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Matchday 14 · · Ewood Park

Blackburn Rovers vs Stoke City: result, lineups and stats

Blackburn Rovers 14 · 18 points
1 - 2
Stoke City 3 · 26 points
  • 87' Andri Gudjohnsen
  • 43' Jack McGlynn
  • 68' Moussa Baradji (og)

Lineups Blackburn Rovers vs Stoke City

Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1 · Tony Mowbray
22 Tóth
3 Pickering
15 McLoughlin
17 Carter
2 Alebiosu
31 Montgomery
8 Morsy
21 Afolayan
10 Cantwell
11 Fevrier
9 Gudjohnsen
  • 41' Gady Beyuku Ryan Alebiosu
  • 67' Moussa Baradji Kristi Montgomery
  • 67' Augustus Kargbo Jayden Fevrier
  • 67' Yuri Ribeiro Harry Pickering
  • 78' Yuki Ohashi Oladapo Afolayan

Lineup for Blackburn Rovers: Tóth, Pickering, McLoughlin, Carter, Alebiosu, Montgomery, Morsy, Afolayan, Cantwell, Fevrier, Gudjohnsen

Bench
  • 4 Yuri Ribeiro 67'
  • 16 S. Wharton
  • 24 M. Baradji 67'
  • 27 Gady Beyuku 41'
  • 14 D. De Neve
  • 30 J. Garrett
  • 7 A. Kargbo
  • 23 Y. Ohashi 78'
  • 1 A. Pears
Absentees Blackburn Rovers

Forshaw, Miller, Litherland, Morishita (injured)

Stoke City 3-4-3 · M. Robins
1 Johansson
5 Graham
40 Taloverov
16 Wilmot
21 Bombino
27 Soumaré
7 McGlynn
2 Johnson
13 Devenny
9 Boženík
42 Manhoef
  • 45' Junior Tchamadeu Luca Bombino
  • 58' Svante Ingelsson Djibril Soumaré
  • 82' Tomas Rigo Million Manhoef
  • 82' George Hirst Róbert Boženík
  • 85' Jun-ho Bae Justin Devenny

Lineup for Stoke City: Johansson, Graham, Taloverov, Wilmot, Bombino, Soumaré, McGlynn, Johnson, Devenny, Boženík, Manhoef

Bench
  • 10 Bae Jun-Ho 85'
  • 24 J. Griffiths
  • 15 G. Hirst
  • 6 S. Ingelsson 58'
  • 18 B. Lawal
  • 4 B. Pearson
  • 19 T. Rigo
  • 22 J. Tchamadeu 45'
  • 43 F. Anderson
Absentees Stoke City

Ampah, Bocat (injured), Cresswell, Gallagher (doubtful), Cisse (unavailable)

Stats Blackburn Rovers vs Stoke City

Blackburn Rovers Match Stoke City
  • 1.88 xG 1.30
  • 58% Possession 42%
  • 14 Shots 11
  • 3 Shots on target 3
  • 8 Shots off target 6
  • 6 Corners 5
  • 12 Fouls 19
  • 0 Offsides 1
  • 3 Yellow cards 4
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match preview

Blackburn Rovers

Tony Mowbray will be without Ryoya Morishita again, with the winger out through injury after starting three of the last five matches. Gady Beyuku is in line to start ahead of Hayden Carter in defence, while Moussa Baradji and Sam Morsy are competing for the holding midfield role; Morsy did not feature in last weekend's defeat at Swansea City.

Andri Gudjohnsen has started four of the last five matches but has been substituted before the final whistle in each of them. Adam Forshaw, Lewis Miller and Matthew Litherland remain unavailable through injury. Blackburn, who have won three of their last five league matches, sit 13th with 18 points.

Stoke City

Lamine Cisse is again unavailable for Stoke City's trip to Blackburn Rovers, with Róbert Boženík continuing up front after getting his first start of this run against Preston North End. Eric Bocat is also missing after sitting out the Preston match.

At the back, Ben Wilmot is expected to continue alongside Bosun Lawal and Luke Graham after playing both centrally and at right-back over the past month. Ethan Galbraith is suspended after starting all five of Stoke's latest matches, so Svante Ingelsson is expected to take his place in midfield.

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 9 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

Stoke City

  1. Ethan Galbraith 3 goals 4 assists
  2. Jack McGlynn 4 goals 2 assists
  3. Eric Bocat 2 goals 2 assists
  4. Sam Gallagher 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Ben Wilmot 2 goals 0 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
Sean McLoughlin 5/5 450 solid
Ryan Alebiosu 5/5 401 poor
Todd Cantwell 5/5 392 mixed
Oladapo Afolayan 5/5 381 mixed
Harry Pickering 5/5 361 poor
Andri Gudjohnsen 4/5 347 strong
Hayden Carter 3/5 332 poor

Stoke City

Player Starts Min. Form
Viktor Johansson 5/5 450 solid
Ben Wilmot 5/5 450 strong
Luke Graham 5/5 450 solid
Ben Johnson 5/5 450 mixed
Jack McGlynn 5/5 405 strong
Djibril Soumaré 5/5 377 mixed
Ethan Galbraith 4/4 360 solid
Justin Devenny 4/5 357 poor

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.60 1.34
  • Predicted goals3.0
  • Both teams to score83%
  • Over 2.5 goals75%
  • Corners10.0

Team comparison

BLB home Per match STK away
1.71 Points 1.86
1.71 Goals for 1.43
1.29 Goals against 1.57
1.60 xG for 1.32
1.54 xG against 1.92
6.0 Corners 4.1
LWWWL Home and away form DWWWW

Blackburn Rovers vs Stoke City: head-to-head record

25 previous meetings
7 Blackburn Rovers 5 draws 13 Stoke City
  • Goals per match2.24
  • Both teams scored40%
  • Over 2.5 goals40%
  • Apr 2026 Stoke City 1 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
  • Oct 2025 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 1 Stoke City
  • Mar 2025 Stoke City 1 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
  • Nov 2024 Blackburn Rovers 0 - 2 Stoke City
  • Feb 2024 Blackburn Rovers 3 - 1 Stoke City
  • Nov 2023 Stoke City 0 - 3 Blackburn Rovers
  • Mar 2023 Stoke City 3 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
  • Aug 2022 Blackburn Rovers 0 - 1 Stoke City
  • Apr 2022 Blackburn Rovers 0 - 1 Stoke City
  • Nov 2021 Stoke City 0 - 1 Blackburn Rovers

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Blackburn Rovers vs Stoke City?

Andrew Kitchen refereed Blackburn Rovers vs Stoke City.

Who is unavailable for Blackburn Rovers against Stoke City?

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

Who is unavailable for Stoke City against Blackburn Rovers?

Stoke City are without Aaron Cresswell (knee injury), Sam Gallagher (injury), Ato Ampah (knee injury), Eric Bocat (injury) and Lamine Cisse (not registered).

What formation do Blackburn Rovers play?

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

What formation do Stoke City play?

Stoke City have used a 3-4-3 formation in their last 5 matches under Robins.

How did the last meeting between Blackburn Rovers and Stoke City finish?

On 11 April 2026, Stoke City vs Blackburn Rovers finished 1-1.

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