Match report
West Brom come from two down to beat Blackburn late on
West Brom won 3-2 at The Hawthorns in a Championship matchday 11 fixture, recovering from two goals down to beat Blackburn with a goal one minute from the end of normal time. West Brom came from two goals down to win, completing a turnaround that lifted them from eighth to sixth in the table.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Blackburn made the brighter start. Andri Guðjohnsen scored in the 6th minute, converting a chance created by Kristi Montgomery, and added a second in the 12th to put the visitors two clear. West Brom responded quickly, with Barney Stewart pulling one back in the 19th minute, and they went in at the break trailing 2-1.
The hosts pressed throughout the second half and levelled in the 72nd minute when Isaac Price scored from the penalty spot. The winner came in the 89th minute, Felix Myhre finishing from an Aune Heggebø assist to settle a match that produced five goals. The result left Blackburn tenth on 15 points, five behind the hosts.
West Brom travel to Preston in the Championship next Saturday, while Blackburn host Wrexham in the same competition that day.
Guðjohnsen scored twice for Blackburn, in the 6th and 12th minutes, and was the highest-rated player on the pitch with 8.26, even in defeat.
West Brom had 25 shots to Blackburn's 10, a measure of how heavily the hosts dominated the match despite trailing at half-time.
West Brom beat Blackburn 3–2 (half-time 1–2).
West Brom met Blackburn in the Championship (Regular Season - 11). Kick-off was Saturday, 17 October 2026, 14:00 UTC at The Hawthorns. Referee: Adam Herczeg.
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Key moments
- 6' Goal: Andri Guðjohnsen (assist: Kristi Montgomery) — 0–1
- 12' Goal: Andri Guðjohnsen — 0–2
- 19' Goal: Barney Stewart — 1–2
- 72' Goal (penalty): Isaac Price — 2–2
- 89' Goal: Felix Myhre (assist: Aune Heggebø) — 3–2
Starting line-ups
West Brom (4-1-4-1)
Blackburn (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave West Brom 46%, the draw 28%, Blackburn 26%. It finished West Brom 3–2 Blackburn.
Blackburn's hot finishing streak tilts it to West Brom — With our strength rating almost level, West Brom's home advantage and Blackburn's recent scoring above their chances, a streak that tends to cool, put West Brom slightly ahead at 46%, though home advantage runs weak in the Championship. The draw sits at 28%, near its usual 28% start: the finishing streak lowers it, while the Championship's draw rate and typical-scoring recent games raise it.
Why West Brom in front?
Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1431 to 1416. Sides this close won 45.8% of 13,726 home games (draw 27.6%, visitors 26.6%). Blackburn scored +0.55 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 27.2% of 1,469 games, vs 27.9% for visitors finishing normally.
Why only 46%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Championship home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (26.9% vs 25.4% norm). Championship homes won 42.9% of 8,475 games vs 44.6% across all 101,264 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Blackburn win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.6%. These teams' recent games average 2.5 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.5% of 28,340. The cool-off factor takes 2.5 points off the draw. Championship runs draw-heavy, adding 1.6 points.
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About this match
On this page: the West Brom 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.
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- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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