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Matchday 7 · · Ewood Park

Blackburn Rovers vs Millwall: result, line-ups and stats

Blackburn Rovers 16 · 8 points
  • 41' Oladapo Afolayan
  • 58' Oladapo Afolayan
  • 90+3' Andri Gudjohnsen
3 - 1
Millwall 11 · 10 points
  • 51' Lyndon Dykes (pen)

Line-ups 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

Line-up 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

Kargbo, Miller, Jørgensen, Litherland, Wharton (injured), Ohashi (unavailable)

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

Line-up 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

Doughty, De Norre, Coburn, Ivanović, Luongo, Servais, Leonard (injured), Lisbie, Cundle (doubtful), Jensen, Crama (unavailable)

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 Forward 3 goals 1 assists
  2. Oladapo Afolayan Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Ryoya Morishita Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Sean McLoughlin Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Kristi Montgomery Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Millwall

  1. Lyndon Dykes Forward 4 goals 0 assists
  2. Taïryk Arconte Forward 3 goals 0 assists
  3. Camiel Neghli Midfielder 1 goals 2 assists
  4. Josh Coburn Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Caleb Taylor Defender 1 goals 1 assists

Playing time and form

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

Blackburn Rovers

Player Starts Min. Form
Sean McLoughlin 5/5 450 solid
Ryoya Morishita 5/5 450 mixed
Kristi Montgomery 5/5 418 solid
Todd Cantwell 5/5 409 mixed
Ryan Alebiosu 5/5 404 solid
Oladapo Afolayan 5/5 372 solid
Sam Morsy 4/5 370 solid
Yuri Ribeiro 5/5 367 mixed

Millwall

Player Starts Min. Form
Max Crocombe 5/5 450 solid
Caleb Taylor 5/5 450 solid
Jake Cooper 5/5 442 mixed
Zak Sturge 5/5 425 mixed
Camiel Neghli 4/5 407 solid
Jenson Metcalfe 5/5 396 mixed
Lyndon Dykes 4/5 336 strong
Mark Sykes 3/4 309 mixed

Stats

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

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
1.50 Points 1.00
1.75 Goals for 1.50
1.50 Goals against 2.50
1.50 xG for 1.60
1.64 xG against 1.81
4.5 Corners 5.0
WLLW Home and away form WLLD

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 J. Smith.

Who is unavailable for Blackburn Rovers against Millwall?

Blackburn Rovers are without Augustus Kargbo (muscle injury), Lewis Miller (achilles tendon injury), Mathias Jørgensen (hamstring injury), Matthew Litherland (muscle injury), Scott Wharton (achilles tendon injury) and Yuki Ohashi (not registered).

Who is unavailable for Millwall against Blackburn Rovers?

Millwall are without Alfie Doughty (hamstring injury), Casper De Norre (injury), Josh Coburn (muscle injury), Lukas Jensen (not registered), Mihailo Ivanović (hamstring injury) and Massimo Luongo (knee injury). 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 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 5-4-1.

What formation do Millwall play?

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

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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