Blackburn Rovers vs Portsmouth Highlights from Season 2024/2025

Championship

Championship

07:45 PMJanuary 15, 2025

Regular Season – 16

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3 – 0

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HT: (0 – 0)

📍 Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire)👤 Referee: F. Hallam

How did Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth perform?

Home Voted: 0

Away Voted: 0

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

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Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth Match Stats

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BALL POSSESSION

53%47%

ATTACK

13

Total shots

11

6

Shots on target

2

5

Shots off target

8

2

Blocked shots

1

10

Shots inside box

7

3

Shots outside box

4

5

Corner kicks

6

0

Offsides

2

20

Dangerous attacks

39

PASSING

447

Total passes

404

331 (74%)

Accurate passes

293 (73%)

DISCIPLINE

15

Fouls

19

1

Yellow cards

3

1

Goalkeeper saves

3

Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth Lineups

Blackburn Rovers

4-2-3-1

1G

Aynsley Pears

6.2

2D

Callum Brittain ⚽71′

8.9

5D

Dominic Hyam

6.7

15D

Danny Batth

7.2

24D

Owen Beck

7.7

21M

John Buckley 🔺77′

7.2

6M

Sondre TronstadC 50′

6.9

10M

Tyrhys Dolan 🔺56′

6.9

8M

Todd Cantwell 🔺87′

7

19M

Ryan Hedges 🔺56′

6.9

14F

Andreas Weimann ⚽76′ 🔺77′

7.6

Substitutes

9F

Makhtar Gueye 🔻56′

7.5

33M

Amario Cozier-Duberry 🔻56′

6.7

28M

Adam Forshaw 🔻77′

6.3

11M

Joe Rankin-Costello 🔻77′

6.9

31D

Dion Sanderson 🔻87′

6.7

12G

Balázs Tóth

–

40D

Matthew Litherland

–

20F

Harry Leonard

–

32F

Igor Tyjon

–

Coach of Blackburn Rovers

👔 J. Eustace

Portsmouth

4-2-3-1

13G

Nicolas Schmid

6.2

22D

Zak Swanson

6.3

7D

Marlon PackC

7

35D

Robert Atkinson 🔺66′

6.6

3D

Connor Ogilvie

6.9

8M

Freddie Potts 19′

6.3

21M

Andre Dozzell 🔺66′

6.5

49M

Callum Lang 🔺81′

6.9

32M

Paddy Lane 🔺46′

7.2

23M

Josh Murphy 81′ 🔺81′

6.7

9F

Colby Bishop

6.3

Substitutes

45M

Isaac Hayden 🔻46′

6.3

4D

Ryley Towler 🔻66′

6.2

15F

Christian Saydee 🔻66′

6.3

24M

Terry Devlin 🔻81′

6.7

30M

Matt Ritchie 🔻81′

6.3

1G

Will Norris

–

2D

Jordan Williams

–

16D

Tom McIntyre

–

17M

Owen Moxon

–

Coach of Portsmouth

👔 J. Mousinho

Blackburn Rovers and Portsmouth Head to Head

0WINS

0DRAWS

2WINS

Over 1.5 Goals50%

Over 2.5 Goals50%

Both Teams Scored50%

Past H2H Matches & Results

13 Dec 2025 Portsmouth 2-1 Blackburn

29 Mar 2025 Portsmouth 1-0 Blackburn Rovers

Championship Standings Season 2025/2026

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	26	15	7	4	57-29	28	52
2	Middlesbrough	26	13	7	6	37-26	11	46
3	Ipswich	25	12	8	5	42-24	18	44
4	Preston	26	11	10	5	36-25	11	43
5	Millwall	26	12	7	7	29-33	-4	43
6	Watford	25	11	8	6	37-29	8	41
7	Hull	25	12	5	8	40-38	2	41
8	Stoke	26	12	4	10	32-23	9	40
9	Wrexham	26	10	10	6	38-32	6	40
10	Bristol City	26	11	6	9	38-29	9	39
11	QPR	26	11	5	10	38-39	-1	38
12	Leicester	26	10	7	9	37-38	-1	37
13	Derby	26	9	8	9	35-35	0	35
14	Birmingham	26	9	7	10	35-36	-1	34
15	Southampton	26	8	9	9	38-38	0	33
16	Sheffield Utd	25	10	2	13	36-38	-2	32
17	Swansea	26	9	5	12	27-33	-6	32
18	West Brom	26	9	4	13	29-35	-6	31
19	Charlton	25	7	8	10	25-32	-7	29
20	Blackburn	25	7	7	11	24-30	-6	28
21	Portsmouth	24	6	7	11	21-35	-14	25
22	Norwich	26	6	6	14	28-39	-11	24
23	Oxford Utd	25	5	7	13	25-35	-10	22
24	Sheffield Wed	25	1	8	16	18-51	-33	-7

