West Brom vs Blackburn

Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 17:00The Hawthorns, West BromwichAdam Herczeg

Summary

Match report

West Brom won 3-2 against Blackburn in the EFL Championship (Matchday 11). Blackburn led 2-1 at half-time. West Brom came from 2 goals down to win.

West Brom’s goals came from Barney Stewart in the 19th minute, Isaac Price in the 72nd minute (penalty) and Felix Horn Myhre in the 89th minute. Andri Guðjohnsen scored both of Blackburn’s goals, in the 6th and 12th minutes. A. Gudjohnsen was the highest-rated player on the pitch (8.3).

Player of the match

A. Gudjohnsen

Blackburn73'2Rating 8.3

Key stats

All stats

64%Possession36%

3.72Expected goals (xG)0.84
25Total shots10
4Shots on target2
8Corners4
2Yellow cards3

Live commentary

It's all over: West Brom beat Blackburn 3-2. In numbers: possession West Brom 64%, Blackburn 36%; shots 25 (4 on target) to 10 (2 on target)
89'
Goal! Felix Horn Myhre completes the turnaround for West Brom (3-2), assisted by Aune Heggebo
87'
Double substitution, West Brom: Nathaniel Phillips makes way for George Campbell, J. Morgan on for Felix Horn Myhre
73'
Substitution, Blackburn: Andri Guðjohnsen comes on for Hayden Carter
72'
Penalty goal! Isaac Price scores from the spot and equalises for West Brom (2-2)
71'
Booking: Andri Guðjohnsen (Blackburn) for a foul
63'
Double substitution, West Brom: Rabby Nzingoula comes on for Harry Whitwell, Barney Stewart on for Aune Heggebo
61'
Substitution, Blackburn: Jake Garrett makes way for Sam Morsy
60'
Double substitution, Blackburn: Oladapo Afolayan replaces Moussa·Baradji, Todd Cantwell on for Mathias Jørgensen
The second half is under way
The referee blows for half-time: Blackburn lead 2-1
43'
Substitution, West Brom: Toby Collyer comes on for Ousmane·Diakite
41'
Yellow card: Chris Mepham (West Brom) for a foul
32'
Yellow card: Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn) for a foul
27'
Substitution, Blackburn: Ryoya Morishita replaces J. Fevrier
23'
Booking: George Campbell (West Brom) for a foul
21'
Yellow card: Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn) for a foul
19'
Goal! Barney Stewart reduces the deficit for West Brom (1-2)
12'
Goal! Andri Guðjohnsen doubles Blackburn's lead (2-0), his second of the game
6'
Goal! Andri Guðjohnsen puts Blackburn ahead (1-0), set up by Kristi Montgomery
Kick-off! West Brom vs Blackburn is under way

Lineups

West BromAverage rating 6.7

West Brom – Starting XI

1M. O'LearyGoalkeeperRating 6.2
18B. PereiraDefenderRating 6.8
2C. MephamDefender – Yellow card 41'Rating 6.2
6G. CampbellDefender – Yellow card 23', On 87'Rating 6.7
4C. StylesDefenderRating 6.5
15T. CollyerMidfielder – On 43'Rating 6.6
21I. PriceMidfielder – Penalty goal 72'Rating 7.8
8J. MolumbyMidfielderRating 6.5
20R. NzingoulaMidfielder – On 63'Rating 6.4
11J. MorganMidfielder – On 87'Rating 6.3
9B. StewartForward – Goal 19', On 63'Rating 7.9

West BromSubstitutes

1313M. IngramGoalkeeper
33N. PhillipsDefender87'Rating 6.1
2222C. TownsendDefender
1717O. DiakiteMidfielder43'Rating 7.0
77F. MyhreMidfielder87'Rating 7.1
2929H. WhitwellMidfielder63'Rating 6.1
1919A. HeggeboForward63'Rating 6.8
2323T. BanyForward
2626K. TundeForward

BlackburnCoach: Tony MowbrayAverage rating 6.14-2-3-1

Blackburn – Starting XI (4-2-3-1)

22B. TothGoalkeeper – Rating 5.6
2R. AlebiosuDefender – Rating 6.0
6T. AtchesonDefender – Rating 5.5
15S. McLoughlinDefender – Rating 5.8
3H. PickeringDefender – Rating 5.9
8S. MorsyMidfielder – Rating 6.2, On 61'
31K. MontgomeryMidfielder – Rating 6.4, Assist, Yellow card 21'
25R. MorishitaMidfielder – Rating 5.8, On 27'
10T. CantwellMidfielder – Rating 6.0, On 60'
21O. AfolayanMidfielder – Rating 5.7, Yellow card 32', On 60'
9A. GudjohnsenForward – Player of the match, Rating 8.3, Goal 6' 12', Yellow card 71', On 73'