Match report

Stoke City 1–1 Blackburn: Championship Draw

Stoke City
Stoke City
1–1
FT
Blackburn
Blackburn
Apr 11, 2026

Stoke City held Blackburn to a 1-1 draw in a tightly contested match in the Championship. Blackburn took the lead through A. Forshaw's goal in the 21st minute, but Stoke City leveled the score just after the half-hour mark through J. Rak-Sakyi. The game was marred by numerous yellow cards and a late red card for Stoke City's A. Phillips.

Key Facts

  • • Stoke City 1-1 Blackburn (Championship)
  • • Goal: A. Forshaw (Blackburn, 21')
  • • Goal: J. Rak-Sakyi (Stoke City, 56')
  • • Yellow Card: A. Phillips (Stoke City, 47', 87')
  • • Red Card: A. Phillips (Stoke City, 87')

Lineups

Stoke City

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 31 Gavin Bazunu (G)
  • 18 Bosun Lawal (D)
  • 26 Ashley Phillips (D)
  • 23 Ben Gibson (D)
  • 17 Eric Bocat (D)
  • 4 Ben Pearson (M)
  • 8 Lewis Baker (M)
  • 21 Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (M)
  • 42 Million Manhoef (M)
  • 7 Sorba Thomas (M)
  • 20 Sam Gallagher (F)

Substitutes

  • 3 Aaron Cresswell
  • 15 Steven Nzonzi
  • 10 Jun-Ho Bae
  • 12 Tatsuki Seko
  • 59 Gabriel Kelly
  • 49 Milan Smit
  • 25 Tommy Simkin
  • 50 Sydney Agina
  • 29 Lamine Cissé

Blackburn

Formation: 3-4-2-1

Starting XI

  • 22 Balázs Tóth (G)
  • 38 Tom Atcheson (D)
  • 15 Sean McLoughlin (D)
  • 20 Eiran Cashin (D)
  • 2 Ryan Alebiosu (M)
  • 28 Adam Forshaw (M)
  • 24 Moussa Baradji (M)
  • 4 Yuri Ribeiro (M)
  • 25 Ryoya Morishita (F)
  • 10 Todd Cantwell (F)
  • 23 Yuki Ohashi (F)

Substitutes

  • 29 Mathias Jørgensen
  • 14 Dion De Neve
  • 3 Harry Pickering
  • 1 Aynsley Pears
  • 21 Oladapo Afolayan
  • 5 Taylor Gardner-Hickman
  • 26 Connor O'Riordan
  • 27 Nathan Redmond
  • 31 Kristi Montgomery

Timeline

  1. Blackburn
    21' Blackburn Goal · Normal Goal
    A. Forshaw · Assist: R. Alebiosu
  2. Stoke City
    24' Stoke City subst · Substitution 1
    Off: B. Gibson · On: A. Cresswell
  3. Blackburn
    31' Blackburn Card · Yellow Card
    M. Baradji
  4. Blackburn
    33' Blackburn Card · Yellow Card
    Y. Ohashi
  5. Blackburn
    45' Blackburn Card · Yellow Card
    R. Alebiosu
  6. Stoke City
    47' Stoke City Card · Yellow Card
    A. Phillips
  7. Stoke City
    56' Stoke City Goal · Normal Goal
    J. Rak-Sakyi · Assist: M. Manhoef
  8. Stoke City
    62' Stoke City Card · Yellow Card
    J. Rak-Sakyi
  9. Blackburn
    63' Blackburn subst · Substitution 1
    Off: M. Baradji · On: T. Gardner-Hickman
  10. Stoke City
    72' Stoke City subst · Substitution 2
    Off: S. Gallagher · On: L. Cisse
  11. Blackburn
    77' Blackburn subst · Substitution 2
    Off: T. Cantwell · On: M. Jorgensen
  12. Blackburn
    77' Blackburn subst · Substitution 3
    Off: A. Forshaw · On: K. Montgomery
  13. Stoke City
    86' Stoke City subst · Substitution 3
    Off: J. Rak-Sakyi · On: J. Bae
  14. Stoke City
    87' Stoke City Card · Yellow Card
    A. Phillips
  15. Stoke City
    87' Stoke City Card · Red Card
    A. Phillips
  16. Stoke City
    88' Stoke City Card · Yellow Card
    B. Pearson
  17. Blackburn
    89' Blackburn subst · Substitution 4
    Off: R. Morishita · On: D. De Neve
  18. Blackburn
    90' Blackburn subst · Substitution 5
    Off: Y. Ribeiro · On: N. Redmond

Match Stats

Stat Stoke City Blackburn
Fouls 11 8
Pass Accuracy 84% 70%
Offsides 1 2
Red Cards 1 0
Total Shots 10 10
Corners 4 3
Total Passes 471 300
Yellow Cards 5 3
Blocked Shots 3 3
Shots on Target 3 2
xG 1.83 0.51
Shots off Target 4 5
Possession 61% 39%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 395 210
Shots Inside Box 9 5
Saves 1 1
Shots Outside Box 1 5

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Blackburn took the lead through A. Forshaw's goal in the 21st minute, but Stoke City's J. Rak-Sakyi equalized in the 56th minute, leveling the match.
  • ▸ Stoke City's A. Phillips was sent off in the 87th minute after receiving a second yellow card, leaving his team to play the final few minutes with ten men.