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2025–26 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

Blackburn Rovers
2025–26 season
OwnerVenkys London Ltd.
CEOSteve Waggott
Head CoachValérien Ismaël
(until 2 February)[1]
Damien Johnson
(interim)[2]
Michael O'Neill (from 13 February)[3]
StadiumEwood Park
Championship19th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andri Guðjohnsen
(7 goals)
All:
Andri Guðjohnsen
(7 goals)

The 2025–26 season is the 138th season in the history of Blackburn Rovers Football Club and their eighth 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

May

On 19 May 2025, Rovers announced their retained list, The club confirmed they activated the one-year options in the contract of Ryan Hedges, Under-21s players Harrison Wood, Zack Stritch & Adam Khan have also been informed that the club has taken up the option to extend their contract by a further year. Tyrhys Dolan, Danny Batth, Andi Weimann, Jake Batty & Felix Goddard have been offered new contracts while Lorenze Mullarkey-Matthews has been offered his 1st professional contract, Dilan Markanday, Jack Vale, Zak Gilsenan, Patrick Gamble, Tom Bloxham, Jordan Eastham, Rhys Doherty, Isaac Whitehall, Jalil Saadi, Alex Baker, Adam Caddick, Paul Murphy-Worrell, Lewis Bell, Bradley Taylor, Jackson Shorrocks, Nathan Willis, Stephen Edmondson & Teddy Ramwell will not be retained by the club upon the expiration of their current agreements, the club will keep close contact with Adam Forshaw.[4]

June

On 4 June 2025, Rovers announced u21 goalkeeper Felix Goddard had signed a new 2-year contract until 2027, with the option of a further 12 months.[5]

On 19 June 2025, Rovers announced Adam Forshaw had re-joined the club on a 1-year contract.[6]

July

On 1 July 2025, Rovers announced Jake Batty had signed a new contract until 2026 with the option of a further 12 months.[7]

On 2 July 2025, Rovers announced u21 midfielder Lorenze Mullarkey-Matthews had signed his 1st professional contract until 2026.[8]

On 7 July 2025, Rovers announced highly regarded defender Silver Eze had signed a 2-year scholarship with the club. Rovers also announced David Odogun had joined as a scholar from Wolverhampton Wanderers.[9]

On 14 July 2025, it was confirmed that first team coach David Lowe will be leaving the club.[10]

On 23 July 2025, it was announced Rovers have appointed Nacho Sancho, who is a strength and conditioning coach. He replaces Karl Hodges, Lead Sports Scientist, who has left to join Derby County. [11]

August

On 12 August 2025, Rovers announced highly rated young goalkeeper Nicholas Michalski has committed his long-term future to the club, new four-year contract at Ewood Park through to June 2029, with a one-year option.[12]

On 15 August 2025, Rovers announced Paul Butler will be the new Under-18s Lead Coach for the upcoming season, He'll be assisted by Ryan Kidd and takes over the role from Darragh Tuffy, who steps up as the new Under-21s assistant coach to support the long-serving Mike Sheron, who'll continue as Under-21s Lead Coach for the coming campaign.[13]

September

On 3 September 2025, Rovers announced u18 defender Silver Eze had signed his 1st professional contract until 2028,[14] Rovers also announced former forward Jordan Rhodes had rejoined the club as a loan manager.[15]

On 19 September 2025, Rovers announced under 21 head coach Mike Sheron had left the club.[16]

October

November

On 10 November 2025, Rovers announced the appointment of Grégory Vignal as the under 21 head coach, it was confirmed Danny Ventre as a set piece coach.[17][18]

December

January

On 28 January 2026, Rovers announced u21 defender Max Davies had signed a contract until 2029, with the option of a further 12 months.[19]

February

On 2 February 2026, Rovers announced Valérien Ismaël had left his position as head coach by mutual consent along with assistant head coach Dean Whitehead, Damien Johnson has been placed in temporary charge.[1][2]

On 13 February 2026, Rovers announced the appointment of Michael O'Neill as head coach on a short term deal, He will take charge of first team matters at Rovers while continuing in his role as Northern Ireland manager, who's brought in Phil Jones & Steven Davis as new first team coaches who join Damien Johnson, who continues as first team technical coach & head of player development.[3][20]

