Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Cardiff City: result and goals
Blackburn Rovers beat Cardiff City 2-1 on Saturday, 10 October 2026 in the Championship.
Goals: Andri Gudjohnsen 28', Todd Cantwell 38', Callum Robinson 53'.
Blackburn Rovers sit 10th on 15 points.
Cardiff City sit 19th on 11 points.
Blackburn Rovers have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Cardiff City have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Blackburn Rovers won 3, Cardiff City won 1, 1 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 10 October 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Ewood Park, Blackburn
The match in numbers
- Blackburn Rovers beat Cardiff City 2-1.
- Andri Gudjohnsen opened the scoring for Blackburn Rovers on 28'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Match events
BLKCAR28'⚽Andri Guðjohnsen 1-0
38'⚽Todd Cantwell ast. Ryoya Morishita 2-0
53'⚽Callum Robinson ast. Jack Moylan 2-1
60'⇄▲ Chris Willock ▼ Cian Ashford
64'⇄▲ Moussa Baradji ▼ Andri Guðjohnsen
64'⇄▲ Jayden Fevrier ▼ Ryoya Morishita
71'⇄▲ David Turnbull ▼ Joel Colwill
71'⇄▲ Isaak Davies ▼ Callum Robinson
74'⇄▲ Augustus Kargbo ▼ Oladapo Afolayan
78'⇄▲ Ronan Kpakio ▼ Joel Bagan
78'⇄▲ Calum Scanlon ▼ Dylan Lawlor
83'⇄▲ Jake Garrett ▼ Kristi Montgomery
90+6'Todd Cantwell
Match videos
Live commentary
- Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Cardiff City 1.
- 90'+7'Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Cardiff City 1.
- 90'+7'Attempt blocked. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+6'Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6'Ronan Kpakio (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6'Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
- 90'+6'Attempt missed. Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Willock with a cross.
- 90'+5'Attempt blocked. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+5'Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Willock.
- 90'+3'Attempt blocked. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Alex Robertson.
- 90'+2'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ronan Kpakio.
- 90'+1'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Nathan Trott.
- 90'+1'Attempt saved. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Harry Pickering.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 89'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Perry Ng.
- 87'Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
- 87'Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
- 85'Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85'Foul by Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers).
- 84'Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Jayden Fevrier is caught offside.
- 83'Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83'Foul by Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn Rovers).
- 83'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Kristi Montgomery.
- 82'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
- 80'Attempt saved. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross.
- 80'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ronan Kpakio.
- 80'Attempt saved. Augustus Kargbo (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
- 78'Substitution, Cardiff City. Calum Scanlon replaces Dylan Lawlor.
- 78'Substitution, Cardiff City. Ronan Kpakio replaces Joel Bagan.
- 78'Attempt missed. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
- 77'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
- 75'Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
- 74'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Augustus Kargbo replaces Oladapo Afolayan.
- 74'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Gabriel Osho.
- 71'Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Callum Robinson.
- 71'Substitution, Cardiff City. David Turnbull replaces Joel Colwill.
- 70'Attempt missed. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oladapo Afolayan with a cross following a fast break.
- 70'Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Robertson.
- 68'Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68'Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
- 66'Attempt saved. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Kristi Montgomery.
- 66'Attempt missed. Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross following a corner.
- 65'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Nathan Trott.
- 65'Attempt saved. Jayden Fevrier (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Ryan Alebiosu.
- 65'Attempt blocked. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a through ball.
- 64'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jayden Fevrier replaces Ryoya Morishita.
- 63'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Moussa Baradji replaces Andri Gudjohnsen.
- 63'Attempt missed. Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross.
- 62'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Sean McLoughlin.
- 61'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
- 60'Substitution, Cardiff City. Chris Willock replaces Cian Ashford.
- 59'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58'Delay in match because of an injury Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers).
- 56'Attempt missed. Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross following a corner.
- 55'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Gabriel Osho.
- 53'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Cardiff City 1. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Moylan.
- 48'Attempt missed. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Todd Cantwell with a cross following a corner.
- 47'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Perry Ng.
- 46'Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46'Foul by Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers).
- 45'Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 2, Cardiff City 0.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Cardiff City 0.
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Joel Colwill.
- 45'Foul by Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff City).
- 45'Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44'Attempt missed. Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kristi Montgomery.
- 43'Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
- 43'Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43'Foul by Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
- 38'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Cardiff City 0. Todd Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita with a cross.
