Blackburn vs Swansea

30 September 2025 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Leigh Doughty

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • T. Cantwell 28’
  • G. Franco 44’
  • L. Cullen 67’

Match summary

Swansea came from behind to win 2-1 away at Blackburn. It was 1-1 at half-time.

T. Cantwell put Blackburn ahead with a header in the 28th minute, G. Franco equalised in the 44th minute, and L. Cullen won it in the 67th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Blackburn created 0.56 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots, Swansea 0.44 from 7.

Match stats

51% Possession 49%
14 Shots 7
3 Shots on target 4
7 Corners 3
420 Passes 427
74.3% Pass accuracy 78.7%
12 Tackles 9
15 Fouls 13
3 Yellow cards 2
4 Offsides 2

Key events

Blackburn Swansea
V. IsmaëlManagerArgument
0’
Kick-off
17’
E. GalbraithShot on target
T. CantwellHeader1-0 (Blackburn)
28’
30’
Z. InoussaShot on target
S. McLoughlinFoul
36’
44’
G. FrancoRight foot shot1-1 (Swansea)
Half-time1-1
A. KargboR. Morishita
46’
Second half underway
T. CantwellShot on target
52’
56’
J. EomZ. Inoussa
56’
RonaldB. Manuel
63’
A. IdahŽ. Vipotnik
63’
L. CullenE. Galbraith
67’
L. CullenLeft foot shot1-2 (Swansea)
Y. OhashiR. Hedges
71’
72’
J. TymonFoul
74’
C. BurgessFoul
S. TrondstadArgument
79’
Y. OhashiShot on target
80’
84’
J. FultonM. Stamenić
T. CantwellArgument
87’
D. D. NeveT. Gardner-Hickman
89’
Full-time1-2

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.56 0.44 28’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), 1-0 28’ 44’ G. Franco (Swansea), 1-1 44’ 67’ L. Cullen (Swansea), 1-2 67’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.56 0.44 28’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), 1-0 Cantwell 28’ 44’ G. Franco (Swansea), 1-1 Franco 44’ 67’ L. Cullen (Swansea), 1-2 Cullen 67’
Blackburn 0.56 xGSwansea 0.44 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Swansea attacking Blackburn attacking 
67’ L. Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 88’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 41’ C. Burgess (Swansea), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 30’ T. Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 44’ G. Franco (Swansea), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 52’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 12’ A. Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ S. Trondstad (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ A. Kargbo (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 80’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ S. Trondstad (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 28’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 76’ A. Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Y. Ribeiro (Blackburn), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ R. Alebiousu (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ L. Miller (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ E. Galbraith (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 54’ S. McLoughlin (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ A. Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 30’ Z. Inoussa (Swansea), from a corner, 0.00 xG, saved 24’ Unknown (Swansea), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 67’ L. Cullen (Swansea), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 88’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 41’ C. Burgess (Swansea), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 30’ T. Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 44’ G. Franco (Swansea), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 52’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 12’ A. Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 82’ S. Trondstad (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 67’ A. Kargbo (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 80’ Y. Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 25’ S. Trondstad (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 88’ Y. Ribeiro (Blackburn), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ T. Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 76’ A. Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 81’ R. Alebiousu (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+3’ L. Miller (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 17’ E. Galbraith (Swansea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 54’ S. McLoughlin (Blackburn), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ A. Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 30’ Z. Inoussa (Swansea), from a corner, 0.00 xG, saved 24’ Unknown (Swansea), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Blackburn 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Tóth
Alebiousu
Miller
McLoughlin
Ribeiro
Trondstad
Gardner-Hickman 89’
Morishita 46’
Cantwell
Hedges 71’
Guðjohnsen
Swansea 4-3-3 Starting XI
Vigouroux
Key
Cabango
Burgess
Tymon
Franco
Stamenić 84’
Galbraith 63’
Benson
Vipotnik 63’
Inoussa 56’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
B. Tóth
90′ 2 2 32 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
R. Alebiousu
90′ 2 – – 3 – 34 2 – – –
L. Miller
90′ 1 1 – 8 5 52 2 – – –
S. McLoughlin
90′ 1 2 – 6 5 47 1 – – –
Y. Ribeiro
90′ 2 – – 2 – 38 1 – – –
Midfielders5 players
S. Trondstad
90′ – – 49 – – 1 1 3 1 1 –
T. Gardner-Hickman
89′ – – 34 – – 1 1 6 – 2 –
R. Morishita Taken off
45′ – – 10 1 – 2 – 3 3 – –
T. Cantwell
90′ 1 – 59 2 – – 1 4 1 4 –
R. Hedges Taken off
71′ – – 23 – – 1 3 5 2 1 –
Forwards3 players
A. Guðjohnsen
90′ – – 2 – 0.06 – 2 8 2 20 –
A. Kargbo Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 1 – 0.05 – – – – 13 –
Y. Ohashi Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 2 1 0.14 – 1 3 – 8 –
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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Blackburn win 38% Avg odds 2.47
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.14
Swansea win 32% Avg odds 2.94

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

Form going into the game

Blackburn LWLWL
Swansea DWDLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Swansea 3-0 Blackburn, 22 Feb 25 Next meeting: Swansea 3-1 Blackburn, 20 Jan 26  All Blackburn vs Swansea meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.