English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs West Bromwich Albion, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 20': Dilan Kumar Markanday
  • 22': Harry Leonard
FT
2 - 1
West Bromwich Albion
  • 50': Matt Phillips
  • Red Card 76':

About

Blackburn Rovers are hosting West Bromwich Albion at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 3': Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 14': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 14': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) header from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Conor Townsend with a cross following a corner.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
  • 18': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
  • 20': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Dilan Markanday (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
  • 22': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, West Bromwich Albion 0. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
  • 24': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 24': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 26': Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
  • 27': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 27': Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 28': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Semi Ajayi is caught offside.
  • 30': Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 30': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Semi Ajayi.
  • 38': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
  • 39': Foul by Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 39': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Leonard.
  • 41': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
  • 43': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
  • 45'+3': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+7': Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 45'+7': Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+8': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, West Bromwich Albion 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 2, West Bromwich Albion 0.
  • 46': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 46': Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Townsend with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
  • 48': Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 49': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 49': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, West Bromwich Albion 1. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
  • 52': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 53': Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Foul by Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 55': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 57': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics following a set piece situation.
  • 58': Dangerous play by Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 58': Dilan Markanday (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Adam Wharton replaces Sondre Tronstad.
  • 59': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Dilan Markanday.
  • 60': Foul by Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 60': Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Adam Wharton.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross.
  • 62': Foul by Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 62': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
  • 65': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
  • 65': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 66': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift replaces Nathaniel Chalobah.
  • 66': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Dominic Hyam is caught offside.
  • 67': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Leonard is caught offside.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 71': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Matt Phillips.
  • 71': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Alex Mowatt replaces Okay Yokuslu.
  • 72': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kyle Bartley replaces Cédric Kipré.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
  • 75': Foul by Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 75': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Delay in match (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Callum Brittain replaces Joe Rankin-Costello.
  • 79': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Harry Leonard.
  • 85': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Jayson Molumby.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
  • 87': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
  • 87': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 87': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 89': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+2': Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+6': Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+9': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+9': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 3
40.6 Possession 59.4
14 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
242 Accurate Passes 421
346 Passes 524
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 1
20 Crosses 8
0.3 Cross % 0.1
53 Long Balls 67
25 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 5
14 Effective Tackles 12
19 Tackles 23
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
13 Interceptions 14
15 Effective Clearances 18
15 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 16,741

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
3 Bristol City 0 0 0
4 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Aynsley Pears (GK)
5 Dominic Hyam
17 Hayden Carter Yellow Card
3 Harry Pickering
11 Joe Rankin-Costello
8 Sammie Szmodics
6 Sondre Tronstad
27 Lewis Travis
20 Harry Leonard
10 Tyrhys Dolan
18 Dilan Kumar Markanday
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Jake Batty, John Buckley, Callum Brittain, Joe Hilton, Adam Wharton, Scott Wharton, Ryan Hedges, Jake Garrett, Niall Ennis.

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Alex Palmer (GK)
4 Cedric Kipre Yellow Card
6 Semi Ajayi
3 Conor Townsend
2 Darnell Furlong
8 Jayson Molumby
14 Nathaniel Chalobah
35 Okay Yokuslu Yellow Card
21 Brandon Thomas-Asante
10 Matt Phillips
7 Jed Wallace
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Tom Fellows, Joshua Griffiths, Kyle Bartley, Jeremy Sarmiento, Alex Mowatt, John Swift, Jovan Malcolm, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Erik Pieters.

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