Watford vs Blackburn Rovers

Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

13 Sep 2025, 16:00

0:1

Finished

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Away

Match summary

2ND HALF

R. Morishita(Y. Ohashi)

Goal

47'

54'

N. Irankunda

M. Doumbia

55'

Edo Kayembe

Rocco Vata

T. Cantwell

58'

67'

Mattie Pollock

R. Morishita

A. Gudjohnsen

70'

Y. Ohashi

A. Kargbo

70'

Yuri Ribeiro

Lewis Miller

70'

Sondre Tronstad

T. Gardner-Hickman

78'

Ryan Hedges

88'

Ryan Hedges

Harry Pickering

90'

Match statistics

51%Possession49%

351Passes Attempted337

274Completed Passes242

5Corners7

27Throw-ins27

14Shots On Target13

Line-ups

Watford

Formation

3-5-2 C

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

J. Pétris

#29J. Pétris

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

Rocco Vata

#11Rocco Vata

M. Sissoko

#17M. Sissoko

Kwadwo Baah

#34Kwadwo Baah

Max Alleyne

#3Max Alleyne

M. Doumbia

#20M. Doumbia

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Mattie Pollock #6	67'
J. Pétris #29
Kévin Keben #4
H. Kyprianou #5
Rocco Vata #11	55'
M. Sissoko #17
Kwadwo Baah #34
Max Alleyne #3
M. Doumbia #20	54'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9

Will not play

Jeremy Mpobi

Jeremy Mpobi Ngakia

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Early March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Watford

Paulo Pezzolano

Watford

Formation

3-5-2 C

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Mattie Pollock

#6Mattie Pollock

J. Pétris

#29J. Pétris

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

Rocco Vata

#11Rocco Vata

M. Sissoko

#17M. Sissoko

Kwadwo Baah

#34Kwadwo Baah

Max Alleyne

#3Max Alleyne

M. Doumbia

#20M. Doumbia

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Mattie Pollock #6	67'
J. Pétris #29
Kévin Keben #4
H. Kyprianou #5
Rocco Vata #11	55'
M. Sissoko #17
Kwadwo Baah #34
Max Alleyne #3
M. Doumbia #20	54'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9

Will not play

Jeremy Mpobi

Jeremy Mpobi Ngakia

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Early March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Watford

Paulo Pezzolano

Blackburn Rovers

Formation

4-2-3-1

B. Toth

#22B. Toth

Scott Wharton

#16Scott Wharton

Hayden Carter

#17Hayden Carter

Yuri Ribeiro

#4Yuri Ribeiro

R. Alebiosu

#2R. Alebiosu

Sidnei Tavares

#8Sidnei Tavares

Sondre Tronstad

#6Sondre Tronstad

T. Cantwell

#10T. Cantwell

Ryan Hedges

#19Ryan Hedges

R. Morishita

#25R. Morishita

Y. Ohashi

#23Y. Ohashi

Starting XI

B. Toth #22
Scott Wharton #16
Hayden Carter #17
Yuri Ribeiro #4	70'
R. Alebiosu #2
Sidnei Tavares #8
Sondre Tronstad #6	78'
T. Cantwell #10	58'
Ryan Hedges #19	90' 88'
R. Morishita #25	70' ⚽47'
Y. Ohashi #23	70' 🎯47'

Will not play

Ryan

Ryan Hedges

Forward

Broken leg

Return: Early May 2026

Aynsley

Aynsley Pears

Goalkeeper

Wrist injury

Return: Early March 2026

Scott

Scott Wharton

Defender

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Early March 2026

Todd

Todd Owen Cantwell

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Sidnei Wilson Vieira David

Sidnei Wilson Vieira David Tavares

Midfielder

Knee injury

Return: Early March 2026

Lewis

Lewis Miller

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Out for season

Augustus

Augustus Kargbo

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Early March 2026

George Christopher John

George Christopher John Pratt

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Early March 2026

Matthew Isaac Mark

Matthew Isaac Mark Litherland

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Blackburn Rovers

Valérien Ismaël

Head-to-head

22 matches

Watford

Watford

9

Wins

3

Draws

10

Wins

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Championship2023 • 3 matches

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Watford

Watford

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Watford

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Championship2022 • 1 match

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Watford

Championship2021 • 1 match

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Watford

Championship2020 • 1 match

Watford

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Championship2015 • 1 match

Watford

Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	32	18	8	6	66:36	+30	62	WLLDW
2	Middlesbrough	32	18	7	7	50:33	+17	61	WWWWL
3	Millwall	32	16	8	8	41:37	+4	56	LWDWW
4	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
5	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
6	Derby County	32	13	9	10	47:39	+8	48	WDWLW
7	Wrexham AFC	32	12	12	8	46:41	+5	48	DWWLD
8	Preston North End	33	12	12	9	40:37	+3	48	LDWDL
9	Bristol City	32	13	8	11	45:40	+5	47	LWLWD
10	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
11	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
12	Watford	32	11	12	9	41:38	+3	45	DLDLD
13	Queens Park Rangers	32	12	8	12	43:46	-3	44	DLWDL
14	Stoke City	32	12	7	13	34:29	+5	43	LDLDL
15	Sheffield Utd	32	13	3	16	45:45	0	42	WDWLW
16	Swansea City	32	12	6	14	38:39	-1	42	WLWWL
17	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	32	10	9	13	31:41	-10	39	LWDWL
19	Blackburn Rovers	33	10	8	15	31:41	-10	38	LWLWW
20	Portsmouth	31	9	9	13	30:40	-10	36	DWLLW
21	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
22	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	32	1	8	23	19:64	-45	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Dean Whitestone

Venue:

Vicarage Road Stadium

Capacity:

19 920

Watford vs Blackburn Rovers match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Watford and Blackburn Rovers. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.