English League Championship

Stoke City vs Blackburn Rovers, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

Mar 12, 2025, 8:00 PM · English League Championship
Stoke City
  • 19': Ali Ibrahim Al-Hamadi
FT
1 - 0
Blackburn Rovers

    About

    Stoke City are hosting Blackburn Rovers at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England, starting on Wednesday 12 Mar 2025 8:00 PM UTC+00:00. 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.
    • 1': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
    • 2': Ali Al-Hamadi (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 2': Foul by Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Al-Hamadi.
    • 4': Foul by Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City).
    • 4': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 15': Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City).
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 19': Goal! Stoke City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Ali Al-Hamadi (Stoke City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Baker.
    • 21': Foul by Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City).
    • 21': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Ashley Phillips (Stoke City).
    • 24': Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
    • 25': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
    • 26': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye is caught offside.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Ali Al-Hamadi (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 29': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 29': Million Manhoef (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 31': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
    • 33': Foul by Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City).
    • 33': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Yuri Ribeiro is caught offside.
    • 36': Ali Al-Hamadi (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 38': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 39': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
    • 39': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Ali Al-Hamadi (Stoke City).
    • 39': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 40': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.
    • 44': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 44': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Bae Jun-Ho.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 45'+2': Wouter Burger (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Stoke City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Stoke City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 46': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 46': Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 49': Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
    • 49': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Eric-Junior Bocat.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 52': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye is caught offside.
    • 52': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Wouter Burger (Stoke City).
    • 57': Ali Al-Hamadi (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Ali Al-Hamadi (Stoke City).
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Substitution, Stoke City. Lewis Koumas replaces Million Manhoef.
    • 63': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye is caught offside.
    • 64': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sondre Tronstad replaces Adam Forshaw.
    • 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi replaces Todd Cantwell.
    • 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
    • 65': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
    • 66': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Wouter Burger (Stoke City).
    • 67': Attempt saved. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Dion Sanderson (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Al-Hamadi.
    • 73': Substitution, Stoke City. Enda Stevens replaces Eric-Junior Bocat because of an injury.
    • 74': Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Gallagher replaces Ali Al-Hamadi.
    • 74': Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Hyam with a headed pass.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hayden Carter following a set piece situation.
    • 77': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 77': Lewis Baker (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 78': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rankin-Costello replaces Dion Sanderson.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Thompson.
    • 81': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Stoke City).
    • 82': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Stoke City).
    • 82': Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Rankin-Costello with a cross.
    • 87': Delay in match (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 88': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 89': Hand ball by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Hyam.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
    • 90'+1': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Enda Stevens (Stoke City).
    • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Cauley Woodrow replaces Lewis Travis.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Stoke City. Michael Rose replaces Enda Stevens because of an injury.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hayden Carter with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Michael Rose.
    • 90'+5': Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
    • 90'+6': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Dominic Hyam is caught offside.
    • 90'+8': Foul by Cauley Woodrow (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 90'+8': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+9': Attempt saved. Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
    • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Stoke City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Stoke City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.

    Statistics

    BLK STK
    14 Fouls 16
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 3
    2 Saves 2
    57.1 Possession 42.9
    10 SHOTS 8
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    349 Accurate Passes 243
    440 Passes 330
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 0
    24 Crosses 21
    0.2 Cross % 0.0
    58 Long Balls 55
    28 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    5 Blocked Shots 3
    8 Effective Tackles 7
    14 Tackles 12
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 15
    39 Effective Clearances 44
    39 Clearances 44

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship
    8:00 PM, Wed, Mar 12, 2025
    Venue: bet365 Stadium
    Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
    Attendance: 20,194

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leeds United 46 +65 100
    2 Burnley 46 +53 100
    3 Sheffield United 46 +27 90
    4 Sunderland 46 +14 76
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    Stoke City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Viktor Johansson (GK)
    16 Ben Wilmot
    26 Ashley Phillips
    17 Eric Bocat
    22 Junior Tchamadeu
    8 Lewis Baker
    6 Wouter Burger
    15 Jordan Thompson Yellow Card
    9 Ali Ibrahim Al-Hamadi
    10 Bae Jun-Ho
    42 Million Manhoef
    Stoke City Substitutes:
    Enda Stevens, Nathan Lowe, Tatsuki Seko, Jack Bonham, Bosun Lawal, Lewis Koumas, Andy Moran, Sam Gallagher, Michael Rose.

    Blackburn Rovers (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Aynsley Pears (GK)
    5 Dominic Hyam
    17 Hayden Carter
    31 Dion Sanderson
    27 Lewis Travis Yellow Card
    28 Adam Forshaw
    4 Yuri Ribeiro
    2 Callum Brittain
    9 Makhtar Gueye Yellow Card
    8 Todd Cantwell
    10 Tyrhys Dolan
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Emmanuel Dennis, Balazs Toth, Yuki Ohashi, Cauley Woodrow, Amario Cozier-Duberry, John Buckley, Joe Rankin-Costello, Sondre Tronstad, Brandon Powell.

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