Blackburn vs Hull

19 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee O Langford

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • Sam Gallagher 74’
  • Aaron Connolly 81’, 88’

Match summary

Hull came from behind to win 2-1 away at Blackburn, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Sam Gallagher put Blackburn ahead in the 74th minute, Aaron Connolly equalised in the 81st minute, and Connolly won it in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: Hull created 2.10 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Blackburn's 1.79 from 14. Blackburn had a player sent off.

Match stats

Blackburn Hull
14 Shots 19
3 Shots on Target 5
2 Corners 8
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
1.79 xG 2.10
1.79 Non-penalty xG 2.10

Key events

Blackburn Hull
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Sam Gallagher1-0 (Blackburn)
74’
81’
Aaron Connolly1-1 (Hull)
88’
Aaron Connolly1-2 (Hull)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Blackburn
  • Harry Pickering
  • Sam Gallagher
Hull
  • Jacob Greaves
  • Adama Traoré
  • Jason Lokilo

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.79 2.10 74’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), 1-0 74’ 81’ Aaron Connolly (Hull), 1-1 81’ 88’ Aaron Connolly (Hull), 1-2 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.79 2.10 74’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), 1-0 Gallagher 74’ 81’ Aaron Connolly (Hull), 1-1 Connolly 81’ 88’ Aaron Connolly (Hull), 1-2 Connolly 88’
Blackburn 1.79 xGHull 2.10 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Hull attacking Blackburn attacking 
87’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 88’ Aaron Connolly (Hull), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 74’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 81’ Aaron Connolly (Hull), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 87’ Niall Ennis (Blackburn), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 56’ Ozan Tufan (Hull), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 18’ Scott Twine (Hull), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, off target 58’ Liam Delap (Hull), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 46’ Liam Delap (Hull), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 82’ Niall Ennis (Blackburn), open play, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 8’ Ozan Tufan (Hull), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 27’ Ozan Tufan (Hull), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 82’ Niall Ennis (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 87’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 57’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 48’ Scott Twine (Hull), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 74’ Niall Ennis (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 9’ Scott Twine (Hull), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 46’ Liam Delap (Hull), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Jean Michaël Seri (Hull), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Scott Twine (Hull), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 59’ Adama Traoré (Hull), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+4’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 36’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 77’ Regan Slater (Hull), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Liam Delap (Hull), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Jacob Greaves (Hull), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Jacob Greaves (Hull), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 14’ Scott Twine (Hull), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 87’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 88’ Aaron Connolly (Hull), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 74’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 81’ Aaron Connolly (Hull), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 87’ Niall Ennis (Blackburn), open play, 0.24 xG, blocked 56’ Ozan Tufan (Hull), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 18’ Scott Twine (Hull), direct free kick, 0.17 xG, off target 58’ Liam Delap (Hull), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 46’ Liam Delap (Hull), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 8’ Ozan Tufan (Hull), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 82’ Niall Ennis (Blackburn), open play, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 27’ Ozan Tufan (Hull), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 82’ Niall Ennis (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 87’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 57’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 48’ Scott Twine (Hull), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 9’ Scott Twine (Hull), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 46’ Liam Delap (Hull), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 74’ Niall Ennis (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Jean Michaël Seri (Hull), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 72’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Scott Twine (Hull), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 90+4’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Lewis Travis (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 59’ Adama Traoré (Hull), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 36’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 77’ Regan Slater (Hull), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 73’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Liam Delap (Hull), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Jacob Greaves (Hull), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Jacob Greaves (Hull), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 14’ Scott Twine (Hull), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 0.16 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Harry Pickering Sent off
16′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Sammie Szmodics Taken off
52′ – – – – – – –
Tyrhys Dolan Taken off
19′ – – – – – – –
Harry Leonard Taken off
52′ – – – – – – –
Callum Brittain Came on as a substitute
71′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Sam Gallagher Came on as a substitute
38′ 1 – 2 0.82 – –
Niall Ennis Came on as a substitute
38′ – – 4 0.53 – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Blackburn win 51% Avg odds 1.87
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.71
Hull win 24% Avg odds 4.01

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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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.