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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
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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').

What it means

  • Watford has lost 3 straight.
  • Blackburn has won 3 straight.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 17h ago
Sir Elton John slates Watford form 'decline'
ESPN · Sep 11
Ex-West Ham striker Michail Antonio returns to English football with Watford
Recap · Aug 22
Wrexham still winless after frustrating Watford draw
ESPN · Aug 16
Southampton mocked over 'Spygate' in Championship opener defeat to Watford
ESPN · Aug 15
Nestory Irankunda leaves Watford for Portuguese giants Sporting CP
ESPN · Aug 14
Raúl Jiménez marks Wolves return by rescuing draw with Blackburn
ESPN · Aug 14
Wolves 2-2 Blackburn: Raúl Jiménez converts last minute penalty to rescue point in curtain raiser - as it happened
ESPN · Feb 17
What's happened to Blackburn Rovers' Ryan Alebiosu since his injury on debut for Nigeria at AFCON?

Lineups

Watford20th in English League Championship
Lineup (3-4-3)
  1. 1Egil SelvikG
  2. 2Matthew PollockCD
  3. 3James MorrisCD-L
  4. 4James AbankwahCD-R
  5. 5Tom Dele-BashiruCM-L
  6. 6Imran LouzaCM-R
  7. 7Caleb WileyLM
  8. 8Jeremy NgakiaRM
  9. 9Mamadou DoumbiaF
  10. 10Rocco VataCF-L
  11. 11Edo KayembeCF-R
Blackburn13th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Balazs TothG
  2. 2Danny BatthCD-L
  3. 3Dominic HyamCD-R
  4. 4Yuri RibeiroLB
  5. 5Callum BrittainRB
  6. 6Todd CantwellAM
  7. 7Lewis TravisLM
  8. 8Sondre TronstadRM
  9. 9Yuki OhashiF
  10. 10Ryan HedgesAM-L
  11. 11Tyrhys DolanAM-R

Head to head

Series tied 2-2-1
Last meeting: Blackburn 2, Watford 0 (Sep 13)

Last 5

WAT
  • L@ POR0-1
  • Lvs BUR1-2
  • L@ WBA1-2
  • Wvs HUL1-0
  • L@ BRC1-2
BLK
  • W@ SUN1-0
  • Wvs MIL4-1
  • W@ LTN1-0
  • Tvs SHW2-2
  • Lvs MID0-2

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Game info

Venue
Ewood Park, Blackburn, England · Attendance 15,154
Officials
Elliot Bell

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesSeries tied 2-2-1

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