Updated 1 October 2023, after full time.
Blackburn 1-4 Leicester in the Championship on 1 October 2023. Scorers: Sammie Szmodics for Blackburn; Wout Faes, Jamie Vardy, Kelechi Iheanacho, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Leicester. In their last 3 meetings, Blackburn have won 2, Leicester 1, with 0 draws.
Blackburn 1-4 Leicester was the final score in the Championship on Sunday 1 October 2023. Scorers: Sammie Szmodics for Blackburn; Wout Faes, Jamie Vardy, Kelechi Iheanacho, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for Leicester. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Blackburn have won 3, drawn 0 and lost 2 of their last 5 games, scoring 7 and conceding 8, with results reading W W L W L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-4 defeat away to Swansea in the Championship on 31 October.
Leicester have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 12 and conceding 5, with results reading W W L W D from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-2 draw at home to Stevenage in the League One on 31 October.
Across the last 3 meetings Blackburn have won 2, Leicester have won 1 and 0 were drawn, with Blackburn scoring 4 goals to Leicester's 1. The most recent was Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Leicester City on 2 May 2026 in the Championship.
Andri Gudjohnsen leads Blackburn with 6 goals across their last 10 games, 0.6 a game, the most of any Blackburn player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Blackburn player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Emil Riis leads Leicester with 6 goals across their last 10 games, 0.6 a game, the most of any Leicester player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Leicester player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
James Linington refereed Blackburn vs Leicester, averaging 20.4 fouls and 3.4 yellow cards per game across 18 games this season. That is 0.06 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2026 | Championship | Blackburn Rovers vs Leicester City | 0-1 |
| 1 Nov 2025 | Championship | Leicester City vs Blackburn Rovers | 0-2 |
| 4 May 2024 | Championship | Leicester City vs Blackburn Rovers | 0-2 |
| Stat | Blackburn | Leicester |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 48% | 52% |
| Shots | 15 | 11 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 4 |
| Corners | 5 | 6 |
| Fouls | 8 | 14 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Tackles | 16 | 26 |
| Passes | 524 | 577 |
Blackburn: S. Szmodics 9'. Leicester: W. Faes 4', J. Vardy 28', K. Iheanacho (penalty) 82', K. Dewsbury-Hall 88'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.6 | 12 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.5 | 15 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.2 | 22 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 3.8 | 15 of 24 |
| Fouls | 11.3 | 9 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.1 | 13 of 24 |
| Passes | 406.2 | 13 of 24 |
| Corners | 5.9 | 5 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.8 | 7 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.5 | 11 of 24 |
| Shots | 15.4 | 5 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 5.5 | 2 of 24 |
| Fouls | 10.7 | 19 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15 | 14 of 24 |
| Passes | 613.7 | 1 of 24 |
| Corners | 7 | 5 of 24 |