Blackburn 1-2 Cardiff — EFL Championship, 15 Mar 2025
Cardiff beat Blackburn 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 15 March 2025 at Ewood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire. Yuki Ohashi scored for Blackburn; Yousef Salech and Y. Meïté for Cardiff. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Blackburn have won 3 and Cardiff 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Ewood Park · Blackburn, Lancashire·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-14'assist: Sivert Mannsverk
- 13'Foul
- 1-116'assist: E. Dennis
- 37'out: R. Colwill
- Half-time1-1
- 61'
- 61'
- 63'out: A. Cozier-Duberry
- 72'
- 72'
- 1-273'assist: William Alves
- 81'
- 81'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.5
Top rated
Blackburn
- 7.3Dominic HyamD
- 7.3Sondre TronstadM
- 7.3Hayden CarterD
- 7.3Lewis TravisM
- 7.2Yuki OhashiM
- 7.0Yuri RibeiroD
- 6.9Makhtar GueyeF
- 6.9Emmanuel DennisM
- 6.7Cauley WoodrowF
- 6.6Joseph Rankin-CostelloD
- 6.6Todd CantwellM
- 6.5Tyrhys DolanM
- 6.5Amario Cozier-DuberryM
- 6.3Aynsley PearsG
Cardiff
- 7.5Yousef SalechF
- 7.3Yakou MéïtéF
- 7.2Calum ChambersM
- 7.2William AlvesM
- 7.0Sivert MannsverkM
- 7.0William FishD
- 6.9Joe RallsM
- 6.9Rubin ColwillM
- 6.7Joel BaganD
- 6.6Callum RobinsonF
- 6.6Callum O'DowdaM
- 6.6Ethan HorvathG
- 6.6David TurnbullM
- 6.5Isaak DaviesF
- 6.3Andrew RinomhotaM
- 6.2Perry NgD
Line-ups
Substitutes
BlackburnV. Ismaël
Substitutes
- 8Todd Cantwell81'M6.6
- 28Adam ForshawM
- 21John BuckleyM
- 45Cauley Woodrow81'F6.7
- 12Balázs TóthG
- 31Dion SandersonD
- 33A. Cozier-Duberry63'M6.5
- 50B. PowellD
- 48T. AtchesonD
CardiffO. Riza
Substitutes
- 19Y. Meïté73'72'F7.3
- 4Dimitrios GoutasD
- 16Christopher WillockM
- 14David Turnbull72'M6.6
- 39Isaak Davies61'F6.5
- 41M. TurnerG
- 27R. Colwill37'M6.9
- 29William Alves61'M7.2
- 45C. AshfordM
Team statistics
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Hyam | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Sondre Tronstad | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Hayden Carter | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Lewis Travis | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Yuki Ohashi | 81 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Yuri Ribeiro | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Makhtar Gueye | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Emmanuel Dennis | 63 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Cauley Woodrow | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Joseph Rankin-Costello | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6.6 |
| Todd Cantwell | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Tyrhys Dolan | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | 6.5 |
| Amario Cozier-Duberry | 27 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Aynsley Pears | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yousef Salech | 61 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Yakou Méïté | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Calum Chambers | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| William Alves | 29 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Sivert Mannsverk | 72 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| William Fish | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Joe Ralls | 37 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Rubin Colwill | 53 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Joel Bagan | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Callum Robinson | 72 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Callum O'Dowda | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Ethan Horvath | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| David Turnbull | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Isaak Davies | 29 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Andrew Rinomhota | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.3 |
| Perry Ng | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2024/25
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Coventry | 46 | +6 | 69 |
| 6 | Bristol City | 46 | +4 | 68 |
| 7 | Blackburn | 46 | +5 | 66 |
| 8 | Millwall | 46 | -2 | 66 |
| 9 | West Brom | 46 | +10 | 64 |
| 22 | Luton | 46 | -24 | 49 |
| 23 | Plymouth | 46 | -37 | 46 |
| 24 | Cardiff | 46 | -25 | 44 |
Before and after
Blackburn
- Previous: Stoke City 1-0 Blackburn, 12 Mar 2025 · EFL Championship
- Next: Portsmouth 1-0 Blackburn, 29 Mar 2025 · EFL Championship
Cardiff
- Previous: Cardiff 1-2 Luton, 11 Mar 2025 · EFL Championship
- Next: Cardiff 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday, 29 Mar 2025 · EFL Championship
Data updated