Aston Villa FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Aston Villa FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Villa Park.
- Aston Villa FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Robert Jones
- Referee Adam Matthews
- Referee Nicholas Hopton
- Referee David Webb
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–1 W 16 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 3–0 W 13 Mar Nottingham Forest FC A 3–1 W 10 Mar Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W 02 Mar Derby County FC H 4–0 W 23 Feb Stoke City FC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Mar Aston Villa FC A 1–2 L 16 Mar Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–4 L 12 Mar Wigan Athletic FC H 3–0 W 09 Mar Preston North End FC H 0–1 L 02 Mar Rotherham United FC A 2–3 L 23 Feb Birmingham City FC A 2–2 D Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Aston Villa FC is hosting Blackburn Rovers FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 8' Goal! Tammy Abraham scores his 93 goal in 350 matches.
- 13' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Anwar El Ghazi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 18' It looks like no one’s ball. Aston Villa FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 23' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 26' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 31' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 36' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joe Rothwell, as he is very good at scoring at Villa Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 350 games and scored 482 goals.
- 46' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kortney Hause suffering a number of foals already.
- 51' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 61' Goal! Tyrone Mings scores his 12 goal in 332 matches.
- 61' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Elliott Bennett by Harrison Reed on 61 minute.
- 66' It is a substitution in Aston Villa FC team. Andre Green is replaced by Albert Adomah on 66 minute.
- 71' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 71 minutes.
- 74' Goal! Amari'i Bell scores his 6 goal in 382 matches.
- 77' Aston Villa FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 77.
- 82' Lewis Travis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 87' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 88' Conor Hourihane has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack Grealish on 88 minute.
- Another three points for Aston Villa FC.
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Aston Villa FC
Starting XI-
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Andre Green ↓ Albert Adomah 66'
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Bench- 15
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Albert Adomah ↑ 66'
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Conor Hourihane ↑ 88'
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Coach Dean SmithBlackburn Rovers FC
Starting XI- 1
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Elliott Bennett ↓ Harrison Reed 61'
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Bradley Dack ↓ Joe Rothwell 66'
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Danny Graham ↓ Ben Brereton 66'
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Bench- 5
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Harrison Reed ↑ 61'
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Joe Rothwell ↑ 66'
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Ben Brereton ↑ 66'
Coach Tony Mowbray -
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Head to Head
Aston Villa FC Form
Blackburn Rovers FC Form
2019-03-30 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-03-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 4–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-03-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-03-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2019-03-02 Rotherham United FC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-02-23 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC D