Blackburn v Watford result

Full-time · Blackburn 1–1 Watford

Championship · Sat, 24 Jan 2026 15:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Blackburn 1–1 Watford — this Championship match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Blackburn and Watford drew 1–1 in the Championship on Saturday 24 January. Blackburn are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions. Watford are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Watford: Edouard Kayembe (26’); Blackburn: L. Miller (28’, assisted by Todd Cantwell).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Watford out-shot Blackburn 14 to 7 and created the better chances, 1.43 xG to 0.89 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

Discipline

A. Herczeg showed two yellow cards — against 3.2 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Watford: Hector Kyprianou (45+2’) and Edouard Kayembe (90+3’).

What it changes

Blackburn have scored 42 goals, the second-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Blackburn have conceded 56 goals, the fifth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Watford have scored 53 goals, the eighth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Watford have conceded 65 goals, the seventh-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, J. Ngakia (Watford) 9.5, Eiran Cashin (Blackburn) 9.0 and Todd Cantwell (Blackburn) 7.5 led the match.

Next up

Blackburn next travel to Burnley on 21 November 2026.

Watford next travel to Sheffield Utd on 21 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Blackburn: Burnley v Blackburn, Saturday 21 November — the preview. Next for Watford: Sheffield Utd v Watford, Saturday 21 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Blackburn 1–1 Watford · Championship
Referee: A. Herczeg
Head-to-head (last 6): Blackburn 3 · draws 1 · Watford 2 · 1.83 goals/game
Recent form: Blackburn 0W 2D 3L · Watford 2W 1D 2L

Blackburn 1–1 Watford (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

0.63 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.14 / 4.63

Corners

against 5.14 / 5.38 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 7 matches

2.43 / 3.38

Shots on target

against 3.29 / 2.75 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 7 matches

2.86 / 2.38

Cards

against 2.14 / 2.13 · 4 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 7 matches

3.18 yellows

Referee · A. Herczeg

21.64 fouls a game

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over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 21 January 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Blackburn for / against	Line	Watford for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.14 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.63 for · 5.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.71 for · 10.57 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	11 for · 10.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	2.43 for · 3.29 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3.38 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.57 for · 12.14 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	8.25 for · 12.13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.86 for · 2.14 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: A. Herczeg — 3.18 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21.64 fouls over 11 matches.

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Blackburn

Blackburn Goalkeeper

Blackburn — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
B. Tóth	15	901349 min	412.7 /90	231.5 /90	00 /90
A. Pears	12	901080 min	211.8 /90	131.1 /90	00 /90

Blackburn — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Tóth n 8	89.9	2.9 6/5
A. Pears n 8	90	1.6 4/2

Blackburn Defensive

Blackburn — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
S. McLoughlin	25	882201 min	381.6 /90	431.8 /90	160.7 /90	1837.5 /90	130.5 /90	50.2 /90
L. Miller	24	811951 min	522.4 /90	321.5 /90	221 /90	1617.4 /90	251.2 /90	30.1 /90
D. De Neve	16	49789 min	242.7 /90	30.3 /90	10.1 /90	364.1 /90	20.2 /90	00 /90
George Christopher John Pratt	10	81810 min	111.2 /90	70.8 /90	60.7 /90	293.2 /90	40.4 /90	00 /90
Yuri Ribeiro	9	85768 min	182.1 /90	50.6 /90	40.5 /90	465.4 /90	101.2 /90	00 /90
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Blackburn — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Y. Ohashi n 8	89.8	1.8 8/5	1 4/2	L. Kjerrumgaard
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	0.8 5/1	0.6 2/2	J. Ngakia
L. Miller n 8	90	1.6 5/5	2.4 5/4	M. Bola
S. Tronstad n 8	86.3	0.9 4/2	0.9 4/2	Hector Kyprianou
R. Hedges n 8	70.6	1 5/1	0.8 4/1	—
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Blackburn — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Y. Ohashi n 8	89.8	1.3 6/2
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	1.8 6/4
L. Miller n 8	90	1.8 7/6
S. Tronstad n 8	86.3	2.1 7/6
R. Hedges n 8	70.6	2.2 7/5
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Blackburn Attacking

Blackburn — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Y. Ohashi	28	782189 min	60.2 /90	10 /90	421.7 /90	241 /90	180.7 /90	251 /90
T. Cantwell	17	781328 min	40.3 /90	20.1 /90	201.4 /90	120.8 /90	312.1 /90	211.4 /90
A. Guðjohnsen	17	721226 min	70.5 /90	00 /90	251.8 /90	120.9 /90	131 /90	30.2 /90
R. Morishita	17	641091 min	10.1 /90	20.2 /90	141.2 /90	60.5 /90	151.2 /90	100.8 /90
M. Gueye	7	31220 min	00 /90	00 /90	52 /90	31.2 /90	20.8 /90	52 /90
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Blackburn — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Y. Ohashi n 8	89.8	1.1 6/3	0.4 3/0
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
L. Miller n 8	90	0.9 3/3	0.1 1/0
S. Tronstad n 8	86.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Hedges n 8	70.6	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
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Blackburn — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackburn before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Y. Ohashi n 8	89.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
S. McLoughlin n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Miller n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
S. Tronstad n 8	86.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
R. Hedges n 8	70.6	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
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Watford

Watford Goalkeeper

Watford — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
E. Selvik	22	881935 min	562.6 /90	251.2 /90	00 /90
N. Baxter	8	84675 min	131.7 /90	141.9 /90	00 /90

