Championship
·Matchday 5
Featured match
- Ryoya Morishita 47'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Blackburn beat Watford 1-0. Scorers for Blackburn: Ryoya Morishita 47'.
Watford
Blackburn
- Full-time 0 - 1
Added time: 1 minute
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90+1'
H. Pickering Out: R. Hedges · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: H. Pickering comes on for R. Hedges
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88'
R. Hedges Yellow card · Blackburn R. Hedges of Blackburn is booked
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78'
T. Gardner-Hickman Out: S. Tronstad · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: T. Gardner-Hickman comes on for S. Tronstad
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70'
A. Kargbo Out: Ryoya Morishita · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: A. Kargbo comes on for Ryoya Morishita
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70'
A. Guðjohnsen Out: Yuki Ohashi · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: A. Guðjohnsen comes on for Yuki Ohashi
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70'
Lewis Miller Out: Yuri Ribeiro · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: Lewis Miller comes on for Yuri Ribeiro
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67'
M. Pollock Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for M. Pollock (Watford)
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58'
T. Cantwell Yellow card · Blackburn T. Cantwell of Blackburn is booked
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55'
Edouard Kayembe Out: R. Vata · Watford Substitution for Watford: Edouard Kayembe comes on for R. Vata
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54'
Nestory Irankunda Out: Mamadou Doumbia · Watford Substitution for Watford: Nestory Irankunda comes on for Mamadou Doumbia
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47'
Ryoya Morishita 0-1 Goal · Assist: Yuki Ohashi · Blackburn Yuki Ohashi provides, Ryoya Morishita finishes for Blackburn (0-1)
- Half-time 0 - 0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Watford
Blackburn
LLWDD
Last 5 matches LLLWL
1.1Goals scored per match1.5
1.2Goals conceded per match1.2
1Clean sheets3
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Watford3-5-2
Blackburn4-2-3-1
4
7.0
Ribeiro
70'
Yuri Ribeiro
- 70'Out
20
6.7
Doumbia
54'
Mamadou Doumbia
- 54'Out
34
6.7
Baah
K. Baah
Player profile
11
6.3
Vata
55'
R. Vata
- 55'Out
Watford3-5-2
Coach: Edward Still
Starting XI
- 1GK Egil Selvik 6.9
- 4DF K. Keben 7.0
- 6DF M. Pollock67' 6.6
- 29DF J. Petris 6.6
- 3MF Max Alleyne 6.9
- 17MF M. Sissoko 6.3
- 5MF H. Kyprianou 7.3
- 11MF R. Vata55' 6.3
- 34MF K. Baah 6.7
- 9FW L. Kjerrumgaard 6.0
- 20FW Mamadou Doumbia54' 6.7
Substitutes
- 12GK N. Baxter
- 25DF J. Abankwah
- 16DF M. Bola
- 27DF Formose Mendy
- 7MF T. Ince
- 39MF Edouard Kayembe55' 7.0
- 66FW Nestory Irankunda54' 6.5
- 42FW O. Maamma
- 18FW Vivaldo Semedo
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Coach: Damien Johnson
Starting XI
- 22GK Balázs Tóth 6.3
- 2DF Ryan Alebiosu 7.6
- 17DF H. Carter 7.3
- 16DF S. Wharton 7.2
- 4DF Yuri Ribeiro70' 7.0
- 6MF S. Tronstad78' 7.2
- 8MF Sidnei Tavares 6.6
- 25MF Ryoya Morishita47'70' 7.0
- 10MF T. Cantwell58' 7.2
- 19MF R. Hedges88'90+1' 7.0
- 23FW Yuki Ohashi70' 7.3
Substitutes
- 1GK A. Pears
- 14DF D. De Neve
- 12DF Lewis Miller70' 6.6
- 3DF H. Pickering90+1'
- 5MF T. Gardner-Hickman78' 6.7
- 31MF Kristi Montgomery
- 9FW M. Gueye
- 11FW A. Guðjohnsen70' 6.9
- 7FW A. Kargbo70' 6.0
Watford
Blackburn
51%
49%
14
Shots
14
1
On target
5
7
Off target
4
5
Corners
7
12
Fouls
14
4
Offsides
0
1
Yellow cards
2
4
Saves
1
347
Passes
333
79%
Pass accuracy
71%
0.75
Expected goals
1.45
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coventry
|
46 | 97 | 45 | 97:45 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 80 | 47 | 80:47 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |
Millwall
|
46 | 64 | 49 | 64:49 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 82 | 56 | 82:56 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 72 | 47 | 72:47 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |
Hull City
|
46 | 70 | 66 | 70:66 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |
Wrexham
|
46 | 69 | 65 | 69:65 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 |
Derby
|
46 | 67 | 59 | 67:59 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |
Norwich
|
46 | 63 | 56 | 63:56 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 57 | 56 | 57:56 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 57 | 59 | 57:59 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 59 | 59 | 59:59 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 66 | 66 | 66:66 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |
Preston
|
46 | 55 | 62 | 55:62 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 61 | 73 | 61:73 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |
Watford
|
46 | 53 | 65 | 53:65 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 51 | 56 | 51:56 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 49 | 64 | 49:64 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |
Charlton
|
46 | 44 | 58 | 44:58 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 42 | 56 | 42:56 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |
West Brom
|
46 | 48 | 58 | 48:58 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |
Leicester
|
46 | 58 | 68 | 58:68 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 29 | 89 | 29:89 | -60 | 0 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Watford wins2Draws1
Blackburn wins3Last meetings
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26 April 2025 · Championship
Blackburn
2-1
Watford
-
26 October 2024 · Championship
Watford
1-0
Blackburn
-
23 December 2023 · Championship
Blackburn
1-2
Watford
-
27 August 2023 · Championship
Watford
0-1
Blackburn
-
11 February 2023 · Championship
Watford
1-1
Blackburn
-
13 September 2022 · Championship
Blackburn
2-0
Watford