Match summary
Blackburn Rovers beat Millwall 3-1 in the Championship (England).
Blackburn Rovers vs MillwallResult, Lineups & H2H
- Afolayan41'
- Afolayan58'
- Gudjohnsen90+3'
- Dykes51'(P)
Ewood Park
Blackburn Rovers vs Millwall in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Blackburn Rovers moved from 19th to 15th in the Championship (England) table with this result.4 places up. Table rebuilt from 73 results before kickoff and 80 after it (including 6 matches played at the same time); 24 teams; 8 points after 7 matches.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Blackburn Rovers0W 1D 4L
Blackburn RoversMillwall
1Pointsof 156
4Goals scored6
8Goals conceded9
1Clean sheets2
2Scored in a row0
5Without a win1
2Conceded in a row1
Head to head24 meetings · Nov 2012 – Mar 2026
- Blackburn Rovers wins
- 13
- Draws
- 7
- Millwall wins
- 4
2.46goals per meeting
50%both teams scored
42%3+ goals
38%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsBlackburn Rovers 3W 1D 1L · 2.6 goals per game
Meetings
- ChampionshipMillwall1-2Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers2-0Millwall
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers4-1Millwall
- ChampionshipMillwall1-0Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers1-1Millwall
Show all 24 meetings
- ChampionshipMillwall1-2Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipMillwall3-4Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers2-1Millwall
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers0-0Millwall
- ChampionshipMillwall1-1Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipMillwall0-2Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers2-1Millwall
- ChampionshipMillwall1-0Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers2-0Millwall
- ChampionshipMillwall0-2Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers0-0Millwall
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers2-0Millwall
- ChampionshipMillwall2-2Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipMillwall2-2Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers3-2Millwall
- ChampionshipMillwall1-2Blackburn Rovers
- FA CupBlackburn Rovers0-1Millwall
- FA CupMillwall0-0Blackburn Rovers
- ChampionshipBlackburn Rovers0-2Millwall
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 73 earlier results
Blackburn RoversMillwall
#19Position#10
5Points6 v 5 games9
-2Goal difference+2
1.17Scored per gameleague avg 1.422
1.5Conceded per game1.6
#19Form table position#5
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Blackburn RoversMillwall
- Goal · Blackburn Rovers · Andri Gudjohnsen3-190+3'
- 90+2'Yellow Card · Millwall · Mark Sykes
- Yellow Card · Blackburn Rovers · Jayden Fevrier86'
- 82'Substitution · Millwall · Elkan Baggott · InOut: Jenson Metcalfe
- 82'Substitution · Millwall · Zak Lovelace · InOut: Jake Cooper
- 81'Yellow Card · Millwall · Jenson Metcalfe
- 76'Substitution · Millwall · Daniel Kelly · InOut: Derek Mazou-Sacko
- Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Andri Gudjohnsen · InOut: Todd Cantwell70'
- Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Jayden Fevrier · InOut: Oladapo Afolayan69'
- Goal · Blackburn Rovers · Oladapo Afolayan2-158'
- 51'Penalty · Millwall · Lyndon Dykes1-1 · Penalty
- Yellow Card · Blackburn Rovers · Gady Beyuku50'
- Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Gady Beyuku · InOut: Ryan Alebiosu46'
- 46'Substitution · Millwall · Yanis Issoufou · InOut: Romain Esse
- 46'Substitution · Millwall · Mark Sykes · InOut: J. Osei-Tutu
- 45+4'Yellow Card · Millwall · Zak Sturge
- Yellow Card · Blackburn Rovers · Harry Pickering45'
- Goal · Blackburn Rovers · Oladapo Afolayan1-041'
- Yellow Card · Blackburn Rovers · Sam Morsy38'
- Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Harry Pickering · InOut: Yuri Ribeiro16'
- Yellow Card · Blackburn Rovers · Hayden Carter13'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Blackburn RoversMillwall
45%Ball Possession55%
18Shots Total15
4Shots On Target2
6Corners2
10Fouls14
5Yellow Cards3
1Offsides2
1Saves1
353Passes439
10Shots Off Target7
90Attacks90
51Dangerous Attacks42
8Shots Inside Box12
10Shots Outside Box3
3Goals1
15Free Kicks8
4Shots Blocked6
4Substitutions5
12Tackles10
3Assists0
278Accurate Passes346
1Injuries0
15Total Crosses22
2Accurate Crosses11
6Interceptions7
39Duels Won58
2Big Chances Created3
0Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
5-4-1 · 4-2-3-1
Starting XI
Substitutes
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AM
Alfie Massey-
TP
Tristan ParkesPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.4 | 69' | 2 | 0 | 2/4 | 17(82%) | 3 | 5/10 | |
| 7.3 | 20' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 10(100%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/2 | 61(87%) | 1 | 3/8 | |
| 7.2 | 21' | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 12(83%) | - | 2/5 | |
| 7.2 | 70' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 25(84%) | 2 | 5/8 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 19(84%) | - | 2/5 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 35(69%) | - | 4/11 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 41(90%) | 3 | 3/9 | |
| 6.8 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 13(77%) | 1 | 2/3 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 35(74%) | - | 4/9 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 22(77%) | 1 | 3/8 | |
| 6.6 | 74' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 24(83%) | - | 3/11 | |
| 6.4 | 16' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(38%) | - | - | |
| 6.1 | 44' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 13(77%) | 1 | 2/6 |
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