English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Ipswich Town, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 59': Todd Cantwell (P)
  • 76': Andri Gudjohnsen
FT
1 - 1
Ipswich Town
  • Red Card 49': Jacob Greaves
  • 90'+4': Sindre Walle Egeli

About

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Ipswich Town at Ewood Park, Blackburn, 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.
  • 4': Foul by Iván Azón (Ipswich Town).
  • 4': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 6': Foul by Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 6': Iván Azón (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Iván Azón (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross.
  • 9': Ashley Young (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 10': Attempt saved. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu with a cross.
  • 11': Ashley Young (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu.
  • 13': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Azor Matusiwa.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuki Ohashi.
  • 16': Foul by Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 16': Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 21': Foul by Iván Azón (Ipswich Town).
  • 21': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by George Pratt (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 22': Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Alebiosu is caught offside.
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Iván Azón (Ipswich Town).
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 26': Foul by Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town).
  • 26': Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Ashley Young (Ipswich Town).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Foul by Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town).
  • 29': Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
  • 33': Foul by Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 33': Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Azor Matusiwa.
  • 35': Handball by George Pratt (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 36': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by George Pratt.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Iván Azón (Ipswich Town) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Leif Davis with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Andri Gudjohnsen is caught offside.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.
  • 43': Foul by Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town).
  • 43': Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town).
  • 43': Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Iván Azón (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 44': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Adam Forshaw.
  • 45': Foul by Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town).
  • 45': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Ipswich Town 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Ipswich Town 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jens Cajuste replaces Iván Azón.
  • 45': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Marcelino Núñez replaces Jack Taylor.
  • 48': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by George Pratt.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Marcelino Núñez (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 49': Foul by Leif Davis (Ipswich Town).
  • 49': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 50': Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Offside, Ipswich Town. Kasey McAteer is caught offside.
  • 52': Foul by Leif Davis (Ipswich Town).
  • 52': Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Leif Davis.
  • 57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sidnei Tavares replaces Adam Forshaw.
  • 58': Offside, Ipswich Town. Kasey McAteer is caught offside.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Aynsley Pears (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 60': Delay in match (Ipswich Town).
  • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 61': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Azor Matusiwa.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Christian Walton (Ipswich Town). Assisted by Ryan Hedges with a cross.
  • 62': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Christian Walton.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita with a cross.
  • 62': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kasey McAteer.
  • 63': Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 65': Foul by Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town).
  • 65': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis Miller.
  • 68': Substitution, Ipswich Town. George Hirst replaces Chuba Akpom.
  • 68': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jaden Philogene replaces Kasey McAteer.
  • 71': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell replaces Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
  • 71': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Moussa Baradji replaces Ryoya Morishita.
  • 76': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ashley Young.
  • 76': Attempt missed. George Pratt (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross following a corner.
  • 76': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Ipswich Town 0. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Pratt following a corner.
  • 78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dion De Neve replaces Ryan Hedges.
  • 78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Makhtar Gueye replaces Andri Gudjohnsen.
  • 80': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Sindre Egeli replaces Azor Matusiwa.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jaden Philogene.
  • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Dara O'Shea (Ipswich Town).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Cédric Kipré (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 85': Foul by Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 85': Jens Cajuste (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Marcelino Núñez (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Offside, Ipswich Town. Jaden Philogene is caught offside.
  • 90': Foul by Sidnei Tavares (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90': Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Marcelino Núñez (Ipswich Town).
  • 90'+2': Sidnei Tavares (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jack Clarke.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Ipswich Town 1. Sindre Egeli (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Ipswich Town 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Ipswich Town 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 12
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 2
3 Corner Kicks 9
2 Saves 1
54.8 Possession 45.2
11 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
309 Accurate Passes 236
392 Passes 317
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 6
16 Crosses 21
0.1 Cross % 0.3
47 Long Balls 61
24 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.5 Long Balls % 0.2
5 Blocked Shots 5
6 Effective Tackles 11
13 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
3 Interceptions 5
32 Effective Clearances 33
32 Clearances 33

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 13,142

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 19 +29 43
2 Middlesbrough 19 +8 36
3 Millwall 19 -2 34
4 Ipswich Town 19 +14 31
Full Standings

Line-Ups

BLK Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Aynsley Pears (GK)
15 Sean McLoughlin
43 George Pratt
12 Lewis Miller
5 Taylor Gardner-Hickman Yellow Card
28 Adam Forshaw
25 Ryoya Morishita
19 Ryan Hedges
2 Ryan Alebiousu
11 Andri Gudjohnsen
23 Yuki Ohashi
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Makhtar Gueye, Yuri Ribeiro, Todd Cantwell, Dion De Neve, Moussa Baradji, Nicholas Michalski, Tom Atcheson, Axel Henriksson, Sidnei Tavares.

IPS Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
28 Christian Walton (GK)
4 Cedric Kipre Yellow Card
26 Dara O'Shea
3 Leif Davis Yellow Card
15 Ashley Young
29 Chuba Akpom
14 Jack Taylor
5 Azor Matusiwa Yellow Card
31 Ivan Azón
47 Jack Clarke
20 Kasey McAteer
Ipswich Town Substitutes:
Jens Cajuste, Darnell Furlong, Jacob Greaves, George Hirst, Marcelino Núñez, Jaden Philogene, Sindre Walle Egeli, David Button, Ben Johnson.

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