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Championship · 13 September 2016

Leeds 2 – 1 Blackburn Rovers

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The match · Details
Attendance
19,009
Competition
Championship
Venue
Home
Elland Road
Manager
Garry Monk
Captain
Liam Cooper
Won 2–1 v Blackburn Rovers

Chris Wood 65' · Kyle Bartley 86'

Blackburn Rovers

M. Emnes 77'

Minute by minute

How it unfolded

  1. 49' Substitution — Kalvin Phillips on for Liam Bridcutt, 49'
  2. 60' Substitution — Chris Wood on for Marcus Antonsson, 60'
  3. 65' Goal — Chris Wood, assisted by Hadi Sacko
  4. 83' Substitution — Alex Mowatt on for Eunan O'Kane, 83'
  5. 86' Goal — Kyle Bartley, assisted by Alex Mowatt
The team sheet

Line-up

Starting XI

4-2-3-1 · 11
  1. GK Rob Green
  2. DF Luke Ayling
  3. DF Kyle Bartley
  4. DF Pontus Jansson
  5. DF Charlie Taylor
  6. DF / WG Stuart Dallas
  7. MF Liam Bridcutt
    ↓ 49' Kalvin Phillips
  8. MF Pablo Hernandez
  9. MF Eunan O'Kane
    ↓ 83' Alex Mowatt
  10. WG Hadi Sacko
  11. FW Marcus Antonsson
    ↓ 60' Chris Wood

Substitutes

3
  1. MF Alex Mowatt
    ↑ 83' for Eunan O'Kane
  2. MF Kalvin Phillips
    ↑ 49' for Liam Bridcutt
  3. FW Chris Wood
    ↑ 60' for Marcus Antonsson
The numbers

Match stats

Leeds Blackburn Rovers
Possession: Leeds 57%, Blackburn Rovers 43%
Shots: Leeds 12, Blackburn Rovers 14
On target: Leeds 5, Blackburn Rovers 3
Shots in box: Leeds 8, Blackburn Rovers 7
Shots out box: Leeds 4, Blackburn Rovers 7
Blocked: Leeds 1, Blackburn Rovers 5
Corners: Leeds 7, Blackburn Rovers 8
Fouls: Leeds 9, Blackburn Rovers 12
Offsides: Leeds 1, Blackburn Rovers 4
Yellows: Leeds 3, Blackburn Rovers 3
Passes: Leeds 476, Blackburn Rovers 349
Pass acc.: Leeds 79%, Blackburn Rovers 75%
Saves: Leeds 2, Blackburn Rovers 3
The other side

Blackburn Rovers line-up

Starting XI

4-4-2
  1. J. Steele
  2. G. Greer
  3. T. Hoban
  4. D. Williams
  5. C. Conway
  6. B. Marshall
  7. C. Evans
  8. H. Akpan
  9. J. Lowe
  10. D. Graham
  11. S. Gallagher

Goals

M. Emnes 77'

The record

Leeds v Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers profile →
106
Played
48
Won
24
Drawn
34
Lost
Won 48, drawn 24, lost 34 of 106

First met 1924 · 160 scored, 138 conceded

Last five meetings

Last five meetings between Leeds United and Blackburn Rovers
DateH/AScoreResult
1 Jan 2025 Championship H 1–1 Drew 1–1 v Blackburn Rovers
30 Nov 2024 Championship A 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Blackburn Rovers
13 Apr 2024 Championship H 0–1 Lost 0–1 v Blackburn Rovers
9 Dec 2023 Championship A 2–0 Won 2–0 v Blackburn Rovers
4 Jul 2020 Championship A 3–1 Won 3–1 v Blackburn Rovers