Leeds United 1-2 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Championship · Wednesday 1 January 2014

Result

Leeds United 1-2 Blackburn Rovers

Championship · Wednesday 1 January 2014, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Leeds United 1-2 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Leeds United lost to Blackburn Rovers 1-2 in the Championship on Wednesday 1 January 2014. The half-time score was 0-2.

Jordan Rhodes opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Leeds United's goal came from Matt Smith (53'). Blackburn Rovers scored through Jordan Rhodes (13') and Rudy Gestede (36').

Discipline: Leeds United received 4 yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Leeds United were 7th on 35 points from 23 and Blackburn Rovers 11th on 31 points from 23. Leeds United went on to finish that season 15th with 57 points, and Blackburn Rovers 8th with 70.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Leeds United wins, 2 draws and 3 for Blackburn Rovers.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Goal · Jordan RhodesBlackburn Rovers · 0-1
  • 36'Goal · Rudy GestedeBlackburn Rovers · 0-2
  • 53'Goal · Matt SmithLeeds United · 1-2
  • 61'Yellow card · S. DannBlackburn Rovers
  • 61'Yellow card · Ross McCormackLeeds United
  • 66'Yellow card · R. AustinLeeds United
  • 67'Yellow card · Marius ZaliukasLeeds United
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Michael BrownLeeds United

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Leeds United 4, draws 2, Blackburn Rovers 3.

Team news

Leeds United expected line-up

Paddy Kenny, Lee Peltier, Rodolph Austin, Tom Lees, Jason Pearce, Stephen Warnock, Paul Green, Michael Tonge, Ross McCormack

Blackburn Rovers expected line-up (4-4-1-1)

J. Kean, Scott Dann, Grant Hanley, Jason Lowe, Tommy Spurr, Todd Kane, Tom Cairney, J. Rhodes, Joshua King, Leon Best