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	12	9	2	1	27-9	18	29
2	Ipswich	13	8	4	1	24-11	13	28
3	Watford	13	8	4	1	23-12	11	28
4	Middlesbrough	13	8	3	2	20-11	9	27
5	Birmingham	13	7	5	1	27-13	14	26
6	Millwall	14	8	2	4	17-17	0	26
7	QPR	13	7	2	4	24-17	7	23
8	Preston	13	6	5	2	19-12	7	23
9	Wrexham	13	6	5	2	24-19	5	23
10	Hull	13	7	2	4	19-19	0	23
11	West Brom	12	6	4	2	16-11	5	22
12	Leicester	13	6	4	3	19-15	4	22
13	Bristol City	14	6	3	5	23-15	8	21
14	Swansea	13	6	3	4	16-16	0	21
15	Stoke	12	6	2	4	18-10	8	20
16	Southampton	12	5	5	2	17-11	6	20
17	Charlton	11	5	3	3	13-12	1	18
18	Portsmouth	13	5	3	5	14-14	0	18
19	Sheffield Utd	12	5	2	5	18-13	5	17
20	Derby	14	4	5	5	17-20	-3	17
21	Oxford Utd	12	3	4	5	13-17	-4	13
22	Blackburn	13	2	4	7	13-20	-7	10
23	Norwich	13	3	1	9	12-19	-7	10
24	Sheffield Wed	13	0	4	9	7-29	-22	4

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	14	6	5	3	30-20	10	23
2	Preston	13	5	5	3	17-13	4	20
3	Stoke	14	6	2	6	14-13	1	20
4	Middlesbrough	13	5	4	4	17-15	2	19
5	Derby	12	5	3	4	18-15	3	18
6	Hull	12	5	3	4	21-19	2	18
7	Bristol City	12	5	3	4	15-14	1	18
8	Blackburn	12	5	3	4	11-10	1	18
9	Wrexham	13	4	5	4	14-13	1	17
10	Millwall	12	4	5	3	12-16	-4	17
11	Ipswich	12	4	4	4	18-13	5	16
12	Leicester	13	4	3	6	18-23	-5	15
13	Sheffield Utd	13	5	0	8	18-25	-7	15
14	QPR	13	4	3	6	14-22	-8	15
15	Norwich	13	3	5	5	16-20	-4	14
16	Watford	12	3	4	5	14-17	-3	13
17	Southampton	14	3	4	7	21-27	-6	13
18	Swansea	13	3	2	8	11-17	-6	11
19	Charlton	14	2	5	7	12-20	-8	11
20	Oxford Utd	13	2	3	8	12-18	-6	9
21	West Brom	14	3	0	11	13-24	-11	9
22	Birmingham	13	2	2	9	8-23	-15	8
23	Sheffield Wed	12	1	4	7	11-22	-11	7
24	Portsmouth	11	1	4	6	7-21	-14	7

Qualification/Relegation

Relegation – League One

Promotion – Premier League

Promotion – Championship (Play Offs: Semi-finals)

Blackburn Rovers vs Portsmouth Video Highlights & Match Recap – 2025-01-15

Tactical discipline and raw talent were on full display as Blackburn Rovers faced off against Portsmouth at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire). The Championship fixture, contested on January 15, 2025, showcased the tactical evolution of both squads.

From the opening whistle, it was clear that both managers had done their homework. The midfield battles were intense, and the decisive moments came down to execution in the final third. It was a game where tactical adjustments made all the difference.

League Context & Table Position

Heading into this match, Blackburn Rovers were sitting in 20th place with 28 points. Their campaign has seen 7 wins and 7 draws, leaving them with a record of 11 losses.

Portsmouth, sitting in 21st with 25 points, approached the game with a different philosophy. With 6 wins to their name, they aimed to exploit the spaces left by the hosts.

Historical Matchup

In their last 3 Championship meetings, the balance of power has been intriguing. Blackburn Rovers have secured 1 wins.

However, Portsmouth have proven to be tough opponents, winning 2 times. There have been 0 draws. Notably, both teams scored in 1 of these encounters, and over 2.5 goals were seen in 2 matches.

Recent Form Guide

Here is how both teams have fared in their recent matches before this encounter:

Recent Matches of Blackburn Rovers

Recent Matches of Portsmouth

Full Match Replay

Catch all the tactical breakdowns and highlights from Blackburn Rovers vs Portsmouth clash right here. We provide in-depth post-match analysis to help you understand the game better.

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