Match report
Jiménez penalty deep into stoppage time rescues Wolves against Blackburn
Wolves and Blackburn shared the points in a 2-2 draw in the Championship at Molineux Stadium, with Raúl Jiménez's stoppage-time penalty denying Tony Mowbray's side a first-day victory. The result left both clubs level on points after the opening round, with Cesar Peixoto's Wolves occupying top spot and Blackburn just behind in second.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Marshall Munetsi opened the scoring for Wolves in the 18th minute, finishing off an assist from Fer López, but Blackburn responded before the break through Sean McLoughlin, who converted a Ryoya Morishita cross to make it 1-1 at half-time. The visitors then turned the game on its head three minutes into the second half when Andri Guðjohnsen struck from an Oladapo Afolayan assist to put Blackburn 2-1 ahead.
Blackburn held that lead deep into the closing stages before Wolves were awarded a penalty in the third minute of stoppage time, which Jiménez converted to level the score at 2-2 and deny Mowbray's side a win their second-half display had threatened to deliver. Wolves dominated territorially throughout, but it was Blackburn who made their fewer opportunities count for long periods.
McLoughlin scored Blackburn's equalising goal in the first half and finished with the highest rating on the pitch at 8.2, while teammate Guðjohnsen also found the net and rated closely behind him.
Wolves controlled possession with 55% of the ball but could not convert that dominance into victory until the very last moments.
Wolves and Blackburn drew 2–2 (half-time 1–1).
Wolves met Blackburn in the Championship (Regular Season - 1). Kick-off was Friday, 14 August 2026, 19:00 UTC at Molineux Stadium. Referee: Farai Hallam.
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Key moments
- 18' Goal: Marshall Munetsi (assist: Fer López) — 1–0 · Watch Marshall Munetsi's goal video (18')
- 27' Goal: Sean McLoughlin (assist: Ryoya Morishita) — 1–1 · Watch Sean McLoughlin's goal video (27')
- 48' Goal: Andri Guðjohnsen (assist: Oladapo Afolayan) — 1–2 · Watch Andri Guðjohnsen's goal video (48')
- 90' Goal (penalty): Raúl Jiménez — 2–2 · Watch Raúl Jiménez's goal video (90')
Starting line-ups
Wolves (4-3-3)
Blackburn (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Wolves 62%, the draw 25%, Blackburn 13%. It finished Wolves 2–2 Blackburn.
Wolves' rating gap decides it — Wolves are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Wolves' 62%. The draw at 25% is lifted by the early-season fade in home wins.
Why Wolves at 62%?
Wolves sit 222 points higher on our strength rating — 1691 to 1470. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge at home won 67.0% of 5,924 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 66–25–9.
Why only 62%?
Both sides are inside their first six league games — home wins land softer this early in the season, so this trims Wolves's column. Across 10,546 opening-stretch games since 2010, home sides won 42.8% where the rating map expected 44.9%, with draws up 2.1 — negative in every season since 2018. Championship home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (26.9% vs 24.9% norm). Championship homes won 43.0% of 8,355 games vs 44.9% across all 99,009 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why the draw at 25%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.6%. These teams' recent games average 2.3 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,554. Early-season fixtures add 2.1 points to the draw. Championship runs draw-heavy, adding 2.0 points.
What did we measure but not count?
Blackburn have gained 83 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 41.5% of 12,147 such games vs 40.7% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Last 6 between them: Wolves 3 wins, 3 draws, Blackburn 0 wins. Most recently Blackburn 0–2 Wolves, 2 years ago. Fixture history hasn't carried forward once class is level: past leaders won just 43.1% of 5034 such games — no measurable edge, 0 points.
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About this match
On this page: the Wolves vs Blackburn final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Championship fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Marshall Munetsi's goal against Blackburn (18').
- Watch Sean McLoughlin's goal against Wolves (27').
- Watch Andri Guðjohnsen's goal against Wolves (48').
- Watch Raúl Jiménez's goal against Blackburn (90').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Wolves 2–2 Blackburn. Explore more on the Wolves and Blackburn team pages or the Championship page.
Quick answers
›What was the final score of Wolves vs Blackburn?
Wolves and Blackburn drew 2–2 (half-time 1–1).
›Who scored in Wolves vs Blackburn?
Marshall Munetsi (18') for Wolves; Sean McLoughlin (27') for Blackburn; Andri Guðjohnsen (48') for Blackburn; Raúl Jiménez (90') (penalty) for Wolves.
›Where can I watch Wolves vs Blackburn highlights?
Goal highlights and video clips from Wolves 2–2 Blackburn are on this page — open the videos tab to watch every goal.
›What is the head-to-head record between Wolves and Blackburn?
Wolves and Blackburn have met 10 times — 5 wins for Wolves, 1 win for Blackburn and 4 draws.