English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Blackburn Rovers, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 19': Barney Stewart
  • 72': Isaac Price (P)
  • 89': Felix Horn Myhre
FT
3 - 2
Blackburn Rovers
  • 6': Andri Gudjohnsen
  • 12': Andri Gudjohnsen

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Foul by Brayann Pereira (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 2': Attempt missed. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Rabby Nzingoula.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Rabby Nzingoula (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jimmy-Jay Morgan.
  • 5': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Toby Collyer (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 6': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristi Montgomery.
  • 8': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 9': Foul by Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 9': Barney Stewart (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 11': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by George Campbell.
  • 12': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Blackburn Rovers 2. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 13': Foul by Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 13': Rabby Nzingoula (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 15': Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Rabby Nzingoula (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Toby Collyer.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Isaac Price with a cross.
  • 19': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Blackburn Rovers 2. Barney Stewart (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 20': Foul by Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 20': Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Chris Mepham is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 22': Brayann Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 23': George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Foul by Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 27': George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jayden Fevrier replaces Ryoya Morishita because of an injury.
  • 29': Foul by Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 29': Rabby Nzingoula (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 31': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Alebiosu is caught offside.
  • 32': Foul by Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 32': Rabby Nzingoula (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Foul by Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 32': Brayann Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 36': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Tom Atcheson.
  • 36': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu with a cross.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Oladapo Afolayan.
  • 40': Foul by Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 40': George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 41': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Tom Atcheson.
  • 41': Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Chris Mepham (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 41': Chris Mepham (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Ousmane Diakité replaces Toby Collyer because of an injury.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Sam Morsy.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Isaac Price with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ousmane Diakité.
  • 45'+5': Foul by Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45'+5': Callum Styles (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 1, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaac Price.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Todd Cantwell following a fast break.
  • 49': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Isaac Price.
  • 50': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Isaac Price.
  • 50': Foul by Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 50': Max O'Leary (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brayann Pereira with a cross.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jimmy-Jay Morgan.
  • 57': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Brayann Pereira.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Styles with a cross.
  • 59': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kristi Montgomery.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Isaac Price with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Moussa Baradji replaces Oladapo Afolayan.
  • 60': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Mathias Jørgensen replaces Todd Cantwell.
  • 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Sam Morsy.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Barney Stewart (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brayann Pereira with a cross.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Rabby Nzingoula (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 63': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Aune Heggebø replaces Barney Stewart.
  • 63': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Harry Whitwell replaces Rabby Nzingoula.
  • 65': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Tom Atcheson.
  • 66': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 66': Foul by Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 66': Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Isaac Price with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Harry Whitwell.
  • 71': Penalty conceded by Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 71': Penalty West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 71': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Blackburn Rovers 2. Isaac Price (West Bromwich Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 73': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Hayden Carter replaces Andri Gudjohnsen.
  • 75': Attempt missed. Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jayson Molumby with a cross.
  • 75': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Isaac Price with a cross following a corner.
  • 78': Foul by Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 78': George Campbell (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Harry Whitwell (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 86': Attempt missed. Jimmy-Jay Morgan (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ousmane Diakité with a cross.
  • 87': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Phillips replaces George Campbell.
  • 87': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Felix Myhre replaces Jimmy-Jay Morgan.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Jayson Molumby with a cross.
  • 89': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 3, Blackburn Rovers 2. Felix Myhre (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aune Heggebø.
  • 90': Foul by Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90': Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Aune Heggebø (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+2': Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Ousmane Diakité (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Baradji following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 3, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 3, Blackburn Rovers 2.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 0
36.2 Possession 63.8
10 SHOTS 25
2 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
215 Accurate Passes 457
309 Passes 532
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 14
14 Crosses 36
0.1 Cross % 0.4
74 Long Balls 38
17 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.2 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 6
15 Effective Tackles 13
28 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 9
39 Effective Clearances 15
39 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Swansea City 11 +8 23
2 West Ham United 11 +18 22
3 Middlesbrough 11 +6 22
4 Birmingham City 11 +9 20
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Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Max O'Leary (GK)
6 George Campbell Yellow Card
2 Chris Mepham Yellow Card
15 Toby Collyer
4 Callum Styles
18 Brayann Pereira
20 Rabby Nzingoula
8 Jayson Molumby
11 Jimmy Morgan
21 Isaac Price
9 Barney Stewart
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Matt Ingram, Tammer Bany, Nathaniel Phillips, Ousmane Diakite, Aune Heggebo, Harry Whitwell, Felix Horn Myhre, Kareem Tunde, Conor Townsend.

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

No. Name
22 Balazs Toth (GK)
15 Sean McLoughlin Yellow Card
6 Tom Atcheson
3 Harry Pickering
2 Ryan Alebiousu
10 Todd Cantwell
31 Kristi Montgomery
8 Sam Morsy
9 Andri Gudjohnsen
21 Oladapo Afolayan Yellow Card
25 Ryoya Morishita
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Aynsley Pears, Mathias Jørgensen, Jake Garrett, Augustus Kargbo, Gady Beyuku, Moussa Baradji, Jayden Fevrier, Dion De Neve, Hayden Carter.

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