English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Norwich City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • Red Card 44': Sean McLoughlin
FT
0 - 2
Norwich City
  • 45': Josh Sargent (P)
  • 90'+1': Josh Sargent

About

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Norwich City at Ewood Park, Blackburn, 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': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 1': Josh Sargent (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuri Ribeiro.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
  • 5': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a cross.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Ben Chrisene (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ante Crnac.
  • 8': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
  • 9': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
  • 11': Handball by Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 13': Offside, Norwich City. Mathias Kvistgaarden is caught offside.
  • 14': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi is caught offside.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Ante Crnac (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mirko Topic.
  • 14': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kenny McLean with a cross following a corner.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Papa Diallo (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Harry Darling with a headed pass.
  • 16': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Ante Crnac (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 20': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi is caught offside.
  • 23': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 23': Kellen Fisher (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ben Chrisene with a cross.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Chrisene.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mirko Topic.
  • 33': Foul by Papa Diallo (Norwich City).
  • 33': Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean McLoughlin with a headed pass.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Kvistgaarden.
  • 38': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
  • 39': Foul by Josh Sargent (Norwich City).
  • 39': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Kellen Fisher (Norwich City).
  • 40': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 42': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Mirko Topic.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Sidnei Tavares (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross following a corner.
  • 43': Penalty Norwich City. Josh Sargent draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 43': Penalty conceded by Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 44': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the red card.
  • 45': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Norwich City 1. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45'+1': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Norwich City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Norwich City 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Scott Wharton replaces Sidnei Tavares.
  • 49': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Todd Cantwell.
  • 51': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi is caught offside.
  • 52': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 52': Mathias Kvistgaarden (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Harry Darling (Norwich City).
  • 53': Substitution, Norwich City. Emiliano Marcondes replaces Mathias Kvistgaarden.
  • 54': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Sondre Tronstad.
  • 55': Foul by Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 55': Harry Darling (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Foul by Papa Diallo (Norwich City).
  • 58': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City). Assisted by Ryan Hedges with a cross.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City).
  • 61': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Vladan Kovacevic.
  • 66': Foul by Mirko Topic (Norwich City).
  • 66': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Ante Crnac (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Jakov Medic.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vladan Kovacevic (Norwich City).
  • 73': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jakov Medic.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Hedges with a cross.
  • 77': Substitution, Norwich City. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Papa Diallo.
  • 77': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryoya Morishita replaces Ryan Hedges.
  • 77': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye replaces Yuki Ohashi.
  • 77': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Miller replaces Augustus Kargbo.
  • 77': Substitution, Norwich City. Liam Gibbs replaces Kenny McLean.
  • 78': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye is caught offside.
  • 81': Ante Crnac (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 81': Foul by Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 81': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye is caught offside.
  • 84': Foul by Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 84': Kellen Fisher (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Emiliano Marcondes (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Miller.
  • 86': Foul by Liam Gibbs (Norwich City).
  • 86': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye is caught offside.
  • 90': Substitution, Norwich City. Jovon Makama replaces Ante Crnac.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Norwich City 2. Josh Sargent (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Mirko Topic (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Norwich City 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Norwich City 2.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 6
9 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 2
53.9 Possession 46.1
15 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
365 Accurate Passes 299
432 Passes 368
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 5
16 Crosses 16
0.3 Cross % 0.3
45 Long Balls 55
19 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 3
5 Effective Tackles 12
13 Tackles 18
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 8
17 Effective Clearances 23
17 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 13,580

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
3 Millwall 46 +15 83
4 Southampton 46 +26 80
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
22 Balazs Toth (GK)
15 Sean McLoughlin Red Card
5 Dominic Hyam
4 Yuri Ribeiro Yellow Card
2 Ryan Alebiousu
10 Todd Cantwell
8 Sidnei Tavares
6 Sondre Tronstad Yellow Card
23 Yuki Ohashi
19 Ryan Hedges
7 Augustus Kargbo
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Harry Pickering, Kristi Montgomery, Dion De Neve, Makhtar Gueye, Lewis Miller, Scott Wharton, Felix Goddard, Ryoya Morishita, Axel Henriksson.

NOR Norwich City (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Vladan Kovacevic (GK)
6 Harry Darling
14 Benjamin Chrisene
5 Jakov Medic
23 Kenny McLean
22 Mirko Topic
19 Pape Diallo
35 Kellen Fisher
9 Josh Sargent
30 Mathias Kvistgaarden
17 Ante Crnac
Norwich City Substitutes:
Emiliano Marcondes, Daniel Grimshaw, Jovon Makama, Liam Gibbs, José Córdoba, Matej Jurásek, Jeff Schlupp, Ruairi McConville, Pelle Mattsson.

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