- 35'Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35'Foul by Sam Morsy (Blackburn Rovers).
- 32'Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Moylan.
- 31'Attempt blocked. Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
- 30'Offside, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson is caught offside.
- 28'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Cardiff City 0. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 26'Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jack Moylan.
- 26'Attempt blocked. Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 24'Foul by Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff City).
- 24'Andri Gudjohnsen (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20'Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sean McLoughlin is caught offside.
- 19'Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).
- 19'Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16'Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Todd Cantwell is caught offside.
- 13'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Alebiosu.
- 11'Attempt blocked. Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oladapo Afolayan.
- 9'Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9'Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
- 8'Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Andri Gudjohnsen is caught offside.
- 4'Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).
- 4'Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3'Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3'Foul by Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
BLKCAR
General
41%Possession59%
5Big chances1
3Big chances missed0
11Corners6
Shots
17Total shots10
5Shots off target4
8Shots on target1
4Blocked shots5
0Hit woodwork0
13Shots inside box8
4Shots outside box2
Expected goals (xG)
2.42xG1.05
2.00xG open play1.04
0.42xG set play0.02
2.42Non-penalty xG1.05
2.50xG on target (xGOT)0.86
Passes
329Passes462
239 (73%)Accurate passes384 (83%)
94Own half178
145Opposition half206
19 (33%)Accurate long balls19 (39%)
6 (33%)Accurate crosses6 (23%)
26Throw-ins19
29Touches in opposition box24
4Offsides1
Defence
21Tackles22
16Interceptions15
5Shot blocks4
26Clearances25
0Keeper saves5
Duels
48Duels won46
34 (47%)Ground duels won38 (53%)
14 (64%)Aerial duels won8 (36%)
7 (33%)Successful dribbles7 (37%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
9Fouls committed6
General
44%Possession56%
2Big chances0
0Big chances missed0
2Corners1
Shots
6Total shots1
1Shots off target1
2Shots on target0
3Blocked shots0
0Hit woodwork0
3Shots inside box1
3Shots outside box0
Expected goals (xG)
1.24xG0.07
1.19xG open play0.07
0.05xG set play0.00
1.24Non-penalty xG0.07
1.35xG on target (xGOT)0.00
Passes
185Passes236
143 (77%)Accurate passes194 (82%)
55Own half104
88Opposition half90
13 (38%)Accurate long balls11 (37%)
1 (20%)Accurate crosses3 (38%)
10Throw-ins12
8Touches in opposition box6
3Offsides1
Defence
16Tackles10
8Interceptions8
0Shot blocks2
10Clearances9
0Keeper saves0
Duels
28Duels won20
22 (56%)Ground duels won17 (44%)
6 (67%)Aerial duels won3 (33%)
1 (14%)Successful dribbles3 (27%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
4Fouls committed5
General
39%Possession61%
3Big chances1
3Big chances missed0
9Corners5
Shots
11Total shots9
4Shots off target3
6Shots on target1
1Blocked shots5
0Hit woodwork0
10Shots inside box7
1Shots outside box2
Expected goals (xG)
1.18xG0.99
0.81xG open play0.97
0.37xG set play0.02
1.18Non-penalty xG0.99
1.15xG on target (xGOT)0.86
Passes
144Passes226
96 (67%)Accurate passes190 (84%)
39Own half74
57Opposition half116
6 (26%)Accurate long balls8 (42%)
5 (38%)Accurate crosses3 (17%)
16Throw-ins7
21Touches in opposition box18
1Offsides0
Defence
5Tackles12
8Interceptions7
5Shot blocks2
16Clearances16
0Keeper saves5
Duels
20Duels won26
12 (36%)Ground duels won21 (64%)
8 (62%)Aerial duels won5 (38%)
6 (43%)Successful dribbles4 (50%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
5Fouls committed1
Blackburn RoversCardiff City
Expected goals (xG)
2.42–1.05
xG on target (xGOT)
2.50–0.86
Shots
17–10
Big chances
5–1
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Cardiff (10)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedBlackburn (17) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Todd Cantwell
Blackburn Rovers
Ratings
Blackburn Rovers7.3
