Blackburn Rovers vs Cardiff City — Championship

Footy
Championship · Matchweek 9Sat, 10 Oct 2026
Blackburn Rovers9th in table
2–1
Full-timeHT 2–0
Cardiff City19th in table
Ewood Park

Key events

  1. Andri Lucas GuðjohnsenRight foot shot
    28'
  2. Todd CantwellAssist: Ryoya Morishita
    38'
  3. Half-time 2 – 0
  4. 53'
    Callum RobinsonAssist: Jack Moylan
  5. Todd Cantwell
    90+6'
  6. Full-time 2 – 1

Top stats

41%Ball possession59%
1.98Expected goals (xG)1.05
17Total shots9
8Shots on target1
11Corners6
9Fouls6

Starting XI

Blackburn Rovers
  1. 22Balázs TóthGoalkeeper
  2. 2Ryan AlebiousuDefender
  3. 3Harry PickeringDefender
  4. 15Sean McLoughlinDefender
  5. 17Hayden CarterDefender
  6. 8Sam MorsyMidfielder
  7. 10Todd CantwellMidfielder38'90'
  8. 25Ryoya MorishitaMidfielder
  9. 31Kristi MontgomeryMidfielder
  10. 9Andri Lucas GuðjohnsenForward28'
  11. 21Oladapo AfolayanForward
Cardiff City
  1. 1Nathan TrottGoalkeeper
  2. 3Joel BaganDefender
  3. 4Gabriel OshoDefender
  4. 38Perry NgDefender
  5. 48Dylan LawlorDefender
  6. 8Jack MoylanMidfielder
  7. 18Alexander RobertsonMidfielder
  8. 27Joel ColwillMidfielder
  9. 11Ollie TannerForward
  10. 45Cian AshfordForward
  11. 47Callum RobinsonForward53'

Form before this match

Blackburn RoversDWLLD
Cardiff CityWLDLL

Head-to-head

7
Blackburn Rovers wins
8
Draws
7
Cardiff City wins
22 meetings · goals 28–27