EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 7 | 2026-09-12 23:00 JST
Match summary
Blackburn Rovers and Millwall met in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 7 on September 12. Blackburn Rovers beat Millwall 3-1. Blackburn Rovers led 1-0 at half-time. In the second half, Blackburn Rovers scored 2 and Millwall scored 1.
Scorers: Blackburn Rovers – O. Afolayan (2 goals) and A. Guðjohnsen; Millwall – L. Dykes. Assists: Blackburn Rovers – Tom Atcheson, Sam Morsy and J. Fevrier.
Possession: Blackburn Rovers 45%, Millwall 55%. Shots: Blackburn Rovers 18, Millwall 16. Blackburn Rovers scored 3 from 4 shots on target. Yellow cards: Blackburn Rovers 5, Millwall 3 in a heated match.
Team stats
5-4-1
4-2-3-1
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| Blackburn Rovers | Stat | Millwall |
|---|---|---|
| 5-4-1 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 45% | Possession | 55% |
| 1.23 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.67 |
| 18 | Shots | 16 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 10 | Shots off target | 8 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 8 | Shots inside the box | 13 |
| 10 | Shots outside the box | 3 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 356 | Passes | 437 |
| 281 | Accurate passes | 345 |
| 79% | Pass accuracy | 79% |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| -1.82 | Goals prevented (xG) | -1.82 |
| 5 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Josh Smith, England
Player stats
Blackburn Rovers
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | B. Tóth | 0 | 10(40%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | R. Alebiosu | 1 | 0 | 10(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 2(1) | |||||
| DF | Tom Atcheson | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 23(66%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 11(4) | |||||
| DF | H. Carter | 0 | 3 | 17(85%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 90 | 1 | 4(1) | ||||||
| DF | S. McLoughlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 90 | 1 | 9(4) | |||||
| DF | Yuri Ribeiro | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 16 | 1(None) | |||||||||
| MF | R. Morishita | 0 | 1 | 16(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 9(3) | |||||
| MF | Sam Morsy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54(89%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 | 90 | 1 | 7(3) | ||||
| MF | Kristi Montgomery | 1 | 0 | 3 | 37(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 90 | 1 | 10(5) | |||||
| MF | O. Afolayan | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1(100%) | 3 | 1 | 14(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.3 | 69 | 10(5) | ||
| FW | T. Cantwell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2(67%) | 2 | 21(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 70 | 2 | 8(5) | ||
| DF | H. Pickering | 0 | 1 | 20(83%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.2 | 74 | 2 | 1 | 11(3) | ||||
| DF | Gady Beyuku | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10(77%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.9 | 45 | 1 | 7(3) | ||||
| FW | J. Fevrier | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 10(91%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 21 | 2 | 4(2) | ||||
| FW | A. Guðjohnsen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 | 20 | 5(1) | |||||
| GK | A. Pears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | J. Garrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | F. Vare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | M. Baradji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Harvey Higgins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Millwall
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | M. Crocombe | 0 | 26(68%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 90 | 1(1) | |||||||||
| DF | J. Osei-Tutu | 0 | 1(100%) | 14(61%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 4(3) | |||||
| DF | C. Taylor | 0 | 1 | 1 | 69(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 90 | 2 | 5(4) | |||||
| DF | J. Cooper | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54(92%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 | 82 | 5(2) | ||||||
| DF | Zak Norton Sturge | 1 | 0 | 2(100%) | 2 | 28(80%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.6 | 90 | 2 | 11(7) | |||
| MF | D. Mazou-Sacko | 0 | 1 | 28(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 | 76 | 1 | 9(5) | |||||
| MF | Jenson Metcalfe | 0 | 3 | 2 | 38(78%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 82 | 1 | 11(4) | |||||
