English FA Cup

Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers, 2025-26 English FA Cup, Third Round

· Hull City advance 4-3 on penalties
Hull City
FT - Penalties
0 - 0
Hull City advance 4-3 on penalties
Blackburn Rovers

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Hull City are hosting Blackburn Rovers at The MKM Stadium, Hull, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English FA Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Brandon Powell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 1': Kasey Palmer (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Offside, Hull City. Joel Ndala is caught offside.
  • 3': Foul by Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 3': Kasey Palmer (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Charlie Hughes.
  • 7': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Nathan Dlamini is caught offside.
  • 8': Akin Famewo (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 8': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Hull City).
  • 8': Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Delay in match because of an injury Darko Gyabi (Hull City).
  • 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 11': Substitution, Hull City. Regan Slater replaces Darko Gyabi because of an injury.
  • 14': Foul by Dion De Neve (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 14': Joel Ndala (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Brandon Powell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City).
  • 17': Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 17': Kasey Palmer (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Brandon Powell (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Charlie Hughes.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Dlamini with a headed pass.
  • 22': Foul by Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 22': Kasey Palmer (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Kasey Palmer (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Kasey Palmer (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Liam Millar (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewie Coyle with a cross.
  • 28': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Liam Millar.
  • 31': Foul by Brandon Powell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 31': Lewie Coyle (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Brandon Powell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Hull City).
  • 32': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 37': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Hull City).
  • 37': Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Oliver McBurnie.
  • 40': Foul by Lewie Coyle (Hull City).
  • 40': Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Brandon Powell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Foul by Akin Famewo (Hull City).
  • 45': Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45': Akin Famewo (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Connor O'Riordan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dion De Neve with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Miller is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45'+4': Kasey Palmer (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': Attempt saved. Liam Millar (Hull City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Regan Slater.
  • 45'+5': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Hull City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Hull City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 47': Foul by Connor O'Riordan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 47': Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Connor O'Riordan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 47': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Dion De Neve.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Liam Millar (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Amir Hadziahmetovic following a corner.
  • 51': Foul by Lewie Coyle (Hull City).
  • 51': Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Regan Slater (Hull City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Ndala.
  • 52': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Liam Millar (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 54': Delay in match because of an injury Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Moussa Baradji replaces Kristi Montgomery because of an injury.
  • 56': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Axel Henriksson is caught offside.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Cody Drameh (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Millar.
  • 59': Foul by Liam Millar (Hull City).
  • 59': Lewis Miller (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 61': Regan Slater (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Tom Atcheson.
  • 64': Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Hull City).
  • 66': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Dlamini (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 68': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Dion De Neve.
  • 69': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Aodhan Doherty replaces Nathan Dlamini because of an injury.
  • 69': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi replaces Brandon Powell.
  • 69': Dion De Neve (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Hull City).
  • 71': Attempt missed. Joel Ndala (Hull City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Amir Hadziahmetovic.
  • 71': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Moussa Baradji.
  • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Dion De Neve (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Liam Millar (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 74': Foul by Charlie Hughes (Hull City).
  • 74': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 74': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuri Ribeiro replaces Dion De Neve because of an injury.
  • 75': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sean McLoughlin replaces Eiran Cashin.
  • 76': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Lewis Miller.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aodhan Doherty following a fast break.
  • 76': Cody Drameh (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cody Drameh.
  • 79': Delay in match (Hull City).
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 82': Substitution, Hull City. David Akintola replaces Joel Ndala.
  • 82': Substitution, Hull City. Kyle Joseph replaces Kasey Palmer.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Aodhan Doherty (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Axel Henriksson following a fast break.
  • 86': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Aodhan Doherty is caught offside.
  • 87': Foul by David Akintola (Hull City).
  • 87': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Axel Henriksson.
  • 90': Akin Famewo (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. David Akintola (Hull City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Joseph.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Hull City. Cathal McCarthy replaces Liam Millar.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Aodhan Doherty (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+5': Lewie Coyle (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+6': Lewie Coyle (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Tom Atcheson.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Hull City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 90': First Half Extra Time begins Hull City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 90': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. George Pratt replaces Connor O'Riordan.
  • 92': Attempt missed. Regan Slater (Hull City) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie with a headed pass.
  • 94': Foul by Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 94': Kyle Joseph (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 95': Charlie Hughes (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 95': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 96': Attempt missed. Cathal McCarthy (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Akintola.
  • 96': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by George Pratt.
  • 96': Attempt blocked. Regan Slater (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Hughes.
  • 96': Attempt missed. Kyle Joseph (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lewie Coyle with a cross following a corner.
  • 98': Attempt saved. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Dillon Phillips (Hull City). Assisted by Yuri Ribeiro with a cross.
  • 99': David Akintola (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 99': Foul by Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 101': Attempt saved. Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Charlie Hughes with a cross.
  • 101': David Akintola (Hull City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 101': Offside, Hull City. Oliver McBurnie is caught offside.
  • 104': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dillon Phillips.
  • 105': Foul by David Akintola (Hull City).
  • 105': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 105'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 105'+2': First Half Extra Time ends, Hull City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 105': Second Half Extra Time begins Hull City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 105': Substitution, Hull City. John Egan replaces Akin Famewo.
  • 109': Attempt missed. Aodhan Doherty (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Baradji following a fast break.
  • 109': Delay in match because of an injury Cody Drameh (Hull City).
  • 111': Substitution, Hull City. Matty Jacob replaces Cody Drameh because of an injury.
  • 111': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 113': Foul by Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 113': Matty Jacob (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 114': Foul by John Egan (Hull City).
  • 114': Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 115': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. George Pratt is caught offside.
  • 116': Axel Henriksson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 116': Foul by Regan Slater (Hull City).
  • 116': Regan Slater (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 119': Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 119': Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 119': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 120': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 120'+2': Second Half Extra Time ends, Hull City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 120': Penalty Shootout begins Hull City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 120': Penalty saved. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Dillon Phillips (Hull City).
  • 120': Penalty saved. Lewie Coyle (Hull City) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 120': Penalty saved. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Dillon Phillips (Hull City).
  • 120': Goal! Hull City 0(1), Blackburn Rovers 0. Kyle Joseph (Hull City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 120': Goal! Hull City 0(1), Blackburn Rovers 0(1). Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 120': Goal! Hull City 0(2), Blackburn Rovers 0(1). Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 120': Goal! Hull City 0(2), Blackburn Rovers 0(2). Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 120': Goal! Hull City 0(3), Blackburn Rovers 0(2). Charlie Hughes (Hull City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 120': Goal! Hull City 0(3), Blackburn Rovers 0(3). Aodhan Doherty (Blackburn Rovers) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 120': Goal! Hull City 0(4), Blackburn Rovers 0(3). David Akintola (Hull City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 120': Penalty Shootout ends, Hull City 0(4), Blackburn Rovers 0(3).
  • 0': Match ends, Hull City 0(4), Blackburn Rovers 0(3).