On 20 February 2026, Rovers announced u18 midfielder Isaac Dunn had signed his 1st professional contract until 2028, with the option of a further 12 months.[21]

Backroom staff

As of 19 May 2025[22]

Senior football

Position Staff
Head Coach Northern Ireland Michael O'Neill
Head of Football Operations Benin Rudy Gestede
Head of Technical Development Wales Adam Owen
First-Team Coach England Phil Jones
First-Team Coach Northern Ireland Steven Davis
First Team Technical Coach & Head of Player Development Northern Ireland Damien Johnson
Goalkeeping Coach England Ben Benson
Head of Performance Spain Nacho Sancho
Consultant England Dr. Chris Dalton
Head of Medical Services England Andrew Procter
Loan Manager Scotland Jordan Rhodes
Kit Manager England Paul Schofield

Academy football

Position Staff
Head of Academy Northern Ireland Paul Gray
Head of Academy Coaching England John Prince
Under-21s Lead Coach France Grégory Vignal
Under-21s Assistant Coach Republic of Ireland Darragh Tuffy
Under-18s Lead Coach England Paul Butler
Under-18s Assistant 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

Players and squad numbers last updated on 19 May 2025. List is representative of players who have made an appearance for the first-team this season and of information available on Rovers.co.uk.[23]

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 2024 2027 (+1) England Everton On loan at Tranmere Rovers, Option for 12-month extension [24]
37 GK England Felix Goddard (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 2020 2027 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [5]
35 GK England Nicholas Michalski (2007-03-14) 14 March 2007 2023 2029 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [12]
1 GK England Aynsley Pears (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 2020 2027 England Middlesbrough [25]
22 GK Hungary Balázs Tóth (1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 2024 2027 Hungary Fehérvár [26]
Defenders
38 DF Northern Ireland Tom Atcheson (2006-10-22) 22 October 2006 2023 2028 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [27]
2 DF Nigeria Ryan Alebiosu (2001-12-17) 17 December 2001 2025 2028 (+1) Belgium Kortrijk Option for 12-month extension [28]
17 DF England Hayden Carter (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 2014 2027 Academy [29]
20 DF Republic of Ireland Eiran Cashin (2001-11-09) 9 November 2001 2026 2026 England Brighton & Hove Albion On loan. [30]
40 DF England Matty Litherland (2005-10-31) 31 October 2005 2011 2027 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [31]
15 DF Republic of Ireland Sean McLoughlin (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996 2025 2027 (+1) England Hull City Option for 12-month extension [32]
12 DF Australia Lewis Miller (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000 2025 2028 (+1) Scotland Hibernian Option for 12-month extension. [33]
26 DF Republic of Ireland Connor O'Riordan (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 2024 2028 England Crewe Alexandra [34]
3 DF England Harry Pickering (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 2021 2027 (+1) England Crewe Alexandra Option for 12-month extension [35]
44 DF England Brandon Powell (2005-10-17) 17 October 2005 2022 2027 (+1) Academy On loan at Barrow, Option for 12-month extension [36]
43 DF England George Pratt (2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 2021 2026 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [37]
4 DF Portugal Yuri Ribeiro (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 2025 2027 (+1) Portugal Braga Option for 12-month extension [38]
16 DF England Scott Wharton (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 2010 2028 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [39]
Midfielders
24 MF France Moussa Baradji (2000-11-20) 20 November 2000 2025 2026 Switzerland Yverdon Sport On loan with an option for the move to be made permanent. [40]
10 MF England Todd Cantwell (1998-03-27) 27 March 1998 2024 2027 Scotland Rangers [41]
14 MF Belgium Dion De Neve (2001-06-12) 12 June 2001 2025 2028 (+1) Belgium Kortrijk Option for 12-month extension. [42]
36 MF England James Edmondson (2005-11-01) 1 November 2005 2011 2027 Academy On loan at Macclesfield [43]
28 MF England Adam Forshaw (1991-10-08) 8 October 1991 2025 2026 England Plymouth Argyle [6]
30 MF England Jake Garrett (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 2013 2027 Academy [44]
5 MF England Taylor Gardner-Hickman (2001-12-30) 30 December 2001 2026 2027 England Birmingham City On loan with an option for the move to be made permanent. [45]
18 MF Sweden Axel Henriksson (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 2025 2029 (+1) Sweden GAIS Option for 12-month extension [46]
31 MF Scotland Kristi Montgomery (2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 2013 2026 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [47]
25 MF Japan Ryōya Morishita (1997-04-11) 11 April 1997 2025 2028 (+1) Poland Legia Warsaw Option for 12-month extension [48]
41 MF England Lorenze Mullarkey-Matthews (2007-02-20) 20 February 2007 2014 2026 Academy .[8]
8 MF Portugal Sidnei Tavares (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 2025 2028 Portugal Moreirense [49]
6 MF Norway Sondre Tronstad (1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 2023 2026 Netherlands Vitesse [50]
Forwards
21 FW England Dapo Afolayan (1997-09-11) 11 September 1997 2026 2027 Germany St Pauli [51]
52 FW England Nathan Dlamini (2007-04-11) 11 April 2007 2023 2026 England Aston Villa [52]
47 MF Northern Ireland Aodhan Doherty (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 2024 2027 Northern Ireland Linfield [53]
11 FW Iceland Andri Guðjohnsen (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 2025 2028 (+1) Belgium Gent Option for 12-month extension [54]
19 FW Wales Ryan Hedges (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 2022 2026 Scotland Aberdeen [55]
29 FW Denmark Mathias Jørgensen (2000-09-20) 20 September 2000 2026 2029 (+1) Norway Bodø/Glimt Option for 12-month extension [56]
7 FW Sierra Leone Augustus Kargbo (1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 2025 2027 Italy Cesena [57]
23 FW Japan Yūki Ōhashi (1996-07-27) 27 July 1996 2024 2027 (+1) Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Option for 12-month extension [58]
32 FW England Igor Tyjon (2008-03-20) 20 March 2008 2023 2026 Academy [59]

