Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Rochdale: result and report

League One · Tuesday 26 December 2017

Result

Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Rochdale

League One · Tuesday 26 December 2017, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Rochdale: match report

Blackburn Rovers beat Rochdale 2-0 in the League One on Tuesday 26 December 2017. The half-time score was 2-0.

Blackburn Rovers's goals came from an own goal by Kgosi Ntlhe (35') and Charlie Mulgrew (42', penalty). Rochdale did not score.

Discipline: Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards; Rochdale received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackburn Rovers were 3rd on 44 points from 22 and Rochdale 23rd on 22 points from 22. Blackburn Rovers went on to finish that season 2nd with 96 points, and Rochdale 20th with 51.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Blackburn Rovers win, 0 draws and 0 for Rochdale.

Going into the match Blackburn Rovers's last five read D-W-W-W-W and Rochdale's D-D-L-W-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 24'Yellow card · Richard SmallwoodBlackburn Rovers
  • 35'Own goal · Kgosi NtlheBlackburn Rovers · 1-0
  • 42'Penalty goal · Charlie MulgrewBlackburn Rovers · 2-0
  • 84'Yellow card · Derrick WilliamsBlackburn Rovers
  • 85'Yellow card · Joe NuttallBlackburn Rovers

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Blackburn Rovers 1, draws 0, Rochdale 0.

Team news

Blackburn Rovers line-up

David Raya, Ryan Nyambe, Derrick Williams, Charlie Mulgrew, Paul Michael Downing, Richard Smallwood, Bradley Dack, Josef Dvornik, Elliott Bennett, Danny Graham, Marcus Antonsson

Rochdale line-up

Josh Lillis, Kgosi Ntlhe, Harrison McGahey, Donervon Daniels, Joe Bunney, Callum Camps, Oliver Rathbone, Brad Inman, Keith Keane, Jordan Williams, Ian Henderson