Blackburn Rovers 2-3 Brighton & Hove Albion: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 13 December 2016

Result

Blackburn Rovers 2-3 Brighton & Hove Albion

Championship · Tuesday 13 December 2016, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

Blackburn Rovers · Brighton & Hove Albion · Championship predictions

Blackburn Rovers 2-3 Brighton & Hove Albion: match report

Blackburn Rovers lost to Brighton & Hove Albion 2-3 in the Championship on Tuesday 13 December 2016. The half-time score was 0-1.

Shane Duffy opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Blackburn Rovers's goals came from Sam Gallagher (66') and Sam Gallagher (90+4'). Brighton & Hove Albion scored through Shane Duffy (16'), Dale Stephens (61') and Glenn Murray (79').

Discipline: Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Brighton & Hove Albion received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackburn Rovers were 22nd on 20 points from 20 and Brighton & Hove Albion 2nd on 42 points from 20. Blackburn Rovers went on to finish that season 22nd with 51 points, and Brighton & Hove Albion 2nd with 93.

Blackburn Rovers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Brighton & Hove Albion in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Shane Duffy of Brighton & Hove Albion (8.3), ahead of Sam Gallagher (8.2).

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Yellow card · Jiri SkalakBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 16'Goal · Shane DuffyBrighton & Hove Albion · 0-1
  • 43'Yellow card · Oliver NorwoodBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 61'Goal · Dale StephensBrighton & Hove Albion · 0-2
  • 61'Yellow card · Gordon GreerBlackburn Rovers
  • 66'Goal · Sam GallagherBlackburn Rovers · 1-2
  • 66'Yellow card · Lewis DunkBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 70'Yellow card · Jason LoweBlackburn Rovers
  • 74'Second yellow · Gordon GreerBlackburn Rovers
  • 79'Goal · Glenn MurrayBrighton & Hove Albion · 1-3
  • 84'Yellow card · Sam GallagherBlackburn Rovers
  • 90+4'Goal · Sam GallagherBlackburn Rovers · 2-3

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Blackburn Rovers 0, draws 4, Brighton & Hove Albion 4.

Team news

Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jason Steele, Ben Marshall, Gordon Greer, Darragh Lenihan, Derrick Williams, Jason Lowe, Josef Dvornik, Craig Conway, Marvin Emnes, Sam Gallagher, Danny Graham

Brighton & Hove Albion line-up (4-4-2)

David Adam Stockdale, Bruno Saltor, Shane Duffy, Lewis Dunk, S. Pocognoli, Anthony Knockaert, Dale Stephens, Oliver Norwood, Jiri Skalak, Sam Baldock, Tomer Hemed