English League Championship

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

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Leicester City
    Halftime
    0 - 1
    Blackburn Rovers
    • 20': Andri Gudjohnsen

    About

    Leicester City are hosting Blackburn Rovers at King Power Stadium, Leicester, 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': Attempt blocked. Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman with a cross.
    • 3': Foul by Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 3': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Offside, Leicester City. Julián Carranza is caught offside.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
    • 5': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan James with a cross.
    • 6': Offside, Leicester City. Stephy Mavididi is caught offside.
    • 11': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Victor Kristiansen.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sondre Tronstad.
    • 12': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan James.
    • 15': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan James with a cross following a corner.
    • 20': Goal! Leicester City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 22': Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Foul by Caleb Okoli (Leicester City).
    • 23': Foul by Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 23': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City).
    • 27': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ricardo Pereira.
    • 28': Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 28': Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Andri Gudjohnsen.
    • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Kristiansen (Leicester City).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 32': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
    • 34': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Foul by Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 35': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
    • 35': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Jordan James (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
    • 40': Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 40': Julián Carranza (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
    • 41': Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
    • 43': Foul by Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 43': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Boubakary Soumaré.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Leicester City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 3
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 2
    0 Saves 2
    36.8 POSSESSION 63.2
    5 SHOTS 8
    3 ON GOAL 0
    0.6 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    96 Accurate Passes 223
    149 Passes 264
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    11 Crosses 16
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    31 Long Balls 23
    9 Accurate Long Balls 7
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    2 Blocked Shots 4
    8 Effective Tackles 1
    13 Tackles 2
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    4 Interceptions 6
    12 Effective Clearances 14
    12 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: King Power Stadium
    Location: Leicester, England

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    # TEAM GP GD PTS
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    2 Middlesbrough 12 +8 25
    3 Millwall 12 +1 23
    4 Bristol City 12 +9 22
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
    23 Jannik Vestergaard
    5 Caleb Okoli
    16 Victor Kristiansen
    21 Ricardo Pereira
    6 Jordan James
    8 Harry Winks
    24 Boubakary Soumaré
    18 Julián Carranza
    10 Stephy Mavididi
    7 Fatawu Issahaku
    Leicester City Substitutes:
    Patson Daka, Oliver Skipp, Jordan Ayew, Silko Thomas, Wout Faes, Luke Thomas, Asmir Begovic, Hamza Choudhury, Bobby De Cordova-Reid.

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

    No. Name
    22 Balazs Toth (GK)
    16 Scott Wharton
    15 Sean McLoughlin
    12 Lewis Miller
    5 Taylor Gardner-Hickman
    6 Sondre Tronstad
    18 Axel Henriksson Yellow Card
    14 Dion De Neve
    2 Ryan Alebiousu
    11 Andri Gudjohnsen
    23 Yuki Ohashi
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Kristi Montgomery, Sidnei Tavares, Makhtar Gueye, Harry Pickering, Aynsley Pears, Yuri Ribeiro, Ryan Hedges, Ryoya Morishita, Adam Forshaw.

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