English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Blackburn Rovers, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 22': Matt Phillips
  • 31': Jake Livermore
  • 40': Grady Diangana
FT
3 - 2
Blackburn Rovers
  • 1': Bradley Dack
  • 45'+2': Bradley Johnson

About

West Bromwich Albion are hosting Blackburn Rovers at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
  • 2': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Phillips.
  • 8': Foul by Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 8': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 9': Greg Cunningham (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 11': Greg Cunningham (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 12': Greg Cunningham (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 16': Attempt saved. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 19': Foul by Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 19': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Dangerous play by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 19': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
  • 19': Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 22': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
  • 24': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 24': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 24': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Charlie Austin.
  • 26': Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 27': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Pereira with a cross.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliott Bennett.
  • 29': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 30': Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
  • 31': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Blackburn Rovers 1. Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Grady Diangana with a cross.
  • 34': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 37': Attempt missed. Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
  • 38': Foul by Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 38': Greg Cunningham (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 3, Blackburn Rovers 1. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner.
  • 40': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 44': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Matheus Pereira tries a through ball, but Charlie Austin is caught offside.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 45'+1': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 3, Blackburn Rovers 2. Bradley Johnson (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45'+3': Nathan Ferguson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 3, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 3, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rothwell replaces Sam Gallagher.
  • 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Bradley Johnson.
  • 46': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 46': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Elliott Bennett.
  • 47': Christian Walton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 50': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
  • 51': Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 52': Foul by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 52': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
  • 54': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 54': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
  • 56': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 56': Sam Johnstone (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 58': Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Darnell Furlong tries a through ball, but Charlie Austin is caught offside.
  • 62': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Greg Cunningham.
  • 63': Christian Walton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 63': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 63': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Charlie Austin (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 65': Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Foul by Nathan Ferguson (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 65': Nathan Ferguson (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 67': Stewart Downing (Blackburn Rovers) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Bradley Dack following a set piece situation.
  • 68': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kenneth Zohore replaces Charlie Austin.
  • 68': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 68': Romaine Sawyers (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Nathan Ferguson (West Bromwich Albion) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Matheus Pereira.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Grady Diangana following a fast break.
  • 72': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
  • 77': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Filip Krovinovic replaces Grady Diangana.
  • 78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Danny Graham replaces Adam Armstrong.
  • 79': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  • 79': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 79': Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Jake Livermore tries a through ball, but Kenneth Zohore is caught offside.
  • 82': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Greg Cunningham tries a through ball, but Danny Graham is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
  • 84': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Greg Cunningham.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Greg Cunningham (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elliott Bennett with a cross.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Livermore.
  • 88': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Greg Cunningham.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross.
  • 88': Foul by Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 88': Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 89': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kyle Edwards replaces Matheus Pereira.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Filip Krovinovic (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kenneth Zohore.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 3, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 3, Blackburn Rovers 2.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 15
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
3 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 2
50.7 Possession 49.3
8 SHOTS 22
4 ON GOAL 8
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
295 Accurate Passes 291
408 Passes 390
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
1 Accurate Crosses 5
11 Crosses 21
0.1 Cross % 0.2
84 Long Balls 67
29 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 6
14 Effective Tackles 10
23 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.9
12 Interceptions 4
18 Effective Clearances 12
18 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 23,792

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Queens Park Rangers 1 +2 3
2 Millwall 1 +2 3
3 Swansea City 1 +1 3
4 West Bromwich Albion 1 +1 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Sam Johnstone (GK)
5 Kyle Bartley
6 Semi Ajayi
36 Nathan Ferguson Yellow Card
2 Darnell Furlong
12 Matheus Pereira
8 Jake Livermore
19 Romaine Sawyers
15 Charlie Austin
29 Grady Diangana
10 Matt Phillips
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Filip Krovinovic, Chris Brunt, Hal Robson-Kanu, Kyle Edwards, Jonathan Bond, Kenneth Zohore, Dara O'Shea.

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Christian Walton (GK)
3 Derrick Williams
26 Darragh Lenihan Yellow Card
5 Greg Cunningham
31 Elliott Bennett
23 Bradley Dack
4 Bradley Johnson
27 Lewis Travis
9 Sam Gallagher
7 Adam Armstrong
19 Stewart Downing
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Jayson Leutwiler, Joe Rankin-Costello, Corry Evans, Danny Graham, Joe Rothwell, John Buckley, Ryan Nyambe.

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