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
10 June 2025 LM Belgium Dion De Neve Belgium Kortrijk £800,000 [42][60]
20 June 2025 CM Portugal Sidnei Tavares Portugal Moreirense £2,000,000 [49][61]
7 July 2025 RB Nigeria David Odogun [a] England Wolverhampton Wanderers Free Transfer [9][62]
10 July 2025 RB Nigeria Ryan Alebiosu Belgium Kortrijk £500,000 [28][63]
19 July 2025 CB Republic of Ireland Sean McLoughlin England Hull City £500,000 [32][64]
4 August 2025 RB Australia Lewis Miller Scotland Hibernian £1,000,000 [33][65]
6 August 2025 CAM Sweden Axel Henriksson Sweden GAIS £1,500,000 [46][66]
25 August 2025 LM Japan Ryōya Morishita Poland Legia Warsaw £1,700,000 [48][67]
31 August 2025 CF Iceland Andri Guðjohnsen Belgium Gent £1,700,000 [54][68]
15 January 2026 CF Denmark Mathias Jørgensen Norway Bodø/Glimt £3,500,000 [56]
1 February 2026 RW England Dapo Afolayan Germany St Pauli undisclosed [51]
2 February 2026 LW Sierra Leone Osman Kamara [b] England Arsenal Free Transfer [69]
Expenditure: Decrease ~ £13,200,000
  1. ^ Signed initially for the Under-18s
  2. ^ Signed initially for the Under-21s

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
11 July 2025 CM England Joe Rankin-Costello England Charlton Athletic £1,000,000 [70][71]
4 August 2025 RB England Callum Brittain England Middlesbrough £3,500,000 [72][73]
26 August 2025 CM England John Buckley Saudi Arabia Al-Kholood £1,000,000 [74][75]
27 August 2025 CDM England Lewis Travis England Derby County £3,000,000 [76][77]
1 September 2025 CF England Harry Leonard England Peterborough United £1,000,000 [78]
1 September 2025 CB Scotland Dominic Hyam Wales Wrexham £2,700,000 [79]
13 January 2026 CF Senegal Makhtar Gueye China Shanghai Shenhua £1,800,000 [80]
2 February 2026 CB England Charlie Olson England Altrincham Free Transfer [81]
2 February 2026 LB England Jake Batty England Swindon Town Undisclosed [82]
4 February 2026 GK England Solomon Honor England Manchester United Undisclosed [83]
Income: Increase ~ £14,000,000

