second half
Blackburn Rovers came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–2 4–8
Shots On Goal 1–1 2–1
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 2–2 1–2
Attacks 58–37 53–55
Match statistics
3 Corners 4
5 Substitution 5
111 Attacks 92
40 Dangerous Attacks 43
3 On Target 2
5 Off Target 8
8 Shots Total 10
3 Shots On Goal 2
2 Shots Off Goal 3
3 Shots Blocked 5
5 Shots Inside Box 6
3 Shots Outside Box 4
16 Fouls 14
3 Corners 4
0 Offsides 5
43% Ball Possession 57%
2 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 2
332 Passes Total 443
244 Passes Accurate 349
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Stoke City · 4-2-3-1
1 V. Johansson
22 J. Tchamadeu 26 A. Phillips 16 B. Wilmot 17 E. Bocat
15 J. Thompson 6 W. Burger
42 M. Manhoef 8 L. Baker 10 J. Bae
9 A. Al-Hamadi
Blackburn Rovers · 3-4-3
1 A. Pears
31 D. Sanderson 5 D. Hyam 17 H. Carter
2 C. Brittain 28 A. Forshaw 27 L. Travis 4 Y. Ribeiro
10 T. Dolan 9 M. Gueye 8 T. Cantwell
Stoke City
Coach
M. Robins
Substitutes
  • 11 Lewis Koumas
  • 3 Enda Stevens
  • 20 Sam Gallagher
  • 5 Michael Rose
  • 13 Jack Bonham
  • 24 Andrew Moran
  • 18 Bosun Lawal
  • 12 Tatsuki Seko
  • 35 Nathan Lowe
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
V. Ismaël
Substitutes
  • 6 Sondre Tronstad
  • 23 Yuki Ohashi
  • 42 Emmanuel Dennis
  • 11 Joe Rankin-Costello
  • 45 Cauley Woodrow
  • 12 Balázs Tóth
  • 50 Brandon Powell
  • 33 Amario Cozier-Duberry
  • 21 John Buckley
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ L. Koumas ↓ M. Manhoef Stoke City
  • 64' ↑ S. Tronstad ↓ A. Forshaw Blackburn Rovers
  • 65' ↑ E. Dennis ↓ T. Dolan Blackburn Rovers
  • 65' ↑ Y. Ohashi ↓ T. Cantwell Blackburn Rovers
  • 73' ↑ E. Stevens ↓ E. Bocat Stoke City
  • 74' ↑ S. Gallagher ↓ Ali Al Hamadi Stoke City
  • 78' ↑ J. Rankin-Costello ↓ D. Sanderson Blackburn Rovers
  • 90+2' ↑ M. Rose ↓ E. Stevens Stoke City
  • 90+2' ↑ C. Woodrow ↓ L. Travis Blackburn Rovers
Cards
  • 46' M. Gueye Blackburn Rovers
  • 78' L. Travis Blackburn Rovers
  • 82' S. Gallagher Stoke City
  • 90+1' J. Thompson Stoke City
Head-to-head
Stoke City 5 4 draws 3 Blackburn Rovers
2026-04-11 Stoke vs Blackburn 1 - 1
2025-10-04 Blackburn vs Stoke 1 - 1
2025-03-12 Stoke City vs Blackburn Rovers 1 - 0
2024-11-06 Blackburn Rovers vs Stoke City 0 - 2
2024-02-10 Blackburn Rovers vs Stoke City 3 - 1
2023-11-25 Stoke City vs Blackburn Rovers 0 - 3
Recent form
Stoke City D D D W W
Blackburn Rovers D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Stoke City vs Blackburn Rovers?
Stoke City won 1-0 against Blackburn Rovers on 12 March 2025.
Who won Stoke City vs Blackburn Rovers?
Stoke City won the match 1-0.
Where was Stoke City vs Blackburn Rovers played?
The match was played at bet365 Stadium (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire).
Who had more possession in Stoke City vs Blackburn Rovers?
Blackburn Rovers had 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.