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15/08/2026, Ewood Park, Blackburn, England
Championship, English Football League

Blackburn Vs Stoke

Blackburn play in a 4-3-3 Att formation, and line up with: B McCrea (GK) , A McCadden (CB) , M Donoghue (CB) , T Rozenthal (RB) , C Ryan (LB) , P McNiven (CM) , S Reece (CM) , J Cleary (CAM) , J Malone (RW) , S Quinn (LW) , M Alafif (ST) And the subs are: D Evans (CB) , K Prothro (CB) , A McQueen (CM) , M Ormonde (CM) , K Cammon (ST)

Stoke play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: D Wulf (GK) , J Cooper (CB) , C MacBride (CB) , W MacFarlane (CB) , E Mackall (RB) , M Pritchard (LB) , L Wright (CDM) , R Davis (CAM) , G Albano (RM) , C McAleese (LM) , C Ballan (ST) And the subs are: E Power (GK) , S Melvin (CB) , D Gilmour (CM) , L Whalen (CM) , O Ezeugo (ST)

Welcome to Ewood Park in Blackburn, England where Blackburn Rovers will face Stoke City.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Championship, English Football League.  The attendance is 31000.

1' - Blackburn kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

5' - Seth Reece passes to Paul McNiven.  Paul McNiven slides the ball to Seth Reece.  Seth Reece plays a short pass to Paul McNiven.  Paul McNiven sees Joseph Cleary making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Joseph Cleary is caught offside!  

10' - Ed Mackall plays a long pass to Rodric Davis.  Rodric Davis plays the ball to Leighton Wright.  Leighton Wright passes to Gus Albano.  Gus Albano attempts to unleash a long range shot...but Brad McCrea performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

15' - Brad McCrea passes the ball to Sid Quinn.  Sid Quinn spots a run from Seth Reece.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

18' - Ed Mackall finds William MacFarlane with a long ball.  William MacFarlane plays a short pass to Leighton Wright.  Leighton Wright sees Gus Albano making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Gus Albano has strayed offside!  

24' - Andy McCadden sees Seth Reece making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

29' - Ed Mackall slides the ball to Charles MacBride.  Charles MacBride plays the ball to Michael Pritchard.  Michael Pritchard spots a run from Colombo Ballan.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Colombo Ballan takes the ball.  Colombo Ballan looks to hit the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Colombo Ballan for Stoke!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

29' - Blackburn kick the ball off for the restart.  

35' - Seth Reece plays the ball to Andy McCadden.  Andy McCadden finds Cillian Ryan with a short pass.  Cillian Ryan finds Paul McNiven with a long pass.  Johnny Cooper dispossesses Paul McNiven and gains possession for his team.  Johnny Cooper passes a long ball to Leighton Wright.  Leighton Wright spots a run from Gus Albano.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Gus Albano is able to take the ball.  Gus Albano looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is parried by Brad McCrea!  Charles McAleese is first to the ball...Charles McAleese looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

38' - Rodric Davis hits a shot from distance, aiming for the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

39' - Brad McCrea sees a run from Joseph Cleary.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Joseph Cleary has strayed offside!  

43' - Ed Mackall finds Charles MacBride with a long pass.  Charles MacBride plays the ball to Colombo Ballan.  Paul McNiven tackles Colombo Ballan and the ball goes loose.  Rodric Davis sees a run from Colombo Ballan.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but Colombo Ballan has strayed offside!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Stoke kick the ball off for the restart.  

49' - Gus Albano passes to Leighton Wright.  Leighton Wright slides the ball to Johnny Cooper.  Johnny Cooper plays a long pass to William MacFarlane.  William MacFarlane passes the ball to Charles McAleese.  Charles McAleese sees Rodric Davis making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Mike Donoghue is going to be taken off.  Declan Evans joins the game from the bench.  

57' - Paul McNiven hits the ball from long range...and its in! It's a nice goal from Paul McNiven for Blackburn!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

57' - Stoke kick the ball off for the restart.  

60' - Leighton Wright passes the ball to Johnny Cooper.  Johnny Cooper slides the ball to William MacFarlane.  William MacFarlane plays a long ball to Charles McAleese.  Charles McAleese attempts to outskill Declan Evans, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

61' - Charles McAleese spots a run from Colombo Ballan.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Colombo Ballan is caught offside!  

63' - Jack Malone hits the ball long to Paul McNiven.  Paul McNiven sees a run from Sid Quinn.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Sid Quinn takes the ball.  Sid Quinn tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...and Sid Quinn scores!  That's a nice goal from the Blackburn player!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

63' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gus Albano will come off.  David Gilmour is going to be brought on.  

64' - Stoke kick the ball off for the restart.  

66' - Charles McAleese passes the ball to David Gilmour.  David Gilmour passes the ball to Charles MacBride.  Thibaud Rozenthal tackles Charles MacBride and takes possession.  Blackburn try to launch a counter attack.  Johnny Cooper tackles Thibaud Rozenthal and takes possession.  Johnny Cooper sees Colombo Ballan making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Colombo Ballan has strayed offside!  

71' - Leighton Wright hits the ball long to Johnny Cooper.  Johnny Cooper crosses the ball into the box, but Seth Reece intercepts the ball.  

73' - Seth Reece spots a run from Paul McNiven.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Paul McNiven takes the ball.  Paul McNiven takes a shot towards goal...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  That will be a corner for  Blackburn.  Thibaud Rozenthal gets ready to take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, but Charles MacBride intercepts and takes possession.  

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Majid Alafif is going to be taken off.  Kieran Cammon is going to be brought on.  

78' - Thibaud Rozenthal plays a long ball to Paul McNiven.  Paul McNiven curves the ball into the box and finds Joseph Cleary.  Joseph Cleary takes a shot towards goal...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Rodric Davis is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Seth Reece is going to be taken off.  Malcolm Ormonde is brought on from the bench.  

79' - Joseph Cleary sees Kieran Cammon making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Kieran Cammon is caught offside!  

83' - Ed Mackall plays a long pass to Rodric Davis.  Rodric Davis curves the ball into the box, and manages to find Colombo Ballan.  Colombo Ballan tries to hit the ball past the keeper...and Colombo Ballan scores!  That's a nice goal from the Stoke player!  The ball went in off the upright!

83' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like William MacFarlane is going to be taken off.  Stephen Melvin is going to be brought on.  

84' - Blackburn kick the ball off for the restart.  

88' - Rodric Davis spots a run from Colombo Ballan.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Colombo Ballan runs on to the ball.  Colombo Ballan attempts to take the ball past  the advancing Brad McCrea...and succeeds!Colombo Ballan attempts to hit the ball into the unguarded net...and Colombo Ballan scores!  That's a magnificent goal from the Stoke player!

89' - Blackburn kick the ball off for the restart.  



The match has ended Blackburn Rovers 2 - 3 Stoke City.