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Bristol City vs Blackburn Rovers

FA Cup
0-1
Final
Ashton Gate

Match pulse

BRCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTBLK
56%Possession44%
20Shots3
7On target1
10Corners5
0Saves7
8Fouls7
Team1H2HT
BRC000
BLK101

Who won: Blackburn 1-0

Blackburn Rovers beat Bristol City 1-0 on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at Ashton Gate. Goals for Blackburn: Oladapo Afolayan (38').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 19.2Balazs TothG
  2. 27.3Sean McLoughlinCD-L
  3. 37.2Oladapo AfolayanCF-L
  4. 46.8Tom AtchesonCD-R
  5. 56.7Hayden CarterCD
  6. 66.3Kristi MontgomeryCM-L
  7. 76.3Harry PickeringLM
  8. 86.3Ryan AlebiousuRM
  9. 96.3Todd CantwellF
  10. 106.3Ryoya MorishitaCF-R
  11. 116.2Dominic BallardF
  12. 126.1Scott TwineAM-L

Team stats

BRCBLK
8Fouls7
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
3Offsides5
10Corner Kicks5
0Saves7
55.7Possession44.3
20SHOTS3
7ON GOAL1
0.4On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
336Accurate Passes268
428Passes349
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
11Accurate Crosses2
30Crosses12
0.4Cross %0.2
65Long Balls67
29Accurate Long Balls23
0.4Long Balls %0.3
8Blocked Shots1
11Effective Tackles13
16Tackles19
0.7Tackle %0.7
8Interceptions12
15Effective Clearances40
15Clearances40

Player of the game

Balazs Toth

BLK · 7 saves, clean sheet

9.2

Deserved to win

75%
BRC · 1.61 xG
21%
Draw
4%
BLK · 0.20 xG

Bristol City deserved better: 75% on chances, lost 0-1

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Bristol City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Bristol City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  3. 90'+2'

    Offside

    Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Jayden Fevrier is caught offside.

  4. 90'+1'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Elijah Adebayo (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tomi Horvat with a cross.

  5. 90'+1'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross following a corner.

    D. Ballard

  6. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  7. 90'BRC

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.

  8. 90'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Elijah Adebayo (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers).

  9. 90'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo.

    Y. Hirakawa

  10. 90'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo.

  11. 89'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Tomi Horvat (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Lisav Eissat.

  12. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Gibson Yah (Bristol City).

  13. 87'

    Free kick won

    Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  14. 84'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jayden Fevrier with a cross.

  15. 82'BLK

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cameron Pring.

  16. 76'

    Free kick won

    Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Wallace

    Substitution, Bristol City. Elijah Adebayo replaces Jed Wallace.

    E. Adebayo

  18. 75'
    Sub

    Subbed on for G. Tanner

    Substitution, Bristol City. Rio Cardines replaces George Tanner.

    R. Cardines

  19. 75'

    Offside

    Offside, Bristol City. Jed Wallace is caught offside.

  20. 74'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa.

  21. 73'
    Sub

    Subbed on for K. Montgomery

    Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Andri Gudjohnsen replaces Kristi Montgomery.

    A. Gudjohnsen

  22. 71'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jayden Fevrier.

    R. Alebiousu

  23. 68'BRC

    Foul

    Foul by Dom Ballard (Bristol City).

  24. 68'

    Free kick won

    Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  25. 67'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Twine

    Substitution, Bristol City. Tomi Horvat replaces Scott Twine.

    T. Horvat

Leaders

BRCBLK
Total Shots
Dominic Ballard
5
Ryan Alebiousu
1
Accurate Passes
Lisav Eissat
60
Sean McLoughlin
43
Defensive Interventions
Cameron Pring
11
Sean McLoughlin
23
Saves
-
Balazs Toth
7