Watford vs Blackburn

Championship 13 Sep 2025, 14:00
Watford
Watford
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Blackburn
Blackburn
🏟 Vicarage Road Round 5

Match report

Blackburn edged past Watford 1-0 in the Championship on 13 September 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Watford had 14 shots to Blackburn's 13.

The match was played at Vicarage Road.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 51% - 49% Shots 14 - 13 On target 1 - 4 Corners 5 - 7 Fouls 12 - 14 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Ryan Alebiosu
Blackburn · captained the side
7 Ryoya Morishita 1 goal
7 Egil Selvik 3 saves
7 Kévin Keben Biakolo captained the side
7 Matthew Pollock captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–7 7–6
Shots On Goal 0–2 1–2
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 1–5 4–2
Attacks 60–45 44–37
Match statistics
5 Corners 7
2 Substitution 5
104 Attacks 82
44 Dangerous Attacks 60
1 On Target 4
16 Off Target 9
14 Shots Total 13
1 Shots On Goal 4
7 Shots Off Goal 5
6 Shots Blocked 4
8 Shots Inside Box 8
6 Shots Outside Box 5
12 Fouls 14
5 Corners 7
4 Offsides 0
51% Ball Possession 49%
1 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 1
352 Passes Total 337
274 Passes Accurate 242
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 3-5-2
1 E. Selvik
4 K. Biakolo 6 M. Pollock 29 J. Petris
3 M. Alleyne 17 M. Sissoko 5 H. Kyprianou 11 R. Vata 34 K. Baah
9 L. Kjerrumgaard 20 M. Doumbia
Blackburn · 4-2-3-1
22 B. Tóth
2 R. Alebiosu 17 H. Carter 16 S. Wharton 4 Y. Ribeiro
6 S. Tronstad 8 S. Tavares
25 R. Morishita 10 T. Cantwell 19 R. Hedges
23 Y. Ohashi
Watford
Coach
Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez
Substitutes
  • 66 Nestory Irankunda
  • 39 Edo Kayembe
  • 12 Nathan Baxter
  • 27 Formose Mendy
  • 25 James Abankwah
  • 16 Marc Bola
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 18 Vivaldo
  • 42 Othmane Maamma
Blackburn
Coach
Valérien Alexandre Ismaël
Substitutes
  • 12 Lewis Miller
  • 11 Andri Guðjohnsen
  • 7 Augustus Kargbo
  • 5 Taylor Gardner-Hickman
  • 3 Harry Pickering
  • 1 Aynsley Pears
  • 14 Dion De Neve
  • 31 Kristi Montgomery
  • 9 Makhtar Gueye
Substitutions
  • 54' ↑ N. Irankunda ↓ M. Doumbia Watford
  • 55' ↑ E. Kayembe ↓ R. Vata Watford
  • 70' ↑ L. Miller ↓ Y. Ribeiro Blackburn
  • 70' ↑ A. Gudjohnsen ↓ Y. Ohashi Blackburn
  • 70' ↑ A. Kargbo ↓ R. Morishita Blackburn
  • 78' ↑ T. Gardner-Hickman ↓ S. Tronstad Blackburn
  • 90+1' ↑ H. Pickering ↓ R. Hedges Blackburn
Cards
  • 58' T. Cantwell Blackburn
  • 67' M. Pollock Watford
  • 88' R. Hedges Blackburn
Head-to-head
Watford 4 1 draws 3 Blackburn
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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 D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Blackburn?
Watford lost 0-1 against Blackburn on 13 September 2025.
Who won Watford vs Blackburn?
Blackburn won the match 1-0.
Where was Watford vs Blackburn played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road.
Who had more possession in Watford vs Blackburn?
Watford had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.