English League Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Blackburn Rovers, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Wolverhampton Wanderers
  • 18': Marshall Munetsi
  • 90'+3': Raúl Jiménez (P)
FT
2 - 2
Blackburn Rovers
  • 27': Sean McLoughlin
  • 48': Andri Gudjohnsen

About

Wolverhampton Wanderers are hosting Blackburn Rovers at Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by André (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 6': Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 8': Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 11': Attempt missed. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu with a cross.
  • 12': Fer López (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 13': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 13': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Dan Bentley (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu.
  • 18': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fer López with a through ball.
  • 21': Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 22': Attempt missed. Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
  • 26': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Toti Gomes.
  • 26': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Marshall Munetsi.
  • 27': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita with a cross following a corner.
  • 30': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Tom Atcheson.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Fer López (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marshall Munetsi.
  • 32': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
  • 33': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 33': Rodrigo Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Foul by Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 35': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 36': Foul by Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 36': Fer López (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Fer López (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Mateus Mané.
  • 39': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kieran Trippier following a corner.
  • 40': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateus Mané.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. André (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fer López.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marshall Munetsi with a headed pass.
  • 45': Foul by Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Adam Forshaw (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Foul by Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45': Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Dan Bentley (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.
  • 47': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dan Bentley.
  • 48': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 1, Blackburn Rovers 2. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oladapo Afolayan.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
  • 52': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 52': Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 54': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
  • 55': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Morsy replaces Adam Forshaw.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Mateus Mané (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yerson Mosquera.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André.
  • 57': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 60': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Raúl Jiménez replaces Mateus Mané.
  • 60': Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Foul by Yerson Mosquera (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 64': Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 65': Foul by Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 65': Kieran Trippier (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
  • 67': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tommy Doyle replaces Rodrigo Gomes.
  • 67': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jackson Tchatchoua replaces Kieran Trippier.
  • 68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jayden Fevrier replaces Oladapo Afolayan.
  • 68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi replaces Todd Cantwell.
  • 69': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 69': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 71': Fer López (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Tommy Doyle (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
  • 75': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
  • 77': Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Marshall Munetsi (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 79': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Pedro Lima replaces André.
  • 79': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Tawanda Chirewa replaces David Møller Wolfe.
  • 79': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Andri Gudjohnsen.
  • 79': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuri Ribeiro replaces Ryoya Morishita.
  • 80': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Pedro Lima (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 82': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 82': Toti Gomes (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Fer López (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
  • 86': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Marshall Munetsi.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jayden Fevrier with a cross.
  • 86': Foul by Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 86': Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Yerson Mosquera.
  • 90'+2': Penalty conceded by Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) with a handball in the penalty area.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Blackburn Rovers 2. Raúl Jiménez (Wolverhampton Wanderers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Dan Bentley (Wolverhampton Wanderers). Assisted by Sam Morsy.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dan Bentley.
  • 90'+5': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+5': Dan Bentley (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2, Blackburn Rovers 2.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 3
44.8 Possession 55.2
10 SHOTS 18
5 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
324 Accurate Passes 428
399 Passes 501
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 2
19 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.1
59 Long Balls 52
24 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
5 Interceptions 8
32 Effective Clearances 17
32 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 30,984

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Swansea City 8 +7 17
2 West Ham United 8 +11 15
3 Middlesbrough 8 +4 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 +5 14
Full Standings

Line-Ups

WOL Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-3-3)

No. Name
25 Daniel Bentley (GK)
24 Toti Gomes
15 Yerson Mosquera
6 David Møller Wolfe
2 Kieran Trippier
7 André
5 Marshall Munetsi
28 Fernando López
10 Adam Armstrong
36 Mateus Mané Yellow Card
21 Rodrigo Gomes
Wolverhampton Wanderers Substitutes:
Jackson Tchatchoua, Tawanda Chirewa, Santiago Bueno, Tommy Doyle, Pedro Lima, José Sá, Tom Edozie, Nasser Djiga, Raúl Jiménez.

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Balazs Toth (GK)
15 Sean McLoughlin
6 Tom Atcheson
3 Harry Pickering Yellow Card
2 Ryan Alebiousu
10 Todd Cantwell Yellow Card
28 Adam Forshaw Yellow Card
31 Kristi Montgomery
9 Andri Gudjohnsen
21 Oladapo Afolayan
25 Ryoya Morishita
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Yuki Ohashi, Hayden Carter, Yuri Ribeiro, Sidnei Tavares, Aynsley Pears, Jake Garrett, Axel Henriksson, Sam Morsy, Jayden Fevrier.

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