Watford vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship 26 Oct 2024, 11:30
Watford
Watford
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 D. England Round 12

Match report

Watford edged past Blackburn Rovers 1-0 in the Championship on 26 October 2024. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Blackburn Rovers had 12 shots to Watford's 10.

The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford), with D. England in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 47% - 53% Shots 10 - 12 On target 1 - 2 Corners 6 - 3 Fouls 9 - 17 Yellow cards 9
7
Player of the match
Edo Kayembe
Watford · 1 goal
7 Daniel Bachmann captained the side
7 Matthew Pollock captained the side
7 Francisco Sierralta captained the side
7 Ryan Porteous captained the side
First half vs second half
Blackburn Rovers came out stronger after half-time, with 8 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–4 5–8
Shots On Goal 0–2 1–0
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 5–0 1–3
Attacks 40–42 44–48
Match statistics
6 Corners 3
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 5
84 Attacks 90
0 Attacks 1
39 Dangerous Attacks 35
2 On Target 2
9 Off Target 11
10 Shots Total 12
1 Shots On Goal 2
6 Shots Off Goal 9
3 Shots Blocked 1
6 Shots Inside Box 8
4 Shots Outside Box 4
9 Fouls 17
6 Corners 3
1 Offsides 0
47% Ball Possession 53%
5 Yellow Cards 4
2 Saves 0
357 Passes Total 412
291 Passes Accurate 334
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 3-5-2
1 D. Bachmann
6 M. Pollock 3 F. Sierralta 5 R. Porteous
36 F. Ebosele 7 T. Ince 17 M. Sissoko 39 E. Kayembe 37 Y. Larouci
34 K. Baah 8 G. Chakvetadze
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Pears
2 C. Brittain 15 D. Batth 5 D. Hyam 24 O. Beck
27 L. Travis 6 S. Tronstad
19 R. Hedges 14 A. Weimann 8 T. Cantwell
9 M. Gueye
Watford
Coach
T. Cleverley
Substitutes
  • 19 Vakoun Issouf Bayo
  • 12 Ken Sema
  • 11 Rocco Vata
  • 45 Ryan Andrews
  • 23 Jonathan Bond
  • 15 Antonio Tikvić
  • 22 James Morris
  • 10 Imrân Louza
  • 20 Mamadou Doumbia
Blackburn Rovers
Coach
J. Eustace
Substitutes
  • 23 Yuki Ohashi
  • 7 Arnór Sigurðsson
  • 11 Joe Rankin-Costello
  • 21 John Buckley
  • 10 Tyrhys Dolan
  • 12 Balázs Tóth
  • 3 Harry Pickering
  • 4 Kyle McFadzean
  • 42 Lewis Baker
Substitutions
  • 56' ↑ V. Bayo ↓ T. Ince Watford
  • 59' ↑ Y. Ohashi ↓ M. Gueye Blackburn Rovers
  • 66' ↑ K. Sema ↓ Y. Larouci Watford
  • 66' ↑ R. Vata ↓ M. Pollock Watford
  • 77' ↑ A. Sigurðsson ↓ A. Weimann Blackburn Rovers
  • 78' ↑ J. Buckley ↓ L. Travis Blackburn Rovers
  • 78' ↑ J. Rankin-Costello ↓ R. Hedges Blackburn Rovers
  • 84' ↑ R. Andrews ↓ K. Baah Watford
  • 84' ↑ T. Dolan ↓ S. Tronstad Blackburn Rovers
Cards
  • 36' F. Sierralta Watford
  • 49' G. Chakvetadze Watford
  • 51' E. Kayembe Watford
  • 55' K. Baah Watford
  • 68' T. Cantwell Blackburn Rovers
  • 69' D. Batth Blackburn Rovers
  • 88' F. Ebosele Watford
  • 90' C. Brittain Blackburn Rovers
  • 90+5' D. Hyam Blackburn Rovers
Head-to-head
Watford 4 1 draws 3 Blackburn Rovers
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
Watford D W D D D
Blackburn Rovers D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Blackburn Rovers?
Watford won 1-0 against Blackburn Rovers on 26 October 2024.
Who won Watford vs Blackburn Rovers?
Watford won the match 1-0.
Where was Watford vs Blackburn Rovers played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford).
Who had more possession in Watford vs Blackburn Rovers?
Blackburn Rovers had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.