2025–26 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

Blackburn Rovers
2025–26 season
OwnerVenkys London Ltd.
CEOSteve Waggott
Head CoachValérien Ismaël
StadiumEwood Park
Championship18th
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andri Guðjohnsen
Yūki Ōhashi
(4 goals each)
All:
Andri Guðjohnsen
Yūki Ōhashi
(4 goals each)

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.[1]

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.[2]

On 19 June 2025, Rovers announced Adam Forshaw had re-joined the club on a 1-year contract.[3]

July

On 1 July 2025, Rovers announced Jake Batty had signed a new contract until 2026 with the option of a further 12 months.[4]

On 2 July 2025, Rovers announced u21 midfielder Lorenze Mullarkey-Matthews had signed his 1st professional contract until 2026.[5]

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.[6]

On 14 July 2025, it was confirmed that first team coach David Lowe will be leaving the club.[7]

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. [8]

August

On 12 August 2025, Rovers announced highly rated young goalkeeper Nicolas 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.[9]

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.[10]

September

On 3 September 2025, Rovers announced u18 defender Silver Eze had signed his 1st professional contract until 2028,[11] Rovers also announced former forward Jordan Rhodes had rejoined the club as a loan manager.[12]

On 19 September 2025, Rovers announced under 21 head coach Mike Sheron had left the club.[13]

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.[14][15]

Backroom staff

As of 19 May 2025[16]

Senior football

Position Staff
Head Coach Valérien Ismaël
Head of Football Operations Rudy Gestede
Head of Recruitment
Head of Technical Adam Owen
Assistant Head Coach Dean Whitehead
First-Team Coach
Goalkeeping Coach Ben Benson
First Team Technical Coach & Head of Player Development Damien Johnson
Head of Performance Nacho Sancho
Consultant Dr. Chris Dalton
Head of Medical Services Andrew Procter
Head of Performance Analysis Adam Collins
Kit Manager Paul Schofield

Academy football

Position Staff
Head of Academy Paul Gray
Head of Academy Coaching John Prince
Under-21s Lead Coach Grégory Vignal
Under-21s Assistant Coach Darragh Tuffy
Under-18s Lead Coach Paul Butler
Under-18s Assistant Coach Ryan Kidd
Head of Academy Sports Science and Medical Russ Wrigley
Head of Academy Recruitment Michael Cribley
Academy Secretary 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.[17]

