Blackburn – Cardiff 2–1

	1H	2H	T
BLA	1	1	2
C	1	0	1

Match report

Blackburn beat Cardiff 2–1 at Blackburn Stadium in Championship. N. Dlamini opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Blackburn have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽N. Dlaminiassist R. Alebiosu

27'

38'

⚽Walshassist Petrov

T. Gardner-Hickman

43'

2H

⚽D. De Neve

50'

⇄B. Tóth↓ D. De Neve

64'

⇄Vidić↓ Almeida

⇄A. Pears↓ N. Dlamini

83'

⇄Dubois↓ Bianchi

Momentum

BLA

⚽⚽⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offJun 9, 2026 · 18:00

VenueBlackburn Stadium

Attendance48,412 / 66,318 (73%)

RefereeA. Taylor (Eng)

FIFA ranking BLA

#16·

#5

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

55Ball possession %45

1.8Expected goals (xG)1.3

14Total shots11

7Shots on target4

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

8Corner kicks5

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

525Passes519

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Marsh

7.9

Lineups

BLA 4-3-37.10Formation7.164-3-3 C

6.4Dlamini 17.8Nielsen 27.2Costa 36.6Schmidt 47.9Marsh 56.9Müller 67.1Petrov 76.4Walsh 87.5Haas 97.9Martin 107.1Almeida 116.4Bianchi

Blackburn

Coach: D. Costa · 4-3-3

5T. Gardner-Hickman7.2

10T. Cantwell7.3

14D. De Neve7.5

14N. Dlamini6.4

Cardiff

Coach: T. Laurent · 4-3-3

1Nielsen7.8 2Costa7.2 3Schmidt6.6 4Marsh7.9 5Müller6.9 6Petrov7.1 7Walsh6.4 8Haas7.5 9Martin7.9 10Almeida7.1 11Bianchi6.4

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL