Coventry City 2-2 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Championship · Saturday 2 April 2022

Result

Coventry City 2-2 Blackburn Rovers

Championship · Saturday 2 April 2022, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Coventry City · Blackburn Rovers · Championship predictions

Coventry City 2-2 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Coventry City drew with Blackburn Rovers 2-2 in the Championship on Saturday 2 April 2022. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Coventry City's goals came from an own goal by Harry Pickering (8') and Viktor Gyökeres (90+9'). Blackburn Rovers scored through B. Dack (46') and S. Wharton (82').

Discipline: Coventry City received 2 yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Coventry City were 11th on 55 points from 38 and Blackburn Rovers 7th on 61 points from 39. Coventry City went on to finish that season 12th with 64 points, and Blackburn Rovers 8th with 69.

Coventry City lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Blackburn Rovers in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Scott Wharton of Blackburn Rovers (7.8), ahead of Gustavo Hamer (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Coventry City wins, 2 draws and 2 for Blackburn Rovers.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Own goal · Harry PickeringCoventry City · 1-0
  • 37'Yellow card · J. van HeckeBlackburn Rovers
  • 46'Goal · B. DackBlackburn Rovers · 1-1
  • 49'Yellow card · Sam GallagherBlackburn Rovers
  • 63'Yellow card · B. BreretonBlackburn Rovers
  • 67'Yellow card · J. BuckleyBlackburn Rovers
  • 76'Yellow card · I. MaatsenCoventry City
  • 78'Yellow card · Viktor GyökeresCoventry City
  • 78'Yellow card · S. WhartonBlackburn Rovers
  • 82'Goal · S. WhartonBlackburn Rovers · 1-2
  • 90+9'Goal · Viktor GyökeresCoventry City · 2-2

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Coventry City 0, draws 2, Blackburn Rovers 2.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Josh PaskCoventry City · injury (Hamstring Injury)
  • Ian PovedaBlackburn Rovers · injury (Ankle Fracture)
  • Reda KhadraBlackburn Rovers · injury (Calf Problems)

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

Simon Moore, Michael Rose, Dominic Hyam, Jake Bidwell, Fankaty Dabo, Jamie Allen, Gustavo Hamer, Ian Maatsen, Callum O'Hare, Viktor Gyökeres, Matty Godden

Blackburn Rovers line-up (5-3-2)

Thomas Kaminski, Joe Rankin-Costello, Ryan Nyambe, Jan Paul van Hecke, Scott Wharton, Harry Pickering, Lewis Travis, John Buckley, Joe Rothwell, Ryan Giles, Sam Gallagher