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Championship · 20 October 2018

Blackburn Rovers 2 – 1 Leeds

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The match · Details
Attendance
20,929
Competition
Championship
Venue
Away
Ewood Park
Manager
Marcelo Bielsa
Captain
Liam Cooper
Lost 1–2 v Blackburn Rovers

Mateusz Klich 45'+1

Blackburn Rovers

D. Graham 2', D. Lenihan 70'

Minute by minute

How it unfolded

  1. 45+1' Goal — Mateusz Klich, assisted by Gaetano Berardi
  2. 71' Substitution — Pablo Hernandez on for Kemar Roofe, 71'
  3. 76' Substitution — Jack Clarke on for Stuart Dallas, 76'
  4. 86' Substitution — Jamie Shackleton on for Gaetano Berardi, 86'
The team sheet

Line-up

Starting XI

4-1-4-1 · 11
  1. GK Bailey Peacock-Farrell
  2. DF Gaetano Berardi
    ↓ 86' Jamie Shackleton
  3. DF Liam Cooper C
  4. DF Pontus Jansson
  5. DF / WG Stuart Dallas
    ↓ 76' Jack Clarke
  6. MF Mateusz Klich
  7. MF Kalvin Phillips
  8. MF Samuel Saiz
  9. WG / DF Gjanni Alioski
  10. WG / FW Kemar Roofe
    ↓ 71' Pablo Hernandez
  11. MF / FW Tyler Roberts

Substitutes

3
  1. MF Pablo Hernandez
    ↑ 71' for Kemar Roofe
  2. MF Jamie Shackleton
    ↑ 86' for Gaetano Berardi
  3. WG Jack Clarke
    ↑ 76' for Stuart Dallas
The numbers

Match stats

Leeds Blackburn Rovers
Possession: Leeds 68%, Blackburn Rovers 32%
Shots: Leeds 20, Blackburn Rovers 18
On target: Leeds 6, Blackburn Rovers 6
Shots in box: Leeds 9, Blackburn Rovers 11
Shots out box: Leeds 11, Blackburn Rovers 7
Blocked: Leeds 7, Blackburn Rovers 6
Corners: Leeds 11, Blackburn Rovers 7
Fouls: Leeds 16, Blackburn Rovers 10
Offsides: Leeds 3, Blackburn Rovers 1
Yellows: Leeds 2, Blackburn Rovers 3
Passes: Leeds 518, Blackburn Rovers 247
Pass acc.: Leeds 79%, Blackburn Rovers 53%
Saves: Leeds 4, Blackburn Rovers 5
The other side

Blackburn Rovers line-up

Starting XI

4-2-3-1
  1. David Raya
  2. C. Mulgrew
  3. D. Lenihan
  4. A. Bell
  5. E. Bennett
  6. C. Evans
  7. R. Smallwood
  8. B. Dack
  9. H. Reed
  10. D. Graham
  11. A. Armstrong

Goals

D. Graham 2', D. Lenihan 70'

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