English League Championship

Stoke City vs Blackburn Rovers, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Stoke City
  • 24': Ki-Jana Hoever
  • 43': Ki-Jana Hoever
  • 75': Tyrese Campbell
FT
3 - 2
Blackburn Rovers
  • 86': Ben Brereton Díaz
  • 90': Sam Gallagher

About

Stoke City are hosting Blackburn Rovers at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, 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.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 5': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics tries a through ball, but Sorba Thomas is caught offside.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Sorba Thomas (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Rankin-Costello.
  • 6': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 6': Jacob Brown (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
  • 11': William Smallbone (Stoke City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Josh Laurent (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dwight Gayle with a through ball.
  • 13': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
  • 22': Offside, Stoke City. Ben Pearson tries a through ball, but Dwight Gayle is caught offside.
  • 24': Goal! Stoke City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Dwight Gayle with a cross.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Josh Laurent (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Axel Tuanzebe.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dujon Sterling.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by William Smallbone.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Dujon Sterling (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 38': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
  • 38': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Morgan Fox (Stoke City).
  • 40': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 43': Attempt saved. William Smallbone (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 43': Goal! Stoke City 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Laurent with a cross.
  • 45': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ki-Jana Hoever.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Stoke City 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Stoke City 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 48': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 49': Dwight Gayle (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Dwight Gayle (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Smallbone.
  • 51': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 51': Josh Laurent (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Dwight Gayle (Stoke City).
  • 52': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by William Smallbone (Stoke City).
  • 53': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Rankin-Costello.
  • 54': Foul by Josh Laurent (Stoke City).
  • 54': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 56': Foul by William Smallbone (Stoke City).
  • 56': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 59': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Brereton replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 59': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Sorba Thomas.
  • 59': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyler Morton replaces John Buckley because of an injury.
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 60': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 60': Josh Laurent (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt missed. William Smallbone (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Morgan Fox (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Pearson.
  • 64': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City).
  • 64': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 65': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 65': Josh Laurent (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 66': Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Foul by Jacob Brown (Stoke City).
  • 68': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Dujon Sterling (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
  • 70': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Axel Tuanzebe.
  • 70': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Tyrese Campbell.
  • 71': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Josh Laurent.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 74': Foul by Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 74': William Smallbone (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Goal! Stoke City 3, Blackburn Rovers 0. Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  • 77': Substitution, Stoke City. Josh Tymon replaces Dwight Gayle.
  • 79': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 79': Jacob Brown (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 79': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': Substitution, Stoke City. Jordan Thompson replaces Ben Pearson.
  • 82': Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Clucas replaces Tyrese Campbell.
  • 83': Foul by Jacob Brown (Stoke City).
  • 83': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Jacob Brown (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Callum Brittain replaces Joe Rankin-Costello.
  • 84': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Sammie Szmodics.
  • 86': Goal! Stoke City 3, Blackburn Rovers 1. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
  • 88': Substitution, Stoke City. Lewis Baker replaces Josh Laurent.
  • 90': Goal! Stoke City 3, Blackburn Rovers 2. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Stoke City. Jack Bonham tries a through ball, but Jacob Brown is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+2': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Stoke City 3, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Stoke City 3, Blackburn Rovers 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 0
50.5 Possession 49.5
9 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
282 Accurate Passes 275
400 Passes 387
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 3
11 Crosses 14
0.4 Cross % 0.2
64 Long Balls 68
26 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 4
12 Effective Tackles 15
25 Tackles 20
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
7 Interceptions 11
18 Effective Clearances 15
18 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 17,427

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 26 +28 52
2 Middlesbrough 26 +11 46
3 Ipswich Town 25 +18 44
4 Preston North End 26 +11 43
Full Table

Line-Ups

STK Stoke City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Jack Bonham (GK)
3 Morgan Fox
5 Axel Tuanzebe
20 Dujon Sterling Yellow Card
17 Ki-Jana Hoever
18 William Smallbone
28 Josh Laurent
22 Ben Pearson
11 Dwight Gayle
10 Tyrese Campbell
9 Jacob Brown Yellow Card
Stoke City Substitutes:
Frank Fielding, Josh Tymon, Lewis Baker, Sam Clucas, Jordan Thompson, Kahrel Reddin, Connor Taylor.

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

No. Name
13 Aynsley Pears (GK)
5 Dominic Hyam
17 Hayden Carter
3 Harry Pickering
11 Joe Rankin-Costello
8 Sammie Szmodics
21 John Buckley
27 Lewis Travis
9 Sam Gallagher
10 Tyrhys Dolan
14 Sorba Thomas
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Ryan Hedges, Tyler Morton, Ashley Phillips, Jake Garrett, Ben Brereton Díaz, Callum Brittain, Joe Hilton.

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