Blackburn vs Stoke City
Ref: Ruebyn Ricardo, EnglandEwood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire · 31,367 cap
Match recap
Blackburn and Stoke City drew 1–1 in their Championship fixture. Kargbo scored for Blackburn; Manhoef replied for Stoke City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.88 for Blackburn versus 0.81 for Stoke City. Blackburn sit 20th in the Championship table while Stoke City are 17th.
First Half
Alebiosu
Yellow Card
Second Half
49'
Rigo
Yellow Card
49'
⚽
Manhoef
Assist: Thomas
⇄
Guðjohnsen
⇄
Morishita
67'
⇄
Rigo
67'
⇄
Mubama
⇄
Ribeiro
81'
⇄
Bae Jun-Ho
⚽
Kargbo
Assist: Cantwell
90+1'
⇄
Thomas
⇄
Gardner-Hickman
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |  Blackburn | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |  West Brom | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 51 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BlackburnStoke City
8Won
Statistical edge
8–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.88VS0.81
Attack5 · 1 won
17
Shots
11
5
Shots on target
6
11
Shots in the box
10
6
Shots outside box
1
8
Shots off goal
2
7
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
48%
Possession
52%
383
Total passes
431
294
Accurate passes
338
77%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline1 · 0 won
5
Fouls
9
1
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
4
4
Blocked shots
3
0.75
Goals prevented
0.75
Blackburn
4-2-3-1
Stoke City
4-2-3-1Blackburn
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2R. AlebiosuD
- 4Yuri RibeiroD
- 5T. Gardner-HickmanM
- 6S. TronstadM
- 10T. CantwellM
- 11A. GuðjohnsenF
- 12L. MillerD
- 15S. McLoughlinD
- 19R. HedgesM
- 22B. TóthG
- 25R. MorishitaM
Substitutes
- 1A. PearsG
- 3H. PickeringD
- 7A. KargboF
- 9M. GueyeF
- 14D. De NeveD
- 16S. WhartonD
- 18A. HenrikssonM
- 23Y. OhashiF
- 31Kristi MontgomeryM
Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. JohanssonG
- 3A. CresswellD
- 7S. ThomasM
- 9D. MubamaF
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 12T. SekoM
- 16B. WilmotD
- 19T. RigoM
- 22J. TchamadeuD
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 42M. ManhoefM
Substitutes
- 4B. PearsonM
- 11R. BoženíkF
- 13J. BonhamG
- 14J. DonleyM
- 15S. NzonziM
- 17E. BocatD
- 29L. CisséF
- 40M. TalovierovD
- 57Jaden MearsD
Blackburn
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Cantwell(C) | M | 90 | 8.3 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4/4 |
| Sean McLoughlin | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Sondre Tronstad | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Yuri Ribeiro | D | 68 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ryan Hedges | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Ryan Alebiosu | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lewis Miller | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Ryoya Morishita | M | 60 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Balázs Tóth | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andri Guðjohnsen | F | 59 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | M | 89 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kristi Montgomery | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scott Wharton | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Axel Henriksson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Pickering | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aynsley Pears | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Makhtar Gueye | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion De Neve | D | 22 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Augustus Kargbo | F | 30 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Yuki Ohashi | F | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viktor Johansson | G | 90 | 8.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 81 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5/5 |
| Million Manhoef | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Aaron Cresswell | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Sorba Thomas | M | 89 | 6.7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | 67 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilmot(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Junior Tchamadeu | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Divin Mubama | F | 67 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lamine Cissé | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Bonham | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maksym Talovierov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Bocat | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaden Mears | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Pearson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven N'Zonzi | M | 23 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Donley | M | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Róbert Boženík | F | 23 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |