Blackburn Rovers v Watford

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Saturday 23rd December

Championship Table

On Saturday 23rd December

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Leicester City	23	19	1	3	47	16	31	58	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
2 Ipswich Town	23	16	4	3	47	32	15	52	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
3 Leeds United	23	13	6	4	41	22	19	45	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
4 Southampton	23	13	6	4	38	29	9	45	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win
5 West Bromwich Albion	23	10	6	7	34	23	11	36	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
6 Hull City	23	10	6	7	36	30	6	36	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss
7 Watford	23	9	7	7	37	28	9	34	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win
8 Norwich City	23	10	4	9	41	39	2	34	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win
9 Sunderland	23	10	3	10	32	27	5	33	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
10 Cardiff City	23	10	3	10	30	28	2	33	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
11 Middlesbrough	23	10	3	10	35	34	1	33	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win
12 Bristol City	23	9	5	9	26	26	0	32	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win
13 Preston North End	23	9	5	9	29	40	-11	32	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
14 Blackburn Rovers	23	10	1	12	35	40	-5	31	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
15 Coventry City	23	7	9	7	31	25	6	30	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
16 Swansea City	23	7	7	9	32	32	0	28	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
17 Plymouth Argyle	23	7	6	10	37	38	-1	27	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
18 Birmingham City	23	7	6	10	29	35	-6	27	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
19 Stoke City	23	6	6	11	21	30	-9	24	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw
20 Millwall	23	5	8	10	24	31	-7	23	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw
21 Huddersfield Town	23	4	10	9	21	38	-17	22	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
22 Queens Park Rangers	23	5	5	13	20	33	-13	20	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
23 Sheffield Wednesday	23	4	4	15	17	37	-20	16	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
24 Rotherham United	23	2	7	14	20	47	-27	13	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss

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Key

Position 1, 2 : Promotion
Position 3, 4, 5, 6 : Promotion Play-off
Position 22, 23, 24 : Relegation

Last Updated 23rd December 2023 at 19:01

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home team, Blackburn Rovers

Manager: Jon Dahl Tomasson

Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Number 12,
L. Wahlstedt
Number 27,
L. Travis , Captain
Number 16,
S. Wharton
Number 5,
D. Hyam , substituted for J. Hill at 67 minutes
Number 17,
H. Carter
Number 6,
S. Tronstad
Number 23,
A. Wharton
Number 7,
A. Sigurðsson
Number 30,
J. Garrett , Yellow Card at 36 minutes
Number 24,
A. Moran , Yellow Card at 89 minutes, substituted for D. Markanday at 90 minutes
Number 14,
N. Ennis , substituted for H. Leonard at 61 minutes

Substitutes

home team, Blackburn Rovers

Number 37,
T. Bloxham
Number 41,
L. Duru
Number 15,
P. Gamble
Number 4,
J. Hill
Number 34,
J. Hilton
Number 20,
H. Leonard
Number 18,
D. Markanday
Number 33,
S. Telalović
Number 28,
C. Weston

away team, Watford

Manager: Valérien Ismaël

Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1

Number 26,
B. Hamer
Number 6,
J. Lewis
Number 4,
W. Hoedt , Captain, Yellow Card at 65 minutes
Number 5,
R. Porteous
Number 24,
T. Dele-Bashiru , substituted for R. Andrews at 46 minutes
Number 8,
J. Livermore , substituted for G. Chakvetadze at 72 minutes
Number 12,
K. Sema
Number 11,
I. Koné , substituted for R. Healey at 83 minutes
Number 39,
E. Kayembe
Number 37,
Matheus Martins , substituted for Y. Asprilla at 46 minutes
Number 19,
V. Bayo , substituted for M. Rajović at 72 minutes

away team, Watford

Number 45,
R. Andrews , Yellow Card at 87 minutes
Number 18,
Y. Asprilla
Number 1,
D. Bachmann
Number 16,
G. Chakvetadze
Number 14,
R. Healey
Number 7,
T. Ince
Number 15,
M. Pollock
Number 9,
M. Rajović , Yellow Card at 81 minutes
Number 3,
F. Sierralta

Blackburn Rovers
Watford

home team, Blackburn Rovers

Manager: Jon Dahl Tomasson

Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Number 12,
L. Wahlstedt
Number 27,
L. Travis , Captain
Number 16,
S. Wharton
Number 5,
D. Hyam , substituted for J. Hill at 67 minutes
Number 17,
H. Carter
Number 6,
S. Tronstad
Number 23,
A. Wharton
Number 7,
A. Sigurðsson
Number 30,
J. Garrett , Yellow Card at 36 minutes
Number 24,
A. Moran , Yellow Card at 89 minutes, substituted for D. Markanday at 90 minutes
Number 14,
N. Ennis , substituted for H. Leonard at 61 minutes

Substitutes

Number 37,
T. Bloxham
Number 41,
L. Duru
Number 15,
P. Gamble
Number 4,
J. Hill
Number 34,
J. Hilton
Number 20,
H. Leonard
Number 18,
D. Markanday
Number 33,
S. Telalović
Number 28,
C. Weston

Referee:: Dean Whitestone
Assistant Referee 1:: Daniel Leach
Assistant Referee 2:: Carl Fitch-Jackson
Fourth Official:: Andrew Kitchen

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Match Facts

Blackburn are looking to complete a league double over Watford for the first time since the 1969-70 campaign.
Watford have lost four of their last six away league games against Blackburn Rovers (W1 D1), losing 2-0 last season under Rob Edwards.
Only one of Blackburn’s 22 league games this season has been a draw – none of their last 20 have ended level (W9 L11) and none at all at Ewood Park this season (W5 L6).
Watford have won their last two away league games, more than in their previous 17 away games combined (1). The Hornets haven’t strung together three consecutive away wins since September 2017 in the Premier League.
Three different Watford players both scored and assisted in their 5-1 away win at Preston North End (Ismaël Koné, Edo Kayembe and Vakoun Bayo). They’d only had a player score and assist in a game twice beforehand this season in the Championship, Imrân Louza vs QPR in August and Tom Ince vs West Brom in September.

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Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 2.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 6
Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 2.
Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Attempt blocked. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Attempt missed. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
Substitutionat 90 minutes
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dilan Markanday replaces Andrew Moran.
Bookingat 89 minutes
Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Postat 89 minutes
Foul by Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers).
Postat 89 minutes
Yáser Asprilla (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Bookingat 87 minutes
Ryan Andrews (Watford) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal!at 87 minutes
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 2. Rhys Healey (Watford) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
Postat 87 minutes
Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Postat 86 minutes
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Sondre Tronstad.
Postat 86 minutes
Attempt blocked. Rhys Healey (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a through ball.
Goal!at 83 minutes
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Watford 1. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
Postat 83 minutes
Attempt saved. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mileta Rajovic.
Substitutionat 83 minutes
Substitution, Watford. Rhys Healey replaces Ismaël Koné.
Bookingat 81 minutes
Mileta Rajovic (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
Postat 80 minutes
Leopold Wahlstedt (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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