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
22 August 2025 CM France Moussa Baradji Switzerland Yverdon Sport 31 May 2026 [40]
1 September 2025 CM England Taylor Gardner-Hickman England Birmingham City [45]
6 January 2026 CB Republic of Ireland Eiran Cashin England Brighton & Hove Albion [30]

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
27 June 2025 CB Republic of Ireland Connor O'Riordan England Doncaster Rovers 2 January 2026[a] [84][85]
11 August 2025 CB England Charlie Olson England Oldham Athletic 2 January 2026[b] [86][87]
20 August 2025 RB United States Leo Duru United States San Diego 30 June 2026[c] [88][89]
1 September 2025 GK England Jack Barrett England Tranmere Rovers 31 May 2026[d] [90][91]
2 September 2025 CM England Harley O'Grady-Macken England Oldham Athletic 1 January 2026 [92]
4 September 2025 CM England James Edmondson England Macclesfield 31 May 2026[e] [93][94][95]
6 September 2025 CB England George Pratt England Chorley 8 November 2025[f] [96][97][98][99]
7 October 2025 RW England Harrison Wood England Warrington Rylands 31 May 2026[g] [100][101][95]
10 October 2025 CM Hungary Patrik Farkas England Prescot Cables 11 January 2026 [102]
14 November 2025 CF England Joe Boggan England FC United of Manchester 11 December 2025 [103]
CF England Jayden Sergeant England Bootle [103]
GK England Blake Wolsoncroft England Hyde United [103]
29 January 2026 LB England Brandon Powell England Barrow End of Season [104]
  1. ^ On 2 January, O'Riordan was recalled back from his loan at Doncaster
  2. ^ On 2 January, Olson was recalled back from his loan at Oldham
  3. ^ On 31 December, Duru's loan at San Diego was extended until the end of June
  4. ^ On 2 January, Barrett's loan at Tranmere was extended until the end of the season
  5. ^ On 2 January, Edmondson's loan at Macclesfield was extended until the end of January. Then on 2 February it was extended again until the end of the season
  6. ^ On 3 October, Pratt's loan at Chorley was extended by a further month. Then on 4 November, it was extended again until January. Then four days later, Pratt was recalled back
  7. ^ On 2 January, Wood's loan at Warrington Rylands was extended until the end of January. Then on 2 February it was extended again until the end of the season

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 CB England Danny Batth England Derby County 1 July 2025 [105][106]
GK England Jordan Eastham England Ashton United [4][107]
RW England Dilan Markanday England Chesterfield [4][108]
CF Austria Andreas Weimann England Derby County [105][109]
DM Morocco Jalil Saadi Cyprus Ethnikos Achna [4]
AM Republic of Ireland Zak Gilsenan England Grimsby Town 2 July 2025 [4][110]
CM England Nathan Willis England Barnsley 15 July 2025 [4][111]
CM England Paul Murphy-Worrell England Southport 16 July 2025 [4][112]
RW England Tyrhys Dolan Spain Espanyol 25 July 2025 [4][113]
CM England Adam Caddick England Warrington Rylands 30 July 2025 [4][114]
RW England Lewis Bell England Marine 30 July 2025 [4][115]
CB England Rhys Docherty England King's Lynn Town 1 August 2025 [4][116]
CM England Jackson Shorrocks England Huddersfield Town 6 August 2025 [4][117]
CM England Bradley Taylor England Ashton United 8 August 2025 [4][118]
CB England Patrick Gamble England Warrington Town 16 August 2025 [4][119]
AM England Daniel Shaw England Rugby Town 18 August 2025 [4][120]
CB England Teddy Ramwell Spain Almunecar City 28 August 2025 [4][121]
CF Wales Jack Vale England Northampton Town 18 September 2025 [4][122]
LW Republic of Ireland Tom Bloxham Switzerland Grasshoppers 22 September 2025 [4][123]
CM England Stephen Edmondson England Bootle 8 November 2025 [4]
DM England Isaac Whitehall England Workington 7 December 2025 [4][124]
CF England Alex Baker [4]
20 August 2025 CF France Exaucé Mafoumbi Switzerland Lausanne Ouchy 21 August 2025 [125][126]

