Blackburn Rovers 2-1 West Ham United: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings

How Blackburn Rovers won it

Andri Gudjohnsen put Blackburn Rovers ahead in the 54th minute, set up by Jayden Fevrier. Oladapo Afolayan made it 2-0 to Blackburn Rovers in the 71st minute, set up by Yuki Ohashi. Joël Piroe made it 2-1 to West Ham United in the 82nd minute, set up by Taty Castellanos.

It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.

The referee, T. Kirk, showed 5 yellow cards: 3 to Blackburn Rovers and 2 to West Ham United.

Blackburn Rovers: T. Mowbray, 4-2-3-1 · West Ham United: S. Parker, 4-1-4-1.

Moneyball's prediction against the result

Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was Under 3.00. On 2-1 it landed exactly on the line: neither right nor wrong.

The estimate's most likely result was a West Ham United win at 56%; a Blackburn Rovers win, at 21%, is what happened. Its single most likely score was 1-1 (10%).

On goals the estimate was close: about 3.2 expected, 3 scored.

Over 2.5 goals had been put at 62%; with 3 goals the over came in, as the estimate leaned.

Both teams to score was 61%; both did, in line with the estimate.

The pre-match consensus had a West Ham United win at 58%, the same lean as Moneyball.

Computed before kick-off from both sides' season goals and expected goals as of 2026-11-07, through a Dixon-Coles score model, and left as it was.

Why it went this way

On the day the expected goals were 1.83 for Blackburn Rovers and 1.02 for West Ham United.

The run of play itself went against the pre-match reading: Moneyball expected West Ham United to create more, and Blackburn Rovers did.

Blackburn Rovers had 3 shots on target, West Ham United 5.

West Ham United had 65% of the ball, but Blackburn Rovers took the points.

Where the two sides stood before this match

Blackburn Rovers came into it with 15 Championship matches played, scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.5 a match, with 1.05 expected goals for and 1.83 against, and had won 40% of their matches.

West Ham United came into it with 15 Championship matches played, scoring 2.5 and conceding 1.5 a match, with 2.19 expected goals for and 1.32 against, and had won 40% of their matches.

Blackburn Rovers vs West Ham United: the match in numbers

Team statistics from Sportmonks.

Player ratings and man of the match

Man of the match: Arne Engels (West Ham United), rated 7.4 by Sportmonks.

Blackburn Rovers

• Andri Gudjohnsen 7.3 1 goal
• Harry Pickering 7.2
• Balázs Tóth 7.2
• Oladapo Afolayan 7.1 1 goal
• Todd Cantwell 7.0

West Ham United

• Arne Engels 7.4
• Konstantinos Mavropanos 7.3
• Taty Castellanos 7.2 1 assist
• Ezra Mayers 7.1
• Jarrod Bowen 7.0

The lowest-rated starter was Joël Veltman at 6.1. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.

What comes next

• Blackburn Rovers: Burnley vs Blackburn Rovers Sunday 22 November 2026 · Championship
• West Ham United: West Ham United vs Preston North End Saturday 21 November 2026 · Championship

Each preview has Moneyball's estimate for the next match, published before kick-off and marked against the result afterwards, as this one is.

Questions about Blackburn Rovers vs West Ham United

What was the score in Blackburn Rovers vs West Ham United?

Blackburn Rovers 2-1 West Ham United (half-time 0-0), Championship, Saturday 7 November 2026.

Who scored in Blackburn Rovers vs West Ham United?

Andri Gudjohnsen 54', Oladapo Afolayan 71', Joël Piroe 82'.

Did Moneyball predict Blackburn Rovers vs West Ham United correctly?

Moneyball's pick on the Match Board was Under 3.00. On 2-1 it landed exactly on the line: neither right nor wrong.

Who was man of the match in Blackburn Rovers vs West Ham United?

Arne Engels, rated 7.4 by Sportmonks.

Who refereed Blackburn Rovers vs West Ham United?

T. Kirk.