English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Stoke City
  • 56': Yuri Ribeiro (OG)
  • Red Card 87': Ashley Phillips
FT
1 - 1
Blackburn Rovers
  • 21': Adam Forshaw

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.
  • 1': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Bosun Lawal.
  • 2': Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
  • 2': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric-Junior Bocat.
  • 5': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
  • 6': Foul by Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 6': Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Ben Gibson (Stoke City) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lewis Baker with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Eric-Junior Bocat.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yuri Ribeiro with a cross.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
  • 16': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Alebiosu is caught offside.
  • 17': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 17': Lewis Baker (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Goal! Stoke City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu.
  • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Gibson (Stoke City).
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Substitution, Stoke City. Aaron Cresswell replaces Ben Gibson because of an injury.
  • 25': Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 25': Foul by Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
  • 31': Million Manhoef (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 31': Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 33': Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 34': Offside, Stoke City. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi is caught offside.
  • 35': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Bosun Lawal (Stoke City).
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
  • 39': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu with a cross following a fast break.
  • 45': Foul by Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45': Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Eric-Junior Bocat.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Stoke City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Stoke City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 47': Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Foul by Ashley Phillips (Stoke City).
  • 47': Ashley Phillips (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 49': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
  • 49': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 52': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
  • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Sorba Thomas (Stoke City).
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 56': Own Goal by Yuri Ribeiro, Blackburn Rovers. Stoke City 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 57': Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
  • 57': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 58': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Bosun Lawal.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 59': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Stoke City).
  • 59': Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Baker.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gavin Bazunu (Stoke City). Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
  • 62': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Stoke City).
  • 62': Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Moussa Baradji.
  • 68': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 68': Aaron Cresswell (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 72': Substitution, Stoke City. Lamine Cissé replaces Sam Gallagher.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
  • 74': Foul by Lamine Cissé (Stoke City).
  • 74': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Kristi Montgomery replaces Adam Forshaw.
  • 77': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Mathias Jørgensen replaces Todd Cantwell.
  • 79': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
  • 79': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
  • 82': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Bosun Lawal with a cross.
  • 86': Substitution, Stoke City. Bae Jun-Ho replaces Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
  • 87': Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 87': Foul by Ashley Phillips (Stoke City).
  • 87': Second yellow card to Ashley Phillips (Stoke City) for a bad foul.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean McLoughlin with a headed pass.
  • 88': Handball by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
  • 88': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  • 88': Lewis Baker (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dion De Neve replaces Ryoya Morishita.
  • 90': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Nathan Redmond replaces Yuri Ribeiro.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Bosun Lawal (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Dion De Neve (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Eiran Cashin (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gavin Bazunu (Stoke City). Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Stoke City 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Stoke City 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
2 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 2
40.8 Possession 59.2
11 SHOTS 9
3 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
227 Accurate Passes 399
321 Passes 475
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
20 Crosses 15
0.2 Cross % 0.2
52 Long Balls 41
13 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 3
19 Effective Tackles 6
23 Tackles 9
0.8 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 9
21 Effective Clearances 28
21 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: bet365 Stadium
Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
Attendance: 22,718

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

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

No. Name
31 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
23 Ben Gibson
26 Ashley Phillips Yellow Card
17 Eric Bocat
18 Bosun Lawal
42 Million Manhoef
8 Lewis Baker Yellow Card
4 Ben Pearson Yellow Card
20 Sam Gallagher
7 Sorba Thomas
21 Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Yellow Card
Stoke City Substitutes:
Steven N'Zonzi, Bae Jun-Ho, Gabriel Kelly, Tatsuki Seko, Aaron Cresswell, Syd Agina, Tommy Simkin, Milan Smit, Lamine Cisse.

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

No. Name
22 Balazs Toth (GK)
15 Sean McLoughlin
20 Eiran Cashin
38 Tom Atcheson
24 Moussa Baradji Yellow Card
28 Adam Forshaw
4 Yuri Ribeiro
2 Ryan Alebiousu
23 Yuki Ohashi Yellow Card
10 Todd Cantwell
25 Ryoya Morishita
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Harry Pickering, Oladapo Afolayan, Nathan Redmond, Dion De Neve, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Aynsley Pears, Mathias Jørgensen, Kristi Montgomery, Connor O'Riordan.

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