- 8.710Todd Cantwell⚽
- 8.031Kristi Montgomery
- 7.825Ryoya MorishitaA
- 7.615Sean McLoughlin
- 7.621Oladapo Afolayan
- 7.52Ryan Alebiosu
- 7.43Harry Pickering
- 7.49Andri Guðjohnsen⚽
- 7.18Sam Morsy
- 7.017Hayden Carter
- 6.924Moussa Baradji▲64'
- 6.522Balázs Tóth
- 6.37Augustus Kargbo▲74'
- 6.211Jayden Fevrier▲64'
Cardiff City6.8
- 7.73Joel Bagan
- 7.61Nathan Trott
- 7.418Alex Robertson
- 7.247Callum Robinson⚽
- 7.011Ollie Tanner
- 6.98Jack MoylanA
- 6.848Dylan Lawlor
- 6.716Chris Willock▲60'
- 6.64Gabriel Osho
- 6.644Ronan Kpakio▲78'
- 6.427Joel Colwill
- 6.439Isaak Davies▲71'
- 6.423Calum Scanlon▲78'
- 6.345Cian Ashford
- 6.214David Turnbull▲71'
- 6.038Perry Ng
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Blackburn · Substitutes
- 24Moussa Baradji▲64'6.9
- 11Jayden Fevrier▲64'6.2
- 7Augustus Kargbo▲74'6.3
- 30Jake Garrett▲83'
- 1Aynsley Pears
- 6Tom Atcheson
- 27Gady Beyuku
- 39Harvey Pates
- 14Dion De Neve
Manager: Tony Mowbray
Cardiff · Substitutes
- 16Chris Willock▲60'6.7
- 14David Turnbull▲71'6.2
- 39Isaak Davies▲71'6.4
- 44Ronan Kpakio▲78'6.6
- 23Calum Scanlon▲78'6.4
- 30Harry Tyrer
- 2William Fish
- 50Charlie Holt
- 43Paul Moreno
Manager: Brian Barry-Murphy
Last 5 matches
Blackburn Rovers
D@ Lincoln City0-01 Sept 2026
L@ Preston North End2-15 Sept 2026
LSheffield United2-18 Sept 2026
WMillwall3-112 Sept 2026
D@ Portsmouth2-219 Sept 2026
Cardiff City
L@ Queens Park Rangers2-12 Sept 2026
L@ Portsmouth2-05 Sept 2026
DStoke City1-18 Sept 2026
L@ Bolton Wanderers1-012 Sept 2026
WCharlton Athletic3-119 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
3
Blackburn
1
Draws
1
Cardiff
Last meetings
15 Mar 2025Blackburn Rovers1 – 2Cardiff City
9 Nov 2024Cardiff City1 – 3Blackburn Rovers
20 Feb 2024Cardiff City0 – 0Blackburn Rovers
21 Oct 2023Blackburn Rovers1 – 0Cardiff City
27 Sept 2023Blackburn Rovers5 – 2Cardiff City
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boro | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 | DWWDW |
| 2 |  Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | +8 | 23 | WWWWL |
| 3 |  West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | +18 | 22 | WDDWW |
| 4 |  Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | +9 | 20 | WDWWW |
| 5 |  West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 20 | DLLWW |
| 6 |  Stoke | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 19 | WWWLW |
| 7 |  Wolves | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 18 | WLLWD |
| 8 |  Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | +11 | 17 | WLWWD |
| 9 |  QPR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 17 | DDDWL |
| 10 |  Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 15 | DLLWD |
| 11 |  Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 15 | LLWLW |
| 12 |  Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | DDWLD |
| 13 |  Portsmouth | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | DLWWD |
| 14 |  Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 | LWDLW |
| 15 |  Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 | LWDLL |
| 16 |  Charlton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 14 | DLDDL |
| 17 |  Bolton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 | WLWDL |
| 18 |  Lincoln City | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 | WLLLD |
| 19 |  Cardiff | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 11 | LLDLW |
| 20 |  Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 | LLLLW |
| 21 |  Norwich City | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 9 | LLLLL |
| 22 |  Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 | LDWDL |
| 23 |  Derby | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 6 | LDDLL |
| 24 |  Preston | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 | LDLLL |
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FAQ
What was the score in Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City?
Blackburn Rovers beat Cardiff City 2-1 on Saturday 10 October (Championship).
Who scored in Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City?
Goals: Andri Gudjohnsen 28', Todd Cantwell 38' and Callum Robinson 53'.
When do Blackburn Rovers play next?
Blackburn Rovers play Wrexham on Saturday 24 October at 15:00 (UK time).
When do Cardiff City play next?
Cardiff City play Birmingham City on Saturday 24 October at 15:00 (UK time).
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