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Blackburn Rovers
2024–25 season
OwnerVenky's London Ltd.
CEOSteve Waggott
Head CoachJohn Eustace
StadiumEwood Park
Championship6th
EFL CupSecond Round
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The 2024–25 season is the 137th season in the history of Blackburn Rovers Football Club and their seventh consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Season summary

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May

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On 18 May 2024, Rovers announced their retained list, The club confirmed they activated the one-year options in the contracts of Sam Gallagher & Tyrhys Dolan, meaning the attacking duo will remain contracted to the club for a further 12 months, discussions are ongoing with Kyle McFadzean & John Fleck while Sam Barnes, Lenni Cirino, Ben Fyles, Jay Haddow, Jared Harlock, Ethan Walker & Charlie Weston, along with second year scholar Ben Thirkill, will not be retained by the club upon the expiration of their current agreements.[1]

June

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On 14 June 2024, Rovers announced the appointments of Rudy Gestede as Head of Football Operations, replacing Gregg Broughton, and the return of John Park as Head of Recruitment, replacing Sean Kimberley.[2]

July

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On 2 July 2024, Rovers announced that Igor Tyjon will remain at the club he is one of 14 promising players to sign a two-year scholarship contract with the club until 2026 along with Michael Decandia, Isaac Dunn, Valentin Joseph, Leon Kelly-Quinn, Freddie Leatherbarrow, Bruce Leeming, Tyler Mansbridge, Harvey Pates, Aaron Potter, Jayden Sergeant, Luke Thompson, Frank Vare & Blake Wolsoncroft.[3]

On 3 July 2024, Rovers announced that a number of Academy graduates have now signed their first professional contracts with the club, Lewis Bell, Rhys Doherty, Adam Khan, Matty Litherland, Paul Murphy-Worrell, Brandon Powell & Zack Stritch signed one-year contracts until 2025, with the option of an extra 12 months & Solomon Honor signed a two-year deal until 2026, with a 12-month option.[4]

On 6 July 2024, Rovers announced the appointment of Adam Owen as the club's new Head of Technical Development.[5]

On 12 July 2024, Rovers announced u21 defender Charlie Olson had signed a new 2-year contract until 2026, with the option of a further 12 months.[6]

On 15 July 2024, Rovers announced u21 midfielder Isaac Whitehall had signed a new 1-year contract until 2025, with the option of a further 12 months.[7]

On 17 July 2024, Rovers announced u21 winger Harrison Wood had signed his 1st professional contract, a 2-year deal until 2026.[8]

August

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On 2 August 2024, Rovers announced u18 attacker Nathan Dlamini had signed a new 1-year contract until 2025, with the option of a further 12 months.[9]

On 11 August 2024, Rovers announced u18 attacking midfielder Patrik Farkas had signed his 1st professional contract, a 2-year deal until 2026.[10]

September

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On 6 September 2024, Rovers announced u21 defender Max Davies had signed his 1st professional contract, a 2-year deal until 2026.[11]

On 13 September 2024, Rovers announced u18 attacking midfielder Dan Shaw had signed his 1st professional contract, a 2-year deal until 2026.[12]

October

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November

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On 15 November 2024, Rovers announced u21 defender Tom Atcheson had signed a new long term contract, a 4-year deal until 2028, with the option of a further 12 months.[13]

Backroom staff

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As of 30 Aug 2024[14]

Senior football

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Position Staff
Head Coach England John Eustace
Head of Football Operations Benin Rudy Gestede
Head of Recruitment Scotland John Park
Head of Technical Wales Adam Owen
Assistant Head Coach England Keith Downing
Assistant Head Coach England Matt Gardiner
First-Team Coach England David Lowe
Goalkeeping Coach England Ben Benson
First Team Technical Coach & Head of Player Development Northern Ireland Damien Johnson
Lead Sports Scientist England Karl Hodges
Consultant England Dr. Chris Dalton
Head of Medical Services England Andrew Procter
Head of Performance Analysis England Adam Collins
Kit Manager England Paul Schofield

