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. Lindqvist opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Blackburn have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

9'

⚽Lindqvistassist Rossi

⚽N. Dlamini

21'

2H

⇄B. Tóth↓ D. De Neve

63'

⇄Pereira↓ Novak

H. Carter

68'

⚽D. De Neveassist N. Michalski

82'

⇄A. Pears↓ N. Dlamini

82'

⇄Romano↓ Hansen

85'

Andersen

Momentum

BLA

⚽⚽⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMar 10, 2026 · 17:00

VenueBlackburn Stadium

Attendance64,992 / 66,318 (98%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking BLA

#17·

#6

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.9Expected goals (xG)1.4

15Total shots9

7Shots on target3

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks4

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Lindqvist

7.9

Lineups

BLA 4-3-37.13Formation7.134-3-3 C

7.7Dlamini 17.6Johnson 27.6Weber 37.1Dubois 46.6Vidić 57.1Kovač 66.3Andersen 76.4Lopez 87.9Lindqvist 96.8Rossi 107.9Novak 117.1Hansen

Blackburn

Coach: D. Costa · 4-3-3

5T. Gardner-Hickman6.8

10T. Cantwell6.9

14D. De Neve7.1

14N. Dlamini7.7

Cardiff

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

1Johnson7.6 2Weber7.6 3Dubois7.1 4Vidić6.6 5Kovač7.1 6Andersen6.3 7Lopez6.4 8Lindqvist7.9 9Rossi6.8 10Novak7.9 11Hansen7.1

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