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Blackburn Beats Watford in a Feisty Encounter
Blackburn Rovers defeated Watford in a thrilling match at Ewood Park in Blackburn, Lancashire on April 26th, 2025. The game, part of the 45th round of the English Championship, ended 2-1 in favour of the home side.
The match was characterized by a flurry of yellow cards. Watford accumulated five bookings (Louza, Abankwah, Morris, Doumbia, and Kayembe), while Blackburn saw three of their players cautioned (Hedges, Dolan, and Dennis), with two more added in stoppage time (Travis and Forshaw).
Despite Blackburn’s possession advantage (55%), the game was fiercely contested. Watford took the lead in the 48th minute through a Pollock goal, assisted by Louza. However, Blackburn fought back, scoring through Cantwell (59′) and Dolan (74′). Both teams managed 9 shots, but Blackburn were more accurate on target (4 to 2). The home side also had more corners (4 to 6). The referee was Elliot Bell. The victory earns Blackburn three crucial points in their promotion push.
Substitutions watford: at minute 55 F. Sierralta came in and J. Morris went out., at minute 71 P. Dwomoh came in and I. Louza went out., at minute 82 R. Andrews came in and J. Abankwah went out., at minute 82 Z. Massiah-Edwards came in and M. Doumbia went out., at minute 83 V. Bayo came in and J. Ngakia went out.
Substitutions blackburn: at minute 78 D. Sanderson came in and R. Hedges went out., at minute 79 A. Forshaw came in and T. Cantwell went out., at minute 86 E. Dennis came in and Y. Ohashi went out., at minute 86 A. Kargbo came in and T. Dolan went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Blackburn
Watford
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