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Matchday

Championship 25/26 · 8 Nov 2025

Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Derby County

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Oct 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.8 – 0.7
Actual xG
1.1 – 1.0
Goals
1 – 2

Footybot made Blackburn Rovers favourites at 64%.

Derby County won a close one on the chances: 1.0 xG to 1.1.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Carlton Morris, 59.4 in 89′.

Well above their usual level: Sondre Langås +13.8, Callum Elder +12.2, Patrick Agyemang +12.2.

Well below it: Ryan Alebiosu −17.0, Taylor Gardner-Hickman −16.9, Axel Henriksson −16.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Blackburn Rovers

4 Nov 2025W 1–0at Bristol City Championship
1 Nov 2025W 2–0at Leicester City Championship
25 Oct 2025W 2–1v Southampton Championship
21 Oct 2025L 1–3v Sheffield United Championship
18 Oct 2025L 0–2at Coventry City Championship

Derby County

4 Nov 2025W 2–1v Hull City Championship
1 Nov 2025W 3–1at Sheffield United Championship
25 Oct 2025W 1–0v Queens Park Rangers Championship
21 Oct 2025W 1–0v Norwich City Championship
18 Oct 2025L 0–1at Oxford United Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Blackburn Rovers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Adam Forshaw Midfielder1100–65.8–
Sean McLoughlin Defender90000.0946.1+3.1
Yuki Ohashi Forward90100.8641.2−3.5
Aynsley Pears Goalkeeper9000–38.9–
Andri Guðjohnsen Forward90000.0834.9−13.6
Ryan Hedges Midfielder9000–34.6−7.9
Makhtar Gueye Forward1100–28.3–
Axel Henriksson Midfielder7900–28.0−16.0
Ryoya Morishita Midfielder79000.0527.8−10.9
Ryan Alebiosu Midfielder9000–27.4−17.0
Kristi Montgomery Midfielder4500–26.4–
Dion De Neve Midfielder9000–26.3−14.3
Taylor Gardner-Hickman Midfielder45000.0224.6−16.9
Lewis Miller Defender9000–23.5−14.4

Derby County

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Lars-Jørgen Salvesen Forward1000.47100.0–
Carlton Morris Forward89100.2659.4+12.2
Jacob Widell Zetterström Goalkeeper9000–50.8−6.1
Sondre Langås Defender9000–50.2+13.8
Patrick Agyemang Forward71100.1049.9+12.2
Ebou Adams Midfielder8000–49.3+8.9
Dion Sanderson Defender9000–49.1+7.9
Callum Elder Midfielder9001–48.1+12.2
Matt Clarke Defender9000–45.2+2.5
Joe Ward Midfielder8901–41.1+0.5
Andreas Weimann Forward1800–40.0–
Rhian Brewster Forward1900–36.5–
Bobby Clark Midfielder9000–36.0+1.9
David Ozoh Midfielder1000–35.9–
Ben Brereton Díaz Midfielder72000.1334.5−2.6
Danny Batth Defender100–7.3–