Academy football

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Position Staff
Head of Academy England Stuart Jones
Head of Academy Coaching England Jordan McCann
Under-21s Lead Coach England Mike Sheron
Under-18s Lead Coach England Ryan Kidd
Head of Academy Sports Science and Medical England Russ Wrigley
Head of Academy Recruitment England Michael Cribley
Academy Secretary England Dawn Dunn

Current squad

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Players and squad numbers last updated on 1 February 2024. List is representative of players who have made an appearance for the first-team this season and of information available on Rovers.co.uk.[15]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth & age Year joined Contract expires Joined from Other Ref
Goalkeepers
34 GK England Jack Barrett (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 22) 2024 2025 (+1) England Everton Option for 12-month extension [16]
35 GK England Jordan Eastham (2001-09-08) 8 September 2001 (age 23) 2018 2025 Academy [17]
13 GK England Joe Hilton (1999-10-11) 11 October 1999 (age 25) 2019 2025 England Everton [18]
1 GK England Aynsley Pears (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 (age 26) 2020 2027 England Middlesbrough [19]
12 GK Hungary Balázs Tóth (1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 (age 27) 2024 2027 Hungary Fehérvár [20]
Defenders
15 DF England Danny Batth (1990-09-21) 21 September 1990 (age 34) 2024 2025 England Norwich City [21]
25 DF England Jake Batty (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 (age 19) 2021 2025 Academy On loan at Accrington Stanley [22]
24 DF Wales Owen Beck (2002-08-09) 9 August 2002 (age 22) 2024 2025 England Liverpool On loan from Liverpool [23]
2 DF England Callum Brittain (1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 26) 2022 2026 England Barnsley [24]
17 DF England Hayden Carter (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 (age 24) 2014 2027 Academy [25]
39 DF United States Leo Duru (2005-01-12) 12 January 2005 (age 19) 2015 2026 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [26]
5 DF Scotland Dominic Hyam (1995-12-20) 20 December 1995 (age 28) 2022 2025 England Coventry City [27]
40 DF England Matty Litherland 2011 2024 Academy [28]
4 DF England Kyle McFadzean (1987-02-28) 28 February 1987 (age 37) 2024 2025 England Coventry City [29]
26 DF Republic of Ireland Connor O'Riordan (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 21) 2024 2028 England Crewe Alexandra On loan at Cambridge United [30]
3 DF England Harry Pickering (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 25) 2021 2027 (+1) England Crewe Alexandra Option for 12-month extension [31]
16 DF England Scott Wharton (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 (age 27) 2010 2027 Academy [32]
Midfielders
42 MF England Lewis Baker (1995-04-25) 25 April 1995 (age 29) 2024 2025 England Stoke City On loan from Stoke City [33]
21 MF England John Buckley (1999-10-13) 13 October 1999 (age 25) 2006 2027 Academy [34]
8 MF England Todd Cantwell (1998-03-27) 27 March 1998 (age 26) 2024 2027 Scotland Rangers [35]
33 MF England Amario Cozier-Duberry (2005-05-29) 29 May 2005 (age 19) 2024 2025 England Brighton & Hove Albion On loan from Brighton & Hove Albion [36]
36 MF England James Edmondson (2005-11-01) 1 November 2005 (age 19) 2011 2027 Academy [37]
30 MF England Jake Garrett (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 (age 21) 2013 2027 Academy On loan at Bristol Rovers [38]
22 MF Republic of Ireland Zak Gilsenan (2003-05-08) 8 May 2003 (age 21) 2019 2025 (+1) England Liverpool Option for 12-month extension [39]
11 MF England Joe Rankin-Costello (1999-07-26) 26 July 1999 (age 25) 2014 2027 Academy [40]
27 MF England Lewis Travis (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 27) 2014 2026 Academy [41]
6 MF Norway Sondre Tronstad (1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 29) 2023 2026 Netherlands Vitesse [42]
Forwards
37 FW Republic of Ireland Tom Bloxham (2005-04-30) 30 April 2005 (age 19) 2023 2025 England Tottenham Hotspur [43]
10 FW England Tyrhys Dolan (2001-12-28) 28 December 2001 (age 22) 2020 2025 England Preston North End [1]
9 FW Senegal Makhtar Gueye (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 (age 26) 2024 2027 (+1) Belgium RWD Molenbeek Option for 12-month extension [44]
19 FW Wales Ryan Hedges (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 (age 29) 2022 2025 (+1) Scotland Aberdeen Option for 12-month extension [45]
20 FW England Harry Leonard (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003 (age 21) 2013 2027 Academy [46]
18 FW England Dilan Markanday (2001-08-20) 20 August 2001 (age 23) 2022 2025 (+1) England Tottenham Hotspur On loan at Chesterfield, Option for 12-month extension [47]
44 FW France Exaucé Mafoumbi (2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 19) 2024 2027 (+1) France Nantes Option for 12-month extension [48]
23 FW Japan Yuki Ohashi (1996-07-27) 27 July 1996 (age 28) 2024 2027 (+1) Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Option for 12-month extension [49]
7 FW Iceland Arnór Sigurðsson (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 (age 25) 2023 2025 Russia CSKA Moscow [50]
32 FW England Igor Tyjon (2008-03-20) 20 March 2008 (age 16) 2023 2026 Academy [3]
29 FW Wales Jack Vale (2001-03-03) 3 March 2001 (age 23) 2017 2025 (+1) Academy On loan at Motherwell, Option for 12-month extension [51]
14 FW Austria Andi Weimann (1991-08-05) 5 August 1991 (age 33) 2024 2025 England Bristol City [52]

