Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Fulham: result and report

Championship · Saturday 27 August 2016

Result

Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Fulham

Championship · Saturday 27 August 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Fulham: match report

Blackburn Rovers were beaten by Fulham 0-1 in the Championship on Saturday 27 August 2016. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Tom Cairney of Fulham in the 90th minute.

Discipline: Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards; Fulham received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Blackburn Rovers were 24th on 1 point from 4 and Fulham 13th on 5 points from 4. Blackburn Rovers went on to finish that season 22nd with 51 points, and Fulham 6th with 78.

Blackburn Rovers lined up in a 4-4-2 and Fulham in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to K. McDonald of Fulham (8.0), ahead of David Button (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Blackburn Rovers wins, 2 draws and 3 for Fulham.

Going into the match Blackburn Rovers's last five read D-L-L-L and Fulham's L-D-D-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 67'Yellow card · Darragh LenihanBlackburn Rovers
  • 68'Yellow card · Scott ParkerFulham
  • 76'Yellow card · Hope AkpanBlackburn Rovers
  • 90+4'Goal · Tom CairneyFulham · 0-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Blackburn Rovers 5, draws 2, Fulham 3.

Team news

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

Jason Steele, Jason Lowe, Gordon Greer, Tommie Hoban, Derrick Williams, Ben Marshall, Danny Guthrie, Hope Akpan, Craig Conway, Danny Graham, Sam Gallagher

Fulham line-up (4-2-3-1)

David Button, Denis Odoi, Tomas Kalas, Michael Madl, Ryan Sessegnon, Scott Parker, K. McDonald, Tom Cairney, Sone Aluko, Neeskens Kebano, Matt Smith