Blackburn vs Wrexham

24 October 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Matthew Corlett

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Andri Guðjohnsen 44’, 79’

Match summary

Blackburn saw off Wrexham 2-0. Blackburn led 1-0 at half-time.

Andri Guðjohnsen put Blackburn ahead in the 44th minute and Guðjohnsen made it 2-0 in the 79th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Blackburn created 1.39 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Wrexham 1.61 from 24.

Match stats

50% Possession 50%
16 Shots 24
5 Shots on target 1
7 Corners 9
64 Attacks 76
28 Dangerous attacks 35
394 Passes 380
81.0% Pass accuracy 78.9%
14 Tackles 17
11 Fouls 11
3 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 3

Key events

Blackburn Wrexham
Kick-off
Harry PickeringFoul
16’
27’
Dominic HyamFoul
Andri GuðjohnsenLeft foot shot1-0 (Blackburn)
44’
Sam MorsyShot on target
44’
45’
Matty JamesFoul
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
Oladapo AfolayanShot on target
49’
64’
Ben SheafBen Whiteman
64’
George DobsonMatty James
Sam MorsyFoul
65’
Augustus KargboJayden Fevrier
72’
Ryan AlebiosuShot on target
76’
78’
Ryan LongmanJacques Ekomié
78’
Daniel ImrayIssa Kaboré
78’
Oliver RathboneDominic Hyam
Andri GuðjohnsenRight foot shot2-0 (Blackburn)
79’
Todd Cantwell
80’
Jake GarrettMoussa Baradji
89’
Dion De NeveAndri Guðjohnsen
89’
Full-time2-0

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 1.39 1.61 44’ Andri Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), 1-0 44’ 79’ Andri Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), 2-0 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.39 1.61 44’ Andri Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), 1-0 Guðjohnsen 44’ 79’ Andri Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), 2-0 Guðjohnsen 79’
Blackburn 1.39 xGWrexham 1.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wrexham attacking Blackburn attacking 
49’ Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 8’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 42’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.22 xG, hit the woodwork 44’ Andri Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 22’ Callum Doyle (Wrexham), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 14’ Callum O'Hare (Wrexham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 57’ Sam Smith (Wrexham), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 63’ Callum Doyle (Wrexham), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 13’ Sam Smith (Wrexham), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 22’ Kieffer Moore (Wrexham), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 67’ Joe Worrall (Wrexham), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 67’ Kieffer Moore (Wrexham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 47’ Callum O'Hare (Wrexham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 14’ Ben Whiteman (Wrexham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 17’ Callum Doyle (Wrexham), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 79’ Andri Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 14’ Kieffer Moore (Wrexham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 70’ Callum O'Hare (Wrexham), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 51’ Kieffer Moore (Wrexham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 16’ Matty James (Wrexham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 76’ Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 47’ Kieffer Moore (Wrexham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Andri Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ Jacques Ekomié (Wrexham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Callum Doyle (Wrexham), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Callum O'Hare (Wrexham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 35’ Issa Kaboré (Wrexham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Sam Morsy (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 3’ Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Matty James (Wrexham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Matty James (Wrexham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Daniel Imray (Wrexham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Kieffer Moore (Wrexham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 8’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.22 xG, off target 42’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.22 xG, hit the woodwork 44’ Andri Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 22’ Callum Doyle (Wrexham), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 14’ Callum O'Hare (Wrexham), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 57’ Sam Smith (Wrexham), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 63’ Callum Doyle (Wrexham), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 22’ Kieffer Moore (Wrexham), from a corner, 0.10 xG, off target 67’ Kieffer Moore (Wrexham), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 13’ Sam Smith (Wrexham), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 67’ Joe Worrall (Wrexham), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 47’ Callum O'Hare (Wrexham), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 14’ Ben Whiteman (Wrexham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 17’ Callum Doyle (Wrexham), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 79’ Andri Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 70’ Callum O'Hare (Wrexham), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 14’ Kieffer Moore (Wrexham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 51’ Kieffer Moore (Wrexham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 16’ Matty James (Wrexham), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 32’ Hayden Carter (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 50’ Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 76’ Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 28’ Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 49’ Andri Guðjohnsen (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 14’ Jacques Ekomié (Wrexham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Kieffer Moore (Wrexham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Callum Doyle (Wrexham), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 82’ Callum O'Hare (Wrexham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 61’ Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 31’ Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Matty James (Wrexham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Issa Kaboré (Wrexham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 44’ Sam Morsy (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 55’ Matty James (Wrexham), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 3’ Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Daniel Imray (Wrexham), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 54’ Kieffer Moore (Wrexham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Blackburn 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Tóth
Pickering
Carter
McLoughlin
Alebiosu
Morsy
Baradji 89’
Cantwell
Fevrier 72’
Afolayan
Guðjohnsen 2 89’
Wrexham 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Patterson
Hyam 78’
Worrall
Doyle
Ekomié 78’
James 64’
Whiteman 64’
Kaboré 78’
O'Hare
Smith
Moore

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Balázs Tóth
90′ 0 0 31 1 – – – –
Defenders3 players
Hayden Carter
90′ 1 – – 2 1 32 – – – –
Sean McLoughlin
90′ – – 4 4 4 38 2 – – –
Harry Pickering
90′ 1 1 1 3 1 39 1 – –
Midfielders8 players
Ryan Alebiosu
90′ – – 23 – – 3 2 4 – – –
Sam Morsy
90′ – – 52 2 – 1 2 1 3 –
Moussa Baradji Taken off
89′ – – 46 1 – 3 3 11 – 2 –
Jayden Fevrier Taken off
72′ – – 21 – – 3 – 3 – – –
Todd Cantwell
90′ – 1 53 6 – – 2 3 – 1 –
Oladapo Afolayan
90′ – – 27 1 – – – 3 3 3 –
Dion De Neve Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – – – – – –
Jake Garrett Came on as a substitute
1′ – – 3 – – – – 1 – – –
Forwards2 players
Andri Guðjohnsen Taken off
89′ 2 – 3 2 0.28 – – 5 4 24 –
Augustus Kargbo Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – – – – 5 –
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 32% Avg odds 2.99
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.31
Wrexham win 40% Avg odds 2.34

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

Form going into the game

Blackburn WDWWL
Wrexham LWDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Blackburn 0-2 Wrexham, 01 Jan 26 Next meeting: Wrexham vs Blackburn, 29 Dec 26 (upcoming)  All Blackburn vs Wrexham 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.