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

Team	1H	2H	T
BLK	0	2	2
WAT	0	1	1

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

Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Watford 1.
Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Watford 1.
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.
90'+8'
Yellow card
Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
A. Forshaw
90'+8'
Free kick won
Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+8'
Foul
Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
90'+6'
Yellow card
Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
L. Travis
90'+6'
Foul
Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
90'+6'
Free kick won
Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6'
Mattie Pollock went off injured after Watford had used all subs.
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
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
90'+3'
Yellow card
Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
E. Dennis
90'+3'
Free kick won
Rocco Vata (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'
Foul
Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn Rovers).
90'+2'WAT
Offside
Offside, Watford. Vakoun Bayo is caught offside.
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
90'
Free kick won
Caleb Wiley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'WAT
Foul
Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
89'
Free kick won
Dion Sanderson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Dolan
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Augustus Kargbo replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
A. Kargbo
86'
Sub
Subbed on for Y. Ohashi
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Yuki Ohashi.
E. Dennis
85'
Yellow card
Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
E. Kayembe
85'
Free kick won
Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85'
Foul
Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).