Blackburn vs Watford

26 April 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee E Bell

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Todd Cantwell 59’
  • Tyrhys Dolan 74’
  • Matthew Pollock 47’

Match summary

Blackburn came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Watford. It was goalless at half-time.

Matthew Pollock put Watford ahead with a header in the 47th minute, Todd Cantwell equalised in the 59th minute, and Tyrhys Dolan won it in the 74th minute.

The chances backed that up: Blackburn created 1.02 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Watford's 0.35 from 9.

Match stats

Blackburn Watford
10 Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 6
5 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 0
1.02 xG 0.35
1.02 Non-penalty xG 0.35

Key events

Blackburn Watford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
47’
Matthew Pollock0-1 (Watford)
Todd Cantwell1-1 (Blackburn)
59’
Tyrhys Dolan2-1 (Blackburn)
74’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Blackburn
  • Lewis Travis
  • Tyrhys Dolan
  • Ryan Hedges
  • Adam Forshaw
  • Emmanuel Dennis
Watford
  • James Abankwah
  • James Morris
  • Imrân Louza
  • Edo Kayembe
  • Mamadou Doumbia

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.02 0.35 47’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), 0-1 47’ 59’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), 1-1 59’ 74’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), 2-1 74’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.02 0.35 47’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), 0-1 Pollock 47’ 59’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), 1-1 Cantwell 59’ 74’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), 2-1 Dolan 74’
Blackburn 1.02 xGWatford 0.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Blackburn attacking 
90+9’ Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 52’ Danny Batth (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.18 xG, hit the woodwork 74’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 47’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 59’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 41’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 4’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+4’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Adam Forshaw (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 79’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 67’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 20’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 58’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+9’ Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn), open play, 0.35 xG, off target 52’ Danny Batth (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.18 xG, hit the woodwork 74’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 47’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 59’ Todd Cantwell (Blackburn), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 41’ Matthew Pollock (Watford), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 4’ Ryan Hedges (Blackburn), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+4’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 90+5’ Adam Forshaw (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 79’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 66’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 67’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 20’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Rocco Vata (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 6’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 58’ Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.18 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.04 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Tyrhys Dolan Taken off
86′ 1 – 1 0.17 – –
Todd Cantwell Taken off
78′ 1 – 1 0.12 – – –
Ryan Hedges Taken off
78′ – – 1 0.06 – –
Yuki Ohashi Taken off
86′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Dion Sanderson Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Adam Forshaw Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 1 0.04 – –
Emmanuel Dennis Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – –
Augustus Kargbo Came on as a substitute
4′ – – 1 0.35 – – –
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 58% Avg odds 1.62
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.92
Watford win 18% Avg odds 5.40

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.