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Blackburn Rovers vs Wrexham

U.S. Open Cup
Blackburn
5-3-4
2-0
Final
Wrexham
3-5-5
Ewood Park

Match pulse

BLKAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTWXM
50%Possession50%
16Shots23
5On target1
7Corners9
0Saves3
11Fouls11
16'Harry PickeringBLK27'Dominic HyamWXM45'Matty JamesWXM65'Sam MorsyBLK80'Todd CantwellBLK
Team1H2HT
BLK112
WXM000

Who won: Blackburn 2-0

Blackburn Rovers beat Wrexham 2-0 on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at Ewood Park. Goals for Blackburn: Andri Gudjohnsen (44', 79').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.4Andri GudjohnsenF
  2. 27.1Balazs TothG
  3. 36.9Hayden CarterCD-R
  4. 46.9Ryan AlebiousuRB
  5. 56.6Todd CantwellAM
  6. 66.6Oladapo AfolayanAM-L
  7. 76.5Sean McLoughlinCD-L
  8. 86.5Jayden FevrierAM-R
  9. 96.4Moussa BaradjiLM
  10. 106.3Harry PickeringLB
  11. 116.3Kieffer MooreF
  12. 126.1Callum O'HareCF-L

Team stats

BLKWXM
11Fouls11
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
1Offsides3
7Corner Kicks9
0Saves3
49.9Possession50.1
16SHOTS23
5ON GOAL1
0.3On Target %0.0
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
316Accurate Passes298
394Passes382
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
4Accurate Crosses9
19Crosses31
0.2Cross %0.3
57Long Balls52
22Accurate Long Balls26
0.4Long Balls %0.5
4Blocked Shots10
4Effective Tackles11
13Tackles16
0.3Tackle %0.7
11Interceptions4
36Effective Clearances17
36Clearances17

Player of the game

Andri Gudjohnsen

BLK · 2 G

8.4

Deserved to win

37%
BLK · 2.02 xG
23%
Draw
40%
WXM · 2.18 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

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

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  4. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers).

  5. 90'

    Free kick won

    George Dobson (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  6. 89'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Baradji

    Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Moussa Baradji.

    J. Garrett

  7. 89'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Gudjohnsen

    Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dion De Neve replaces Andri Gudjohnsen.

    D. De Neve

  8. 89'

    Free kick won

    Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  9. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by George Dobson (Wrexham).

  10. 87'

    Offside

    Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Augustus Kargbo is caught offside.

  11. 86'

    Free kick won

    Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Ryan Longman (Wrexham).

  13. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers).

  14. 85'

    Free kick won

    Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  15. 85'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Danny Imray (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joe Worrall.

    D. Imray

  16. 82'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Callum O'Hare (Wrexham) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Longman with a cross.

    C. O'Hare

  17. 81'

    Foul

    Foul by Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers).

  18. 81'

    Free kick won

    Callum Doyle (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  19. 80'

    Yellow card

    Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

    T. Cantwell

  20. GOAL79'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    A. Gudjohnsen · ast T. Cantwell

    Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Wrexham 0. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.

    BLK 2 - 0 WXM
  21. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Ekomié

    Substitution, Wrexham. Ryan Longman replaces Jacques Ekomié.

    R. Longman

  22. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for I. Kaboré

    Substitution, Wrexham. Danny Imray replaces Issa Kaboré.

    D. Imray

  23. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Hyam

    Substitution, Wrexham. Oliver Rathbone replaces Dominic Hyam.

    O. Rathbone

  24. 77'

    Offside

    Offside, Wrexham. Callum O'Hare is caught offside.

  25. 76'BLK

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Anthony Patterson.

Leaders

BLKWXM
Total Shots
Oladapo Afolayan
5
Kieffer Moore
6
Accurate Passes
Sam Morsy
50
Callum Doyle
38
Defensive Interventions
Sean McLoughlin
16
Issa Kaboré
11
Saves
-
Anthony Patterson
3

Season seriesSeries tied 1-1-1