Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Stoke City: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

Championship, Tuesday, 3 November 2026: Stoke City came out on top against Blackburn Rovers, winning 2-1.

Stoke City led 1-0 at half-time. The game was played at Ewood Park, Blackburn.

Before kick-off

Over their last 5 games Blackburn Rovers have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. They scored 7 goals and let in 8 goals (W-W-L-W-L).

Over their last 5 games Stoke City have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They scored 7 goals and let in 4 goals (W-L-W-D-W).

Stoke City arrive in better form, taking 10 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 9 for Blackburn Rovers.

The previous meeting between the sides before this game was Stoke City 1-1 Blackburn Rovers on Saturday, 11 April 2026.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 3 goals.

43' - Jack McGlynn scored for Stoke City (0-1). 68' - an own goal by Moussa Baradji gave Stoke City a goal (0-2). 87' - Andri Gudjohnsen scored for Blackburn Rovers (1-2).

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 7 yellow cards: 3 for Blackburn Rovers and 4 for Stoke City.

Substitutions recorded: 5 substitutions for Blackburn Rovers and 5 substitutions for Stoke City.

Match statistics

Blackburn Rovers had 58.2% of possession, against 41.8% for Stoke City.

Blackburn Rovers had 14 shots, 3 on target, while Stoke City had 11 shots, 3 on target. Blackburn Rovers won 6 corners and Stoke City won 5 corners. Blackburn Rovers committed 12 fouls and Stoke City committed 19 fouls.

Impact on the table

In the latest standings Blackburn Rovers are 14th with 18 points from 14 matches, while Stoke City are 3rd with 26 points from 14 matches. That leaves Blackburn Rovers 8 points behind Stoke City.

Stoke City are currently in the play-off places.

More on this match

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