Football
Blackburn Rovers vs West Bromwich Albion. Sky Bet Championship.
3:00pm, Saturday 5th August 2023.
Ewood ParkAttendance: Attendance16,741.
Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.
Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.
Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento.
Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
Attempt blocked. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Taylor Gardner-Hickman replaces Jayson Molumby.
Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Harry Leonard.
Attempt blocked. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Jeremy Sarmiento (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
Attempt missed. Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross following a corner.
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Callum Brittain replaces Joe Rankin-Costello.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match (Blackburn Rovers).
Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kyle Bartley replaces Cédric Kipré.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Alex Mowatt replaces Okay Yokuslu.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Matt Phillips.
Attempt missed. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a through ball following a fast break.
Attempt missed. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Leonard is caught offside.
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Dominic Hyam is caught offside.
Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift replaces Nathaniel Chalobah.
Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
Foul by Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt blocked. Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross.
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Adam Wharton.
Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Dilan Markanday.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Adam Wharton replaces Sondre Tronstad.
Dilan Markanday (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Dangerous play by Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion).
Attempt missed. Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics following a set piece situation.
Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion).
Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, West Bromwich Albion 1. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
Attempt missed. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Townsend with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 2, West Bromwich Albion 0.
First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, West Bromwich Albion 0.
Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Leonard.
Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Semi Ajayi.
Attempt blocked. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
Attempt saved. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
Attempt missed. Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers).
Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Semi Ajayi is caught offside.
Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, West Bromwich Albion 0. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Dilan Markanday (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
Attempt missed. Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) header from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Conor Townsend with a cross following a corner.
Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Delay in match because of an injury Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
Delay in match because of an injury Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.