English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 28': Andri Gudjohnsen
  • 38': Todd Cantwell
FT
2 - 1
Cardiff City
  • 53': Callum Robinson

About

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Cardiff 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.
  • 3': Foul by Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 3': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).
  • 8': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Andri Gudjohnsen is caught offside.
  • 9': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 9': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oladapo Afolayan.
  • 13': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
  • 16': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
  • 19': Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).
  • 20': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sean McLoughlin is caught offside.
  • 24': Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 24': Foul by Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff City).
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jack Moylan.
  • 28': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Cardiff City 0. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 30': Offside, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson is caught offside.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Moylan.
  • 35': Foul by Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 35': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Cardiff City 0. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita with a cross.
  • 43': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 43': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
  • 44': Attempt missed. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kristi Montgomery.
  • 45': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Foul by Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff City).
  • 45'+1': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Joel Colwill.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Cardiff City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 2, Cardiff City 0.
  • 46': Foul by Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 46': Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Perry Ng.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Cardiff City 1. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Moylan.
  • 55': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Gabriel Osho.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Substitution, Cardiff City. Chris Willock replaces Cian Ashford.
  • 61': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
  • 62': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross.
  • 63': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Moussa Baradji replaces Andri Gudjohnsen.
  • 64': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jayden Fevrier replaces Ryoya Morishita.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a through ball.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu.
  • 65': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Nathan Trott.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Kristi Montgomery.
  • 68': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 68': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Robertson.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oladapo Afolayan with a cross following a fast break.
  • 71': Substitution, Cardiff City. David Turnbull replaces Joel Colwill.
  • 71': Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Callum Robinson.
  • 74': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Gabriel Osho.
  • 74': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Augustus Kargbo replaces Oladapo Afolayan.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
  • 77': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
  • 78': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ronan Kpakio replaces Joel Bagan.
  • 78': Substitution, Cardiff City. Calum Scanlon replaces Dylan Lawlor.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
  • 80': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ronan Kpakio.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross.
  • 82': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
  • 83': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Kristi Montgomery.
  • 83': Foul by Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 83': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Jayden Fevrier is caught offside.
  • 85': Foul by Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 85': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
  • 87': Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
  • 89': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Perry Ng.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Harry Pickering.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Nathan Trott.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ronan Kpakio.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Alex Robertson.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Willock.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Willock with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+6': Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Cardiff City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Cardiff City 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
6 Corner Kicks 11
5 Saves 0
58.9 Possession 41.1
10 SHOTS 17
1 ON GOAL 8
0.1 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
385 Accurate Passes 240
465 Passes 327
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 6
23 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.3
56 Long Balls 61
24 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 4
14 Effective Tackles 15
19 Tackles 23
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
11 Interceptions 12
25 Effective Clearances 29
25 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Swansea City 10 +9 23
2 Middlesbrough 10 +6 21
3 West Ham United 10 +17 19
4 Birmingham City 10 +6 17
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

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

CAR Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Nathan Trott (GK)
4 Gabriel Osho
48 Dylan Lawlor
3 Joel Bagan
38 Perry Ng
27 Joel Colwill
8 Jack Moylan
18 Alex Robertson
47 Callum Robinson
45 Cian Ashford
11 Ollie Tanner
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Paul Moreno, Isaak Davies, David Turnbull, Harry Tyrer, Ronan Kpakio, Chris Willock, Charlie Holt, Calum Scanlon, William Fish.

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