Blackburn Rovers 2-1 West Bromwich Albion: result and report

Championship · Sunday 14 August 2022

Result

Blackburn Rovers 2-1 West Bromwich Albion

Championship · Sunday 14 August 2022, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Blackburn Rovers · West Bromwich Albion · Championship predictions

Blackburn Rovers 2-1 West Bromwich Albion: match report

Blackburn Rovers beat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 in the Championship on Sunday 14 August 2022. The half-time score was 1-0.

B. Brereton opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Blackburn Rovers's goals came from B. Brereton (41') and Sam Gallagher (47'). West Bromwich Albion scored through G. Diangana (59').

Discipline: Blackburn Rovers received 4 yellow cards; West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Blackburn Rovers were 3rd on 6 points from 2 and West Bromwich Albion 19th on 2 points from 2. Blackburn Rovers went on to finish that season 7th with 69 points, and West Bromwich Albion 9th with 66.

Blackburn Rovers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and West Bromwich Albion in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ben Brereton Díaz of Blackburn Rovers (8.2), ahead of Sam Gallagher (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Blackburn Rovers wins, 3 draws and 4 for West Bromwich Albion.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Yellow card · Sam GallagherBlackburn Rovers
  • 37'Yellow card · John SwiftWest Bromwich Albion
  • 41'Goal · B. BreretonBlackburn Rovers · 1-0
  • 47'Goal · Sam GallagherBlackburn Rovers · 2-0
  • 59'Goal · G. DianganaWest Bromwich Albion · 2-1
  • 77'Yellow card · J. BuckleyBlackburn Rovers
  • 88'Yellow card · B. DackBlackburn Rovers
  • 90'Yellow card · Lewis TravisBlackburn Rovers

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Blackburn Rovers 3, draws 3, West Bromwich Albion 4.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Erik PietersWest Bromwich Albion · injury (Knee Injury)
  • Daryl DikeWest Bromwich Albion · injury (Thigh Problems)
  • Kean BryanWest Bromwich Albion · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)

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

Thomas Kaminski, Callum Brittain, Ashley Phillips, Yuki Takahashi, Harry Pickering, Lewis Travis, John Buckley, Sam Gallagher, Sammie Szmodics, Ben Brereton Díaz, Ryan Hedges

West Bromwich Albion line-up (4-2-3-1)

David Button, Darnell Furlong, Semi Ajayi, Dara O'Shea, Conor Townsend, Jayson Molumby, Jake Livermore, Jed Wallace, John Swift, Grady Diangana, Karlan Grant