New Contract

Date Pos. Player Contract expiry Ref.
4 June 2025 GK England Felix Goddard 30 June 2027[a] [5]
19 June 2025 CM England Adam Forshaw 30 June 2026 [6]
1 July 2025 LB England Jake Batty 30 June 2027[a] [7]
2 July 2025 CM England Lorenze Mullarkey-Matthews 30 June 2026[b] [8]
12 August 2025 GK England Nicholas Michalski 30 June 2029[a] [12]
3 September 2025 CB Italy Silver Eze 30 June 2028[b] [14]
3 October 2025 CB England Scott Wharton 30 June 2028[a] [39]
28 January 2026 CB England Max Davies 30 June 2029[a] [19]
20 February 2026 CM England Isaac Dunn 30 June 2028[a] [21]
  1. ^ a b c d e f Option of a further year
  2. ^ a b First professional contract

Pre-season and friendlies

On 23 April, Blackburn Rovers announced they would spend a week in Spain as part of their pre-season preparations, which would also includes two friendlies at the Pinatar Arena against Qatar and Elche.[127][128] Then on 3 June, the first two oppositions were added to the schedule, against Everton and Accrington Stanley.[129] A fifth friendly was later added in July, against NEC Nijmegen.[130]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2025 Friendly Accrington Stanley 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Accrington
15:00 BST
  • Caton 50'
 Report
Stadium: Crown Ground
19 July 2025 Friendly Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Everton Blackburn
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 11,399 (4,541 away)
22 July 2025 Friendly Blackburn Rovers 5–1 Qatar San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
25 July 2025 Friendly Elche 0–1 Blackburn Rovers San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
2 August 2025 Friendly NEC Nijmegen 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Nijmegen, Netherlands
19:00 CEST
Stadium: Goffertstadion

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 9 August 2025 2 May 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 33 10 8 15 31 41 −10 030.30
FA Cup 11 January 2026 Third round Third round 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
EFL Cup 12 August 2025 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 35 10 9 16 32 43 −11 028.57

Last updated: 20 February 2026
Source: Soccerway

EFL Championship

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
18 Norwich City 33 11 6 16 43 44 −1 39
19 Portsmouth 32 10 9 13 33 41 −8 39
20 Blackburn Rovers 33 10 8 15 31 41 −10 38
21 West Bromwich Albion 33 9 7 17 32 49 −17 34
22 Leicester City 33 10 9 14 46 53 −7 33[a] Relegation to EFL League One
Updated to match(es) played on 21 February 2026. 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)[132]
Notes:
  1. ^ Leicester City were deducted six points due to breaching the Profit and Sustainability Rules in the three-year reporting period ending with the 2023–24 season.[131]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
33 10 8 15 31 41  −10 38 4 5 8 16 22  −6 6 3 7 15 19  −4

Last updated: 14 February 2026.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345789101112131415161718612021222324252627282930192313233343536373839
GroundAHAHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHHAAHHAHAAH
ResultLLWLWLLDLLWWWLWLDDDLWDDLDLLDLWLWW
Position1921161918202221222321191819181818182020201819202020222222212219
Points00336667771013161619192021222225262727282828292932323538
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed; AB = Abandoned
Notes:

