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Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Wrexham · Championship

Blackburn Rovers lost to Wrexham 0-2 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Blackburn Rovers and Wrexham met in the Championship at Ewood Park in Blackburn on Thursday, 1 January 2026.

Goalscorers

Blackburn Rovers did not score. Wrexham: S. Smith 11'; O. Rathbone 38'.

How the match went

Blackburn Rovers saw more of the ball, 53% of it. Blackburn Rovers had 12 shots with 1 on target, Wrexham 7 with 3 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 4 to Blackburn Rovers and 8 to Wrexham. Blackburn Rovers conceded 14 fouls, Wrexham 10. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (4 for Blackburn Rovers, 2 for Wrexham).

Line-ups

Blackburn Rovers started in a 3-4-1-2: A. Pears, L. Miller, S. McLoughlin, G. Pratt, M. Litherland, M. Baradji, S. Trondstad, R. Hedges, T. Cantwell, A. Henriksson, Y. Ohashi.

Wrexham started in a 3-4-2-1: Arthur Okonkwo, D. Hyam, D. Scarr, C. Doyle, R. Longman, G. Dobson, M. James, G. Thomason, O. Rathbone, L. O'Brien, S. Smith.

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Minute by minute

  1. 11'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Wrexham. S. Smith (Wrexham) scores.
  2. 38'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Wrexham. O. Rathbone (Wrexham) scores.
Full commentary (33 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Blackburn Rovers vs Wrexham.
  2. 3'Attempt blocked. R. Longman (Wrexham), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  3. 6'Attempt missed. M. Litherland (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  4. 10'Attempt blocked. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
  5. 11'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Wrexham. S. Smith (Wrexham) scores.
  6. 13'Attempt missed. O. Rathbone (Wrexham), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  7. 21'Attempt missed. S. Smith (Wrexham), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.18.
  8. 26'Attempt blocked. M. Baradji (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  9. 27'Attempt missed. T. Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  10. 27'Attempt blocked. T. Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.08.
  11. 30'Yellow card for M. Baradji (Blackburn Rovers).
  12. 37'Yellow card for T. Cantwell (Blackburn Rovers).
  13. 38'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Wrexham. O. Rathbone (Wrexham) scores.
  14. 38'Attempt missed. D. Scarr (Wrexham), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  15. 40'Attempt blocked. S. Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  16. 45'Yellow card for S. Smith (Wrexham).
  17. 45+2'Attempt blocked. S. McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  18. 46'The second half is under way.
  19. 46'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: H. Pickering comes on for R. Hedges.
  20. 56'Attempt blocked. M. Baradji (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  21. 57'Attempt saved. L. O'Brien (Wrexham), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.22.
  22. 59'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: T. Atcheson comes on for M. Litherland.
  23. 64'Yellow card for G. Dobson (Wrexham).
  24. 65'Attempt missed. M. Baradji (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  25. 66'Attempt blocked. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  26. 67'Yellow card for L. Miller (Blackburn Rovers).
  27. 72'Substitution, Wrexham: B. Sheaf comes on for M. James.
  28. 75'Yellow card for S. Trondstad (Blackburn Rovers).
  29. 82'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: N. Dlamini comes on for A. Henriksson.
  30. 84'Substitution, Wrexham: L. Cacace comes on for L. O'Brien.
  31. 85'Attempt missed. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  32. 86'Attempt saved. M. Baradji (Blackburn Rovers), header. xG 0.05.
  33. 87'Substitution, Wrexham: H. Ashfield comes on for O. Rathbone.
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