Watford vs Blackburn Rovers

Watford
Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

13 Sep 2025, 16:00
0:1
Finished

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

Head-to-head

22 matches
Watford
Watford
9
Wins
3
Draws
10
Wins
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
ChampionshipChampionship20221 match
ChampionshipChampionship20211 match
ChampionshipChampionship20201 match
ChampionshipChampionship20151 match

League standings

#TeamPGPts
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Coventry City
3266:3662
2
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Middlesbrough
3250:3361
3
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Millwall
3241:3756
4
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Ipswich Town
3051:2954
5
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Hull City
3150:4354
6
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Derby County
3247:3948
7
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Wrexham AFC
3246:4148
8
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Preston North End
3340:3748
9
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Bristol City
3245:4047
10
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Southampton
3248:4446
11
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Birmingham City
3243:3946
12
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Watford
3241:3845
13
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Queens Park Rangers
3243:4644
14
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Stoke City
3234:2943
15
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Sheffield Utd
3245:4542
16
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Swansea City
3238:3942
17
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Norwich City
3242:4239
18
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Charlton Athletic
3231:4139
19
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Blackburn Rovers
3331:4138
20
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Portsmouth
3130:4036
21
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West Brom
3232:4734
22
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Leicester
3244:5132
23
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Oxford United
3228:4428
24
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Sheffield Wed
3219:64-7
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.