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Blackburn Rovers vs Watford

Championship
Blackburn
19-8-18
2-1
Final
Watford
16-8-21
Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'WAT
0Shots0
0On target0
0Corners0
0Saves0
0Fouls0
16'Imran LouzaWAT24'James AbankwahWAT34'Ryan HedgesBLK44'Tyrhys DolanBLK45'+1'James MorrisWAT65'Mamadou DoumbiaWAT85'Edo KayembeWAT90'+3'Emmanuel DennisBLK90'+6'Lewis TravisBLK90'+8'Adam ForshawBLK
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Who won: Blackburn 2-1

Blackburn Rovers beat Watford 2-1 on Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Todd Cantwell (59') and Tyrhys Dolan (74'). Goals for Watford: Matthew Pollock (47').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Watford 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Watford 1.
  3. 90'+9'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis following a fast break.

  4. 90'+8'

    Yellow card

    Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.

    A. Forshaw

  5. 90'+8'

    Free kick won

    Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+8'Sondre Tronstad

    Foul

    Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).

  7. 90'+6'

    Yellow card

    Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.

    L. Travis

  8. 90'+6'

    Foul

    Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).

  9. 90'+6'

    Free kick won

    Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. 90'+6'

    Mattie Pollock went off injured after Watford had used all subs.

  11. 90'+5'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Augustus Kargbo.

    A. Forshaw

  12. 90'+4'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rocco Vata with a headed pass following a set piece situation.

    E. Kayembe

  13. 90'+3'

    Yellow card

    Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    E. Dennis

  14. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Rocco Vata (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn Rovers).

  16. 90'+2'WAT

    Offside

    Offside, Watford. Vakoun Bayo is caught offside.

  17. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.

  18. 90'Caleb Wiley

    Free kick won

    Caleb Wiley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  19. 89'WAT

    Foul

    Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).

  20. 89'

    Free kick won

    Dion Sanderson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  21. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Dolan

    Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Augustus Kargbo replaces Tyrhys Dolan.

    A. Kargbo

  22. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Y. Ohashi

    Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Yuki Ohashi.

    E. Dennis

  23. 85'

    Yellow card

    Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card.

    E. Kayembe

  24. 85'

    Free kick won

    Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  25. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).

Leaders

BLKWAT
Total Shots
Sondre Tronstad
2
Edo Kayembe
3
Accurate Passes
Sondre Tronstad
46
Matthew Pollock
29
Saves
Balazs Toth
1
Egil Selvik
2

Season seriesSeries tied 2-2-1

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