Stoke City 1-0 Blackburn — EFL Championship, 12 Mar 2025
Stoke City beat Blackburn 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 12 March 2025 at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Ali Al Hamadi scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Stoke City have won 3 and Blackburn 2.
· kickoff·bet365 Stadium · Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-019'assist: L. Baker
- Half-time1-0
- 46'Foul
- 60'Million Manhoefout: Lewis Koumas
- 64'Adam Forshawout: S. Tronstad
- 65'
- 65'Todd Cantwellout: Yuki Ohashi
- 73'Eric-Junior Bocatout: Enda Stevens
- 74'out: Samuel Gallagher
- 78'Lewis TravisFoul
- 78'Dion Sandersonout: Joseph Rankin-Costello
- 82'Samuel GallagherTime wasting
- 90+1'Jordan ThompsonFoul
- 90+2'out: M. Rose
- 90+2'Lewis Travisout: Cauley Woodrow
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Stoke City
- 7.9Ali Al-HamadiF
- 7.5Benjamin WilmotD
- 7.2Jordan ThompsonM
- 7.2Viktor JohanssonG
- 7.2Jun-Ho BaeM
- 7.0Lewis BakerM
- 7.0Wouter BurgerM
- 7.0Eric-Junior BocatD
- 6.9Enda StevensD
- 6.9Michael RoseD
- 6.9Ashley PhillipsD
- 6.7Million ManhoefM
- 6.6Samuel GallagherF
- 6.6Junior TchamadeuD
- 6.3Lewis KoumasF
Blackburn
- 7.2Hayden CarterD
- 7.0Yuri RibeiroM
- 6.9Callum BrittainM
- 6.9Dominic HyamD
- 6.9Todd CantwellF
- 6.9Lewis TravisM
- 6.9Aynsley PearsG
- 6.9Tyrhys DolanF
- 6.9Sondre TronstadM
- 6.9Joseph Rankin-CostelloM
- 6.7Cauley WoodrowF
- 6.6Dion SandersonD
- 6.6Adam ForshawM
- 6.3Yuki OhashiF
- 6.3Makhtar GueyeF
- 6.2Emmanuel DennisF
Line-ups
Blackburn3-4-3
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Stoke CityM. Robins
Substitutes
- 20Samuel Gallagher82'74'F6.6
- 3Enda Stevens90+2'73'D6.9
- 13Jack BonhamG
- 5M. Rose90+2'D6.9
- 24Andrew MoranM
- 12Tatsuki SekoM
- 11Lewis Koumas60'F6.3
- 35Nathan LoweF
- 18B. Lawal
BlackburnV. Ismaël
Substitutes
- 42E. Dennis65'F6.2
- 21John BuckleyM
- 45Cauley Woodrow90+2'F6.7
- 12Balázs TóthG
- 23Yuki Ohashi65'F6.3
- 6S. Tronstad64'M6.9
- 11Joseph Rankin-Costello78'M6.9
- 33A. Cozier-DuberryM
- 50B. PowellD
Team statistics
43%Possession57%
1.41Expected goals (xG)0.54
8Total shots10
3Shots on target2
2Shots off target3
3Blocked shots5
3Corners4
0Offsides5
16Fouls14
2Yellow cards2
2Goalkeeper saves2
0.57Goals prevented0.57
332Total passes443
244Accurate passes349
73%Pass accuracy79%
Stoke City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Al-Hamadi | 74 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Benjamin Wilmot | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.5 |
| Jordan Thompson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Viktor Johansson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Jun-Ho Bae | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Lewis Baker | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Wouter Burger | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| Eric-Junior Bocat | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Enda Stevens | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Michael Rose | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ashley Phillips | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Million Manhoef | 60 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Samuel Gallagher | 16 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Junior Tchamadeu | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Lewis Koumas | 30 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Carter | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Yuri Ribeiro | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Callum Brittain | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Dominic Hyam | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Todd Cantwell | 65 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Lewis Travis | 89 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Aynsley Pears | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Tyrhys Dolan | 65 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Sondre Tronstad | 26 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Joseph Rankin-Costello | 12 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Cauley Woodrow | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Dion Sanderson | 78 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Adam Forshaw | 64 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Yuki Ohashi | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Makhtar Gueye | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Emmanuel Dennis | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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