Watford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Watford before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Selvik n 8	90	1.6 3/2
N. Baxter n 8	84.4	1.7 5/2

Watford Defensive

Watford — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
M. Bola	25	842093 min	210.9 /90	361.5 /90	50.2 /90	823.5 /90	100.4 /90	20.1 /90
J. Ngakia	24	801921 min	803.7 /90	281.3 /90	60.3 /90	1366.4 /90	211 /90	20.1 /90
M. Pollock	23	851954 min	200.9 /90	190.9 /90	180.8 /90	1235.7 /90	160.7 /90	50.2 /90
K. Keben	21	771616 min	170.9 /90	170.9 /90	80.4 /90	764.2 /90	130.7 /90	30.2 /90
Max Alleyne	16	851353 min	271.8 /90	161.1 /90	60.4 /90	775.1 /90	40.3 /90	20.1 /90
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Watford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Watford before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
I. Louza n 8	81	1.5 5/3	1.8 4/4	—
M. Bola n 8	82.1	0.3 2/0	0.7 3/2	L. Miller
L. Kjerrumgaard n 8	72.8	1.1 3/2	1.1 4/3	Y. Ohashi
J. Ngakia n 8	84	0.7 5/0	0.5 2/1	S. McLoughlin
Hector Kyprianou n 8	85	0.9 5/2	1.9 8/4	S. Tronstad
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Watford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Watford before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. Louza n 8	81	1.9 6/3
M. Bola n 8	82.1	1 4/3
L. Kjerrumgaard n 8	72.8	0.6 3/1
J. Ngakia n 8	84	5 8/6
Hector Kyprianou n 8	85	1.2 6/3
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Watford Attacking

Watford — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
L. Kjerrumgaard	25	691719 min	70.4 /90	10.1 /90	301.6 /90	191 /90	150.8 /90	60.3 /90
N. Irankunda	22	521151 min	20.2 /90	20.2 /90	272.1 /90	110.9 /90	211.6 /90	292.3 /90
Vivaldo Semedo	16	47745 min	30.4 /90	20.2 /90	212.5 /90	121.4 /90	50.6 /90	40.5 /90
M. Doumbia	15	66997 min	40.4 /90	00 /90	181.6 /90	90.8 /90	151.4 /90	80.7 /90
K. Baah	15	43651 min	20.3 /90	10.1 /90	111.5 /90	60.8 /90	101.4 /90	101.4 /90
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Watford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Watford before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
I. Louza n 8	81	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
M. Bola n 8	82.1	1 4/2	0.3 2/0
L. Kjerrumgaard n 8	72.8	1.4 6/2	0.6 3/1
J. Ngakia n 8	84	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
Hector Kyprianou n 8	85	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
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Watford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Watford before kick-off, to 21 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
I. Louza n 8	81	0 0/0	0.3 1/1
M. Bola n 8	82.1	0 0/0	0 0/0
L. Kjerrumgaard n 8	72.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Ngakia n 8	84	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
Hector Kyprianou n 8	85	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Blackburn		Watford
56%	Possession	44%
0.89	Expected goals (xG)	1.43
7	Shots	14
3	Shots on target	4
3	Shots off target	6
1	Blocked shots	4
5	Shots inside the box	13
7	Corners	8
2	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	7
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
431	Passes	343
73%	Pass accuracy	69%

Blackburn Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
B. Tóth	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
C. O'Riordan	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.3
S. McLoughlin	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	7.7
E. Cashin	90	0	0	0	0	0	8	7.9
S. Tronstad	90	0	0	2	1	0	5	7.3
T. Cantwell	90	0	1	0	0	1	3	6.7
Y. Ohashi	90	0	0	3	1	0	2	6.3
M. Jørgensen	79	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Miller	61	1	0	1	1	0	0	7.5
A. Forshaw	61	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.6
R. Morishita	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.6
D. De Neve sub	29	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.3
M. Baradji sub	29	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
R. Alebiosu sub	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
A. Doherty sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Watford Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
E. Selvik	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
J. Ngakia	90	0	0	0	2	9	0	7.7
K. Keben	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
J. Abankwah	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
M. Bola	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.3
Hector Kyprianou	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.6
E. Kayembe	90	1	1	1	5	2	Y	8.3
M. Doumbia	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
L. Kjerrumgaard	85	0	2	1	1	0	0	6.2
O. Maamma	64	0	1	1	1	2	0	6.7
Rocco Vata	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
G. Chakvetadze sub	48	0	1	0	2	0	0	7.2
N. Irankunda sub	26	0	3	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Baah sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Blackburn v Watford — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BlackburnLDDLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.6 scored / 2 conceded per game

WatfordWWLLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Blackburn 3 · 1 draw · Watford 2 · 1.83 goals/game

2025-09-13 Watford 0–1 Blackburn
2025-04-26 Blackburn 2–1 Watford
2024-10-26 Watford 1–0 Blackburn
2023-12-23 Blackburn 1–2 Watford
2023-08-27 Watford 0–1 Blackburn
2023-02-11 Watford 1–1 Blackburn

League standing · 2025/26

Blackburn#20 pos52 pts46 pl-14 GD

Watford#16 pos57 pts46 pl-12 GD

Goals per game

Blackburn scored0.91

Watford scored1.15

Blackburn conceded1.22

Watford conceded1.41

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What is the head-to-head record between Blackburn and Watford?: In their last 6 meetings, Blackburn won 3, Watford won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 1.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Blackburn and Watford?: Recent form — Blackburn 0W 2D 3L; Watford 2W 1D 2L.

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