Blackburn Rovers 1 – 2 Queens Park Rangers: Championship Match Report

Championship · 3

Blackburn Rovers

Full Time

1–2

Saturday, 29 August 2026 · Ewood Park

Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers won after full-time.

⚽ Ryoya Morishita 49' ⚽ Jimmy Dunne 74'⚽ Paul Smyth 51'

Match Events

88'

Frank VareBlackburn Rovers · Todd Cantwell

81'

Harvey PatesBlackburn Rovers · Yuri Ribeiro

81'

Jake GarrettBlackburn Rovers · Kristi Montgomery

81'

Jayden FevrierBlackburn Rovers · Oladapo Afolayan

80'

Kealey AdamsonQueens Park Rangers · Amadou Mbengue

80'

Sam MorsyBlackburn Rovers

76'

Sean McLoughlinBlackburn Rovers

74'

Jimmy Dunne Queens Park Rangers · Tariq Lamptey

1-2

65'

Andri GudjohnsenBlackburn Rovers

64'

Kwame PokuQueens Park Rangers · Paul Smyth

57'

Sam MorsyBlackburn Rovers · Adam Forshaw

57'

Alfie LloydQueens Park Rangers · Richard Kone

51'

Paul SmythQueens Park Rangers · Rumarn Burrell

1-1

49'

Ryoya MorishitaBlackburn Rovers · Andri Gudjohnsen

1-0

46'

Tariq LampteyQueens Park Rangers · Dennis Cirkin

46'

Glen KamaraQueens Park Rangers · Nicolas Madsen

40'

Ronnie EdwardsQueens Park Rangers

30'

Jake Clarke-SalterQueens Park Rangers

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

Queens Park Rangers8341313

Blackburn Rovers823309

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VenueEwood ParkSaturday, 29 August 2026

♢

RefereeGavin Ward

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

22 6.7

Balázs Tóth

2 6.6

Ryan Alebiosu

6 6.7

Tom Atcheson

15 7

Sean McLoughlin

4 6.7

Yuri Ribeiro

28 6.7

Adam Forshaw

31 6.9

Kristi Montgomery

25 7.6

Ryoya Morishita

10 7.2

Todd Cantwell

21 6.1

Oladapo Afolayan

9 6.7

Andri Gudjohnsen

Substitutes 9

#1 Aynsley Pears Goalkeeper

#8 Sam Morsy Midfielder

6.5

#11 Jayden Fevrier Attacker

6.6

#30 Jake Garrett Midfielder

6.6

#36 James Edmondson Midfielder

#39 Harvey Pates Defender

6.1

#42 Harry Lister Midfielder

#47 Lucas Houghton Defender

#53 Frank Vare Midfielder

6.5

Queens Park Rangers Starting XI

Formation 4-4-2

1 6.7

Pierce Charles

27 6.5

Amadou Mbengue

3 7.7

Jimmy Dunne

6 6.9

Jake Clarke-Salter

19 6.6

Dennis Cirkin

11 7.6

Paul Smyth

5 7.1

Ronnie Edwards

24 6.8

Nicolas Madsen

10 6.9

Ilias Chair

22 6.7

Richard Kone

16 7.3

Rumarn Burrell

Substitutes 9

#2 Kealey Adamson Defender

6.5

#13 Calum Ward Goalkeeper

#14 Koki Saito Attacker

#15 Alfie Lloyd Attacker

6.8

#17 Kwame Poku Midfielder

7.1

#18 Glen Kamara Midfielder

#20 Harvey Vale Midfielder

#40 Jonathan Varane Midfielder

#48 Tariq Lamptey Defender

6.9

Statistics

Match Statistics

Blackburn Rovers

Comparison

Queens Park Rangers

55% Ball Possession % 45%

12 Shots Total 19

2 Shots On Target 6

6 Shots Off Target 7

4 Shots Blocked 6

7 Shots Insidebox 11

5 Shots Outsidebox 8

7 Goal Attempts 13

1 Big Chances Created 2

1 Big Chances Missed 1

3 Corners 3

1 Offsides 0

12 Fouls 6

3 Yellowcards 2

519 Passes 438

448 Successful Passes 373

86% Successful Passes Percentage 85%

8 Key Passes 14

62 Long Passes 50

34 Successful Long Passes 20

55% Successful Long Passes Percentage 40%

21 Total Crosses 13

5 Accurate Crosses 5

25 Dribble Attempts 10

10 Successful Dribbles 8

40% Successful Dribbles Percentage 80%

10 Tackles 18

5 Interceptions 12

33 Duels Won 51

4 Saves 1

114 Attacks 75

57 Dangerous Attacks 38

6 Free Kicks 12

18 Throwins 10

14 Goal Kicks 11

5 Substitutions 5

7 Successful Headers 13

1 Assists 2

1 Goals 2

64 Ball Safe 70

10 Tackles Won 18