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Matchday 7 · · Ewood Park

Blackburn Rovers vs Millwall: result, lineups and stats

Blackburn Rovers 11 · 18 points
3 - 1
Millwall 13 · 15 points
  • 41' Oladapo Afolayan
  • 58' Oladapo Afolayan
  • 90+3' Andri Gudjohnsen
  • 51' Lyndon Dykes (pen)

Lineups Blackburn Rovers vs Millwall

Blackburn Rovers 5-4-1 · Tony Mowbray
22 Tóth
31 Montgomery
4 Ribeiro
15 McLoughlin
6 Atcheson
17 Carter
25 Morishita
10 Cantwell
2 Alebiosu
8 Morsy
21 Afolayan
  • 16' Harry Pickering Yuri Ribeiro
  • 45' Gady Beyuku Ryan Alebiosu
  • 69' Jayden Fevrier Oladapo Afolayan
  • 70' Andri Gudjohnsen Todd Cantwell

Lineup for Blackburn Rovers: Tóth, Montgomery, Ribeiro, McLoughlin, Atcheson, Carter, Morishita, Cantwell, Alebiosu, Morsy, Afolayan

Bench
  • 45 Harvey Higgins
  • 53 F. Vare
  • 1 A. Pears
  • 3 H. Pickering 16'
  • 24 M. Baradji
  • 27 Gady Beyuku 45'
  • 11 J. Fevrier 69'
  • 30 J. Garrett
  • 9 A. Guðjohnsen 70'
Absentees Blackburn Rovers

Forshaw, Miller, Litherland (injured), Morsy (suspended), Morishita (doubtful)

Millwall 4-2-3-1 · A. Neil
15 Crocombe
3 Sturge
5 Cooper
6 Taylor
2 Osei-Tutu
14 Metcalfe
49 Mazou-Sacko
10 Neghli
7 Arconte
11 Esse
13 Dykes
  • 45' Mark Sykes Jordi Osei-Tutu
  • 45' Yanis Issoufou Romain Esse
  • 76' Daniel Kelly Derek Mazou-Sacko
  • 82' Elkan Baggott Jenson Metcalfe
  • 82' Zak Lovelace Jake Cooper

Lineup for Millwall: Crocombe, Sturge, Cooper, Taylor, Osei-Tutu, Metcalfe, Mazou-Sacko, Neghli, Arconte, Esse, Dykes

Bench
  • 35 Y. Issoufou 45'
  • 16 D. Kelly 76'
  • 29 Z. Lovelace 82'
  • 34 F. Marschall
  • 44 Alfie Massey
  • 55 Tristan Parkes
  • 17 M. Sykes 45'
  • 12 E. Baggott 82'
  • 23 D. Batth
Absentees Millwall

De Norre, Marschall, Coburn, Jensen, Arconte (injured), Luongo (doubtful), Servais (unavailable)

Stats Blackburn Rovers vs Millwall

Blackburn Rovers Match Millwall
  • 45% Possession 55%
  • 18 Shots 16
  • 4 Shots on target 2
  • 10 Shots off target 8
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 9 Fouls 15
  • 1 Offsides 2
  • 5 Yellow cards 3
  • 0 Red cards 0

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Blackburn Rovers

  1. Andri Gudjohnsen 8 goals 1 assists
  2. Oladapo Afolayan 4 goals 2 assists
  3. Ryoya Morishita 2 goals 2 assists
  4. Todd Cantwell 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Sean McLoughlin 1 goals 1 assists

Millwall

  1. Lyndon Dykes 4 goals 1 assists
  2. Camiel Neghli 3 goals 2 assists
  3. Taïryk Arconte 3 goals 0 assists
  4. Caleb Taylor 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Jenson Metcalfe 1 goals 2 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Blackburn Rovers

Player Starts Min. Form
Balázs Tóth 5/5 450 mixed
Ryan Alebiosu 5/5 450 mixed
Sean McLoughlin 5/5 450 mixed
Harry Pickering 5/5 450 mixed
Sam Morsy 5/5 421 mixed
Todd Cantwell 5/5 385 solid
Hayden Carter 4/5 377 mixed
Oladapo Afolayan 5/5 355 strong

Millwall

Player Starts Min. Form
Caleb Taylor 5/5 450 solid
Jake Cooper 5/5 450 mixed
Zak Sturge 5/5 450 poor
Derek Mazou-Sacko 5/5 449 mixed
Camiel Neghli 5/5 449 solid
Lyndon Dykes 5/5 428 poor
Jenson Metcalfe 5/5 394 solid
Filip Marschall 4/4 316 mixed

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.41 1.88
  • Predicted goals3.5
  • Both teams to score75%
  • Over 2.5 goals75%
  • Corners12.5

Team comparison

BLB home Per match MIL away
2.00 Points 1.17
1.83 Goals for 1.33
1.17 Goals against 2.00
1.60 xG for 1.46
1.60 xG against 1.54
6.0 Corners 4.8
LLWWW Home and away form LLDWL

Blackburn Rovers vs Millwall: head-to-head record

24 previous meetings
13 Blackburn Rovers 7 draws 4 Millwall
  • Goals per match2.46
  • Both teams scored50%
  • Over 2.5 goals42%
  • Mar 2026 Millwall 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
  • Dec 2025 Blackburn Rovers 2 - 0 Millwall
  • Apr 2025 Blackburn Rovers 4 - 1 Millwall
  • Dec 2024 Millwall 1 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
  • Mar 2024 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 1 Millwall
  • Oct 2023 Millwall 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
  • May 2023 Millwall 3 - 4 Blackburn Rovers
  • Oct 2022 Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1 Millwall
  • Mar 2022 Blackburn Rovers 0 - 0 Millwall
  • Aug 2021 Millwall 1 - 1 Blackburn Rovers

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Blackburn Rovers vs Millwall?

Blackburn Rovers vs Millwall was refereed by Josh Smith.

Who is unavailable for Blackburn Rovers against Millwall?

Blackburn Rovers are without Ryoya Morishita (injury), Adam Forshaw (hip injury), Lewis Miller (achilles tendon injury), Matthew Litherland (muscle injury) and Sam Morsy (yellow cards).

Who is unavailable for Millwall against Blackburn Rovers?

Millwall are without Massimo Luongo (knee injury), Casper De Norre (muscle injury), Filip Marschall (injury), Josh Coburn (muscle injury), Lukas Jensen (muscle injury) and Mathis Servais (not registered). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

What formation do Blackburn Rovers play?

Blackburn Rovers have used a 4-2-3-1 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

What formation do Millwall play?

Millwall have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Neil.

How did the last meeting between Blackburn Rovers and Millwall finish?

On 14 March 2026, Millwall vs Blackburn Rovers finished 1-2.

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