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 Jack Barrett (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 2024 2027 (+1) Everton On loan at Tranmere Rovers, Option for 12-month extension [18]
37 GK Felix Goddard (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 2020 2027 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [2]
35 GK Nicholas Michalski (2007-03-14) 14 March 2007 2023 2029 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [9]
1 GK Aynsley Pears (1998-04-23) 23 April 1998 2020 2027 Middlesbrough [19]
22 GK Balázs Tóth (1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 2024 2027 Fehérvár [20]
Defenders
38 DF Tom Atcheson (2006-10-22) 22 October 2006 2023 2028 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [21]
2 DF Ryan Alebiosu (2001-12-17) 17 December 2001 2025 2028 (+1) Kortrijk Option for 12-month extension [22]
33 DF Jake Batty (2005-04-05) 5 April 2005 2021 2026 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [4]
17 DF Hayden Carter (1999-12-17) 17 December 1999 2014 2027 Academy [23]
40 DF Matty Litherland (2005-10-31) 31 October 2005 2011 2027 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [24]
15 DF Sean McLoughlin (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996 2025 2027 (+1) Hull City Option for 12-month extension [25]
12 DF Lewis Miller (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000 2025 2028 (+1) Hibernian Option for 12-month extension. [26]
26 DF Connor O'Riordan (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 2024 2028 Crewe Alexandra On loan at Doncaster Rovers [27]
3 DF Harry Pickering (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 2021 2027 (+1) Crewe Alexandra Option for 12-month extension [28]
43 DF George Pratt (2003-09-17) 17 September 2003 2021 2026 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [29]
4 DF Yuri Ribeiro (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 2025 2027 (+1) Braga Option for 12-month extension [30]
16 DF Scott Wharton (1997-10-03) 3 October 1997 2010 2028 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [31]
Midfielders
24 MF Moussa Baradji (2000-11-20) 20 November 2000 2025 2026 Yverdon Sport On loan with an option for the move to be made permanent. [32]
10 MF Todd Cantwell (1998-03-27) 27 March 1998 2024 2027 Rangers [33]
14 MF Dion De Neve (2001-06-12) 12 June 2001 2025 2028 (+1) Kortrijk Option for 12-month extension. [34]
36 MF James Edmondson (2005-11-01) 1 November 2005 2011 2027 Academy On loan at Macclesfield [35]
28 MF Adam Forshaw (1991-10-08) 8 October 1991 2025 2026 Plymouth Argyle [3]
30 MF Jake Garrett (2003-03-10) 10 March 2003 2013 2027 Academy [36]
5 MF Taylor Gardner-Hickman (2001-12-30) 30 December 2001 2026 2027 Birmingham City On loan with an option for the move to be made permanent. [37]
18 MF Axel Henriksson (2002-04-16) 16 April 2002 2025 2029 (+1) GAIS Option for 12-month extension [38]
31 MF Kristi Montgomery (2004-05-31) 31 May 2004 2013 2026 (+1) Academy Option for 12-month extension [39]
25 MF Ryōya Morishita (1997-04-11) 11 April 1997 2025 2028 (+1) Legia Warsaw Option for 12-month extension [40]
41 MF Lorenze Mullarkey-Matthews 2026 Academy .[5]
8 MF Sidnei Tavares (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 2025 2028 Moreirense [41]
6 MF Sondre Tronstad (1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 2023 2026 Vitesse [42]
Forwards
52 FW Nathan Dlamini (2007-04-11) 11 April 2007 2023 2026 Nathan Dlamini [43]
9 FW Makhtar Gueye (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997 2024 2027 (+1) RWD Molenbeek Option for 12-month extension [44]
11 FW Andri Guðjohnsen (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 2025 2028 (+1) Gent Option for 12-month extension [45]
19 FW Ryan Hedges (1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 2022 2026 Aberdeen [46]
7 FW Augustus Kargbo (1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 2025 2027 Cesena [47]
23 FW Yūki Ōhashi (1996-07-27) 27 July 1996 2024 2027 (+1) Sanfrecce Hiroshima Option for 12-month extension [48]
32 FW Igor Tyjon (2008-03-20) 20 March 2008 2023 2026 Academy [49]

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
10 June 2025 LM Dion De Neve Kortrijk £800,000 [34][50]
20 June 2025 CM Sidnei Tavares Moreirense £2,000,000 [41][51]
7 July 2025 RB David Odogun [a] Wolverhampton Wanderers Free Transfer [6][52]
10 July 2025 RB Ryan Alebiosu Kortrijk £500,000 [22][53]
19 July 2025 CB Sean McLoughlin Hull City £500,000 [25][54]
4 August 2025 RB Lewis Miller Hibernian £1,000,000 [26][55]
6 August 2025 CAM Axel Henriksson GAIS £1,500,000 [38][56]
25 August 2025 LM Ryōya Morishita Legia Warsaw £1,700,000 [40][57]
31 August 2025 CF Andri Guðjohnsen Gent £1,700,000 [45][58]
Expenditure: ~ £9,700,000
  1. ^ Signed initially for the Under-18s

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
11 July 2025 CM Joe Rankin-Costello Charlton Athletic £1,000,000 [59][60]
4 August 2025 RB Callum Brittain Middlesbrough £3,500,000 [61][62]
26 August 2025 CM John Buckley Al-Kholood £1,000,000 [63][64]
27 August 2025 CDM Lewis Travis Derby County £3,000,000 [65][66]
1 September 2025 CF Harry Leonard Peterborough United £1,000,000 [67]
1 September 2025 CB Dominic Hyam Wrexham £2,700,000 [68]
Income: ~ £12,200,000

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
22 August 2025 CM Moussa Baradji Yverdon Sport 31 May 2026 [32]
1 September 2025 CM Taylor Gardner-Hickman Birmingham City 31 May 2026 [37]

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
27 June 2025 CB Connor O'Riordan Doncaster Rovers 31 May 2026 [69]
11 August 2025 CB Charlie Olson Oldham Athletic [70]
20 August 2025 RB Leo Duru San Diego 31 December 2025 [71]
1 September 2025 GK Jack Barrett Tranmere Rovers 1 January 2026 [72]
2 September 2025 CM Harley O'Grady-Macken Oldham Athletic [73]
4 September 2025 CM James Edmondson Macclesfield [74]
6 September 2025 CB George Pratt Chorley 8 November 2025[a] [75][76][77][78]
7 October 2025 RW Harrison Wood Warrington Rylands 3 January 2026 [79]
10 October 2025 CM Patrik Farkas Prescot Cables 11 January 2026 [80]
14 November 2025 CF Joe Boggan FC United of Manchester 11 December 2025 [81]
CF Jayden Sergeant Bootle [81]
GK Blake Wolsoncroft Hyde United [81]
  1. ^ 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

