Championship
·Matchday 9
Featured match
- A. Guðjohnsen 28'
- T. Cantwell 38'
- Callum Robinson 53'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Blackburn beat Cardiff 2-1. Scorers for Blackburn: A. Guðjohnsen 28', T. Cantwell 38'. Scorers for Cardiff: Callum Robinson 53'. Cardiff had 58% of possession.
Blackburn
Cardiff
- Full-time 2 - 1
Added time: 6 minutes
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90+6'
T. Cantwell Yellow card · Blackburn Yellow card for T. Cantwell (Blackburn)
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83'
J. Garrett Out: Kristi Montgomery · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: J. Garrett comes on for Kristi Montgomery
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78'
C. Scanlon Out: D. Lawlor · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: C. Scanlon comes on for D. Lawlor
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78'
R. Kpakio Out: J. Bagan · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: R. Kpakio comes on for J. Bagan
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74'
A. Kargbo Out: O. Afolayan · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: A. Kargbo comes on for O. Afolayan
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71'
I. Davies Out: Callum Robinson · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: I. Davies comes on for Callum Robinson
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71'
D. Turnbull Out: J. Colwill · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: D. Turnbull comes on for J. Colwill
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64'
J. Fevrier Out: Ryoya Morishita · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: J. Fevrier comes on for Ryoya Morishita
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63'
M. Baradji Out: A. Guðjohnsen · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: M. Baradji comes on for A. Guðjohnsen
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60'
C. Willock Out: Cian Ashford · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: C. Willock comes on for Cian Ashford
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53'
Callum Robinson 2-1 Goal · Assist: J. Moylan · Cardiff J. Moylan provides, Callum Robinson finishes for Cardiff (2-1)
- Half-time 2 - 0
Added time: 5 minutes
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38'
T. Cantwell 2-0 Goal · Assist: Ryoya Morishita · Blackburn Goal for Blackburn! T. Cantwell turns in the pass from Ryoya Morishita (2-0)
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28'
A. Guðjohnsen 1-0 Goal · Blackburn Goal for Blackburn! A. Guðjohnsen makes it 1-0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Blackburn
Cardiff
DLLWD
Last 5 matches LLDLW
1.5Goals scored per match1.4
1.5Goals conceded per match1.6
1Clean sheets0
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Cardiff4-2-3-1
3
6.9
Bagan
78'
J. Bagan
- 78'Out
- 78'Out
21
6.9
Afolayan
74'
O. Afolayan
- 74'Out
- 38'Goal
- 90+6'Yellow card
- 64'Out
Blackburn4-2-3-1
