Blackburn 2-1 Southampton — EFL Championship, 25 Oct 2025
Blackburn beat Southampton 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 25 October 2025 at Ewood Park, Blackburn. L. Scienza, Ryan Alebiosu, Andri Guðjohnsen got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, Blackburn have won 0 and Southampton 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 19'Foul
- 20'
- 0-123'
- 34'Foul
- 45+3'Argument
- Half-time0-1
- 59'
- 67'
- 67'
- 67'
- 68'
- 1-176'assist: Lewis Miller
- 81'
- 81'
- 81'out: C. Bragg
- 2-186'
- 90+4'Foul
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Blackburn
- 7.9Lewis MillerD
- 7.7Balázs TóthG
- 7.7Ryan AlebiosuM
- 7.6Andri GuðjohnsenF
- 7.3Taylor Gardner-HickmanM
- 7.2Dion De NeveM
- 7.2Ryoya MorishitaF
- 7.2Scott WhartonD
- 7.0Ryan HedgesM
- 7.0Sean McLoughlinD
- 6.9Kristi MontgomeryM
- 6.7Sondre TronstadM
- 6.5Axel HenrikssonM
- 5.9Yuki OhashiF
Southampton
- 7.9Leo ScienzaF
- 7.5Joshua QuarshieD
- 7.3Finn AzazM
- 7.3Ryan ManningM
- 7.2Adam ArmstrongF
- 7.0Alex McCarthyG
- 6.5Mads RoerslevM
- 6.3Ronnie EdwardsD
- 6.3Shea CharlesM
- 6.2Jay RobinsonF
- 6.2Cameron ArcherF
- 6.0Nathan Wood-GordonD
- 6.0Cameron BraggM
- 5.9Ryan FraserM
- 5.6Jack StephensD
- 5.0WelingtonD
Line-ups
Southampton3-4-3
Blackburn3-4-1-2
Substitutes
BlackburnValérien Alexandre Ismaël
Substitutes
- 4Y. RibeiroD
- 3Harry PickeringD
- 1Aynsley PearsG
- 28Adam ForshawM
- 19R. Hedges67'M7.0
- 9Makhtar GueyeF
- 8S. TavaresM
- 31K. Montgomery67'M6.9
- 18A. Henriksson67'M6.5
SouthamptonWilliam Still
Substitutes
- 26R. Fraser59'M5.9
- 5Jack Stephens68'D5.6
- 31G. BazunuG
- 6Taylor Harwood-BellisD
- 34Welington90+4'81'D5.0
- 48C. Bragg81'M6.0
- 42D. DownsF
- 46J. Robinson81'F6.2
- 49N. OyekunleF
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
3.20Expected goals (xG)1.67
18Total shots12
6Shots on target5
7Shots off target3
5Blocked shots4
6Corners5
1Offsides3
13Fouls7
3Yellow cards1
0Red cards1
4Goalkeeper saves5
-0.22Goals prevented-0.22
384Total passes380
279Accurate passes268
73%Pass accuracy71%
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Miller | 90 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Balázs Tóth | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Ryan Alebiosu | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Andri Guðjohnsen | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 7.6 |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Dion De Neve | 67 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Ryoya Morishita | 67 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Scott Wharton | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Ryan Hedges | 23 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Sean McLoughlin | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Kristi Montgomery | 23 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Sondre Tronstad | 67 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Axel Henriksson | 23 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Yuki Ohashi | 90 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
Southampton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Scienza | 68 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | 7.9 |
| Joshua Quarshie | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.5 |
| Finn Azaz | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Ryan Manning | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Adam Armstrong | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Alex McCarthy | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Mads Roerslev | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Ronnie Edwards | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Shea Charles | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Jay Robinson | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Cameron Archer | 59 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Nathan Wood-Gordon | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Cameron Bragg | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.0 |
| Ryan Fraser | 31 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Jack Stephens | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.6 |
| Welington | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.0 |
Recent Form
BlackburnLLDLL
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SouthamptonLDDWD
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- D18 Oct 25HSwansea0-0
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Head-to-head
- 06 Apr 24Blackburn0-0Southampton
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