English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
    FT
    0 - 1
    Hull City
    • 81': Lewis Koumas

    About

    Blackburn Rovers are hosting Hull 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.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Joe Gelhardt (Hull City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amir Hadziahmetovic with a cross.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Charlie Hughes (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 2': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
    • 3': Offside, Hull City. John Egan is caught offside.
    • 8': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Hull City).
    • 8': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Akin Famewo.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ivor Pandur (Hull City).
    • 12': Foul by John Lundstram (Hull City).
    • 12': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Foul by John Lundstram (Hull City).
    • 13': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Adam Forshaw.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Regan Slater (Hull City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 15': Attempt missed. Regan Slater (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita with a cross.
    • 20': Foul by Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 20': Joe Gelhardt (Hull City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City).
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Jørgensen.
    • 31': Akin Famewo (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 32': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City).
    • 33': Attempt saved. Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Ivor Pandur (Hull City). Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.
    • 33': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ivor Pandur.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Liam Millar (Hull City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Liam Millar (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 36': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 36': Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 40': Foul by Regan Slater (Hull City).
    • 40': Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by John Egan.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Hull City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Hull City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Miller replaces Ryan Alebiosu because of an injury.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Joe Gelhardt (Hull City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 47': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
    • 48': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Lewis Miller.
    • 49': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Charlie Hughes.
    • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Charlie Hughes (Hull City).
    • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 55': Foul by Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 55': Joe Gelhardt (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Moussa Baradji replaces Adam Forshaw.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ivor Pandur (Hull City). Assisted by Ryoya Morishita with a cross.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Mathias Jørgensen (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Connor O'Riordan with a cross.
    • 61': Substitution, Hull City. Kieran Dowell replaces Liam Millar.
    • 61': Substitution, Hull City. Yu Hirakawa replaces John Lundstram.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Joe Gelhardt (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
    • 63': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Akin Famewo.
    • 63': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Oliver McBurnie.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
    • 66': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dion De Neve replaces Ryoya Morishita.
    • 66': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Andri Gudjohnsen replaces Yuki Ohashi.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Kieran Dowell (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 71': Substitution, Hull City. Matty Jacob replaces Akin Famewo.
    • 73': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Amir Hadziahmetovic.
    • 75': Foul by Yu Hirakawa (Hull City).
    • 75': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Substitution, Hull City. Lewis Koumas replaces Joe Gelhardt.
    • 77': Substitution, Hull City. Kyle Joseph replaces Oliver McBurnie.
    • 81': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Hull City 1. Lewis Koumas (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Joseph with a through ball.
    • 82': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kieran Dowell.
    • 84': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Hull City).
    • 84': Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Foul by Charlie Hughes (Hull City).
    • 87': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Kyle Joseph (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Lewis Koumas.
    • 89': Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Charlie Hughes (Hull City).
    • 90': Foul by Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 90': John Egan (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 90'+5': Lewie Coyle (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Hull City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Hull City 1.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 6
    0 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 8
    3 Saves 3
    37.9 Possession 62.1
    12 SHOTS 9
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    214 Accurate Passes 397
    324 Passes 522
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 6
    13 Crosses 37
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    63 Long Balls 68
    20 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 7
    19 Tackles 15
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    15 Interceptions 8
    56 Effective Clearances 38
    56 Clearances 38

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Ewood Park
    Location: Blackburn, England
    Attendance: 13,769

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 35 +34 71
    2 Middlesbrough 35 +19 66
    3 Ipswich Town 34 +26 63
    4 Millwall 35 +7 62
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    22 Balazs Toth (GK)
    15 Sean McLoughlin Yellow Card
    26 Connor O'Riordan
    20 Eiran Cashin
    2 Ryan Alebiousu
    10 Todd Cantwell Yellow Card
    28 Adam Forshaw
    6 Sondre Tronstad
    23 Yuki Ohashi
    29 Mathias Jørgensen
    25 Ryoya Morishita
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Moussa Baradji, Dion De Neve, Nicholas Michalski, Aodhan Doherty, Hayden Carter, Lewis Miller, Harry Pickering, Kristi Montgomery, Andri Gudjohnsen.

    HUL Hull City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Ivor Pandur (GK)
    15 John Egan
    4 Charlie Hughes
    23 Akin Famewo
    2 Lewie Coyle
    20 Amir Hadziahmetovic
    5 John Lundstram
    27 Regan Slater
    9 Oliver McBurnie
    7 Liam Millar
    21 Joe Gelhardt
    Hull City Substitutes:
    Hugh Parker, Lewis Koumas, Cathal McCarthy, Kieran Dowell, Yu Hirakawa, Dillon Phillips, Kyle Joseph, Matty Jacob, Paddy McNair.

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