Blackburn Rovers vs West Ham United
Match pulse
Who won: Blackburn 2-1
Blackburn Rovers beat West Ham United 2-1 on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Andri Gudjohnsen (54') and Oladapo Afolayan (71'). Goals for West Ham: Joël Piroe (82').
Every player rated
Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0Team stats
Player of the game
Andri Gudjohnsen
BLK · 1 G
Deserved to win
West Ham deserved better: 58% on chances, lost 1-2
Play by play
- Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, West Ham United 1.
- Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, West Ham United 1.
- 90'+5'


Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Joël Piroe (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Orford.
J. Piroe
- 90'+4'

Header saved
Attempt saved. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
T. Soucek
- 90'+4'

Right footed shot saved
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 Mads Hermansen (West Ham United). Assisted by Yuki Ohashi.
T. Cantwell
- 90'+3'

Header just wide
Attempt missed. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ezra Mayers with a cross.
K. Mavropanos
- 90'+1'

Free kick won
Lewis Orford (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1'

Foul
Foul by Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers).
- 90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'BLK

Corner awarded
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 87'BLK

Free kick won
Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87'

Yellow card
Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
A. Kargbo
- 87'

Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn Rovers) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 86'

Yellow card
Arne Engels (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
A. Engels
- 85'

Foul
Foul by Arne Engels (West Ham United).
- 85'

Free kick won
Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82'
SubSubbed on for K. Montgomery
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Moussa Baradji replaces Kristi Montgomery.
M. Baradji
- GOAL82'


Goal! Right footed shot
J. Piroe · ast V. Castellanos
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, West Ham United 1. Joël Piroe (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos with a cross.
BLK 2 - 1 WHU - 80'

Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
J. Bowen
- 80'


Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Valentín Castellanos (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arne Engels with a cross.
V. Castellanos
- 78'BLK

Free kick won
Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78'

Foul
Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
- 78'
SubSubbed on for D. Mukasa
Substitution, West Ham United. Lewis Orford replaces Divine Mukasa.
L. Orford
- 78'
SubSubbed on for J. Veltman
Substitution, West Ham United. Tomás Soucek replaces Joël Veltman.
T. Soucek
- 76'

Free kick won
Manor Solomon (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

