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Blackburn vs Wrexham 2-0
- Andri Guðjohnsen44'
- Andri Guðjohnsen79'
- Kick-off
- Sat, 24 Oct 2026 · 14:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Ewood Park, Blackburn
- Referee
- Matthew Corlett
Match timeline
- 89’Substitution
BlackburnDion De Neve ONAndri Guðjohnsen OFF - 89’SubstitutionBlackburnJake Garrett ONMoussa·Baradji OFF
- 79’Goal!BlackburnAndri GuðjohnsenAssist: Todd Cantwell2 – 0
- 78’Substitution
WrexhamOliver Rathbone ONDominic Hyam OFF - 78’SubstitutionWrexhamDanny Imray ONIssa Kabore OFF
- 78’SubstitutionWrexhamRyan·Longman ONJacques Ekomié OFF
- 72’SubstitutionBlackburnAugustus Kargbo ONJ. Fevrier OFF
- 65’Yellow cardBlackburnSam Morsy
Show 6 earlier events
- 64’SubstitutionWrexhamGeorge Dobson ONMatty James OFF
- 64’SubstitutionWrexhamBen Sheaf ONBenjamin Whiteman OFF
- 45’Yellow cardWrexhamMatty James
- 44’Goal!BlackburnAndri Guðjohnsen1 – 0
- 27’Yellow cardWrexhamDominic Hyam
- 16’Yellow cardBlackburnHarry Pickering
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
BlackburnWrexham- 45%Possession55%
- 16Shots23
- 1.44xG1.72
- 5Shots on Target1
- 7Corners9
- 11Fouls11
- 1Offsides3
- 0Saves3
- 394Passes370
- 2Yellow Cards2
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Blackburn4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 22Tóth
- 2Alebiosu
- 17Carter
- 15McLoughlin
- 3Pickering
- 8Morsy
- 24Baradji
- 11Fevrier
- 10Cantwell
- 21Afolayan
- 9Guðjohnsen
Substitutions
- 72’↑7 A. Kargbo↓11 J. Fevrier
- 89’↑14 D. De Neve↓9 A. Guðjohnsen
- 89’↑30 J. Garrett↓ Moussa·Baradji
Unused substitutes 6 Tom Atcheson, 27 Gady Beyuku, 1 A. Pears, 16 S. Wharton, 39 H. Pates, 48 I. Dunn
Coach Tony Mowbray
Wrexham3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Substitutions
- 64’↑15 G. Dobson↓37 M. James
- 64’↑18 B. Sheaf↓8 B. Whiteman
- 78’↑20 O. Rathbone↓5 D. Hyam
- 78’↑30 Daniel Edward Peter Imray↓12 I. Kaboré
- 78’↑ Ryan·Longman↓3 J. Ekomié
Unused substitutes 47 R. Longman, 27 L. O'Brien, 26 Z. Vyner, 21 D. Ward, 11 B. Cadamarteri
Coach P. Parkinson
Match facts
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Round
- Matchday 12
- Date
- Sat, 24 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 14:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Ewood Park, Blackburn
- Referee
- Matthew Corlett
- Blackburn coach
- Tony Mowbray
- Wrexham coach
- P. Parkinson
League table
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Birmingham | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 |  Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 |  Wolves | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 5 |  West Brom | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 13 |  Blackburn | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 15 |  Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 18 |
Player ratings
- 1
A. Guðjohnsen8.9 - 2
T. Cantwell7.7 - 3
S. McLoughlin7.5 - 4
H. Pickering7.3 - 5
Sam Morsy7.2 - 6
M. Baradji7.0 - 7
H. Carter6.9 - 8
J. Garrett6.8 - 9
D. De Neve6.8 - 10
O. Afolayan6.7 - 11
B. Tóth6.6 - 12
J. Fevrier6.6 - 13
A. Kargbo6.4 - 14
R. Alebiosu6.4 - 15
S. Wharton0.0 - 16
A. Pears0.0 - 17
Gady Beyuku0.0 - 18
Tom Atcheson0.0 - 19
H. Pates0.0 - 20
I. Dunn0.0
- 1
K. Moore6.8 - 2
C. Doyle6.8 - 3
S. Smith6.7 - 4
B. Sheaf6.6 - 5