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
15 June 2024 LW Northern Ireland Aodhan Doherty[a] Northern Ireland Linfield Undisclosed [53]
16 July 2024 GK England Jack Barrett England Everton Free [16]
30 July 2024 CF Senegal Makhtar Gueye Belgium RWD Molenbeek Undisclosed [44]
31 July 2024 CF Japan Yuki Ohashi Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Undisclosed [49]
31 July 2024 CF France Exaucé Mafoumbi[a] France Nantes Free [48]
1 August 2024 CB England Danny Batth England Norwich City Free [21]
1 August 2024 CF Austria Andreas Weimann England Bristol City Free [52]
30 August 2024 GK Hungary Balázs Tóth Hungary Fehérvár Undisclosed [20]
30 August 2024 CM England Todd Cantwell Scotland Rangers Undisclosed [35]
1 November 2024 CB England Silver Eze[b] England Accrington Stanley Undisclosed [54]
  1. ^ a b Signed initially for the Under-21s
  2. ^ Signed initially for the Under-18s

Out

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Date Pos Player To Fee Ref
3 July 2024 GK Sweden Leopold Wahlstedt Denmark AGF Undisclosed [55]
10 July 2024 CF Germany Semir Telalović Germany SSV Ulm Undisclosed [56]
31 July 2024 CM Republic of Ireland Rory Finneran England Newcastle United Tribunal[a] [57][58]
31 July 2024 CF England Sam Gallagher England Stoke City Undisclosed [59]
2 August 2024 LB England Georgie Gent England Barnsley Undisclosed [60]
16 August 2024 CAM Republic of Ireland Sammie Szmodics England Ipswich Town Undisclosed [61]
  1. ^ tribunal will be required to determine the compensation fee

Loaned in

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Date Pos Player From Date until Ref
27 August 2024 LB Wales Owen Beck England Liverpool End of Season [23]
29 August 2024 CM England Lewis Baker England Stoke City End of Season [33]
30 August 2024 CAM England Amario Cozier-Duberry England Brighton & Hove Albion End of Season [36]

