English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Leicester City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
    FT
    0 - 1
    Leicester City
    • 78': Stephy Mavididi

    About

    Blackburn Rovers are hosting Leicester City at Ewood Park, Blackburn, 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.
    • 16': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City).
    • 16': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Handball by Harry Souttar (Leicester City).
    • 21': Attempt missed. Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 22': Foul by Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 22': Jeremy Monga (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 23': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Harry Souttar (Leicester City) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Harry Winks with a cross.
    • 26': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Louis Page.
    • 27': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 28': Attempt missed. Jeremy Monga (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Harry Souttar (Leicester City).
    • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Jannik Vestergaard with a through ball.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Louis Page (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 34': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Louis Page with a cross following a corner.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.
    • 37': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Stephy Mavididi.
    • 40': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yuri Ribeiro following a corner.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City).
    • 42': Jeremy Monga (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Foul by Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 44': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremy Monga with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Leicester City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Kristi Montgomery.
    • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Leicester City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell replaces Yuri Ribeiro.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.
    • 47': Foul by Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 47': Jeremy Monga (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Forshaw.
    • 52': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross following a corner.
    • 53': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Todd Cantwell following a corner.
    • 54': Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Foul by Jeremy Monga (Leicester City).
    • 54': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
    • 54': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Foul by Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 56': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Louis Page with a cross following a corner.
    • 59': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
    • 59': Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Louis Page.
    • 59': Substitution, Leicester City. Silko-Amari Thomas replaces Jeremy Monga.
    • 60': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jordan Ayew.
    • 61': Patson Daka (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Foul by Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 62': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Foul by Silko-Amari Thomas (Leicester City).
    • 63': Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City).
    • 65': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman with a headed pass.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Silko-Amari Thomas (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Winks.
    • 69': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
    • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 71': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Matty Litherland replaces Ryan Alebiosu because of an injury.
    • 71': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Mathias Jørgensen replaces Adam Forshaw.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
    • 72': Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan James replaces Patson Daka.
    • 73': Substitution, Leicester City. Olabade Aluko replaces Ricardo Pereira.
    • 74': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Luke Thomas.
    • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Jordan James.
    • 77': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
    • 77': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dion De Neve replaces Moussa Baradji because of an injury.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew.
    • 78': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Leicester City 1. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
    • 79': Foul by Mathias Jørgensen (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 79': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
    • 88': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 88': Substitution, Leicester City. Kevon Gray replaces Harry Souttar.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 89': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan James with a cross following a corner.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 90'+1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Todd Cantwell.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Leicester City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Leicester City 1.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 1
    11 Corner Kicks 9
    3 Saves 8
    49.8 Possession 50.2
    22 SHOTS 12
    9 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    374 Accurate Passes 359
    445 Passes 454
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 2
    19 Crosses 16
    0.4 Cross % 0.1
    33 Long Balls 53
    10 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    7 Blocked Shots 2
    8 Effective Tackles 6
    11 Tackles 11
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    12 Interceptions 12
    22 Effective Clearances 24
    22 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Ewood Park
    Location: Blackburn, England
    Attendance: 19,436

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
    2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
    3 Millwall 46 +15 83
    4 Southampton 46 +26 80
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    22 Balazs Toth (GK)
    15 Sean McLoughlin Yellow Card
    20 Eiran Cashin
    38 Tom Atcheson
    24 Moussa Baradji
    31 Kristi Montgomery
    28 Adam Forshaw
    4 Yuri Ribeiro
    2 Ryan Alebiousu
    23 Yuki Ohashi
    25 Ryoya Morishita
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Mathias Jørgensen, Todd Cantwell, Hayden Carter, Oladapo Afolayan, Scott Wharton, Matty Litherland, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Aynsley Pears, Dion De Neve.

    LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
    23 Jannik Vestergaard
    15 Harry Souttar
    33 Luke Thomas
    21 Ricardo Pereira Yellow Card
    25 Louis Page
    8 Harry Winks
    17 Hamza Choudhury
    20 Patson Daka
    10 Stephy Mavididi
    28 Jeremy Monga
    Leicester City Substitutes:
    Oliver Skipp, Asmir Begovic, Divine Mukasa, Jordan James, Jordan Ayew, Silko Thomas, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Olabade Aluko, Kevon Gray.

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