Game Information

Competition: English FA Cup

Venue: The MKM Stadium
Location: Hull, England
Attendance: 6,627

Line-Ups

HUL Hull City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Dillon Phillips (GK)
23 Akin Famewo Yellow Card
4 Charlie Hughes
2 Lewie Coyle
18 Cody Drameh Yellow Card
24 Darko Gyabi
20 Amir Hadziahmetovic
45 Kasey Palmer
9 Oliver McBurnie Yellow Card
7 Liam Millar
19 Joel Ndala
Hull City Substitutes:
Kyle Joseph, Cathal McCarthy, John Egan, Hugh Parker, Ivor Pandur, Babajide David, Matty Jacob, Regan Slater.

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

No. Name
22 Balazs Toth (GK)
26 Connor O'Riordan Yellow Card
20 Eiran Cashin
38 Tom Atcheson
31 Kristi Montgomery
5 Taylor Gardner-Hickman Yellow Card
44 Brandon Powell Yellow Card
14 Dion De Neve
12 Lewis Miller
52 Nathan Dlamini
18 Axel Henriksson
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Yuri Ribeiro, George Pratt, Harry Pickering, Aodhan Doherty, Yuki Ohashi, Igor Tyjon, Nicholas Michalski, Sean McLoughlin, Moussa Baradji.

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