Football› Championship› Round 46› Blackburn Rovers vs Leicester City

Blackburn Rovers vs Leicester City — result, stats & head-to-head, 2 May 2026

Blackburn Rovers vs Leicester CityChampionship · Round 46 · Ewood Park0–1
Matches
Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Full time Leicester City

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Blackburn Rovers3 out
Lewis Miller Injurysince 14 fev · 19 matches missed Augustus Kargbo Injurysince 21 out 2025 · 42 matches missed Ryan HedgesInjurysince 1 jan · 28 matches missed

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 46'
    Yuri Ribeiro ↑ Todd Cantwell  ↓substitution
  2. 46'
    Kristi Montgomery ↑ Taylor Gardner-Hickman ↓substitution
  3. 54'
    Ricardo Pereirayellow card
  4. 59'
    Louis Donald Page ↑ Jordan Ayew ↓substitution
  5. 59'
    Jeremy Monga ↑ Silko Thomas ↓substitution
  6. 62'
    Sean McLoughlinyellow card
  7. 71'
    Adam Forshaw ↑ Mathias Jørgensen ↓substitution
  8. 71'
    Ryan Alebiosu ↑ Matty Litherland ↓substitution
  9. 72'
    Patson Daka ↑ Jordan James ↓substitution
  10. 73'
    Ricardo Pereira ↑ Olabade Olatomiwo Samuell Aluko ↓substitution
  11. 77'
    Moussa Baradji ↑ Dion De Neve ↓substitution
  12. 78'
    Stephy Alvaro Mavididi · 0–1Right foot shot
  13. 88'
    Harry James Souttar ↑ Kevon Olando Gray ↓substitution

Blackburn Rovers left · Leicester City right

Periods

Blackburn Rovers
1st half0
2nd half0
Extra time0
Leicester City
1st half0
2nd half1
Extra time0

Match statistics

12Shots22
3Shots on target9
9Corners11
7Fouls6
11Tackles12
1Yellow cards1

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition
46Round
sáb 2 mai · 11:30 UTCKickoff
Ewood ParkVenue
31,367Capacity
19,436 (62% full)Attendance
Leigh DoughtyReferee
15°C · light rainWeather

Possession

Possession
50% · 50%
Duels won
46% · 54%
Pass accuracy
79% · 84%

Breakdown

Shooting
7Shots inside box18
5Shots outside box4
2Shots blocked7
3Big chances created3
3Big chances missed3
Passing
454Passes445
16Crosses19
2Accurate crosses7
53Long passes33
24Accurate long passes10
Defence
12Interceptions12
8Keeper saves3
Duels & dribbles
31Duels won37
14Dribble attempts7
4Successful dribbles6

Goalscorers

Jordan James 11Leicester City

Bench

Blackburn Rovers · bench

1PearsGK
5Hickman7.0↑ 46'
10Cantwell7.0↑ 46'
14De Neve6.1↑ 77'
16WhartonDF
17CarterDF
21AfolayanFW
29Jörgensen6.5↑ 71'
40Litherland6.2↑ 71'

Leicester City · bench

6James7.0↑ 72'
9Ayew7.0↑ 59'
14ReidFW
22SkippMF
29MukasaMF
31BegovićGK
39Thomas6.3↑ 59'
56Aluko6.5↑ 73'
62Gray↑ 88'

Managers

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Previous meetings

In 1 recorded meeting, Blackburn Rovers have won 1 and Leicester City 0 — 0 ended level.

2025 · ChampionshipLeicester City vs Blackburn Rovers 0–2

Recent form

Blackburn Rovers DDLDW
Leicester City DLLDD

Championship

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Coventry City46281179745+5295
2Ipswich Town46231588047+3384
3Millwall462411116449+1583
4Southampton462214108256+2680
5Middlesbrough462214107247+2580
6Hull City462110157066+473
7Wrexham461914136965+471
8Derby County46209176759+869
9Norwich City46198196356+765
10Birmingham City461713165756+164
11Swansea City461810185759-264
12Bristol City461711185959062
13Sheffield United46186226666060
14Preston North End461515165562-760
15Queens Park Rangers461610206173-1258
16Watford461415175365-1257
17Stoke City461510215156-555
18Portsmouth461413194964-1555
19Charlton Athletic461314194458-1453
20Blackburn Rovers461313204256-1452
21West Bromwich Albion461314194858-1051
22Oxford United461114214559-1447
23Leicester City461216185868-1046
24Sheffield Wednesday46212322989-600

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
20
Blackburn Rovers
DDLDW
 6.79 52
23
Leicester City
DLLDD
 7.00 46
Market

No market on record.

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Form
Blackburn RoversDDLDW
Leicester CityDLLDD
Match stats
50Possession50
12Shots22
3On target9
9Corners11
1Yellow cards1