Matches

On 26 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were announced, with Blackburn visiting West Bromwich Albion on the opening weekend.[133]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 1 West Bromwich Albion 1–0 Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: The Hawthorns
Referee: David Webb
16 August 2025 2 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Birmingham City Blackburn
15:00 BST Cantwell 50'
McLoughlin Yellow card 90+8'		 Report Osayi-Samuel Yellow card 30'
Iwata Yellow card 76'
Stansfield 90' (pen.)
Dykes 90+8'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 19,552
Referee: Oliver Langford
23 August 2025 3 Hull City 0–3 Blackburn Rovers Kingston upon Hull
12:30 BST Slater Yellow card 12'
Lundstram Yellow card 37'
McBurnie Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Hedges 18'
Tavares Yellow card 43'
Ōhashi 47'
Cantwell 50'
Henriksson Yellow card 85'
McLoughlin Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 20,518
Referee: Tom Nield
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[134]
30 August 2025 4 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Norwich City Blackburn
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,580
Referee: Benjamin Speedie
13 September 2025 5 Watford 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Watford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 17,964
Referee: Dean Whitestone
27 September 2025 7 Charlton Athletic 3–0 Blackburn Rovers Charlton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 19,004 (1,567 away)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
30 September 2025 8 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Swansea City Blackburn
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 11,013 (372 away)
Referee: Leigh Doughty
4 October 2025 9 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Stoke City Blackburn
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 14,061 (3,866 away)
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[135]
18 October 2025 10 Coventry City 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Coventry
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 29,606
Referee: Sam Allison
21 October 2025 11 Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Sheffield United Blackburn
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,104 (1,504 away)
Referee: David Webb
25 October 2025 12 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Southampton Blackburn
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,686 (2,294 away)
Referee: Bobby Madley
1 November 2025 13 Leicester City 0–2 Blackburn Rovers Leicester
12:30 GMT Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Referee: Tom Nield
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[135]
4 November 2025 14 Bristol City 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Bristol
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 21,499
Referee: Dean Whitestone
8 November 2025 15 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Derby County Blackburn
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 20,147 (2,736 away)
Referee: Thomas Kirk
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[135]
21 November 2025 16 Preston North End 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Preston
20:00 GMT
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 21,635
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 22 November, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[135]
26 November 2025 17 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Queens Park Rangers Blackburn
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Referee: Adam Herczeg
29 November 2025 18 Wrexham 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Wrexham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 10,643
Referee: Tom Reeves
2 December 2025 6[136] Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Ipswich Town Blackburn
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 16,032
Referee: Oliver Langford
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 September, but was abandoned in the 80th minute due to an unplayable surface.[137]
9 December 2025 20 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Oxford United Blackburn
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 10,255
Referee: Leigh Doughty
13 December 2025 21 Portsmouth 2–1 Blackburn Rovers Milton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,652 (695 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
20 December 2025 22 Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Millwall Blackburn
12:30 GMT
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: Samuel Allison
Referee: 11,657
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[135]
26 December 2025 23 Middlesbrough 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 31,475
Referee: James Bell
29 December 2025 24 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Blackburn Rovers Owlerton
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 22,532
Referee: Oliver Langford
1 January 2026 25 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Wrexham Blackburn
12:30 GMT
Stadium: Ewood Park
Referee: Thomas Kirk
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[135]
4 January 2026 26 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Charlton Athletic Blackburn
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 11,367 (538 away)
Referee: David Webb
17 January 2026 27 Ipswich Town 3–0 Blackburn Rovers Ipswich
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 26,715
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[138]
20 January 2026 28 Swansea City 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Landore
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Attendance: 13,897
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
24 January 2026 29 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Watford Blackburn
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 11,640
Referee: Adam Herczeg
31 January 2026 30 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Hull City Blackburn
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,769
Referee: Thomas Bramall
3 February 2026 19[139] Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12,285
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 6 December, but was abandoned on 59 minutes after the referee, Ruebyn Ricardo, deemed the pitch unplayable.[140]
7 February 2026 31 Norwich City 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Norwich
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,628
Referee: James Linington
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[138]
14 February 2026 32 Queens Park Rangers 1–3 Blackburn Rovers Shepherd's Bush
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,607
Referee: Stephen Martin
20 February 2026 33 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Preston North End Blackburn
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 21 February, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[138]
24 February 2026 34 Blackburn Rovers v Bristol City Blackburn
19:45 GMT Stadium: Ewood Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 25 February, but was rescheduled due to Bristol City also playing on the Friday night.
28 February 2026 35 Derby County v Blackburn Rovers Derby
12:30 GMT Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[138]
7 March 2026 36 Blackburn Rovers v Portsmouth Blackburn
12:30 GMT Stadium: Ewood Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[141]
11 March 2026 37 Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers Littlemore
19:45 GMT Stadium: Kassam Stadium
14 March 2026 38 Millwall v Blackburn Rovers Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Den
21 March 2026 39 Blackburn Rovers v Middlesbrough Blackburn
12:30 GMT Stadium: Ewood Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was brought forward for Sky Sports broadcasting.[142]

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

Blackburn were drawn away to Hull City in the third round.[143][139]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

11 January 2026 Third round Hull City 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Blackburn Rovers Kingston upon Hull
14:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 6,627
Referee: Will Finnie
Penalties

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

Blackburn were drawn at home to Bradford City in the first round.[144][145]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Bradford City Blackburn
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 9,855 (3,296 away)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Statistics

