Football› Championship› Round 29› Blackburn Rovers vs Watford

Blackburn Rovers vs Watford — result, stats & head-to-head, 24 Jan 2026

Blackburn Rovers vs WatfordChampionship · Round 29 · Ewood Park1–1
Matches
Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Full time Watford

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

Blackburn Rovers1 out
Ryan HedgesInjurysince 2 Jan · 28 matches missed

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 26'
    Edo Kayembe · 0–1Left foot shot
  2. 28'
    Lewis Miller · 1–1assist: Todd Cantwell
  3. 42'
    Rocco Vata ↑ Giorgi Chakvetadze ↓substitution
  4. 45+2'
    Hector Kyprianouyellow card
  5. 61'
    Ryoya Morishita ↑ Dion De Neve ↓substitution
  6. 61'
    Lewis Miller ↑ Ryan Alebiosu ↓substitution
  7. 61'
    Adam Forshaw ↑ Moussa Baradji ↓substitution
  8. 64'
    Othmane Maamma ↑ Nestory Irankunda ↓substitution
  9. 79'
    Mathias Jørgensen ↑ Aodhan Doherty ↓substitution
  10. 85'
    Luca Kjerrumgaard ↑ Kwadwo Baah ↓substitution
  11. 90+3'
    Edo Kayembeyellow card

Blackburn Rovers left · Watford right

Periods

Blackburn Rovers
1st half1
2nd half0
Extra time0
Watford
1st half1
2nd half0
Extra time0

Match statistics

8Shots14
4Shots on target4
7Corners8
8Fouls7
26Tackles17
0Yellow cards2

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition
29Round
Sat 24 Jan · 15:00 UTCKickoff
Ewood ParkVenue
31,367Capacity
11,640 (37% full)Attendance
Adam HerczegReferee
5°C · overcast cloudsWeather

Possession

Possession
56% · 44%
Duels won
49% · 51%
Pass accuracy
73% · 69%

Breakdown

Shooting
5Shots inside box13
2Shots outside box1
1Shots blocked4
1Big chances created2
1Big chances missed2
Passing
431Passes343
24Crosses24
2Accurate crosses8
70Long passes70
24Accurate long passes18
Defence
14Interceptions11
3Keeper saves2
Duels & dribbles
54Duels won58
13Dribble attempts27
2Successful dribbles11

Goalscorers

No scorers on record.

Bench

Blackburn Rovers · bench

2Alebiousu6.4↑ 61'
3PickeringDF
5HickmanMF
14De Neve6.3↑ 61'
17CarterDF
24Baradji6.7↑ 61'
35MichalskiGK
38AtchesonDF
47Doherty6.5↑ 79'

Watford · bench

7InceMF
8Chakvetadze6.9↑ 42'
12BaxterGK
18SousaFW
22MorrisDF
23MendyMF
34Baah6.5↑ 85'
43GrievesFW
66Irankunda6.6↑ 64'

Managers

Previous meetings

In 3 recorded meetings, Blackburn Rovers have won 2 and Watford 1 — 0 ended level.

2025 · ChampionshipWatford vs Blackburn Rovers 0–1 2025 · ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers vs Watford 2–1 2024 · ChampionshipWatford vs Blackburn Rovers 1–0 All 3 meetings →

Recent form

Blackburn Rovers LDLLL
Watford WWLLD

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
LDLLL
 6.72 52
16
Watford
WWLLD
 6.79 57
Market

No market on record.

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Form
Blackburn RoversLDLLL
WatfordWWLLD
Match stats
56Possession44
8Shots14
4On target4
7Corners8
0Yellow cards2