Leicester vs Blackburn
Ref: Tom Nield, EnglandKing Power Stadium, Leicester, Leicestershire · 34,310 cap
Match recap
Blackburn beat Leicester 2–0 in their Championship fixture. Guðjohnsen and Guðjohnsen scored for Blackburn. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.24 for Leicester versus 1.91 for Blackburn. Leicester sit 23rd in the Championship table while Blackburn are 20th.
First Half
20'
⚽
Guðjohnsen
23'
Henriksson
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
De Neve
46'
⇄
Henriksson
61'
⇄
Gardner-Hickman
⇄
Carranza
63'
⚽
Guðjohnsen
Assist: Alebiosu
⇄
Mavididi
⇄
Kristiansen
⇄
James
⇄
Soumaré
80'
⇄
Tronstad
87'
⇄
Ohashi
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 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 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
LeicesterBlackburn
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.24VS1.91
Attack5 · 1 won
12
Shots
9
1
Shots on target
5
8
Shots in the box
7
4
Shots outside box
2
6
Shots off goal
2
6
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
500
Total passes
303
408
Accurate passes
210
82%
Pass accuracy
69%
Discipline2 · 1 won
9
Fouls
12
0
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
1
5
Blocked shots
2
0.32
Goals prevented
0.32
Leicester
4-2-3-1
Blackburn
3-4-2-1Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. StolarczykG
- 5C. OkoliD
- 6J. JamesM
- 7A. FatawuM
- 8H. WinksM
- 10S. MavididiM
- 16V. KristiansenD
- 18J. CarranzaF
- 21Ricardo PereiraD
- 23J. VestergaardD
- 24B. SoumaréM
Substitutes
- 3W. FaesD
- 9J. AyewF
- 14B. De Cordova-ReidF
- 17H. ChoudhuryM
- 20P. DakaF
- 22O. SkippM
- 31A. BegovićG
- 33L. ThomasD
- 39Silko Amari Otieno ThomasF
Blackburn
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2R. AlebiosuM
- 5T. Gardner-HickmanM
- 6S. TronstadM
- 11A. GuðjohnsenF
- 12L. MillerD
- 14D. De NeveM
- 15S. McLoughlinD
- 16S. WhartonD
- 18A. HenrikssonF
- 22B. TóthG
- 23Y. OhashiF
Substitutes
- 1A. PearsG
- 3H. PickeringD
- 4Yuri RibeiroD
- 8Sidnei TavaresM
- 9M. GueyeF
- 19R. HedgesM
- 25R. MorishitaM
- 28A. ForshawM
- 31Kristi MontgomeryM
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jannik Vestergaard | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Jakub Stolarczyk | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Winks | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jordan James | M | 74 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1/1 |
| Caleb Okoli | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julián Carranza | F | 63 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Victor Kristiansen | D | 64 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ricardo Pereira(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Boubakary Soumaré | M | 79 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3/4 |
| Stephy Mavididi | M | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4/7 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Oliver Skipp | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wout Faes | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hamza Choudhury | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asmir Begović | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Thomas | D | 26 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jordan Ayew | F | 26 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Silko Thomas | F | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bobby Decordova-Reid | F | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Patson Daka | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Blackburn
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andri Guðjohnsen | F | 90 | 8.2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Sean McLoughlin | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Miller | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Alebiosu | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3/6 |
| Sondre Tronstad | M | 80 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Balázs Tóth | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion De Neve | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Scott Wharton(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | M | 61 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Axel Henriksson | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Yuki Ohashi | F | 87 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Yuri Ribeiro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Pickering | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aynsley Pears | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sidnei Tavares | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Hedges | M | 45 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Makhtar Gueye | F | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Adam Forshaw | M | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristi Montgomery | M | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ryoya Morishita | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |