Stoke City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Stoke City FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Bet365 Stadium.
- Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 pts (2025/26)
- Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Bobby Madley (England)
- Assistant 1 Darren Williams (England)
- Assistant 2 Matt McGrath
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 11 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–1 D 06 Apr Derby County FC A 0–2 L 03 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–0 W 20 Mar Preston North End FC A 1–3 L 14 Mar Watford FC H 3–1 W 10 Mar Ipswich Town FC H 3–3 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Stoke City FC A 1–1 D 06 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–0 D 03 Apr Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W 21 Mar Middlesbrough FC H 0–0 D 14 Mar Millwall FC A 2–1 W 11 Mar Oxford United FC A 0–1 L Season Stats
Stoke City FC Blackburn Rovers FC #17 Position #20 55 Points 52 46 Played 46 15 / 10 / 21 W / D / L 13 / 13 / 20 51 Scored 42 56 Conceded 56 -5 GD -14 1.20 PPG 1.13 33% Win % 28% Key Stats
44% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season26% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this seasonStoke City FC are 17th (55 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 20th (52 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Stoke City FC to score. At the same time, Blackburn Rovers FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Dion De Neve made 194 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nathan Redmond, as he is very good at scoring at Bet365 Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 21' Blackburn Rovers FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Adam Forshaw on 21.
- 24' Aaron Cresswell is replacing Ben Gibson for the Stoke City FC side.
- 29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 31' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 33' It’s gonna be a card for Yuki Ohashi.
- 38' Blackburn Rovers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 43' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 45' Ryan Alebiosu was booked on 45.
- 47' Ashley Phillips was booked on 47.
- 52' 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.
- 56' Goal! Jesurun Rak-Sakyi scores his 2 goal in 376 matches.
- 61' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Yuri Ribeiro has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 62' Jesurun Rak-Sakyi was booked on 62.
- 63' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Moussa Baradji is replaced by Taylor Gardner-Hickman on 63 minute.
- 68' It’s high time Michael O'Neill made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 72' The whistle greets Sam Gallagher as he departs to be replaced by Lamine Cisse.
- 77' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Adam Forshaw is replaced by Kristi Montgomery.
- 82' Ryan Alebiosu needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 86' It is a substitution in Stoke City FC team. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi is replaced by Joon-ho Bae on 86 minute.
- 87' The referee calls foul for Ashley Phillips. He receives a card.
- 88' It’s gonna be a card for Ben Pearson.
- 89' The supporters are chanting for Dion De Neve. He replaces Ryoya Morishita on 89 minute.
- 90' The whistle greets Yuri Ribeiro as he departs to be replaced by Nathan Redmond.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Stoke City FC
4-2-3-1Starting XI- 7
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Ben Gibson ↓ Aaron Cresswell 24'
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Sam Gallagher ↓ Lamine Cisse 72'
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Jesurun Rak-Sakyi ↓ Joon-ho Bae 86'
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Aaron Cresswell ↑ 24'
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Lamine Cisse ↑ 72'
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Joon-ho Bae ↑ 86'
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Coach Mark RobinsBlackburn Rovers FC
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Yuri Ribeiro ↓ Nathan Redmond 90'
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Ryoya Morishita ↓ Dion De Neve 89'
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Nathan Redmond ↑ 90'
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Mathias Jorgensen ↑ 77'
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Taylor Gardner-Hickman ↑ 63'
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Dion De Neve ↑ 89'
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Kristi Montgomery ↑ 77'
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Head to Head
Stoke City FC Form
Blackburn Rovers FC Form
2026-04-11 Stoke City FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2026-04-06 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2026-04-03 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-03-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2026-03-14 Millwall FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2026-03-11 Oxford United FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L