EFL Championship · Matchday 3
Blackburn Rovers v Queens Park Rangers
- Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCEwood ParkMatchday 3
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Blackburn Rovers 54%Draw 20%Queens Park Rangers 26%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Blackburn RoversQueens Park Rangers
55Possession45
1.02Expected goals (xG)1.3
12Shots19
2Shots on target6
6Shots off target8
4Blocked shots5
7Shots inside box11
5Shots outside box8
3Corners3
1Offsides0
12Fouls6
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
4Saves1
521Passes439
450Accurate passes372
86Pass accuracy85
Match events
- 30′Jake Clarke-Salter
- 40′Ronnie Edwards
- 46′Nicolas Madsen ← Glen Kamara
- 46′Dennis Cirkin ← Tariq Lamptey
- 49′Ryoya Morishita (assist Andri Guðjohnsen)
- 51′Paul Smyth (assist Rumarn Burrell)
- 57′Richard Kone ← Alfie Lloyd
- 57′Adam Forshaw → Sam Morsy
- 64′Paul Smyth ← Kwame Poku
- 65′Andri Guðjohnsen
- 74′Jimmy Dunne (assist Tariq Lamptey)
- 76′Sean McLoughlin
- 80′Sam Morsy
- 81′Amadou Mbengue ← Kealey Adamson
- 81′Yuri Ribeiro
- 81′Kristi Montgomery → Jake Garrett
- 81′Oladapo Afolayan → Jayden Fevrier
- 88′Todd Cantwell
Blackburn Rovers · Queens Park Rangers
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Blackburn Rovers286.3↓57'Forshaw
106.3↓88'Cantwell
46.3↓81'Ribeiro
216.3↓81'Afolayan
257.3Morishita
96.8Guðjohnsen
156.0McLoughlin
26.3Alebiosu
226.1Tóth
66.3Atcheson
316.3↓81'Montgomery
Queens Park Rangers66.5Clarke-Salter
37.8Dunne
106.8Chair
117.8↓64'Smyth
246.8↓46'Madsen
56.5Edwards
276.8↓81'Mbengue
196.8↓46'Cirkin
167.5Burrell
16.8Charles
226.8↓57'Kone
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Blackburn Rovers
- 28Adam Forshaw6.3
- 10Todd Cantwell6.3
- 4Yuri Ribeiro6.3
- 21Oladapo Afolayan6.3
- 25Ryoya Morishita7.3
- 9Andri Guðjohnsen6.8
- 15Sean McLoughlin6.0
- 2Ryan Alebiosu6.3
- 22Balázs Tóth6.1
- 6Tom Atcheson6.3
- 31Kristi Montgomery6.3
Queens Park Rangers
- 6Jake Clarke-Salter6.5
- 3Jimmy Dunne7.8
- 10Ilias Chair6.8
- 11Paul Smyth7.8
- 24Nicolas Madsen6.8
- 5Ronnie Edwards6.5
- 27Amadou Mbengue6.8
- 19Dennis Cirkin6.8
- 16Rumarn Burrell7.5
- 1Pierce Charles6.8
- 22Richard Kone6.8
Blackburn RoversTale of the tapeQueens Park Rangers
6-2-2Formation3-4-3
15 ptsTable17 pts
+1Goal difference+3
WDLWDFormDWLLL
1Head-to-head wins1
54%Win chance26%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
Blackburn Rovers 1W0D1W Queens Park Rangers
Goals 3–2
- 2026-02-14Queens Park Rangers1–3Blackburn Rovers
- 2025-11-26Blackburn Rovers0–1Queens Park Rangers
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Blackburn Rovers
WDLWD- vsMiddlesbrough2-1
- @Wolverhampton Wanderers2-2
- vsLeicester City0-1
- @Sheffield United3-1
- vsCoventry City1-1
Queens Park Rangers
DWLLL- vsBolton Wanderers0-0
- @Portsmouth3-1
- @Ipswich Town0-3
- vsDerby County2-3
- vsSwansea City1-2
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 15 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 17 |
