Coventry City 0-4 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Championship · Saturday 24 October 2020

Result

Coventry City 0-4 Blackburn Rovers

Championship · Saturday 24 October 2020, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Coventry City 0-4 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Coventry City lost to Blackburn Rovers 0-4 in the Championship on Saturday 24 October 2020. The half-time score was 0-1.

Adam Armstrong opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Coventry City did not score. Blackburn Rovers scored through Adam Armstrong (15', penalty), Adam Armstrong (49'), H. Elliott (62') and Sam Gallagher (88').

Discipline: Coventry City received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Coventry City were 20th on 5 points from 6 and Blackburn Rovers 15th on 7 points from 6. Coventry City went on to finish that season 16th with 55 points, and Blackburn Rovers 15th with 57.

Coventry City lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Blackburn Rovers in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Ben Brereton Díaz of Blackburn Rovers (9.5), ahead of Harvey Elliott (9.1).

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

14'Red card · Michael RoseCoventry City
15'Penalty goal · Adam ArmstrongBlackburn Rovers · 0-1
20'Yellow card · Barry DouglasBlackburn Rovers
49'Goal · Adam ArmstrongBlackburn Rovers · 0-2
51'Yellow card · Adam ArmstrongBlackburn Rovers
62'Goal · H. ElliottBlackburn Rovers · 0-3
74'Yellow card · Ben SheafCoventry City
88'Goal · Sam GallagherBlackburn Rovers · 0-4

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Coventry City 0, draws 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.

Coventry City 1-3 Blackburn RoversCarabao Cup · 8 Aug 2017

Team news

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Yuki TakahashiBlackburn Rovers · injury (Groin Injury)
Wesley JobelloCoventry City · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)
Fankaty DaboCoventry City · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Tyler WalkerCoventry City · injury (COVID 19)
Jarrad BranthwaiteBlackburn Rovers · injury (Ankle Injury)
Bradley DackBlackburn Rovers · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)
Daniel ButterworthBlackburn Rovers · injury (Back Injury)
Joe RothwellBlackburn Rovers · injury (Back Injury)
Julien DacostaCoventry City · injury (Ankle Injury)
Lewis TravisBlackburn Rovers · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)
Marcel HilßnerCoventry City · injury (Pneumothorax)
Elliott BennettBlackburn Rovers · injury (Ankle Surgery)

Coventry City line-up (3-4-2-1)

Marko Marosi, Michael Rose, Kyle McFadzean, Dominic Hyam, Sam McCallum, Liam Kelly, Ben Sheaf, Ryan Giles, Jamie Allen, Callum O'Hare, Matty Godden

Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-3-3)

Thomas Kaminski, Joe Rankin-Costello, Darragh Lenihan, Derrick Williams, B. Douglas, Lewis Holtby, Tom Trybull, Bradley Johnson, Harvey Elliott, Adam Armstrong, Ben Brereton Díaz