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 CB Danny Batth Derby County 1 July 2025 [82][83]
GK Jordan Eastham Ashton United [1][84]
RW Dilan Markanday Chesterfield [1][85]
CF Andreas Weimann Derby County [82][86]
DM Jalil Saadi Ethnikos Achna [1]
AM Zak Gilsenan Grimsby Town 2 July 2025 [1][87]
CM Nathan Willis Barnsley 15 July 2025 [1][88]
CM Paul Murphy-Worrell Southport 16 July 2025 [1][89]
RW Tyrhys Dolan Espanyol 25 July 2025 [1][90]
CM Adam Caddick Warrington Rylands 30 July 2025 [1][91]
RW Lewis Bell Marine 30 July 2025 [1][92]
CB Rhys Docherty King's Lynn Town 1 August 2025 [1][93]
CM Jackson Shorrocks Huddersfield Town 6 August 2025 [1][94]
CM Bradley Taylor Ashton United 8 August 2025 [1][95]
CB Patrick Gamble Warrington Town 16 August 2025 [1][96]
AM Daniel Shaw Rugby Town 18 August 2025 [1][97]
CB Teddy Ramwell Almunecar City 28 August 2025 [1][98]
CF Jack Vale Northampton Town 18 September 2025 [1][99]
LW Tom Bloxham Grasshoppers 22 September 2025 [1][100]
CM Stephen Edmondson Bootle 8 November 2025 [1]
CF Alex Baker [1]
DM Isaac Whitehall [1]
20 August 2025 CF Exaucé Mafoumbi Lausanne Ouchy 21 August 2025 [101][102]

New Contract

Date Pos. Player Contract expiry Ref.
4 June 2025 GK Felix Goddard 30 June 2027[a] [2]
19 June 2025 CM Adam Forshaw 30 June 2026 [3]
1 July 2025 LB Jake Batty 30 June 2027[a] [4]
2 July 2025 CM Lorenze Mullarkey-Matthews 30 June 2026[b] [5]
12 August 2025 GK Nicholas Michalski 30 June 2029[a] [9]
3 September 2025 CB Silver Eze 30 June 2028[b] [11]
3 October 2025 CB Scott Wharton 30 June 2028[a] [31]
  1. ^ a b c d 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.[103][104] Then on 3 June, the first two oppositions were added to the schedule, against Everton and Accrington Stanley.[105] A fifth friendly was later added in July, against NEC Nijmegen.[106]

  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
  • Gueye 69'
 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 Matchday 1 12 4 1 7 12 17 −5 033.33
FA Cup Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 12 August 2025 First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 13 4 1 8 13 19 −6 030.77

Last updated: 1 November 2025
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 Sheffield United 22 8 2 12 28 31 −3 26
19 Swansea City 22 7 5 10 24 30 −6 26
20 Blackburn Rovers 21 7 4 10 22 26 −4 25
21 Portsmouth 21 5 6 10 18 28 −10 21
22 Oxford United 22 4 7 11 22 31 −9 19 Relegation to EFL League One
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. 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)[107]

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
20 6 4 10 20 26  −6 22 1 3 6 9 16  −7 5 1 4 11 10  +1

Last updated: 13 December 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234578910111213141516171861202122232425262728293019231
GroundAHAHAAHHAHHAAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHHA
ResultLLWLWLLDLLWWWLWLDDDL
Position1921161918202221222321191819181818182020
Points003366677710131616191920212222
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2025. 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.[108]

