Watford vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship

Watford

1-2-2

0-1

Final

Blackburn

2-0-3

Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BLK

51%Possession49%

14Shots14

1On target5

5Corners7

4Saves1

12Fouls14

58'Todd CantwellBLK67'Matthew PollockWAT88'Ryan HedgesBLK

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

Who won: Blackburn 1-0

Blackburn Rovers beat Watford 1-0 on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Blackburn: Ryoya Morishita (47').

Play by play

Match ends, Watford 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Second Half ends, Watford 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
90'+4'
Free kick won
Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4'
Corner awarded
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kévin Keben.
90'+2'
Free kick won
Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers).
90'
Sub
Subbed on for R. Hedges
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Pickering replaces Ryan Hedges.
H. Pickering
90'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
89'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Hector Kyprianou (Watford) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Edo Kayembe with a cross following a set piece situation.
H. Kyprianou
88'
Yellow card
Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
R. Hedges
88'BLK
Free kick won
Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
88'
Foul
Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
87'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Augustus Kargbo.
86'
Free kick won
Jeremy Petris (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'
Foul
Foul by Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn Rovers).
86'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Kévin Keben (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
86'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
85'
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
85'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
N. Irankunda
84'
Free kick won
Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83'BLK
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
80'
Free kick won
Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80'
Foul
Foul by Jeremy Petris (Watford).
78'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Tronstad
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Sondre Tronstad.
T. Gardner-Hickman