Leeds United 3-2 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Championship · Wednesday 26 December 2018

Result

Leeds United 3-2 Blackburn Rovers

Championship · Wednesday 26 December 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Leeds United 3-2 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Leeds United defeated Blackburn Rovers 3-2 in the Championship on Wednesday 26 December 2018. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Leeds United's goals came from an own goal by Derrick Williams (33'), Kemar Roofe (90+1') and Kemar Roofe (90+4'). Blackburn Rovers scored through Charlie Mulgrew (47', penalty) and Charlie Mulgrew (90').

Discipline: Leeds United received 2 yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Leeds United were 1st on 48 points from 23 and Blackburn Rovers 14th on 31 points from 23. Leeds United went on to finish that season 3rd with 86 points, and Blackburn Rovers 16th with 60.

Leeds United lined up in a 4-1-4-1 and Blackburn Rovers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Charlie Mulgrew of Blackburn Rovers (9.0), ahead of Kemar Roofe (8.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Leeds United wins, 1 draw and 6 for Blackburn Rovers.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 33'Own goal · Derrick WilliamsLeeds United · 1-0
  • 44'Yellow card · J. RodwellBlackburn Rovers
  • 47'Penalty goal · Charlie MulgrewBlackburn Rovers · 1-1
  • 77'Yellow card · Barry DouglasLeeds United
  • 85'Yellow card · Darragh LenihanBlackburn Rovers
  • 89'Yellow card · Kalvin PhillipsLeeds United
  • 90'Goal · Charlie MulgrewBlackburn Rovers · 1-2
  • 90+1'Goal · Kemar RoofeLeeds United · 2-2
  • 90+4'Goal · Kemar RoofeLeeds United · 3-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Leeds United 3, draws 1, Blackburn Rovers 6.

Team news

Leeds United line-up (4-1-4-1)

Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Luke Ayling, Kalvin Phillips, Pontus Jansson, B. Douglas, Adam Forshaw, Ezgjan Alioski, Mateusz Klich, Pablo Hernández, Jack Harrison, Kemar Roofe

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

David Raya, Ryan Nyambe, Darragh Lenihan, Charlie Mulgrew, Derrick Williams, Jack Rodwell, Josef Dvornik, Adam Armstrong, Bradley Dack, Amari'i Bell, Danny Graham