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Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City

FA Cup
Blackburn
3-3-3
2-1
Final
Cardiff
1-4-4
Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCAR
41%Possession59%
17Shots10
8On target1
11Corners6
0Saves5
9Fouls6
90'+6'Todd CantwellBLK
Team1H2HT
BLK202
CAR011

Who won: Blackburn 2-1

Blackburn Rovers beat Cardiff City 2-1 on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Andri Gudjohnsen (28') and Todd Cantwell (38'). Goals for Cardiff: Callum Robinson (53').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.4Andri GudjohnsenF
  2. 27.0Ryoya MorishitaAM-R
  3. 36.8Todd CantwellAM
  4. 46.8Callum RobinsonF
  5. 56.7Jack MoylanLM
  6. 66.6Oladapo AfolayanAM-L
  7. 76.5Nathan TrottG
  8. 86.4Sean McLoughlinCD-L
  9. 96.4Hayden CarterCD-R
  10. 106.4Ryan AlebiousuRB
  11. 116.3Kristi MontgomeryLM
  12. 126.3Moussa BaradjiSUB

Team stats

BLKCAR
9Fouls6
1Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
4Offsides1
11Corner Kicks6
0Saves5
41.1Possession58.9
17SHOTS10
8ON GOAL1
0.5On Target %0.1
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
240Accurate Passes385
327Passes465
0.7Pass Completion %0.8
6Accurate Crosses6
18Crosses23
0.3Cross %0.3
61Long Balls56
23Accurate Long Balls24
0.4Long Balls %0.4
4Blocked Shots5
15Effective Tackles14
23Tackles19
0.7Tackle %0.7
12Interceptions11
29Effective Clearances25
29Clearances25

Player of the game

Andri Gudjohnsen

BLK · 1 G

7.4

Deserved to win

48%
BLK · 1.43 xG
28%
Draw
24%
CAR · 0.97 xG

Blackburn created better chances: they win this game 48% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Cardiff City 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Cardiff City 1.
  3. 90'+7'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  4. 90'+6'

    Yellow card

    Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    T. Cantwell

  5. 90'+6'

    Free kick won

    Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. 90'+6'

    Foul

    Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).

  7. 90'+6'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Willock with a cross.

  8. 90'+5'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

  9. 90'+5'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Willock.

  10. 90'+3'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  11. 90'+2'BLK

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Alex Robertson.

  12. 90'+2'BLK

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ronan Kpakio.

  13. 90'+1'BLK

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Nathan Trott.

  14. 90'+1'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Harry Pickering.

  15. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  16. 89'BLK

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Perry Ng.

  17. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).

  18. 87'

    Free kick won

    Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  19. 85'CAR

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.

  20. 85'

    Free kick won

    Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  21. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers).

  22. 84'

    Offside

    Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Jayden Fevrier is caught offside.

  23. 83'

    Free kick won

    Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn Rovers).

  25. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for K. Montgomery

    Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Kristi Montgomery.

    J. Garrett

Leaders

BLKCAR
Total Shots
Moussa Baradji
4
Jack Moylan
4
Accurate Passes
Todd Cantwell
32
Alex Robertson
61
Defensive Interventions
Sean McLoughlin
14
Joel Bagan
12
Saves
-
Nathan Trott
5

Season seriesBLK leads series 3-1-1