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
10 July 2024 GK England Felix Goddard Republic of Ireland Dundalk 1 January 2025 [62]
29 July 2024 GK England Nicholas Michalski England Bamber Bridge 25 September 2024[a] [63][64]
3 August 2024 CM England Jake Garrett England Bristol Rovers End of Season [65]
6 August 2024 CB Northern Ireland Tom Atcheson England Marine 1 January 2025 [66]
6 August 2024 CM Scotland Kristi Montgomery England Marine 1 January 2025 [66]
10 August 2024 CB England Patrick Gamble England AFC Fylde End of Season [67]
11 August 2024 RW England Harrison Wood Scotland Annan Athletic January 2025 [68]
12 August 2024 CB Republic of Ireland Connor O'Riordan England Cambridge United End of Season [69]
12 August 2024 RW England Lorenze Mullarkey-Matthews England Bamber Bridge January 2025 [70]
15 August 2024 CM England Joe Boggan England Macclesfield 15 September 2024 [71]
15 August 2024 RW England Dilan Markanday England Chesterfield End of Season [72]
17 August 2024 GK England Solomon Honor England Clitheroe 11 September 2024 [73]
29 August 2024 LB England Jake Batty England Accrington Stanley End of Season [74]
30 August 2024 CF Wales Jack Vale Scotland Motherwell End of Season [75]
7 September 2024 GK England Jordan Eastham England Ashton United 1 January 2025 [76]
10 September 2024 CM Morocco Jalil Saadi Cyprus Ethnikos Achna End of Season [77]
13 September 2024 AM England Daniel Shaw England Alvechurch 27 October 2024 [78]
11 October 2024 CB England Charlie Olson England Altrincham 9 November 2024 [79]
18 October 2024 CB England Max Davies England Warrington Rylands 17 November 2024 [80]
19 October 2024 GK England Nicholas Michalski England City of Liverpool 5 January 2025 [81]
21 October 2024 CM England James Edmondson England Macclesfield 2 January 2025[b] [82][83]
22 October 2024 GK England Solomon Honor England Atherton Collieries 26 April 2025[c] [84][85]
26 October 2024 CM Hungary Patrik Farkas England City of Liverpool 24 November 2024 [86]
12 November 2024 GK Pakistan Adam Khan England City of Liverpool 6 December 2024 [87]
  1. ^ On 25 September, Michalski was recalled back from his half-season loan at Bamber Bridge.
  2. ^ On 21 November, Edmondson's loan at Macclesfield was extended through to January.
  3. ^ On 19 November, Honor's loan at Atherton was extended until the end of April.

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CB England Sam Barnes England Barrow 1 July 2024 [1][88]
30 June 2024 LB Montserrat Lenni Cirino England Clitheroe 20 September 2024 [1][89]
30 June 2024 CM Scotland John Fleck England Chesterfield 10 September 2024 [1][90]
30 June 2024 LW Wales Ben Fyles [1]
30 June 2024 RB Japan Jay Haddow Hong Kong Kitchee 1 July 2024 [1][91]
30 June 2024 CM England Jared Harlock United States Missouri State Bears 20 September 2024 [1][92]
30 June 2024 CF Poland Junior Nsangou Spain Atlético Albacete 7 August 2024 [93]
30 June 2024 CB England Ben Thirkill [1]
30 June 2024 LW England Ethan Walker Scotland Ayr United 1 July 2024 [1][94]
30 June 2024 CM England Charlie Weston England Barrow 2 September 2024 [1][95]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 16 May, Rovers announced their first three pre-season friendlies, against Accrington Stanley, Wigan Athletic and Stockport County.[96] A month later, a further two fixtures was confirmed, against Tranmere Rovers behind closed doors and Morecambe. On 28 June, a pre-season training camp in Austria was also confirmed, along with a friendly against 1. FC Nürnberg.[97]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 July 2024 Friendly Accrington Stanley 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Accrington
14:00 BST
  • Woods 73'
 Report
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,278
Note: 2 x 60min matches
13 July 2024 Friendly Blackburn Rovers 8–3 Tranmere Rovers Blackburn
TBC BST
Report
Stadium: Blackburn Rovers Senior Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: 2 x 60min matches
20 July 2024 Friendly 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Kössen, Austria
17:00 CEST
(16:00 BST)
Stadium: Kaiserwinkl Arena
26 July 2024 Friendly Morecambe 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Morecambe
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Mazuma Mobile Stadium
27 July 2024 Friendly Wigan Athletic 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Wigan
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brick Community Stadium
2 August 2024 Friendly Stockport County 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Stockport
19:30 BST Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2,790

Competitions

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EFL Championship

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Championship

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Middlesbrough 15 7 3 5 23 17 +6 24
8 Millwall 15 6 5 4 18 13 +5 23
9 Blackburn Rovers 15 6 4 5 19 17 +2 22
10 Bristol City 15 5 7 3 20 19 +1 22
11 Swansea City 15 5 4 6 11 10 +1 19
Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[98]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
15 6 4 5 19 17  +2 22 5 1 2 12 7  +5 1 3 3 7 10  −3

