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West Brom vs Blackburn 3-2
- Barney Stewart19'
- Isaac Price (P)72'
- Felix Horn Myhre89'
- Andri Guðjohnsen6'
- Andri Guðjohnsen12'
- Kick-off
- Sat, 17 Oct 2026 · 14:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
- Referee
- Adam Herczeg
Match timeline
- 89’Goal!
West BromFelix Horn MyhreAssist: Aune Heggebo3 – 2 - 87’SubstitutionWest BromNathaniel Phillips ONGeorge Campbell OFF
- 87’SubstitutionWest BromFelix Horn Myhre ONJ. Morgan OFF
- 73’Substitution
BlackburnHayden Carter ONAndri Guðjohnsen OFF - 72’Penalty goalWest BromIsaac Price2 – 2
- 71’Yellow cardBlackburnSean McLoughlin
- 63’SubstitutionWest BromAune Heggebo ONBarney Stewart OFF
- 63’SubstitutionWest BromHarry Whitwell ONRabby Nzingoula OFF
Show 12 earlier events
- 61’SubstitutionBlackburnJake Garrett ONSam Morsy OFF
- 60’SubstitutionBlackburnMoussa·Baradji ONOladapo Afolayan OFF
- 60’SubstitutionBlackburnMathias Jørgensen ONTodd Cantwell OFF
- 43’SubstitutionWest BromOusmane·Diakite ONToby Collyer OFF
- 41’Yellow cardWest BromChris Mepham
- 32’Yellow cardBlackburnOladapo Afolayan
- 27’SubstitutionBlackburnJ. Fevrier ONRyoya Morishita OFF
- 23’Yellow cardWest BromGeorge Campbell
- 21’Yellow cardBlackburnKristi Montgomery
- 19’Goal!West BromBarney Stewart1 – 2
- 12’Goal!BlackburnAndri Guðjohnsen0 – 2
- 6’Goal!BlackburnAndri GuðjohnsenAssist: Kristi Montgomery0 – 1
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
West BromBlackburn- 64%Possession36%
- 24Shots10
- 3.48xG0.78
- 4Shots on Target2
- 8Corners4
- 9Fouls16
- 1Offsides1
- 0Saves2
- 529Passes300
- 2Yellow Cards3
Lineups
Confirmed selections
West Brom4 - 4 - 2
Substitutions
- 43’↑ Ousmane·Diakite↓15 Tobias Christopher Collyer
- 63’↑19 A. Heggebø↓9 B. Stewart
- 63’↑29 Harry Whitwell↓20 R. Nzingoula
- 87’↑3 N. Phillips↓6 G. Campbell
- 87’↑7 F. Myhre↓11 J. Morgan
Unused substitutes 23 T. Bany, 17 O. Diakité, 13 M. Ingram, 22 C. Townsend, 26 K. Tunde
Coach J. Morrison
Blackburn4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 22Tóth
- 2Alebiosu
- 6Atcheson
- 15McLoughlin
- 3Pickering
- 8Morsy
- 31Montgomery
- 25Morishita
- 10Cantwell
- 21Afolayan
- 9Guðjohnsen
Substitutions
- 27’↑11 J. Fevrier↓25 R. Morishita
- 60’↑ Moussa·Baradji↓21 O. Afolayan
- 60’↑29 M. Jørgensen↓10 T. Cantwell
- 61’↑30 J. Garrett↓8 Sam Morsy
- 73’↑17 H. Carter↓9 A. Guðjohnsen
Unused substitutes 14 D. De Neve, 7 A. Kargbo, 1 A. Pears, 27 Gady Beyuku, 24 M. Baradji
Coach Tony Mowbray
Match facts
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Round
- Matchday 11
- Date
- Sat, 17 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 14:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
- Referee
- Adam Herczeg
- West Brom coach
- J. Morrison
- Blackburn coach
- Tony Mowbray
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 |
Match related news
Player ratings
- 1
B. Stewart7.9 - 2
I. Price7.8 - 3
F. Myhre7.2 - 4
O. Diakité7.0 - 5
B. Pereira6.8 - 6
A. Heggebø6.8 - 7
G. Campbell6.7 - 8
Tobias Christopher Collyer6.6 - 9
C. Styles6.5 - 10
J. Molumby6.5 - 11
R. Nzingoula6.4 - 12
J. Morgan6.3 - 13
M. O’Leary6.2 - 14
C. Mepham6.1 - 15
N. Phillips6.1 - 16
Harry Whitwell5.9 - 17
T. Bany0.0 - 18
M. Ingram0.0 - 19
C. Townsend0.0 - 20
K. Tunde0.0
- 1
A. Guðjohnsen8.3 - 2
J. Fevrier6.4 - 3
Kristi Montgomery6.3 - 4
M. Jørgensen6.3 - 5
R. Morishita6.2 - 6
Sam Morsy6.2 - 7
