Championship
·Matchday 7
Featured match
- O. Afolayan 41'
- O. Afolayan 58'
- A. Guðjohnsen 90'
- L. Dykes 51' (pen)
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Blackburn beat Millwall 3-1. Scorers for Blackburn: O. Afolayan 41', O. Afolayan 58', A. Guðjohnsen 90'. Scorers for Millwall: L. Dykes 51' (pen). Millwall had 55% of possession.
Blackburn
Millwall
- Full-time 3 - 1
Added time: 2 minutes
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90+2'
M. Sykes Yellow card · Millwall Yellow card for M. Sykes (Millwall)
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90'
A. Guðjohnsen 3-1 Goal · Assist: J. Fevrier · Blackburn Goal for Blackburn! A. Guðjohnsen turns in the pass from J. Fevrier (3-1)
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86'
J. Fevrier Yellow card · Blackburn J. Fevrier of Blackburn is booked
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82'
Z. Lovelace Out: J. Cooper · Millwall Substitution for Millwall: Z. Lovelace comes on for J. Cooper
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82'
E. Baggott Out: J. Metcalfe · Millwall Substitution for Millwall: E. Baggott comes on for J. Metcalfe
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81'
J. Metcalfe Yellow card · Millwall Yellow card for J. Metcalfe (Millwall)
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76'
D. Kelly Out: Derek Mazou-Sacko · Millwall Substitution for Millwall: D. Kelly comes on for Derek Mazou-Sacko
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70'
A. Guðjohnsen Out: T. Cantwell · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: A. Guðjohnsen comes on for T. Cantwell
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69'
J. Fevrier Out: O. Afolayan · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: J. Fevrier comes on for O. Afolayan
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58'
O. Afolayan 2-1 Goal · Assist: Tom Atcheson · Blackburn Goal for Blackburn! O. Afolayan turns in the pass from Tom Atcheson (2-1)
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51'
L. Dykes 1-1 Penalty goal · Millwall L. Dykes converts from the spot for Millwall (1-1)
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50'
G. Beyuku Yellow card · Blackburn Yellow card for G. Beyuku (Blackburn)
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46'
Y. Issoufou Out: R. Esse · Millwall Substitution for Millwall: Y. Issoufou comes on for R. Esse
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46'
M. Sykes Out: J. Osei-Tutu · Millwall Substitution for Millwall: M. Sykes comes on for J. Osei-Tutu
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46'
G. Beyuku Out: R. Alebiosu · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: G. Beyuku comes on for R. Alebiosu
- Half-time 1 - 0
Added time: 4 minutes
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45+4'
Z. Sturge Yellow card · Millwall Yellow card for Z. Sturge (Millwall)
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45'
H. Pickering Yellow card · Blackburn H. Pickering of Blackburn is booked
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41'
O. Afolayan 1-0 Goal · Assist: S. Morsy · Blackburn Goal! O. Afolayan scores for Blackburn, set up by S. Morsy. It is 1-0
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38'
S. Morsy Yellow card · Blackburn S. Morsy of Blackburn is booked
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16'
H. Pickering Out: Y. Ribeiro · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: H. Pickering comes on for Y. Ribeiro
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13'
H. Carter Yellow card · Blackburn H. Carter of Blackburn is booked
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Blackburn
Millwall
LLDLL
Last 5 matches WLLWL
16Position11
9Pts11
