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Wrexham fire 23 shots but fall 2-0 to Blackburn
Sat 15:00 · Ewood Park, Blackburn · Championship
BLACKBURN
WREXHAM
2–0
Andri Gudjohnsen - Andri Gudjohnsen
Match report
Gudjohnsen struck at key moments
Gudjohnsen opened the scoring in the 44th minute with a left-footed finish. He doubled Blackburn’s lead on 79 minutes, this time with a right-footed shot after Todd Cantwell’s assist. Blackburn’s two goals came from five shots on target; Wrexham’s 23 attempts produced one.
The shot count hid a clear accuracy gap
Wrexham took 23 shots to Blackburn’s 16, but the totals concealed a clear difference in accuracy. The visitors put one on target, had 10 blocked and sent 12 off target. Blackburn tested the goalkeeper five times. Wrexham had 16 efforts from inside the area to Blackburn’s 10, yet still could not find a way through.
Cantwell supplies the decisive opening
Todd Cantwell made six key passes and supplied the assist for Gudjohnsen’s second goal. Wrexham generated more shots, but Blackburn made more of the openings. The attacking breakdown below shows how the balance changed between the halves.
Watch and reactions
Watch the match
Blackburn 2-0 Wrexham: match highlights
After: Phil Parkinson gives his verdict on Wrexham’s defeat in the club’s official interview.
Wrexham’s official match feed: Gudjohnsen scores his second, 79 minutes
After: Wrexham’s official full-time post confirms defeat at Ewood Park.
After: Wrexham’s official match photographs and club reaction from Ewood Park.
The match in numbers
How it happened
Harry Pickering
Dominic Hyam
Andri Gudjohnsen
Matty James
Sam Morsy
Andri Gudjohnsen
Assist: Todd CantwellTodd Cantwell
Full match timeline
- 2′Corner
- 3′Shot Off Target
- 8′Corner
- 8′Shot Off Target
- 13′Shot Off Target
- 13′Shot Off Target
- 14′Shot Off Target
- 14′Shot Off Target
- 14′Shot Off Target
- 14′Shot Off Target
- 16′Corner
- 16′Shot Off Target
- 17′Shot Off Target
- 18′Corner
- 22′Corner
- 22′Shot Off Target
- 28′Shot Off Target
- 31′Shot Off Target
- 32′Corner
- 32′Shot Off Target
- 33′Corner
- 35′Shot Off Target
- 37′Shot Off Target
- 38′Corner
- 38′Offside
- 42′Corner
- 42′Shot Off Target
- 42′Woodwork
- 43′Corner
- 44′Shot On Target
- 44′Shot On Target
- 46′Shot Off Target
- 47′Shot Off Target
- 47′Shot Off Target
- 49′Shot On Target
- 49′Shot Off Target
- 50′Shot Off Target
- 51′Corner
- 51′Shot Off Target
- 53′Corner
- 54′Corner
- 54′Shot Off Target
- 55′Shot Off Target
- 57′Shot Off Target
- 61′Shot Off Target
- 63′Shot Off Target
- 63′Offside
- 67′Shot Off Target
- 67′Shot On Target
- 70′Corner
- 70′Shot Off Target
- 76′Corner
- 76′Shot On Target
- 77′Corner
- 77′Offside
- 79′Shot On Target
- 82′Shot Off Target
- 85′Shot Off Target
- 86′Shot Off Target
- 87′Offside
The numbers
More match data (32)
- 7
- 12
- 80
- 110
- 39
- 46
- 45
- 47
- 6
- 7
- 2
- 0
- 12
- 6
- 8
- 5
- 11
- 11
- 4
- 10
- 3
- 5
- 24
- 20
- 57
- 52
- 1
- 0
- 17
- 18
- 12
- 15
- 1
- 0
- 394
- 379
- 316
- 296
- 19
- 32
- 4
- 9
- 11
- 5
- 41
- 54
- 11
- 16
- 4
- 9
- 12
- 15
- 3
- 0
- 2
- 0
- 36
- 56
- 22
- 26
- 39
- 50
- 5
- 11
Shooting positions
Blackburn Rovers
Wrexham
Match insights
- 1
Blackburn Rovers put 5 of 16 shots on target (31%). Wrexham managed 1 of 23 (4%).
- 2
Wrexham outshot Blackburn Rovers 23 to 16 and still lost.
- 3
Andri Gudjohnsen's 8.6 was the top rating of anyone who played 30 minutes.
The attacking picture
How the attack changed
Shots
On target
Dangerous attacks
Score by period
- Half-time
- 1
- 0
- Full-time
- 2
- 0
- Second half only
- 1
- 0
Match conditions and officials
moderate rain · 10.0°C · wind 3.58 km/h · humidity 94%
Officials: Matthew Corlett, George Byrne, Aaron Hallam, Andrew Kitchen
Line-ups and ratings
Starting shapes
Blackburn Rovers
Wrexham
The benches
Substitutes
Blackburn Rovers · 4-2-3-1
Aynsley Pears
Tom Atcheson
Augustus Kargbo
Dion De Neve
Scott Wharton- Gady Beyuku
Jake Garrett- Harvey Pates
- Isaac Dunn
Wrexham · 3-4-2-1
- Bailey Cadamarteri
George Dobson
Ben Sheaf
Oliver Rathbone
Danny Ward
Zak Vyner
Lewis O'Brien
Danny Imray
Ryan Longman
Player ratings
Star man Andri Gudjohnsen
Blackburn Rovers
Wrexham
Championship
| Pos | Club | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 |  Stoke City | 12 | +2 | 20 |
| 10 |  Blackburn Rovers | 12 | +3 | 18 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | +1 | 18 |
| 16 |  Cardiff City | 12 | +2 | 14 |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 |  Bolton Wanderers | 12 | -7 | 14 |