Last updated: 9 November 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132
GroundHAHAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAA
ResultWDWDWDWLLWDLLLW
Position3435343686668109
Points34781112151515181919191922
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 26 June 2024.[99]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2024 1 Blackburn Rovers 4–2 Derby County Blackburn
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 17,975
Referee: Josh Smith
17 August 2024 2 Norwich City 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Norwich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,400
Referee: James Bell
24 August 2024 3 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Oxford United Blackburn
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,769
Referee: Lewis Smith
31 August 2024 4 Burnley 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Burnley
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 21,042
Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[100]
14 September 2024 5 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Bristol City Blackburn
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,087
Referee: Stephen Martin
22 September 2024 6 Preston North End 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Preston
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 20,945
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 21 September, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[100]
28 September 2024 7 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Queens Park Rangers Blackburn
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Referee: Craig Pawson
1 October 2024 8 Coventry City 3–0 Blackburn Rovers Coventry
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 24,583
Referee: John Busby
5 October 2024 9 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Plymouth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 16,635
Referee: James Linington
19 October 2024 10 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Swansea City Blackburn
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,550
Referee: David Webb
23 October 2024 11 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 West Bromwich Albion Blackburn
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,647
Referee: John Busby
26 October 2024 12 Watford 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Watford
12:30 GMT Sierralta Yellow card 36'
Chakvetadze Yellow card 49'
Kayembe Yellow card 51' 71' (pen.)
Baah Yellow card 55'
Ebosele Yellow card 88'		 Report Cantwell Yellow card 68'
Batth Yellow card 69'
Brittain Yellow card 90'
Hyam Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: Darren England
Referee: 18,880
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[101]
2 November 2024 13 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Sheffield United Blackburn
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,810
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15: 00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[101]
6 November 2024 14 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Stoke City Blackburn
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,144
Referee: Andy Davies
9 November 2024 15 Cardiff City 1–3 Blackburn Rovers Cardiff
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[101]
23 November 2024 16 Blackburn Rovers v Portsmouth Blackburn
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ewood Park
27 November 2024 17 Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Stadium: Riverside Stadium
30 November 2024 18 Blackburn Rovers v Leeds United Blackburn
13:30 GMT Stadium: Ewood Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved on Police advice.[102]
7 December 2024 19 Hull City v Blackburn Rovers Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT Stadium: MKM Stadium
10 December 2024 20 Sheffield Wednesday v Blackburn Rovers Owlerton
19:45 GMT Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
14 December 2024 21 Blackburn Rovers v Luton Town Blackburn
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ewood Park
21 December 2024 22 Millwall v Blackburn Rovers Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Den
26 December 2024 23 Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland Blackburn
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ewood Park
29 December 2024 24 Blackburn Rovers v Hull City Blackburn
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ewood Park
1 January 2025 25 Leeds United v Blackburn Rovers Leeds
15:00 GMT Stadium: Elland Road
4 January 2025 26 Blackburn Rovers v Burnley Blackburn
12:30 GMT Stadium: Ewood Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[101]
18 January 2025 27 Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers Oxford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kassam Stadium
21 January 2025 28 Blackburn Rovers v Coventry City Blackburn
19:45 GMT Stadium: Ewood Park
25 January 2025 29 Bristol City v Blackburn Rovers Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
31 January 2025 30 Blackburn Rovers v Preston North End Blackburn
20:00 GMT Stadium: Ewood Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 1 February, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[103]
8 February 2025 31 Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers Shepherd's Bush
12:30 GMT Stadium: Loftus Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[103]
12 February 2025 32 West Bromwich Albion v Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was pushed back fifteen minutes.[104]

FA Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

As an EFL Championship side, Blackburn will enter the FA Cup in the third round.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10–13 January 2025 Third round TBC v TBC TBC
TBC GMT Report Stadium: TBC

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

As an EFL Championship side, Blackburn entered the EFL Cup in the first round, where they were drawn away to League One side Stockport County on 27 June.[105] In the second round, they were drawn at home to Blackpool on 14 August.[106][107]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Stockport County 1–6 Blackburn Rovers Stockport
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,790
Referee: Ross Joyce
27 August 2024 Second round Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Blackpool Blackburn
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 9,418
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Statistics

