Blackburn vs Stoke

10 February 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee G Ward

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 3–1

  • Tyrhys Dolan 7’, 37’
  • Sammie Szmodics 20’
  • Niall Ennis 39’

Match summary

Blackburn beat Stoke 3-1. Blackburn led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Tyrhys Dolan put Blackburn ahead in the 7th minute, Sammie Szmodics made it 2-0 with a header in the 20th minute, Dolan made it 3-0 in the 37th minute, and Niall Ennis pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 39th minute.

The chances backed that up: Blackburn created 1.89 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Stoke's 1.19 from 7. Daniel Johnson had a penalty saved for Stoke.

Match stats

Blackburn Stoke
9 Shots 7
5 Shots on Target 3
5 Corners 8
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.89 xG 1.19
1.89 Non-penalty xG 0.40

Key events

Blackburn Stoke
Kick-off
Tyrhys Dolan1-0 (Blackburn)
7’
Sammie Szmodics2-0 (Blackburn)
20’
Tyrhys Dolan3-0 (Blackburn)
37’
39’
Niall Ennis3-1 (Stoke)
Half-time3-1
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Stoke
  • Junior Tchamadeu
  • Luke McNally

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 1.89 1.19 7’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), 1-0 7’ 20’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 2-0 20’ 37’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), 3-0 37’ 39’ Niall Ennis (Stoke), 3-1 39’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.89 1.19 7’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), 1-0 Dolan 7’ 20’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 2-0 Szmodics 20’ 37’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), 3-0 Dolan 37’ 39’ Niall Ennis (Stoke), 3-1 Ennis 39’
Blackburn 1.89 xGStoke 1.19 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Stoke attacking Blackburn attacking 
49’ Daniel Johnson (Stoke), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 20’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.69 xG, goal 7’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 37’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 39’ Niall Ennis (Stoke), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 63’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 14’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 85’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 50’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ André Vidigal (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Daniel Johnson (Stoke), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 20’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.69 xG, goal 7’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.64 xG, goal 37’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.24 xG, goal 39’ Niall Ennis (Stoke), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 63’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 14’ Sam Gallagher (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 85’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 50’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 80’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 22’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Million Manhoef (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 9’ André Vidigal (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 76’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Kyle McFadzean
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Joe Rankin-Costello Taken off
66′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.07 – – –
Ryan Hedges Taken off
68′ – – – – – – –
Tyrhys Dolan Taken off
86′ 2 – 3 0.96 – – –
Sammie Szmodics Taken off
86′ 1 – 2 0.75 – – –
Sam Gallagher Taken off
66′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Jake Garrett Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – – –
Semir Telalović Came on as a substitute
24′ – – – – – – –
Connor O'Riordan Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
Andrew Moran Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
Arnór Sigurðsson Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – – –
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 42% Avg odds 2.25
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.73
Stoke win 32% Avg odds 2.95

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.