Blackburn vs West Brom

5 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee D Whitestone

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Dilan Markanday 20’
  • Harry Leonard 22’
  • Matt Phillips 50’

Match summary

Blackburn beat West Brom 2-1. Blackburn led 2-0 at half-time.

Dilan Markanday put Blackburn ahead in the 20th minute, Harry Leonard made it 2-0 in the 22nd minute, and Matt Phillips pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 50th minute.

The chances backed that up: Blackburn created 1.57 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to West Brom's 0.82 from 14.

Match stats

Blackburn West Brom
12 Shots 14
3 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 5
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.57 xG 0.82
1.57 Non-penalty xG 0.82

Key events

Blackburn West Brom
Kick-off
Dilan Markanday1-0 (Blackburn)
20’
Harry Leonard2-0 (Blackburn)
22’
Half-time2-0
50’
Matt Phillips2-1 (West Brom)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Blackburn
  • Hayden Carter
  • Lewis Travis
  • Sammie Szmodics
  • Ryan Hedges
West Brom
  • Cédric Kipré
  • Okay Yokuşlu
  • Jed Wallace

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 0.82 20’ Dilan Markanday (Blackburn), 1-0 20’ 22’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), 2-0 22’ 50’ Matt Phillips (West Brom), 2-1 50’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 0.82 20’ Dilan Markanday (Blackburn), 1-0 Markanday 20’ 22’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), 2-0 Leonard 22’ 50’ Matt Phillips (West Brom), 2-1 Phillips 50’
Blackburn 1.57 xGWest Brom 0.82 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 West Brom attacking Blackburn attacking 
68’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 70’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 20’ Dilan Markanday (Blackburn), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 89’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.20 xG, blocked 48’ Jayson Molumby (West Brom), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 86’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 50’ Matt Phillips (West Brom), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 61’ Cédric Kipré (West Brom), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 83’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 34’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Okay Yokuşlu (West Brom), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 79’ Semi Ajayi (West Brom), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 22’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 41’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 26’ Jed Wallace (West Brom), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 84’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Jed Wallace (West Brom), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Matt Phillips (West Brom), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, blocked 75’ Jed Wallace (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Matt Phillips (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 33’ Nathaniel Chalobah (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Jeremy Sarmiento (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Cédric Kipré (West Brom), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 68’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.30 xG, off target 70’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.27 xG, off target 20’ Dilan Markanday (Blackburn), open play, 0.20 xG, goal 89’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.20 xG, blocked 48’ Jayson Molumby (West Brom), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 86’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 50’ Matt Phillips (West Brom), open play, 0.14 xG, goal 61’ Cédric Kipré (West Brom), from a corner, 0.10 xG, blocked 83’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 34’ Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 47’ Okay Yokuşlu (West Brom), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 79’ Semi Ajayi (West Brom), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 22’ Harry Leonard (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 41’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 26’ Jed Wallace (West Brom), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 84’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Jed Wallace (West Brom), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 38’ Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 32’ Matt Phillips (West Brom), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, blocked 18’ Matt Phillips (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 75’ Jed Wallace (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 33’ Nathaniel Chalobah (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Jeremy Sarmiento (West Brom), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Cédric Kipré (West Brom), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 58’ Dominic Hyam (Blackburn), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Joe Rankin-Costello Taken off
78′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.20 – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Sondre Tronstad Taken off
59′ – – – – – – –
Dilan Markanday Taken off
59′ 1 – 1 0.20 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.12 – –
90′ – – 3 0.31 – – –
Harry Leonard
90′ 1 – 3 0.65 – – –
Adam Wharton Came on as a substitute
31′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Hedges Came on as a substitute
31′ – – – – – –
Callum Brittain Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
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 33% Avg odds 2.87
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.21
West Brom win 37% Avg odds 2.55

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.