Championship
·Matchday 29
Featured match
- Lewis Miller 28'
- Edouard Kayembe 26'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Blackburn and Watford drew 1-1. Scorers for Blackburn: Lewis Miller 28'. Scorers for Watford: Edouard Kayembe 26'. Blackburn had 56% of possession.
Blackburn
Watford
- Full-time 1 - 1
Added time: 3 minutes
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90+3'
Edouard Kayembe Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for Edouard Kayembe (Watford)
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85'
K. Baah Out: L. Kjerrumgaard · Watford Substitution for Watford: K. Baah comes on for L. Kjerrumgaard
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79'
A. Doherty Out: M. Jørgensen · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: A. Doherty comes on for M. Jørgensen
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64'
Nestory Irankunda Out: O. Maamma · Watford Substitution for Watford: Nestory Irankunda comes on for O. Maamma
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61'
M. Baradji Out: A. Forshaw · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: M. Baradji comes on for A. Forshaw
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61'
D. De Neve Out: Ryoya Morishita · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: D. De Neve comes on for Ryoya Morishita
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61'
Ryan Alebiosu Out: Lewis Miller · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: Ryan Alebiosu comes on for Lewis Miller
- Half-time 1 - 1
Added time: 2 minutes
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45+2'
H. Kyprianou Yellow card · Watford H. Kyprianou of Watford is booked
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42'
Giorgi Chakvetadze Out: R. Vata · Watford Substitution for Watford: Giorgi Chakvetadze comes on for R. Vata
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28'
Lewis Miller 1-1 Goal · Assist: T. Cantwell · Blackburn T. Cantwell provides, Lewis Miller finishes for Blackburn (1-1)
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26'
Edouard Kayembe 0-1 Goal · Watford Goal! Edouard Kayembe scores for Watford. It is 0-1
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Blackburn
Watford
LDDLL
Last 5 matches WWLLD
0.7Goals scored per match1.5
1.3Goals conceded per match1.4
4Clean sheets3
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Watford4-2-3-1
16
6.3
Bola
M. Bola
Player profile
25
6.9
Abankwah
J. Abankwah
Player profile
4
6.9
Keben
K. Keben
Player profile
2
7.7
Ngakia
J. Ngakia
Player profile
39
8.3
Kayembe
26'90+3'
Edouard Kayembe
- 26'Goal
- 90+3'Yellow card
- 45+2'Yellow card
25
5.6
Morishita
61'
Ryoya Morishita
- 61'Out
- 79'Out
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Coach: Valerien Ismael
Starting XI
- 22GK Balázs Tóth 6.2
- 12DF Lewis Miller28'61' 7.5
- 26DF C. O'Riordan 6.3
- 15DF S. McLoughlin 7.7
- 20DF E. Cashin 7.9
- 28MF A. Forshaw61' 6.6
- 6MF S. Tronstad 7.3
- 29MF M. Jørgensen79' 6.7
- 10MF T. Cantwell 6.7
- 25MF Ryoya Morishita61' 5.6
- 23FW Yuki Ohashi 6.3
Substitutes
- 35GK N. Michalski
- 2DF Ryan Alebiosu61' 6.6
- 4DF H. Carter
- 38DF Tom Atcheson
- 3DF H. Pickering
- 14DF D. De Neve61' 6.3
- 5MF T. Gardner-Hickman
- 24MF M. Baradji61' 7.0
- 47FW A. Doherty79' 6.3
Watford4-2-3-1
Coach: Javier Gracia Carlos
Starting XI
- 1GK Egil Selvik 7.6
- 2DF J. Ngakia 7.7
- 4DF K. Keben 6.9
- 25DF J. Abankwah 6.9
- 16DF M. Bola 6.3
- 5MF H. Kyprianou45+2' 6.6
- 39MF Edouard Kayembe26'90+3' 8.3
- 42MF O. Maamma64' 6.7
- 20MF Mamadou Doumbia 6.5
- 11MF R. Vata42' 6.3
- 9FW L. Kjerrumgaard85' 6.2
Substitutes
- 12GK N. Baxter
- 7MF T. Ince
- 8MF Giorgi Chakvetadze42' 7.2
- 18FW Vivaldo Semedo
- 22DF J. Morris
- 23MF Nampalys Mendy
- 34FW K. Baah85' 6.5
- 43FW J. Grieves
- 66FW Nestory Irankunda64' 6.3
Blackburn
Watford
56%
44%
7
Shots
14
3
On target
4
3
Off target
6
7
Corners
8
8
Fouls
7
2
Offsides
0
0
Yellow cards
2
3
Saves
2
431
Passes
343
73%
Pass accuracy
69%
0.89
Expected goals
1.43
| 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
Blackburn wins4Draws1
Watford wins2Last meetings
-
13 September 2025 · Championship
Watford
0-1
Blackburn
-
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