Match summary
Blackburn saw off Bristol City 2-1. Blackburn led 1-0 at half-time.
Arnór Sigurðsson put Blackburn ahead in the 35th minute, Scott Wharton made it 2-0 with a header in the 52nd minute, and Mark Sykes pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 60th minute.
The chances backed that up: Blackburn created 1.32 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Bristol City's 0.84 from 11.
Before kick-off
Blackburn win
47%
Avg odds 2.03
Draw
26%
Avg odds 3.60
Bristol City win
27%
Avg odds 3.56
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.