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Championship 2026/27

Blackburn Rovers lineup

11th in the Championship 18 points Most-used formation: 4-2-3-1 DWWLW

Predicted lineup for Blackburn Rovers

Next match: Swansea City vs Blackburn Rovers,

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Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1
22 Tóth
3 Pickering
15 McLoughlin
17 Carter
2 Alebiosu
24 Baradji
30 Garrett or Montgomery
21 Afolayan
10 Cantwell
11 Fevrier
9 Gudjohnsen

Predicted lineup for Blackburn Rovers: Tóth, Pickering, McLoughlin, Carter, Alebiosu, Baradji, Garrett, Afolayan, Cantwell, Fevrier, Gudjohnsen

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Played 12 5W 3D 4L
Goals for 19 1.6 per match on average
Goals against 16 1.3 per match on average
Goal difference +3 18 points
Clean sheets 3 failed to score in 1
xG 15.68 above expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 2.00 1.00 1.50
Goals for 1.83 1.33 1.58
Goals against 1.17 1.50 1.33
xG for 1.60 1.01 1.31
xG against 1.60 1.84 1.72
Corners 6.0 6.5 6.3
Cards 2.8 2.2 2.5
Clean sheets 17% 33% 25%

Stats

All stats

Goals

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

Assists

  1. 1 Harry Pickering 2
  2. 2 Oladapo Afolayan 2
  3. 3 Ryoya Morishita 2
  4. 4 Todd Cantwell 1
  5. 5 Sam Morsy 1

Key passes

  1. 1 Todd Cantwell 26
  2. 2 Jayden Fevrier 10
  3. 3 Harry Pickering 9
  4. 4 Ryan Alebiosu 9
  5. 5 Kristi Montgomery 8

Duels won

  1. 1 Kristi Montgomery 61
  2. 2 Oladapo Afolayan 58
  3. 3 Sean McLoughlin 48
  4. 4 Todd Cantwell 44
  5. 5 Ryan Alebiosu 40

Shots on target

  1. 1 Oladapo Afolayan 11
  2. 2 Andri Gudjohnsen 10
  3. 3 Todd Cantwell 9
  4. 4 Ryoya Morishita 5
  5. 5 Jayden Fevrier 4

Rating

  1. 1 Andri Gudjohnsen 7.44
  2. 2 Oladapo Afolayan 6.85
  3. 3 Sean McLoughlin 6.82
  4. 4 Sam Morsy 6.75
  5. 5 Jayden Fevrier 6.75

Team stats

How the team has performed across all matches played.

  • xG for15.68
  • Actual goals scored19
  • Difference +3.32
  • xG against20.64
  • Passes per match411
  • Possession48.0%

Blackburn Rovers squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
22 Balázs Tóth Age 29 · Hungary Goalkeeper 9 810 0 0 273 49.8% 6.7
1 Aynsley Pears Age 28 · England Goalkeeper 3 270 0 0 105 76.2% 6.7
1 Felix Goddard Age 22 · England Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
15 Sean McLoughlin Age 29 · Republic of Ireland Defender 12 1080 1 1 667 84.4% 6.8
2 Ryan Alebiosu Age 24 · England Defender 12 1034 0 0 340 82.6% 6.5
6 Tom Atcheson Age 20 · England Defender 9 768 0 1 428 74.5% 6.5
3 Harry Pickering Age 27 · England Defender 8 704 0 2 231 75.3% 6.4
17 Hayden Carter Age 26 · England Defender 8 503 0 0 196 76.5% 6.5
4 Yuri Ribeiro Age 29 · Portugal Defender 6 378 0 0 233 80.3% 6.3
27 Gady Beyuku Age 20 · France Defender 2 56 0 0 23 78.3% 6.4
39 Harvey Pates Age 17 · England Defender 1 9 0 0 2 50.0% 6.5
2 Lucas Houghton Age 19 · England Defender 1 1 0 0 0 - -
16 Scott Wharton Age 29 · England Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
5 Michael Decandia Age 19 · England Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
40 Matthew Litherland Age 20 · England Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
- Lewis Miller Australia · Achilles tendon injury Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
10 Todd Cantwell Age 28 · England Midfielder 12 942 2 1 414 83.3% 6.7
31 Kristi Montgomery Age 22 · Scotland Midfielder 11 934 1 1 418 86.6% 6.6
8 Sam Morsy Age 35 · Egypt Midfielder 12 895 0 1 497 88.5% 6.8
21 Oladapo Afolayan Age 29 · England Midfielder 12 856 4 2 257 82.1% 6.9
25 Ryoya Morishita Age 29 · Japan Midfielder 11 833 2 2 247 77.3% 6.6
28 Adam Forshaw Age 35 · England Midfielder 5 220 0 0 145 90.3% 6.7
24 Moussa Baradji Age 25 · France Midfielder 5 195 0 0 91 74.7% 6.6
30 Jake Garrett Age 23 · England Midfielder 6 68 0 0 34 79.4% 6.5
7 Frank Vare Age 19 · England Midfielder 1 2 0 0 3 100.0% -
14 Dion De Neve Age 25 · Belgium Midfielder 1 1 0 0 0 - 6.5
5 Sidnei Tavares Age 25 · Portugal Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
18 Axel Henriksson Age 24 · Sweden Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
36 James Edmondson Age 20 · England Midfielder 0 0 0 0 0 - -
9 Andri Gudjohnsen Age 24 · Iceland Forward 11 702 8 1 179 80.4% 7.4
11 Jayden Fevrier Age 23 · England Forward 12 414 0 1 108 80.6% 6.8
7 Augustus Kargbo Age 27 · Sierra Leone Forward 3 62 0 0 11 54.5% 6.4
29 Mathias Jörgensen Age 26 · Denmark Forward 2 59 0 0 6 100.0% 6.3
23 Yuki Ohashi Age 30 · Japan Forward 2 43 0 0 13 53.8% 6.5
9 Harvey Higgins Age 17 · England Forward 2 24 0 0 3 33.3% 6.3

Frequently asked questions

When do Blackburn Rovers play next?

Blackburn Rovers play away against Swansea City on .

When will the lineup for Blackburn Rovers be announced?

The predicted lineup for Blackburn Rovers against Swansea City is shown above. The confirmed XI usually follows around an hour before kick-off.

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for Blackburn Rovers?

Balázs Tóth has started in goal in 5 of the last 5 matches.

Who is the top scorer for Blackburn Rovers?

Andri Gudjohnsen has scored 8 goals for Blackburn Rovers this season and provided 1 assist.

Which Blackburn Rovers players are injured or suspended?

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).