Watford 0-1 Blackburn — EFL Championship, 13 Sep 2025
Blackburn beat Watford 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 13 September 2025 at Vicarage Road, Watford. Ryoya Morishita scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Watford have won 2 and Blackburn 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 0-147'assist: Yuki Ohashi
- 54'
- 55'
- 58'Foul
- 67'Foul
- 70'
- 70'
- 70'
- 78'
- 88'Foul
- 90+1'
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
7.6
Top rated
Watford
- 7.3Hector KyprianouM
- 7.0Edouard KayembeM
- 7.0Kévin KebenD
- 6.9Egil SelvikG
- 6.9Max AlleyneM
- 6.7Mamadou DoumbiaF
- 6.7Kwadwo BaahM
- 6.6Jérémy PétrisD
- 6.6Matthew PollockD
- 6.5Nestory IrankundaF
- 6.3Rocco VataM
- 6.3Moussa SissokoM
- 6.0Luca KjerrumgaardF
Blackburn
- 7.6Ryan AlebiosuD
- 7.3Hayden CarterD
- 7.3Yuki OhashiF
- 7.2Sondre TronstadM
- 7.2Todd CantwellM
- 7.2Scott WhartonD
- 7.0Ryan HedgesM
- 7.0Ryoya MorishitaM
- 7.0Yuri RibeiroD
- 6.9Andri GuðjohnsenF
- 6.7Taylor Gardner-HickmanM
- 6.6Sidnei TavaresM
- 6.6Lewis MillerD
- 6.3Balázs TóthG
- 6.0Augustus KargboF
Line-ups
Substitutes
WatfordEdward Still
Substitutes
- 39Edouard Kayembe55'M7.0
- 12Nathan BaxterG
- 7Thomas InceM
- 16Marc BolaD
- 27F. MendyD
- 25James AbankwahD
- 66Nestory Irankunda54'F6.5
- 18V. SemedoF
- 42Othmane MaammaF
BlackburnDamien Johnson
Substitutes
- 12Lewis Miller70'D6.6
- 3Harry Pickering90+1'D
- 1Aynsley PearsG
- 9Makhtar GueyeF
- 7A. Kargbo70'F6.0
- 11Andri Guðjohnsen70'F6.9
- 5Taylor Gardner-Hickman78'M6.7
- 31K. MontgomeryM
- 14Dion De NeveD
Team statistics
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Kyprianou | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Edouard Kayembe | 35 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Kévin Keben | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Egil Selvik | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Max Alleyne | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 6.9 |
| Mamadou Doumbia | 54 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | 6.7 |
| Kwadwo Baah | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Jérémy Pétris | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Matthew Pollock | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Nestory Irankunda | 36 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Rocco Vata | 55 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Moussa Sissoko | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.0 |
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Alebiosu | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 7.6 |
| Hayden Carter | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Yuki Ohashi | 70 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Sondre Tronstad | 78 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Todd Cantwell | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Scott Wharton | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Ryan Hedges | 89 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 7.0 |
| Ryoya Morishita | 70 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Yuri Ribeiro | 70 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Andri Guðjohnsen | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Sidnei Tavares | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Lewis Miller | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Balázs Tóth | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Augustus Kargbo | 20 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.0 |