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Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Blackburn Rovers: result, lineups and stats

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 · 21 points
2 - 2
Blackburn Rovers 11 · 18 points
  • 18' Marshall Munetsi
  • 90' Raúl Jiménez (pen)
  • 27' Sean McLoughlin
  • 48' Andri Gudjohnsen

Lineups Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Blackburn Rovers

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-3-3 · Cesar Peixoto
25 Bentley
6 Wolfe
24 Toti
15 Mosquera
2 Trippier
5 Munetsi
7 André
28 López
36 Mané
10 Armstrong
21 Gomes
  • 60' Raúl Jiménez Mateus Mané
  • 68' Tommy Doyle Rodrigo Gomes
  • 68' Jackson Tchatchoua Kieran Trippier
  • 79' Pedro Lima David Møller Wolfe
  • 79' Tawanda Chirewa André

Lineup for Wolverhampton Wanderers: Bentley, Wolfe, Toti, Mosquera, Trippier, Munetsi, André, López, Mané, Armstrong, Gomes

Bench
  • 1 J. Sa
  • 34 N. Djiga
  • 4 S. Bueno
  • 17 Pedro Lima 79'
  • 20 T. Doyle 68'
  • 23 T. Chirewa 79'
  • 74 T. Edozie
  • 9 R. Jimenez 60'
  • 38 J. Tchatchoua 68'
Absentees Wolverhampton Wanderers

Konan, Jiménez (injured), Traoré, Traoré, López, Djiga (doubtful)

Blackburn Rovers 4-2-3-1 · Tony Mowbray
22 Tóth
3 Pickering
15 McLoughlin
6 Atcheson
2 Alebiosu
28 Forshaw
31 Montgomery
21 Afolayan
10 Cantwell
25 Morishita
9 Gudjohnsen
  • 55' Sam Morsy Adam Forshaw
  • 68' Jayden Fevrier Oladapo Afolayan
  • 68' Yuki Ohashi Todd Cantwell
  • 79' Yuri Ribeiro Ryoya Morishita
  • 79' Jake Garrett Andri Gudjohnsen

Lineup for Blackburn Rovers: Tóth, Pickering, McLoughlin, Atcheson, Alebiosu, Forshaw, Montgomery, Afolayan, Cantwell, Morishita, Gudjohnsen

Bench
  • 1 A. Pears
  • 4 Y. Ribeiro 79'
  • 17 H. Carter
  • 30 J. Garrett 79'
  • 18 A. Henriksson
  • 8 S. Morsy 55'
  • 5 S. Tavares
  • 11 J. Fevrier 68'
  • 23 Y. Ohashi 68'
Absentees Blackburn Rovers

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

Stats Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Blackburn Rovers

Wolverhampton Wanderers Match Blackburn Rovers
  • 2.04 xG 0.82
  • 55% Possession 45%
  • 18 Shots 10
  • 3 Shots on target 5
  • 10 Shots off target 2
  • 5 Corners 5
  • 10 Fouls 16
  • 0 Offsides 1
  • 1 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

Wolverhampton Wanderers

  1. Fer López 5 goals 3 assists
  2. Raúl Jiménez 3 goals 1 assists
  3. Rodrigo Gomes 2 goals 1 assists
  4. Marshall Munetsi 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Adam Armstrong 2 goals 0 assists

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

Playing time and form

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Player Starts Min. Form
José Sá 5/5 450 mixed
André 5/5 436 solid
Nasser Djiga 4/4 360 solid
Hugo Bueno 4/5 352 mixed
Marshall Munetsi 4/5 296 mixed
Rafiki Saïd 3/5 289 mixed
Jean-Ricner Bellegarde 3/5 284 solid
Fer López 3/4 280 strong

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

Team comparison

WOL home Per match BLB away
1.83 Points 1.00
1.67 Goals for 1.33
1.17 Goals against 1.50
1.83 xG for 1.01
0.94 xG against 1.84
8.2 Corners 6.5
WWLDW Home and away form DLDWL

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Blackburn Rovers: head-to-head record

15 previous meetings
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 draws 4 Blackburn Rovers
  • Goals per match2.27
  • Both teams scored53%
  • Over 2.5 goals40%
  • Feb 2025 Blackburn Rovers 0 - 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • Apr 2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
  • Oct 2016 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • Apr 2016 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
  • Aug 2015 Blackburn Rovers 1 - 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • Jan 2015 Blackburn Rovers 0 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • Aug 2014 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
  • Jan 2013 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
  • Oct 2012 Blackburn Rovers 0 - 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • Mar 2012 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 - 2 Blackburn Rovers

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Blackburn Rovers?

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Blackburn Rovers was refereed by Farai Hallam.

Who is unavailable for Wolverhampton Wanderers against Blackburn Rovers?

Wolverhampton Wanderers are without Bertrand Traoré (injury), Boubacar Traoré (injury), Fer López (calf injury), Nasser Djiga (groin injury), Ghislain Konan (knee injury) and Raúl Jiménez (knee injury).

Who is unavailable for Blackburn Rovers against Wolverhampton Wanderers?

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).

What formation do Wolverhampton Wanderers play?

Wolverhampton Wanderers have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under César Peixoto.

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.

How did the last meeting between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers finish?

On 9 February 2025, Blackburn Rovers vs Wolverhampton Wanderers finished 0-2.

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