Match summary
Watford came from behind to win 2-1 away at Blackburn, with a late winner. Blackburn led 1-0 at half-time.
Adam Wharton put Blackburn ahead in the 3rd minute, Mileta Rajović equalised in the 83rd minute, and Rhys Healey won it from a corner in the 87th minute.
The chances backed that up: Watford created 2.22 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Blackburn's 0.90 from 12.
Before kick-off
Blackburn win
37%
Avg odds 2.59
Draw
27%
Avg odds 3.53
Watford win
36%
Avg odds 2.62
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.