Stoke vs Blackburn

25 November 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Andrew Kitchen

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Scott Wharton 4’
  • Andrew Moran 86’
  • Sammie Szmodics 90+1’

Match summary

Blackburn won comfortably, 3-0 away at Stoke. Blackburn led 1-0 at half-time.

Scott Wharton put Blackburn ahead with a header in the 4th minute, Andrew Moran made it 0-2 in the 86th minute, and Sammie Szmodics made it 0-3 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Blackburn created 1.72 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots to Stoke's 0.82 from 12.

Match stats

Stoke Blackburn
12 Shots 7
1 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 1
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.82 xG 1.72
0.82 Non-penalty xG 1.72

Key events

Stoke Blackburn
Kick-off
4’
Scott Wharton0-1 (Blackburn)
Half-time0-1
86’
Andrew Moran0-2 (Blackburn)
90+1’
Sammie Szmodics0-3 (Blackburn)
Full-time0-3

Bookings

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

Stoke
  • Ben Pearson
  • Jordan Thompson
Blackburn
  • Tyrhys Dolan

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 0.82 1.72 4’ Scott Wharton (Blackburn), 0-1 4’ 86’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), 0-2 86’ 90+1’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 0-3 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.82 1.72 4’ Scott Wharton (Blackburn), 0-1 Wharton 4’ 86’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), 0-2 Moran 86’ 90+1’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), 0-3 Szmodics 90+1’
Stoke 0.82 xGBlackburn 1.72 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Stoke attacking 
90+1’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.83 xG, goal 86’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 2’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 90+2’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 17’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 80’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 6’ Daniel Johnson (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 7’ Luke McNally (Stoke), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Lynden Gooch (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Luke McNally (Stoke), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Scott Wharton (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 16’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 15’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Wouter Burger (Stoke), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Ryan Mmaee (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Daniel Johnson (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 23’ Mehdi Léris (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Mehdi Léris (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Jake Garrett (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+1’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.83 xG, goal 2’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 86’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.23 xG, goal 90+2’ Tyrese Campbell (Stoke), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 17’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.18 xG, off target 80’ Andrew Moran (Blackburn), open play, 0.16 xG, off target 6’ Daniel Johnson (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 7’ Luke McNally (Stoke), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 84’ Lynden Gooch (Stoke), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 27’ Luke McNally (Stoke), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 4’ Scott Wharton (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.05 xG, goal 15’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Jun-Ho Bae (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Wouter Burger (Stoke), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Daniel Johnson (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 84’ Ryan Mmaee (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 23’ Mehdi Léris (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 52’ Mehdi Léris (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Jake Garrett (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Ki-Jana Hoever Taken off
74′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.14 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Enda Stevens Taken off
80′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Mehdi Léris Taken off
74′ – – 2 0.06 – – –
Daniel Johnson Taken off
80′ – – 2 0.13 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.10 – – –
Dwight Gayle Taken off
56′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Mmaee Came on as a substitute
34′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Lynden Gooch Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Tyrese Campbell Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 1 0.22 – – –
Jordan Thompson Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – –
Wesley Moraes Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
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

Stoke win 44% Avg odds 2.18
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.60
Blackburn win 30% Avg odds 3.19

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.