Appearances

As of match played 20 February 2026

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 13 0 12+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Nigeria NGA Ryan Alebiosu 27 1 24+2 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
3 DF England ENG Harry Pickering 10 0 4+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF Portugal POR Yuri Ribeiro 12 0 9+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
5 MF England ENG Taylor Gardner-Hickman 21 0 16+4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF Norway NOR Sondre Tronstad 29 0 27+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
7 FW Sierra Leone SLE Augustus Kargbo 11 1 3+7 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
8 MF Portugal POR Sidnei Tavares 12 0 6+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
10 MF England ENG Todd Cantwell 21 4 18+2 4 0+0 0 0+1 0
11 FW Iceland ISL Andri Guðjohnsen 22 7 17+5 7 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF Australia AUS Lewis Miller 31 2 23+6 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF Belgium BEL Dion De Neve 23 1 8+13 0 1+0 0 1+0 1
15 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Sean McLoughlin 32 0 31+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
16 DF England ENG Scott Wharton 10 0 7+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
17 DF England ENG Hayden Carter 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF Sweden SWE Axel Henriksson 20 0 9+9 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
19 FW Wales WAL Ryan Hedges 22 1 18+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Eiran Cashin 8 1 7+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
21 FW England ENG Dapo Afolayan 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 GK Hungary HUN Balázs Tóth 22 0 21+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW Japan JPN Yūki Ōhashi 35 7 28+5 7 0+1 0 0+1 0
24 FW France FRA Moussa Baradji 20 2 9+10 2 0+1 0 0+0 0
25 MF Japan JPN Ryōya Morishita 24 2 21+3 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Connor O'Riordan 6 0 3+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF England ENG Adam Forshaw 11 0 4+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW Denmark DEN Mathias Jørgensen 8 3 6+2 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF Scotland SCO Kristi Montgomery 14 0 2+10 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
32 FW England ENG Igor Tyjon 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
35 GK England ENG Nicholas Michalski 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
38 DF Northern Ireland NIR Tom Atcheson 6 0 3+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
40 DF England ENG Matty Litherland 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
43 DF England ENG George Pratt 11 0 10+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
44 DF England ENG Brandon Powell 2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
47 FW Northern Ireland NIR Aodhan Doherty 4 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
52 FW England ENG Nathan Dlamini 5 0 0+4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
5 DF Scotland SCO Dominic Hyam 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Senegal SEN Makhtar Gueye 17 0 0+16 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
21 MF England ENG John Buckley 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
27 MF England ENG Lewis Travis 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goalscorers

As of match played 20 February 2026
Rank No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 11 FW Iceland Andri Guðjohnsen 7 0 0 7
23 FW Japan Yūki Ōhashi 7 0 0 7
3 10 MF England Todd Cantwell 5 0 0 5
4 29 FW Denmark Mathias Jørgensen 3 0 0 3
5 12 DF Australia Lewis Miller 2 0 0 2
24 MF France Moussa Baradji 2 0 0 2
25 MF Japan Ryōya Morishita 2 0 0 2
6 2 DF Nigeria Ryan Alebiosu 1 0 0 1
7 FW Sierra Leone Augustus Kargbo 1 0 0 1
14 MF Belgium Dion De Neve 0 0 1 1
19 FW Wales Ryan Hedges 1 0 0 1
20 DF Republic of Ireland Eiran Cashin 1 0 0 1
Total 32 0 1 33

Assists

As of match played 20 February 2026
Rank No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 25 MF Japan Ryōya Morishita 4 0 0 4
2 10 MF England Todd Cantwell 3 0 0 3
3 2 DF Nigeria Ryan Alebiosu 2 0 0 2
6 MF Norway Sondre Tronstad 2 0 0 2
12 DF Australia Lewis Miller 2 0 0 2
19 FW Wales Ryan Hedges 2 0 0 2
4 7 FW Sierra Leone Augustus Kargbo 1 0 0 1
8 MF Portugal Sidnei Tavares 1 0 0 1
14 MF Belgium Dion De Neve 1 0 0 1
20 DF Republic of Ireland Eiran Cashin 1 0 0 1
23 FW Japan Yūki Ōhashi 1 0 0 1
43 DF England George Pratt 1 0 0 1
44 DF England Brandon Powell 1 0 0 1
Total 22 0 0 22

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