Leeds United 1-1 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Championship · Wednesday 1 January 2025

Result

Leeds United 1-1 Blackburn Rovers

Championship · Wednesday 1 January 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Leeds United 1-1 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Leeds United drew with Blackburn Rovers 1-1 in the Championship on Wednesday 1 January 2025. The half-time score was 0-0.

Pascal Struijk opened the scoring in the 88th minute. Leeds United's goal came from Pascal Struijk (88', penalty). Blackburn Rovers scored through Danny Batth (90').

Discipline: Leeds United received 2 yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Leeds United were 1st on 51 points from 24 and Blackburn Rovers 5th on 38 points from 23. Leeds United went on to finish that season 1st with 100 points, and Blackburn Rovers 7th with 66.

Leeds United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Blackburn Rovers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Pascal Struijk of Leeds United (7.7), ahead of Callum Brittain (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Leeds United wins, 0 draws and 3 for Blackburn Rovers.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 40'Yellow card · Lewis BakerBlackburn Rovers
  • 88'Penalty goal · Pascal StruijkLeeds United · 1-0
  • 90'Goal · Danny BatthBlackburn Rovers · 1-1
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Andreas WeimannBlackburn Rovers
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Ao TanakaLeeds United
  • 90+7'Yellow card · Brenden AaronsonLeeds United
  • 90+10'Yellow card · Danny BatthBlackburn Rovers
  • 90+11'Yellow card · Aynsley PearsBlackburn Rovers
  • 90+11'Yellow cardBlackburn Rovers

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Leeds United 7, draws 0, Blackburn Rovers 3.

Team news

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Leeds United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Illan Meslier, Jayden Bogle, Joe Rodon, Pascal Struijk, Sam Byram, Ao Tanaka, Joe Rothwell, Daniel James, Brenden Aaronson, Manor Solomon, Joël Piroe

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

Aynsley Pears, Callum Brittain, Dominic Hyam, Danny Batth, Owen Beck, Sondre Tronstad, Lewis Baker, Tyrhys Dolan, Ryan Hedges, Andreas Weimann, Yuki Ohashi