Championship
11:00 AMAugust 27, 2023
Regular Season – 4
0 – 1
HT: (0 – 0)
How did Watford and Blackburn Rovers perform?
Home Voted: 0
Away Voted: 0
Watford and Blackburn Rovers Match Stats
BALL POSSESSION
65%35%
ATTACK
24
Total shots5
4
Shots on target3
10
Shots off target1
10
Blocked shots1
11
Shots inside box3
13
Shots outside box2
8
Corner kicks4
0
Offsides2
PASSING
618
Total passes336
549 (89%)
Accurate passes254 (76%)
DISCIPLINE
8
Fouls5
3
Yellow cards2
2
Goalkeeper saves4
Watford and Blackburn Rovers Lineups
Watford
4-3-31G
Daniel BachmannC
6.9
45D
Ryan Andrews 69′ 🔺80′
6.9
5D
Ryan Porteous
7.5
4D
Wesley Hoedt 24′
7.3
12D
Ken Sema
7.7
24M
Tom Dele-Bashiru 🔺55′
7.3
39M
Edo Kayembe
6.9
11M
Ismael Koné 🔺46′
6.9
18F
Yaser Asprilla 🔺73′
7.9
19F
Vakoun Issouf Bayo 🔺56′
6.6
37F
Matheus Martins
7.7
Substitutes
10M
Imrân Louza 🔻46′
6.6
16M
Giorgi Chakvetadze 🔻55′
6.3
9F
Mileta Rajovic 🔻56′
7
7M
Thomas Ince 🔻73′
6.9
2D
Jeremy Ngakia 🔻80′
6.2
26G
Ben Hamer
–
15D
Matthew Pollock
–
42D
James Morris
–
8M
Jake Livermore
–
Coach of Watford
👔 V. Ismaël
Blackburn Rovers
4-2-3-11G
Aynsley Pears
7.7
11D
Joe Rankin-Costello 77′ 🔺77′
7
17D
Hayden Carter
7.3
5D
Dominic Hyam 63′
7.6
2D
Callum Brittain
6.7
27M
Lewis TravisC 🔺90+6′
6.9
23M
Adam Wharton
7.3
19M
Ryan Hedges ⚽72′
8
8M
Sammie Szmodics
6.9
10M
Tyrhys Dolan 🔺57′
6.2
20F
Harry Leonard 🔺57′
6.3
Substitutes
24M
Andrew Moran 🔻57′
6.9
9F
Sam Gallagher 🔻57′
6.7
16D
Scott Wharton 🔻77′
6.9
30M
Jake Garrett 🔻90+6′
–
12G
Leopold Wahlstedt
–
15D
Patrick Gamble
–
37F
Thomas Bloxham
–
6M
Sondre Tronstad
–
18F
Dilan Markanday
–
Coach of Blackburn Rovers
👔 J. Tomasson
Watford and Blackburn Rovers Head to Head
2WINS
1DRAWS
3WINS
Over 1.5 Goals67%
Over 2.5 Goals33%
Both Teams Scored50%
Past H2H Matches & Results
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0-1
Blackburn
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1-0
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1-2
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1-1
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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 |
Qualification/Relegation
Relegation – League One
Promotion – Premier League
Promotion – Championship (Play Offs: Semi-finals)
Watford vs Blackburn Rovers Video Highlights & Match Recap – 2023-08-27
Whenever Watford and Blackburn Rovers meet, history is written anew. Their meeting at Vicarage Road (Watford) on August 27, 2023 was no exception. It added another thrilling page to their Championship legacy.
These clubs share a history of intense rivalries and memorable moments. This match was another chapter in that long book, with both sides eager to etch their names in the record books.
Current Positions in the League
The Watford legacy this season sees them at 6th. They have earned 41 points through 11 wins and 8 draws.
Blackburn Rovers is writing its own story, currently at 20th. Their tally of 28 points comes from 7 wins.
A Legacy of Matches
In 7 league meetings, Watford has triumphed 2 times. Blackburn Rovers has 4 victories. 1 times they were inseparable.
Goals have been a staple of this fixture: 3 games saw both score, and 2 games had over 2.5 goals.
Recent History
Recent Matches of Watford
- Watford 3-0 Birmingham (Championship, Jan 01, 2026)
- Norwich 0-1 Watford (Championship, Dec 29, 2025)
- Leicester 1-2 Watford (Championship, Dec 26, 2025)
- Watford 1-0 Stoke (Championship, Dec 20, 2025)
- Wrexham 2-2 Watford (Championship, Dec 13, 2025)
- Watford 1-1 Sheffield Wed (Championship, Dec 09, 2025)
- Watford 3-2 Norwich (Championship, Dec 06, 2025)
- Birmingham 2-1 Watford (Championship, Dec 01, 2025)
- Watford 1-1 Preston (Championship, Nov 25, 2025)
Recent Matches of Blackburn Rovers
- Blackburn 2-2 Charlton (Championship, Jan 04, 2026)
- Blackburn 0-2 Wrexham (Championship, Jan 01, 2026)
- Sheffield Wed 0-0 Blackburn (Championship, Dec 29, 2025)
- Middlesbrough 0-0 Blackburn (Championship, Dec 26, 2025)
- Blackburn 2-0 Millwall (Championship, Dec 20, 2025)
- Portsmouth 2-1 Blackburn (Championship, Dec 13, 2025)
- Blackburn 1-1 Oxford Utd (Championship, Dec 09, 2025)
- Blackburn 1-1 Ipswich (Championship, Dec 02, 2025)
- Wrexham 1-1 Blackburn (Championship, Nov 29, 2025)
- Blackburn 0-1 QPR (Championship, Nov 26, 2025)
Watch History in the Making
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