| MF | R. Esse | 2 | 0 | 6(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.2 | 45 | 1 | 7(3) | ||||||
| MF | T. Arconte | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 6(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 | 90 | 9(5) | |||||
| MF | C. Neghli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2(67%) | 27(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | 90 | 3 | 5(3) | ||||
| FW | L. Dykes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14(54%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.5 | 90 | 1 | 20(14) | ||||
| FW | Y. Issoufou | 0 | 1(33%) | 1 | 11(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 45 | 6(2) | ||||||
| MF | M. Sykes | 0 | 1 | 15(79%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 45 | 3 | 3(3) | ||||||
| MF | D. Kelly | 0 | 4(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 14 | 1(1) | ||||||||
| DF | E. Baggott | 1 | 0 | 4(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 8 | 1(1) | ||||||||
| FW | Z. Lovelace | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 8 | ||||||||||
| GK | F. Marschall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Tristan Parkes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | D. Batth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | アルフィー・マッシー | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Blackburn Rovers
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 22 | B. Tóth |
| Starter | DF | 2 | R. Alebiosu |
| Starter | DF | 6 | Tom Atcheson |
| Starter | DF | 17 | H. Carter |
| Starter | DF | 15 | S. McLoughlin |
| Starter | DF | 4 | Yuri Ribeiro |
| Starter | MF | 25 | R. Morishita |
| Starter | MF | 8 | Sam Morsy |
| Starter | MF | 31 | Kristi Montgomery |
| Starter | MF | 21 | O. Afolayan |
| Starter | FW | 10 | T. Cantwell |
| Bench | DF | 3 | H. Pickering |
| Bench | DF | 27 | Gady Beyuku |
| Bench | FW | 11 | J. Fevrier |
| Bench | FW | 9 | A. Guðjohnsen |
Show unused substitutes (5)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 1 | A. Pears |
| Bench | MF | 30 | J. Garrett |
| Bench | MF | 53 | F. Vare |
| Bench | MF | 24 | M. Baradji |
| Bench | FW | 45 | Harvey Higgins |
Millwall
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 15 | M. Crocombe |
| Starter | DF | 2 | J. Osei-Tutu |
| Starter | DF | 6 | C. Taylor |
| Starter | DF | 5 | J. Cooper |
| Starter | DF | 3 | Zak Norton Sturge |
| Starter | MF | 49 | D. Mazou-Sacko |
| Starter | MF | 14 | Jenson Metcalfe |
| Starter | MF | 11 | R. Esse |
| Starter | MF | 7 | T. Arconte |
| Starter | MF | 10 | C. Neghli |
| Starter | FW | 13 | L. Dykes |
| Bench | DF | 12 | E. Baggott |
| Bench | MF | 17 | M. Sykes |
| Bench | MF | 16 | D. Kelly |
| Bench | FW | 29 | Z. Lovelace |
| Bench | FW | 35 | Y. Issoufou |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 34 | F. Marschall |
| Bench | DF | 23 | D. Batth |
| Bench | DF | 55 | Tristan Parkes |
| Bench | MF | 44 | アルフィー・マッシー |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 13' | Blackburn Rovers | 🟨 Yellow card | H. Carter | |
| 1H 16' | Blackburn Rovers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Yuri Ribeiro → IN H. Pickering | |
| 1H 38' | Blackburn Rovers | 🟨 Yellow card | Sam Morsy | |
| 1H 41' | Blackburn Rovers | ⚽ Goal | O. Afolayan | 1-0 |
| 1H 45' | Blackburn Rovers | 🟨 Yellow card | H. Pickering | |
| 1H 45+4' | Millwall | 🟨 Yellow card | Zak Norton Sturge | |
| 2H 1' | Blackburn Rovers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT R. Alebiosu → IN Gady Beyuku | |
| 2H 1' | Millwall | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Osei-Tutu → IN M. Sykes | |
| 2H 1' | Millwall | 🔄 Substitution | OUT R. Esse → IN Y. Issoufou | |
| 2H 5' | Blackburn Rovers | 🟨 Yellow card | Gady Beyuku | |
| 2H 6' | Millwall | ⚽ Goal | L. Dykes | 1-1 |
| 2H 13' | Blackburn Rovers | ⚽ Goal | O. Afolayan | 2-1 |
| 2H 24' | Blackburn Rovers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT O. Afolayan → IN J. Fevrier | |
| 2H 25' | Blackburn Rovers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT T. Cantwell → IN A. Guðjohnsen | |
| 2H 31' | Millwall | 🔄 Substitution | OUT D. Mazou-Sacko → IN D. Kelly | |
| 2H 36' | Millwall | 🟨 Yellow card | Jenson Metcalfe | |
| 2H 37' | Millwall | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Jenson Metcalfe → IN E. Baggott | |
| 2H 37' | Millwall | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Cooper → IN Z. Lovelace | |
| 2H 41' | Blackburn Rovers | 🟨 Yellow card | J. Fevrier | |
| 2H 45+2' | Millwall | 🟨 Yellow card | M. Sykes | |
| 2H 45' | Blackburn Rovers | ⚽ Goal | A. Guðjohnsen | 3-1 |
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