Watford vs Blackburn — Championship

Championship· Regular Season - 4

Watford

0–1Full-time

Blackburn

DLWWDLGoals 7-24

DDWDWLGoals 12-13

Vicarage Road, Watford · Capacity 22,200 · grass · Referee: G. Ward

Match events

24'Wesley Hoedt
46'Ismael Koné (Imrân Louza)
55'T. Dele-Bashiru (Giorgi Chakvetadze)
56'Vakoun Issouf Bayo (Mileta Rajovic)
57'Tyrhys Dolan (Andrew Moran)
57'H. Leonard (S. Gallagher)
63'Dominic Hyam
69'Ryan Andrews
69'Imrân Louza
72'Ryan Hedges
73'Yáser Asprilla (Thomas Ince)
77'Joe Rankin-Costello
77'Joe Rankin-Costello (S. Wharton)
80'Ryan Andrews (Jeremy Ngakia)
90+6'Lewis Travis (Jake Garrett)

Lineups

Watford

Blackburn

4-3-3

4-2-3-1

V. IsmaëlCoach

J. Tomasson

Bench (9)

Match trends

Watford have averaged 0.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Blackburn have averaged 1.2 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 3 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 5 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

3Watford wins

2Draws

3Blackburn wins

9-10Goals

Blackburn

1–1Jan 24, 2026, 3:00 PM

Watford

0–1Sep 13, 2025, 2:00 PM

Blackburn

2–1Apr 26, 2025, 2:00 PM

Watford

1–0Oct 26, 2024, 11:30 AM

Blackburn

1–2Dec 23, 2023, 3:00 PM

Watford

1–1Feb 11, 2023, 3:00 PM

Blackburn

2–0Sep 13, 2022, 6:45 PM

Watford

Blackburn

2–3Feb 24, 2021, 7:45 PM

Watford

Pre-match comparison

0.7Goals scored per game1.2

2.4Goals conceded per game1.3

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

G. Ward

4Yellow cards / game

0.12Red cards / game

0.15Penalties scored / game

Based on 26 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Watford

0-15'

50%

16-30'

25%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

25%

76-90+'

0%

Blackburn

0-15'

0%

16-30'

16.7%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

83.3%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

65%Possession35%

1.39Expected goals (xG)0.45

4Shots on target3

24Total shots5

10Shots off target1

10Blocked shots1

11Shots inside the box3

13Shots outside the box2

8Corners4

0Offsides2

8Fouls5

3Yellow cards2

—Red cards—

2Goalkeeper saves4

618Total passes336

549Accurate passes254

89%Pass accuracy76%

Player ratings

1Yáser AsprillaWatford8.2
2Ryan HedgesBlackburn⚽ 18.0
3Ken SemaWatford7.7
4Aynsley PearsBlackburn7.7
5Dominic HyamBlackburn🟨7.6
6R. PorteousWatford7.5

Box score

Watford

37

37Matheus MartinsF · 90'

7.2

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Shots2/6 on target

Passes31%

Tackles—

Duels36%

45Ryan AndrewsD · 80'

🟨6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes31%

Tackles3

Duels80%

19Vakoun Issouf BayoF · 56'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes14%

Tackles—

Duels50%

11Ismael KonéM · 45'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes26%

Tackles—

Duels25%

5

5R. PorteousD · 90'

7.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes90%

Tackles4

Duels86%

4Wesley HoedtD · 90'

🟨7.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes92%

Tackles1

Duels44%

12Ken SemaD · 90'

7.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes43%

Tackles1

Duels80%

1

1D. Bachmann (C)G · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes38%

Tackles—

Duels—

24

24T. Dele-BashiruM · 55'

7.5

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Shots— on target

Passes27%

Tackles1

Duels63%

39Edo KayembeM · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes45%

Tackles1

Duels50%

18Yáser AsprillaF · 73'

8.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes39%

Tackles3

Duels82%

Bench (9)

9Mileta RajovicF · 34'

7.0

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes9%

Tackles—

Duels50%

8Jake LivermoreM

—

2Jeremy NgakiaD · 10'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes8%

Tackles—

Duels20%

10

10Imrân LouzaM · 45'

🟨6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes28%

Tackles—

Duels0%

26

26B. HamerG

—

16Giorgi ChakvetadzeM · 35'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes19%

Tackles—

Duels0%

15Matthew PollockD

—

7Thomas InceM · 17'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes9%

Tackles—

Duels0%

42James MorrisD

—

Blackburn

19Ryan HedgesM · 90'

⚽ 18.0

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes31%

Tackles2

Duels67%

8Sammie SzmodicsM · 90'

6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes17%

Tackles1

Duels50%

17

17Hayden CarterD · 90'

7.5

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Shots— on target

Passes26%

Tackles1

Duels100%

2Callum BrittainD · 90'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes22%

Tackles—

Duels20%

27Lewis Travis (C)M · 89'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes20%

Tackles4

Duels43%

23

23Adam WhartonM · 90'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes25%

Tackles3

Duels63%

1Aynsley PearsG · 90'

7.7

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Shots— on target

Passes20%

Tackles—

Duels—

10Tyrhys DolanM · 57'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes10%

Tackles—

Duels0%

5Dominic HyamD · 90'

🟨7.6

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Shots— on target

Passes32%

Tackles—

Duels29%

11Joe Rankin-CostelloD · 77'

🟨7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes30%

Tackles1

Duels60%

20

20H. LeonardF · 57'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes9%

Tackles—

Duels40%

Bench (9)

6Sondre TrondstadM

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16

16S. WhartonD · 13'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes1%

Tackles—

Duels—

12

12L. WahlstedtG

—

9

9S. GallagherF · 33'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes3%

Tackles—

Duels20%

18Dilan MarkandayF

—

30

30Jake GarrettM · 1'

—

24

24Andrew MoranM · 33'

6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes8%

Tackles1

Duels50%

37Thomas BloxhamF

—

15Patrick GambleD

—

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Watford vs Blackburn played?+

The match is played at Vicarage Road, Watford (capacity 22,200).

What time does Watford vs Blackburn kick off?+

Kickoff is at Aug 27, 2023, 11:00 AM (your local time, based on your device).