Blackburn vs West Ham

7 November 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Thomas Kirk

Full time 2 – 1

Andri Guðjohnsen 54’
Oladapo Afolayan 71’

Joël Piroe 82’

Match summary

Blackburn won 2-1 at home to West Ham.

Andri Guðjohnsen put Blackburn ahead with a header in the 54th minute, Oladapo Afolayan made it 2-0 in the 71st minute, and Joël Piroe pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 82nd minute.

West Ham can feel hard done by, creating 1.33 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Blackburn's 0.97 from 5.

Blackburn secured a 2-1 victory against West Ham in the Championship despite enduring heavy pressure throughout the fixture. The visitors dominated possession with 64 percent and generated 20 shots compared to the hosts' 5, while also leading 9 to 4 on corners and 55 to 22 in dangerous attacks. West Ham registered an expected goals figure of 1.33 against Blackburn's 0.97. Discipline was evenly contested as Blackburn accumulated 3 yellow cards from 16 fouls, while West Ham received 2 yellow cards from 8 fouls during a tense encounter.

The match remained goalless at the interval after Gady Beyuku received a yellow card in the 34th minute. The breakthrough arrived in the 54th minute when Andri Guðjohnsen headed in to put Blackburn ahead, carrying an expected goals value of 0.61. Following several substitutions, Oladapo Afolayan scored with a left foot shot in the 71st minute to extend the lead to 2-0. Max Kilman and Arne Engels received yellow cards for West Ham, alongside a caution for Blackburn substitute Augustus Kargbo. Joël Piroe scored a right foot shot for West Ham in the 82nd minute before the match concluded at 2-1.

Match stats

36% Possession 64%

5 Shots 20

3 Shots on target 5

4 Corners 9

63 Attacks 107

22 Dangerous attacks 55

322 Passes 575

75.8% Pass accuracy 83.5%

21 Tackles 23

16 Fouls 8

3 Yellow cards 2

1 Offsides 0

Key events

Blackburn West Ham

Kick-off

20’

Divine MukasaShot on target

Gady BeyukuFoul

34’

35’

Arne EngelsShot on target

Half-time0-0

Second half underway

51’

Joël PiroeShot on target

Andri GuðjohnsenHeader

1-0

54’

59’

Manor SolomonEdvin Austbø

65’

Valentín CastellanosMohamadou Kanté

Kristi MontgomeryFoul

67’

Augustus KargboJayden Fevrier

70’

Oladapo AfolayanLeft foot shot

2-0

71’

Yuki OhashiAndri Guðjohnsen

71’

72’

Max KilmanArgument

78’

Lewis OrfordDivine Mukasa

78’

Tomáš SoučekJoël Veltman

Moussa BaradjiKristi Montgomery

82’

Joël PiroeRight foot shot

2-1

86’

Arne EngelsArgument

Augustus KargboSimulation

87’

Todd CantwellShot on target

90+4’

Tomáš SoučekShot on target

Full-time2-1

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.

Blackburn 0.97 xGWest Ham 1.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

West Ham attacking Blackburn attacking

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Balázs Tóth	90′	4	1	31	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Gady Beyuku	90′	2	1	1	3	1	32	2	–	–
Hayden Carter	90′	–	–	2	–	–	28	–	–	–	–
Sean McLoughlin	90′	–	4	–	4	4	30	–	–	–	–
Harry Pickering	90′	6	2	–	8	2	32	1	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Sam Morsy	90′	–	–	36	–	0.03	3	1	4	1	1	–
Kristi Montgomery Taken off	82′	–	–	24	–	0.01	–	1	2	1	1
Jayden Fevrier Taken off	70′	–	1	13	3	0.61	2	1	3	1	–	–
Todd Cantwell	90′	–	–	38	–	0.13	1	3	5	–	1	–
Oladapo Afolayan	90′	1	–	28	–	0.02	4	–	9	4	3	–
Moussa Baradji Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	1	–	0.00	–	–	–	2	–	–

Forwards3 players


Andri Guðjohnsen Taken off	71′	1	–	2	1	0.72	0.01	–	4	1	22	–
Augustus Kargbo Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	4	1	1
Yuki Ohashi Came on as a substitute	19′	–	1	–	–	–	0.05	2	1	–	6	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Mads Hermansen	90′	1	2	43	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Joël Veltman Taken off	78′	1	1	–	2	–	37	1	–	–	–
Konstantinos Mavropanos	90′	3	1	–	9	4	89	–	–	–	–
Max Kilman	90′	1	1	1	9	5	106	1	–	–
Ezra Mayers	90′	7	1	–	10	2	47	1	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Jarrod Bowen	90′	–	–	29	4	0.22	–	–	2	–	2	–
Divine Mukasa Taken off	78′	–	–	50	1	0.05	2	–	2	2	–	–
Arne Engels	90′	–	–	60	2	0.29	4	3	5	1	1
Edvin Austbø Taken off	59′	–	–	29	2	0.14	1	2	2	–	1	–
Lewis Orford Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	26	1	0.02	–	–	1	–	1	–
Tomáš Souček Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	11	–	0.00	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Mohamadou Kanté Taken off	65′	–	–	1	–	0.03	0.02	–	1	1	16	–
Joël Piroe	90′	1	–	3	2	0.30	0.01	–	3	–	16	–
Manor Solomon Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	2	1	10	–
Valentín Castellanos Came on as a substitute	25′	–	1	2	–	0.23	0.09	1	4	–	6	–

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.

Form going into the game

Blackburn W L W L L

West Ham W W L L D

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