Coach: Tony Mowbray
Starting XI
- 22GK Balázs Tóth 6.1
- 2DF Ryan Alebiosu 6.3
- 17DF H. Carter 6.9
- 15DF S. McLoughlin 6.1
- 3DF H. Pickering 6.2
- 8MF Sam Morsy 6.6
- 31MF Kristi Montgomery83' 7.0
- 25MF Ryoya Morishita64' 7.2
- 10MF T. Cantwell38'90+6' 8.2
- 21MF O. Afolayan74' 6.9
- 9FW A. Guðjohnsen28'63' 7.8
Substitutes
- 6DF Tom Atcheson
- 24MF M. Baradji63' 6.3
- 27DF Gady Beyuku
- 14MF D. De Neve
- 11FW J. Fevrier64' 6.7
- 30MF J. Garrett83' 6.4
- 7FW A. Kargbo74' 6.6
- 1GK A. Pears
- 39DF H. Pates
Cardiff4-2-3-1
Coach: B. Barry-Murphy
Starting XI
- 1GK Nathan Trott 7.0
- 38DF P. Ng 5.9
- 4DF Gabriel Osho 5.8
- 48DF D. Lawlor78' 6.6
- 3DF J. Bagan78' 6.9
- 18MF A. Robertson 6.5
- 27MF J. Colwill71' 6.1
- 11MF O. Tanner 6.5
- 8MF J. Moylan 6.1
- 45MF Cian Ashford60' 6.0
- 47FW Callum Robinson53'71' 7.4
Substitutes
- 44DF R. Kpakio78' 6.2
- 43MF P. Moreno
- 23DF C. Scanlon78' 6.2
- 14MF D. Turnbull71' 6.3
- 30GK H. Tyrer
- 16MF C. Willock60' 6.3
- 2DF W. Fish
- 39FW I. Davies71' 6.4
Blackburn
Cardiff
42%
58%
17
Shots
10
8
On target
1
5
Off target
4
11
Corners
6
9
Fouls
6
4
Offsides
1
1
Yellow cards
0
0
Red cards
0
0
Saves
5
327
Passes
465
1.79
Expected goals
1.06
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swansea
|
9 | 15 | 7 | 15:7 | +8 | 20 |
| 2 |
Middlesbrough
|
9 | 17 | 12 | 17:12 | +5 | 18 |
| 3 |
West Ham
|
9 | 23 | 12 | 23:12 | +11 | 16 |
| 4 |
Stoke City
|
9 | 15 | 13 | 15:13 | +2 | 16 |
| 5 |
Wolves
|
8 | 15 | 11 | 15:11 | +4 | 14 |
| 6 |
QPR
|
9 | 11 | 8 | 11:8 | +3 | 14 |
| 7 |
Birmingham
|
9 | 13 | 11 | 13:11 | +2 | 14 |
| 8 |
Millwall
|
9 | 16 | 15 | 16:15 | +1 | 14 |
| 9 |
West Brom
|
9 | 10 | 9 | 10:9 | +1 | 14 |
| 10 |
Bristol City
|
9 | 12 | 13 | 12:13 | -1 | 14 |
| 11 |
Southampton
|
9 | 20 | 10 | 20:10 | +10 | 13 |
| 12 |
Charlton
|
9 | 8 | 11 | 8:11 | -3 | 13 |
| 13 |
Blackburn
|
9 | 14 | 13 | 14:13 | +1 | 12 |
| 14 |
Sheffield Utd
|
9 | 12 | 11 | 12:11 | +1 | 12 |
| 15 |
Wrexham
|
9 | 10 | 13 | 10:13 | -3 | 11 |
| 16 |
Lincoln
|
9 | 7 | 11 | 7:11 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 |
Bolton
|
9 | 12 | 17 | 12:17 | -5 | 10 |
| 18 |
Norwich
|
9 | 17 | 19 | 17:19 | -2 | 9 |
| 19 |
Portsmouth
|
8 | 9 | 11 | 9:11 | -2 | 8 |
| 20 |
Watford
|
9 | 7 | 14 | 7:14 | -7 | 8 |
| 21 |
Cardiff
|
9 | 11 | 14 | 11:14 | -3 | 7 |
| 22 |
Burnley
|
9 | 13 | 17 | 13:17 | -4 | 7 |
| 23 |
Derby
|
9 | 8 | 15 | 8:15 | -7 | 6 |
| 24 |
Preston
|
9 | 8 | 16 | 8:16 | -8 | 4 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Blackburn wins6Draws1
Cardiff wins2Last meetings
-
15 March 2025 · Championship
Blackburn
1-2
Cardiff
-
9 November 2024 · Championship
Cardiff
1-3
Blackburn
-
20 February 2024 · Championship
Cardiff
0-0
Blackburn
-
21 October 2023 · Championship
Blackburn
1-0
Cardiff
-
27 September 2023 · League Cup
Blackburn
5-2
Cardiff
-
1 January 2023 · Championship
Blackburn
1-0
Cardiff
-
4 October 2022 · Championship
Cardiff
1-0
Blackburn
-
15 January 2022 · Championship
Cardiff
0-1
Blackburn
-
25 September 2021 · Championship
Blackburn
5-1
Cardiff