B. Whiteman6.6 - 6
J. Ekomié6.5 - 7
M. James6.4 - 8
J. Worrall6.3 - 9
Daniel Edward Peter Imray6.3 - 10
R. Longman6.2 - 11
I. Kaboré6.1 - 12
G. Dobson6.0 - 13
O. Rathbone6.0 - 14
C. O'Hare5.9 - 15
D. Hyam5.7 - 16
A. Patterson5.6 - 17
B. Cadamarteri0.0 - 18
L. O'Brien0.0 - 19
Z. Vyner0.0 - 20
D. Ward0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
A. Guðjohnsen
Blackburn
- 2
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 8.9, the best on the pitch — 2 goals in 89 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Blackburn- W-D-L
- 3-1-1
- Scored / match
- 2.0
- Conceded / match
- 1.4
Wrexham- W-D-L
- 2-1-2
- Scored / match
- 1.6
- Conceded / match
- 2.2
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- BlackburnResult0%
- Wrexham0%
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What happened
Match report
Blackburn beat Wrexham 2-0 at Ewood Park, with Andri Guðjohnsen scoring twice. His second goal on 79 minutes, after Todd Cantwell’s assist, sealed the points after Blackburn had already gone in front before the break.
The opener came in the 44th minute when Guðjohnsen put Blackburn ahead, leaving the hosts 1-0 up at half-time. Before that, Harry Pickering had been booked on 16 minutes, while Wrexham saw Dominic Hyam booked on 27 minutes and Matty James on 45 minutes.
Wrexham made two changes on 64 minutes, with James replaced by George Dobson and Benjamin Whiteman giving way to Ben Sheaf, then made three more on 78 minutes as Hyam came off for Oliver Rathbone, Issa Kabore was replaced by Danny Imray and Jacques Ekomié made way for Ryan Longman. Blackburn responded with a goal on 79 minutes and then made two late changes on 89 minutes, when Guðjohnsen went off for Dion De Neve and Moussa Baradji was replaced by Jake Garrett.
The numbers pointed to a tight contest. Wrexham had 55% of the possession and 23 shots to Blackburn’s 16, but the home side put five of theirs on target compared with one for Wrexham. Blackburn also finished with 394 passes to 370, seven corners to nine, one offside to three, three saves to none and 1.44 xG to 1.72.
Both sides collected two yellow cards. Blackburn’s were shown to Harry Pickering on 16 minutes and Sam Morsy on 65 minutes, while Wrexham’s bookings went to Dominic Hyam on 27 minutes and Matty James on 45 minutes. There were no red cards.
Match record
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Round
- Matchday 12
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Ewood Park, Blackburn
- Referee
- Matthew Corlett
- Match ID
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14 events
- 16’Yellow cardBlackburnHarry Pickering
- 27’Yellow cardWrexhamDominic Hyam
- 44’Goal!BlackburnAndri Guðjohnsen1 – 0
- 45’Yellow cardWrexhamMatty James
- 64’SubstitutionWrexhamGeorge Dobson ONMatty James OFF
- 64’SubstitutionWrexhamBen Sheaf ONBenjamin Whiteman OFF
- 65’Yellow cardBlackburnSam Morsy
- 72’SubstitutionBlackburnAugustus Kargbo ONJ. Fevrier OFF
- 78’SubstitutionWrexhamOliver Rathbone ONDominic Hyam OFF
- 78’SubstitutionWrexhamDanny Imray ONIssa Kabore OFF
- 78’SubstitutionWrexhamRyan·Longman ONJacques Ekomié OFF
- 79’Goal!BlackburnAndri GuðjohnsenAssist: Todd Cantwell2 – 0
- 89’SubstitutionBlackburnDion De Neve ONAndri Guðjohnsen OFF
- 89’SubstitutionBlackburnJake Garrett ONMoussa·Baradji OFF