English League Championship

Stoke City vs Blackburn Rovers, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Stoke City
  • 19': Ali Ibrahim Al-Hamadi
FT
1 - 0
Blackburn Rovers

    About

    Stoke City are hosting Blackburn Rovers at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 1': Foul by Lewis Baker (Stoke City).
    • 2': Ali Al Hamadi (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 2': Foul by Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Million Manhoef (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Al Hamadi.
    • 4': Foul by Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City).
    • 4': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 15': Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City).
    • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 19': Goal! Stoke City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Ali Al Hamadi (Stoke City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Baker.
    • 21': Foul by Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City).
    • 21': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Ashley Phillips (Stoke City).
    • 24': Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt saved. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
    • 25': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
    • 26': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye is caught offside.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Ali Al Hamadi (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 29': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 29': Million Manhoef (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 31': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
    • 33': Foul by Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City).
    • 33': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Yuri Ribeiro is caught offside.
    • 36': Ali Al Hamadi (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Dion Sanderson (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 38': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 39': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
    • 39': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Ali Al Hamadi (Stoke City).
    • 39': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 40': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.
    • 44': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 44': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Bae Jun-Ho.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 45'+2': Wouter Burger (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Stoke City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Stoke City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 46': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Foul by Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 46': Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 49': Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
    • 49': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Eric-Junior Bocat.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 52': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye is caught offside.
    • 52': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Wouter Burger (Stoke City).
    • 57': Ali Al Hamadi (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Ali Al Hamadi (Stoke City).
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Substitution, Stoke City. Lewis Koumas replaces Million Manhoef.
    • 63': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye is caught offside.
    • 64': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sondre Tronstad replaces Adam Forshaw.
    • 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi replaces Todd Cantwell.
    • 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
    • 65': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
    • 66': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Wouter Burger (Stoke City).
    • 67': Attempt saved. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aynsley Pears (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 67': Delay in match because of an injury Dion Sanderson (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali Al Hamadi.
    • 73': Substitution, Stoke City. Enda Stevens replaces Eric-Junior Bocat because of an injury.
    • 74': Substitution, Stoke City. Sam Gallagher replaces Ali Al Hamadi.
    • 74': Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Hyam with a headed pass.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hayden Carter following a set piece situation.
    • 77': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 77': Lewis Baker (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 78': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rankin-Costello replaces Dion Sanderson.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Thompson.
    • 81': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Stoke City).
    • 82': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Stoke City).
    • 82': Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Makhtar Gueye (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Rankin-Costello with a cross.
    • 87': Delay in match (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 88': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 89': Handball by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominic Hyam.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
    • 90'+1': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Enda Stevens (Stoke City).
    • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Cauley Woodrow replaces Lewis Travis.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Stoke City. Michael Rose replaces Enda Stevens because of an injury.
    • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Hayden Carter with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Michael Rose.
    • 90'+5': Emmanuel Dennis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
    • 90'+6': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Dominic Hyam is caught offside.
    • 90'+8': Foul by Cauley Woodrow (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 90'+8': Jordan Thompson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+9': Attempt saved. Lewis Koumas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Aynsley Pears (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
    • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Stoke City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Stoke City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.

    Statistics

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    0 Fouls 0
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    0 Corner Kicks 0
    0 Saves 0
    0 Possession 0
    0 SHOTS 0
    0 ON GOAL 0
    0.0 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    0 Blocked Shots 0
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: bet365 Stadium
    Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
    Attendance: 20,194

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 11 +23 25
    2 Middlesbrough 11 +8 24
    3 Millwall 11 0 20
    4 Bristol City 11 +8 19
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    STK Stoke City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Viktor Johansson (GK)
    16 Ben Wilmot
    26 Ashley Phillips
    17 Eric Bocat
    22 Junior Tchamadeu
    8 Lewis Baker
    6 Wouter Burger
    15 Jordan Thompson Yellow Card
    9 Ali Ibrahim Al-Hamadi
    10 Bae Jun-Ho
    42 Million Manhoef
    Stoke City Substitutes:
    Enda Stevens, Nathan Lowe, Tatsuki Seko, Jack Bonham, Bosun Lawal, Lewis Koumas, Andy Moran, Sam Gallagher, Michael Rose.

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Aynsley Pears (GK)
    5 Dominic Hyam
    17 Hayden Carter
    31 Dion Sanderson
    27 Lewis Travis Yellow Card
    28 Adam Forshaw
    4 Yuri Ribeiro
    2 Callum Brittain
    9 Makhtar Gueye Yellow Card
    8 Todd Cantwell
    10 Tyrhys Dolan
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Emmanuel Dennis, Balazs Toth, Yuki Ohashi, Cauley Woodrow, Amario Cozier-Duberry, John Buckley, Joe Rankin-Costello, Sondre Tronstad, Brandon Powell.

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