R. Alebiosu6.1 - 8
T. Cantwell6.0 - 9
J. Garrett6.0 - 10
H. Carter5.9 - 11
H. Pickering5.8 - 12
S. McLoughlin5.8 - 13
O. Afolayan5.7 - 14
M. Baradji5.7 - 15
B. Tóth5.6 - 16
Tom Atcheson5.5 - 17
Gady Beyuku0.0 - 18
D. De Neve0.0 - 19
A. Kargbo0.0 - 20
A. Pears0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
A. Guðjohnsen
Blackburn
- 2
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 8.3, the best on the pitch — 2 goals in 73 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
West Brom- W-D-L
- 2-1-2
- Scored / match
- 0.8
- Conceded / match
- 0.8
Blackburn- W-D-L
- 3-1-1
- Scored / match
- 1.8
- Conceded / match
- 1.2
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- West BromResult0%
- Blackburn0%
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What happened
Match report
West Brom came from two goals down to beat Blackburn 3-2 at The Hawthorns, with Felix Horn Myhre scoring late after coming on in the 87th minute. Blackburn led 2-1 at half-time after Andri Guðjohnsen struck twice early on.
Guðjohnsen opened the scoring in the 6th minute from Kristi Montgomery’s assist, then made it 2-0 on 12 minutes for his second of the match. West Brom pulled one back through Barney Stewart on 19 minutes, and Blackburn still held a 2-1 lead at the break.
The home side levelled on 72 minutes when Isaac Price converted a penalty, before Felix Horn Myhre, who had come on in the 87th minute, scored on 89 minutes from Aune Heggebo’s assist to make it 3-2. Blackburn had made three changes in the second half, including a 60th-minute double change, while West Brom also made two substitutions on 63 minutes and another double change on 87 minutes.
West Brom had 64% of the ball, 529 passes to Blackburn’s 300, and more shots, 24 to 10, with 4 on target to 2. They also finished with 3.48 expected goals to Blackburn’s 0.78, 8 corners to 4, and 9 fouls to 16.
Kristi Montgomery, Oladapo Afolayan and Sean McLoughlin were booked for Blackburn, while George Campbell and Chris Mepham went into the book for West Brom.
Match record
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Round
- Matchday 11
- Kick-off
- Venue
- The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
- Referee
- Adam Herczeg
- Match ID
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20 events
- 6’Goal!BlackburnAndri GuðjohnsenAssist: Kristi Montgomery0 – 1
- 12’Goal!BlackburnAndri Guðjohnsen0 – 2
- 19’Goal!West BromBarney Stewart1 – 2
- 21’Yellow cardBlackburnKristi Montgomery
- 23’Yellow cardWest BromGeorge Campbell
- 27’SubstitutionBlackburnJ. Fevrier ONRyoya Morishita OFF
- 32’Yellow cardBlackburnOladapo Afolayan
- 41’Yellow cardWest BromChris Mepham
- 43’SubstitutionWest BromOusmane·Diakite ONToby Collyer OFF
- 60’SubstitutionBlackburnMoussa·Baradji ONOladapo Afolayan OFF
- 60’SubstitutionBlackburnMathias Jørgensen ONTodd Cantwell OFF
- 61’SubstitutionBlackburnJake Garrett ONSam Morsy OFF
- 63’SubstitutionWest BromAune Heggebo ONBarney Stewart OFF
- 63’SubstitutionWest BromHarry Whitwell ONRabby Nzingoula OFF
- 71’Yellow cardBlackburnSean McLoughlin
- 72’Penalty goalWest BromIsaac Price2 – 2
- 73’SubstitutionBlackburnHayden Carter ONAndri Guðjohnsen OFF
- 87’SubstitutionWest BromNathaniel Phillips ONGeorge Campbell OFF
- 87’SubstitutionWest BromFelix Horn Myhre ONJ. Morgan OFF
- 89’Goal!West BromFelix Horn MyhreAssist: Aune Heggebo3 – 2