1.3Goals scored per match1.2
1.4Goals conceded per match1.2
1Clean sheets5
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Blackburn5-4-1
3
6.6
Sturge
45+4'
Z. Sturge
- 45+4'Yellow card
- 82'Out
- 46'Out
14
6.5
Metcalfe
81'82'
J. Metcalfe
- 81'Yellow card
- 82'Out
- 76'Out
21
8.3
Afolayan
41'58'69'
O. Afolayan
- 41'Goal
- 58'Goal
- 69'Out
- 38'Yellow card
Blackburn5-4-1
Coach: Tony Mowbray
Starting XI
- 22GK B. Toth 6.3
- 2DF R. Alebiosu46' 6.9
- 6DF Tom Atcheson 6.3
- 17DF H. Carter13' 7.0
- 15DF S. McLoughlin 7.0
- 4DF Y. Ribeiro16' 6.7
- 25MF R. Morishita 6.5
- 8MF S. Morsy38' 7.7
- 31MF K. Montgomery 7.0
- 21MF O. Afolayan41'58'69' 8.3
- 10FW T. Cantwell70' 6.9
Substitutes
- 1GK A. Pears
- 3DF H. Pickering16'45' 6.2
- 27DF G. Beyuku46'50' 5.9
- 30MF J. Garrett
- 53MF F. Vare
- 24MF M. Baradji
- 11FW J. Fevrier69'86' 7.5
- 9FW A. Guðjohnsen70'90' 7.3
- 45FW H. Higgins
Millwall4-2-3-1
Coach: Alex Neil
Starting XI
- 15GK M. Crocombe 5.5
- 2DF J. Osei-Tutu46' 6.3
- 6DF C. Taylor 6.3
- 5DF J. Cooper82' 6.5
- 3DF Z. Sturge45+4' 6.6
- 49MF Derek Mazou-Sacko76' 6.6
- 14MF J. Metcalfe81'82' 6.5
- 11MF R. Esse46' 6.2
- 7MF T. Arconte 6.6
- 10MF C. Neghli 6.6
- 13FW L. Dykes51' 8.5
Substitutes
- 34GK F. Marschall
- 23DF D. Batth
- 12DF E. Baggott82' 6.3
- 55DF T. Parkes
- 44MF A. Massey
- 17MF M. Sykes46'90+2' 7.0
- 16MF D. Kelly76' 6.3
- 29FW Z. Lovelace82' 6.3
- 35FW Y. Issoufou46' 6.7
Blackburn
Millwall
45%
55%
18
Shots
16
4
On target
2
10
Off target
8
6
Corners
2
9
Fouls
15
1
Offsides
2
5
Yellow cards
3
1
Saves
1
356
Passes
437
79%
Pass accuracy
79%
1.23
Expected goals
1.67
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swansea
|
8 | 13 | 6 | 13:6 | +7 | 17 |
| 2 |
West Ham
|
8 | 22 | 11 | 22:11 | +11 | 15 |
| 3 |
Middlesbrough
|
8 | 16 | 12 | 16:12 | +4 | 15 |
| 4 |
Wolves
|
7 | 15 | 10 | 15:10 | +5 | 14 |
| 5 |
West Brom
|
8 | 10 | 8 | 10:8 | +2 | 14 |
| 6 |
QPR
|
8 | 10 | 7 | 10:7 | +3 | 13 |
| 7 |
Stoke City
|
8 | 13 | 12 | 13:12 | +1 | 13 |
| 8 |
Bristol City
|
8 | 11 | 12 | 11:12 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 |
Charlton
|
8 | 7 | 10 | 7:10 | -3 | 12 |
| 10 |
Birmingham
|
8 | 12 | 11 | 12:11 | +1 | 11 |
| 11 |
Millwall
|
8 | 15 | 15 | 15:15 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 |
Lincoln
|
8 | 7 | 8 | 7:8 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 |
Southampton
|
8 | 19 | 10 | 19:10 | +9 | 10 |
| 14 |
Wrexham
|
8 | 9 | 12 | 9:12 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 |
Bolton
|
8 | 11 | 15 | 11:15 | -4 | 10 |
| 16 |
Blackburn
|
8 | 12 | 12 | 12:12 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 |
Norwich
|
8 | 16 | 17 | 16:17 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 |
Sheffield Utd
|
8 | 9 | 11 | 9:11 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 |
Portsmouth
|
7 | 9 | 10 | 9:10 | -1 | 8 |
| 20 |
Watford
|
8 | 7 | 10 | 7:10 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 |
Cardiff
|
8 | 10 | 12 | 10:12 | -2 | 7 |
| 22 |
Derby
|
8 | 7 | 14 | 7:14 | -7 | 5 |
| 23 |
Preston
|
8 | 8 | 15 | 8:15 | -7 | 4 |
| 24 |
Burnley
|
8 | 9 | 17 | 9:17 | -8 | 4 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Blackburn wins6Draws3
Millwall wins1Last meetings
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14 March 2026 · Championship
Millwall
1-2
Blackburn
-
20 December 2025 · Championship
Blackburn
2-0
Millwall
-
18 April 2025 · Championship
Blackburn
4-1
Millwall
-
21 December 2024 · Championship
Millwall
1-0
Blackburn
-
5 March 2024 · Championship
Blackburn
1-1
Millwall
-
24 October 2023 · Championship
Millwall
1-2
Blackburn
-
8 May 2023 · Championship
Millwall
3-4
Blackburn
-
1 October 2022 · Championship
Blackburn
2-1
Millwall
-
8 March 2022 · Championship
Blackburn
0-0
Millwall
-
14 August 2021 · Championship
Millwall
1-1
Blackburn