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Saturday 9th December

Championship Table

On Saturday 9th December

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1	Leicester City	20	16	1	3	38	12	26	49	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win
2	Ipswich Town	20	15	3	2	43	25	18	48	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win
3	Leeds United	20	12	5	3	36	20	16	41	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win
4	Southampton	20	11	5	4	32	28	4	38	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw
5	West Bromwich Albion	20	9	5	6	31	21	10	32	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
6	Sunderland	20	9	3	8	31	23	8	30	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
7	Cardiff City	20	9	3	8	28	23	5	30	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
8	Hull City	20	8	6	6	29	26	3	30	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
9	Preston North End	20	8	5	7	24	32	-8	29	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
10	Watford	20	7	7	6	29	24	5	28	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw
11	Blackburn Rovers	20	9	1	10	32	33	-1	28	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
12	Middlesbrough	20	8	3	9	31	31	0	27	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
13	Norwich City	20	8	3	9	34	36	-2	27	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
14	Bristol City	20	7	5	8	21	22	-1	26	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
15	Coventry City	20	6	7	7	26	23	3	25	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
16	Swansea City	20	6	6	8	28	28	0	24	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
17	Birmingham City	20	6	5	9	23	29	-6	23	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
18	Plymouth Argyle	20	6	4	10	31	33	-2	22	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
19	Millwall	20	5	6	9	21	27	-6	21	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
20	Stoke City	20	6	3	11	19	28	-9	21	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
21	Huddersfield Town	20	4	9	7	19	32	-13	21	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw
22	Queens Park Rangers	20	5	4	11	19	30	-11	19	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win
23	Sheffield Wednesday	20	3	4	13	13	31	-18	13	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win
24	Rotherham United	20	2	7	11	18	39	-21	13	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss

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Key

Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
Position 22 - 24 : Relegation

Last Updated 9th December 2023 at 17:00

Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

Team Lineups

home team, Blackburn Rovers

Manager: Jon Dahl Tomasson

Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Number 12,
L. Wahlstedt
Number 3,
H. Pickering
Number 16,
S. Wharton
Number 17,
H. Carter , Yellow Card at 79 minutes
Number 4,
J. Hill , substituted for N. Ennis at 80 minutes
Number 23,
A. Wharton , Yellow Card at 65 minutes, substituted for J. Garrett at 80 minutes
Number 6,
S. Tronstad
Number 2,
C. Brittain
Number 8,
S. Szmodics , Captain
Number 24,
A. Moran , Yellow Card at 17 minutes, substituted for D. Markanday at 84 minutes
Number 20,
H. Leonard , substituted for A. Sigurðsson at 46 minutes

away team, Leeds United

Manager: Daniel Farke

Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Number 1,
I. Meslier
Number 25,
S. Byram , substituted for D. Spence at 70 minutes
Number 21,
P. Struijk , Captain
Number 14,
J. Rodon
Number 22,
A. Gray , Yellow Card at 63 minutes
Number 8,
G. Kamara
Number 4,
E. Ampadu , Yellow Card at 85 minutes
Number 10,
C. Summerville , substituted for J. Anthony at 83 minutes
Number 7,
J. Piroe , substituted for I. Gruev at 89 minutes
Number 20,
D. James , substituted for W. Gnonto at 69 minutes
Number 24,
G. Rutter , substituted for Mateo Joseph at 89 minutes

Substitutes

home team, Blackburn Rovers

Number 31,
T. Atcheson
Number 37,
T. Bloxham
Number 14,
N. Ennis
Number 15,
P. Gamble
Number 30,
J. Garrett
Number 34,
J. Hilton
Number 18,
D. Markanday
Number 7,
A. Sigurðsson
Number 33,
S. Telalović

away team, Leeds United

Number 12,
J. Anthony
Number 6,
L. Cooper
Number 28,
K. Darlow
Number 39,
D. Spence
Number 30,
J. Gelhardt
Number 29,
W. Gnonto
Number 44,
I. Gruev
Number 49,
Mateo Joseph
Number 17,
J. Shackleton

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3

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v Birmingham City

4

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v Swansea City

3

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v Stoke City

0

3

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v Rotherham United

1

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1

2

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v Plymouth Argyle

2

1

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v Norwich City

1

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Match Facts

Blackburn Rovers have lost six of their last seven league games against Leeds United, winning the other game 2-1 in October 2018.
Leeds have won three of their last four away league games against Blackburn Rovers (L1), with this their first visit since a 3-1 win in July 2020.
Blackburn have either won (4) or lost (5) at Ewood Park in the Championship this season, and are looking to record successive such wins for the first time since March (run of four).
Only Southampton (11 games) are on a longer ongoing unbeaten run in the Championship than Leeds, who have won five of their last six games (D1).
Sammie Szmodics has scored in each of his last five league games for Blackburn (7 goals), the last Rovers player to enjoy a longer run in the league was Jordan Rhodes in February 2013 (7 games).

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Postat 90 minutes plus 8
Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Leeds United 2.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 8
Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Leeds United 2.
Postat 90 minutes plus 7
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Niall Ennis is caught offside.
Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Mateo Joseph (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitutionat 89 minutes
Substitution, Leeds United. Mateo Joseph replaces Georginio Rutter.
Substitutionat 89 minutes
Substitution, Leeds United. Ilia Gruev replaces Joël Piroe.
Postat 88 minutes
Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dilan Markanday.
Bookingat 85 minutes
Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United) is shown the yellow card.
Postat 85 minutes
Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Postat 85 minutes
Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Leeds United).
Substitutionat 84 minutes
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dilan Markanday replaces Andrew Moran.
Substitutionat 83 minutes
Substitution, Leeds United. Jaidon Anthony replaces Crysencio Summerville.
Postat 83 minutes
Foul by Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers).
Postat 83 minutes
Wilfried Gnonto (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 82 minutes
Attempt missed. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Moran with a cross following a corner.
Postat 82 minutes
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Illan Meslier.
Postat 82 minutes
Attempt saved. Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Moran with a cross.
Postat 81 minutes
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Crysencio Summerville.
Substitutionat 80 minutes
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Adam Wharton.