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Appearances

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As of match played 9 November 2024

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Aynsley Pears 17 0 15+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF England ENG Callum Brittain 11 0 7+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF England ENG Harry Pickering 12 0 8+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF England ENG Kyle McFadzean 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Dominic Hyam 16 0 15+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
6 MF Norway NOR Sondre Tronstad 16 0 15+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
7 FW Iceland ISL Arnór Sigurðsson 7 1 0+5 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
8 MF England ENG Todd Cantwell 11 0 7+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Senegal SEN Makhtar Gueye 16 2 6+8 0 0+0 0 1+1 2
10 FW England ENG Tyrhys Dolan 15 2 12+2 2 0+0 0 0+1 0
11 MF England ENG Joe Rankin-Costello 11 2 6+4 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
12 GK Hungary HUN Balázs Tóth 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 GK England ENG Joe Hiton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW Austria AUT Andreas Weimann 17 5 7+8 4 0+0 0 2+0 1
15 DF England ENG Danny Batth 14 1 9+3 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
16 DF England ENG Scott Wharton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF England ENG Hayden Carter 13 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
19 FW Wales WAL Ryan Hedges 16 1 14+1 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
20 FW England ENG Harry Leonard 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF England ENG John Buckley 9 0 0+7 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
22 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Zak Gilsenan 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW Japan JPN Yuki Ohashi 17 5 9+6 4 0+0 0 1+1 1
24 DF Wales WAL Owen Beck 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF England ENG Lewis Travis 16 2 15+0 2 0+0 0 0+1 0
29 FW Wales WAL Jack Vale 2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 1
32 FW England ENG Igor Tyjon 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF England ENG Amario Cozier-Duberry 5 0 0+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 GK England ENG Jack Barrett 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 GK England ENG Jordan Eastham 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 MF England ENG James Edmondson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Tom Bloxham 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 DF United States USA Leo Duru 3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
40 DF England ENG Matty Litherland 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 MF England ENG Lewis Baker 6 1 2+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
44 FW France FRA Exaucé Mafoumbi 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
8 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Sammie Szmodics 2 3 0+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 2

Goalscorers

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As of match played 9 November 2024[108]
Rank No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 14 FW Austria Andreas Weimann 4 0 1 5
= 23 FW Japan Yuki Ohashi 4 0 1 5
3 8 MF Republic of Ireland Sammie Szmodics 1 0 2 3
4 9 FW Senegal Makhtar Gueye 0 0 2 2
= 10 FW England Tyrhys Dolan 2 0 0 2
= 11 MF England Joe Rankin-Costello 2 0 0 2
= 27 MF England Lewis Travis 2 0 0 2
8 7 FW Iceland Arnór Sigurðsson 1 0 0 1
= 15 DF England Danny Batth 1 0 0 1
= 19 FW Wales Ryan Hedges 1 0 0 1
= 29 FW Wales Jack Vale 0 0 1 1
= 42 MF England Lewis Baker 1 0 0 1
— — — Own goal 0 0 0 0
Total 19 0 7 26

Assists

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As of match played 9 November 2024[109][110]
Rank No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 9 FW Senegal Makhtar Gueye 3 0 0 3
2 2 DF England Callum Brittain 2 0 0 2
= 3 DF England Harry Pickering 1 0 1 2
= 8 MF England Todd Cantwell 2 0 0 2
= 10 MF England Tyrhys Dolan 2 0 0 2
= 21 MF England John Buckley 0 0 2 2
7 5 DF England Dominic Hyam 1 0 0 1
= 7 FW Iceland Arnór Sigurðsson 0 0 1 1
= 8 MF Republic of Ireland Sammie Szmodics 1 0 0 1
= 11 MF England Joe Rankin-Costello 1 0 0 1
= 17 DF England Hayden Carter 1 0 0 1
= 19 MF Wales Ryan Hedges 1 0 0 1
= 23 FW Japan Yuki Ohashi 0 0 1 1
= 27 MF England Lewis Travis 1 0 0 1
Total 15 0 5 20

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