  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  90+8'		 Report Osayi-Samuel  30'
Iwata  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  12'
Lundstram  37'
McBurnie  90+6'		 Report Hedges 18'
Tavares  43'
Ōhashi 47'
Cantwell 50'
Henriksson  85'
McLoughlin  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.[109]
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.[110]
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.[110]
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.[110]
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.[110]
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[111] 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.[112]
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.[110]
26 December 2025 23 Middlesbrough v Blackburn Rovers Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Stadium: Riverside Stadium
29 December 2025 24 Sheffield Wednesday v Blackburn Rovers Owlerton
19:45 GMT Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
1 January 2026 25 Blackburn Rovers v Wrexham Blackburn
12:30 GMT Stadium: Ewood Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[110]
4 January 2026 26 Blackburn Rovers v Charlton Athletic Blackburn
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ewood Park
17 January 2026 27 Ipswich Town v Blackburn Rovers Ipswich
12:30 GMT Stadium: Portman Road
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[113]
20 January 2026 28 Swansea City v Blackburn Rovers Landore
19:45 GMT Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
24 January 2026 29 Blackburn Rovers v Watford Blackburn
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ewood Park
31 January 2026 30 Blackburn Rovers v Hull City Blackburn
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ewood Park
3 February 2026 19[114] Blackburn Rovers v Sheffield Wednesday Blackburn
19:45 GMT Stadium: Ewood Park
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 6 December, but was abandoned on 59 minutes after the referee, Ruebyn Ricardo, deemed the pitch unplayable.[115]
7 February 2026 31 Norwich City v Blackburn Rovers Norwich
12:30 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[113]

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

Blackburn were drawn away to Hull City in the third round.[116][114]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

11 January 2026 Third round Hull City v Blackburn Rovers Kingston upon Hull
14:30 GMT Stadium: MKM Stadium

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

Blackburn were drawn at home to Bradford City in the first round.[117][118]

  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 December 2025

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  ENG Aynsley Pears 9 0 8+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF  NGA Ryan Alebiosu 21 1 20+0 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
3 DF  ENG Harry Pickering 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF  POR Yuri Ribeiro 10 0 9+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 MF  ENG Taylor Gardner-Hickman 15 0 13+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 MF  NOR Sondre Tronstad 17 0 15+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
7 FW  SLE Augustus Kargbo 11 1 4+6 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
8 MF  CPV Sidnei Tavares 12 0 6+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW  SEN Makhtar Gueye 17 0 0+16 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
10 MF  ENG Todd Cantwell 12 4 9+2 4 0+0 0 0+1 0
11 FW  ISL Andri Guðjohnsen 17 7 15+2 7 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF  AUS Lewis Miller 21 1 16+4 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF  BEL Dion De Neve 16 1 7+8 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
15 DF  IRL Sean McLoughlin 19 0 19+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF  ENG Scott Wharton 10 0 7+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
17 DF  ENG Hayden Carter 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF  SWE Axel Henriksson 14 0 5+8 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 FW  WAL Ryan Hedges 19 1 15+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 GK  HUN Balázs Tóth 13 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW  JPN Yūki Ōhashi 22 6 19+2 6 0+0 0 0+1 0
24 FW  FRA Moussa Baradji 7 0 0+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF  JPN Ryōya Morishita 17 1 14+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF  ENG Adam Forshaw 6 0 2+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF  SCO Kristi Montgomery 9 0 2+6 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
32 FW  ENG Igor Tyjon 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
35 GK  ENG Nicholas Michalski 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
38 DF  NIR Tom Atcheson 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 DF  ENG Matty Litherland 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
43 DF  ENG George Pratt 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
52 MF  ENG Nathan Dlamini 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
5 DF  SCO Dominic Hyam 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF  ENG John Buckley 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
27 MF  ENG Lewis Travis 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goalscorers

As of match played 20 December 2025
Rank No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 11 FW Andri Guðjohnsen 7 0 0 7
2 23 FW Yūki Ōhashi 6 0 0 6
3 10 MF Todd Cantwell 5 0 0 5
4 2 DF Ryan Alebiosu 1 0 0 1
7 FW Augustus Kargbo 1 0 0 1
12 DF Lewis Miller 1 0 0 1
14 MF Dion De Neve 0 0 1 1
19 FW Ryan Hedges 1 0 0 1
25 MF Ryōya Morishita 1 0 0 1
Total 23 0 1 24

Assists

As of match played 20 December 2025
Rank No. Pos. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 2 FW Ryan Alebiosu 2 0 0 2
19 FW Ryan Hedges 2 0 0 2
25 MF Ryoya Morishita 2 0 0 2
2 7 FW Augustus Kargbo 1 0 0 1
8 MF Sidnei Tavares 1 0 0 1
10 MF Todd Cantwell 1 0 0 1
12 DF Lewis Miller 1 0 0 1
14 MF Dion De Neve 1 0 0 1
23 FW Yūki Ōhashi 1 0 0 1
43 DF George Pratt 1 0 0 1
Total 13 0 0 13

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