LIVE: Wolves v Blackburn — Championship 2026/27 Matchday 1

1′ comment And we are off for this season

3′ comment K. Trippier met with boos by the away support as a former Burnley player.

10′ comment Wolves not looking like a top two team as many predict . Blackburn have started brightly here.

11′ comment The first decent chance goes to the away side. Alebiosu puts one of his trademark crosses in, and Oladapo Afolayan heads just off target.

15′ comment Glimpses of what Fer López and M. Mane can do there with the latter sending in a dangerous cross that ended up going out for a goal kick

17′ comment Another marauding run down the line from Alebiosu who plays it just inside to Ryoya Morishita, who hits his shot weakly straight at Daniel Bentley

17′ goal ⚽ 1-0 Wolves, first goal of the 26/27 Championship season scored by M. Munetsi

18′ comment M. Munetsi scores against the run of play

18′ goal Well Blackburn started well but wolves take the lead. M. Munetsi makes a great run down the middle and Fer López picks him out perfectly and Munetsi slots past the Blackburn goalkeeper

19′ score 1-0

21′ comment Adam Forshaw in the thick of it sticking one on M. Munetsi

22′ comment Wolves having more chances here with M. Mane involved, sending another dangerous cross that Toth had to punch clear

25′ comment Corner — Blackburn. first one of the game

26′ comment Corner — Blackburn, another after it spins off the head of Y. Mosquera

27′ score 1-1

27′ goal ⚽ 1-1, Equaliser by former Hull defender Sean McLoughlin

27′ score 1-1

28′ goal Wolves fail to deal with corner, Blackburn recycle it wide to the right to Ryoya Morishita who whips it in and Sean McLoughlin scores a brilliant header when he was past the near post, Molineux stunned

29′ comment Corner — Wolves, their first of the game

31′ comment Shot — Wolves, Fer López drags his shot wide from outside the box

32′ comment Corner — Wolves, after Rodrigo Gomes sends a dangerous cross that is dealt with by Alebiosu after nice linkup play with Fer López on the right

33′ comment Toth completely misses the ball and gathers on the second attempt, nervy moment from the hungarian international

33′ card 🟨 Yellow for Pickering after pulling the shirt of Rodrigo Gomes

35′ card 🟨 Yellow for Cantwell after delaying the restart

37′ card Shot — Wolves, M. Mane with a driving run inside and plays it to Fer López who looks to bend one in on the edge of the box but it was just wide

38′ card Corner — Wolves, M. Mane again on the outside sends another good cross dealth with by Harry Pickering

39′ card Shot — Wolves, K. Trippier drives inside nicely and plays it to M. Mane who looks to bend one in outside the box and it ends up just over

42′ comment Neat play around the Blackburn box from Wolves with Blackburn needing Sean McLoughlin to make a few vital contributions in defence this time

44′ card 🟨 Adam Forshaw receives a yellow for a challenge on André

45′ comment 1 minute added on

HT comment 1-1 at Half-time with Wolves having the better chances however Blackburn have generally looked good out of possession, although they were opened up easily for the opening goal. Apart from the goal, Wolves have been limited to shots outside the box, with Fer López and M. Mane going close. Blackburn’s goal was from a well recycled set piece that Wolves failed to properly clear. Ryan Alebiosu and Ryoya Morishita have looked bright for Rovers

HT kickoff Kick-off second half

45+1′ halftime Half-time, 1-1

48′ comment Shot — Blackburn, Ryoya Morishita marauds forward and plays it left, Oladapo Afolayan powerfully strikes it on target and Daniel Bentley is forced to help behind

49′ goal ⚽ 2-1 to Blackburn, Andri Guðjohnsen

49′ score 1-2

49′ comment Great goal by Andri Guðjohnsen

49′ goal They started brightly second half, Oladapo Afolayan makes a brilliant run across to the right and he puts in a cross towards Andri Guðjohnsen who finishes clinically. Is there a shock on the cards here

50′ comment Shot — Blackburn, bursting with confidence as he cuts inside and shoots wide of the near post

52′ card 🟨 M. Mane booked for diving, looked harsh

52′ comment M. Mane booked for a blatant dive , dirty play well done to the referee

55′ comment Another ball into a dangerous area by Ryan Alebiosu but Oladapo Afolayan just couldn’t get to it

56′ sub 🔄 Adam Forshaw makes way for new summer signing Sam Morsy who makes his debut

57′ comment Shot — Wolves, long diagonal from Y. Mosquera, good first touch by M. Mane and goes for an ambitious curling shot that is well off target

58′ comment Corner — Wolves, shot from M. Munetsi deflected behind

59′ comment Shot — Wolves, well over by M. Munetsi

60′ sub 🔄 M. Mane makes way for R. Jiménez as he makes his league return for Wolves, cheered enthusiastically by the home support

68′ sub 🔄 Rodrigo Gomes and K. Trippier withdrawn for Tommy Doyle and J. Tchatchoua

68′ sub Todd Cantwell and Oladapo Afolayan make way for Yuki Ohashi and new signing Jayden Fevrier

71′ comment Free kick — Wolves, given away by Yuki Ohashi

73′ comment Shot — Wolves, R. Jiménez fizzes it into Tommy Doyle who can’t control his first touch and as a result can’t keep the shot down

75′ comment Corner — Wolves, nicely worked down the left

79′ sub 🔄 Tawanda Chirewa and Pedro Lima on for D. Møller Wolfe and André

80′ sub 🔄 Andri Guðjohnsen and Ryoya Morishita replaced by Jake Garrett and Yuri Ribeiro

86′ sub Corner — Blackburn, won by Jayden Fevrier

90′ sub Chaos in the Blackburn box with Kristi Montgomery and Sean McLoughlin combining to get it clear

90+1′ sub Blackburn 4 minutes of added time to hold on

90+1′ comment Just three more minutes to get the upset, can Rovers hang on ?

90+3′ comment Never a penalty

90+3′ penalty ⚪ Penalty — Looked right on the edge of the box, definite handball by Ryan Alebiosu, not sure if it was in the box

90+4′ goal ⚽ PEN – Goal on his return for R. Jiménez

90+4′ comment Blackburn absolutely robbed here .

90+5′ comment Shot — Blackburn, BLACKBURN ALMOST WIN IT, M. Munetsi tips behind a Jake Garrett shot

90+6′ fulltime Full-time, late drama here as Wolves equalise late on through a controversial penalty

score 0-0

comment Hello welcome to the first Championship coverage of the 26/27 season between Wolves and Blackburn

Wolves are looking to start the season on a high following a 20th place Premier League finish last season whilst Blackburn, who any tip for relegation, are looking to cause an early shock

comment Wolves Lineup: Daniel Bentley; K. Trippier, Y. Mosquera, Toti Gomes; Rodrigo Gomes, André, M. Munetsi, D. Møller Wolfe; Fer López, M. Mane; Adam Armstrong

comment Wolves Bench: Jose Sa, Santiago Bueno, R. Jiménez, Pedro Lima, Tommy Doyle, Tawanda Chirewa, N. Djiga, J. Tchatchoua, T. Edozie

comment WOLVES TEAM NEWS: Fer Lopez and M. Munetsi all start after returning from their loans from Celta Vigo and Paris FC respectively. Summer signing K. Trippier starts however R. Jiménez’s league return to Wolves will have to wait as he starts on the bench. The only change made from their cup win against Port Vale is D. Møller Wolfe in for Hugo Bueno

comment Blackburn Lineup: Balázs Tóth; Harry Pickering, Sean McLoughlin, Tom Atcheson, Ryan Alebiosu; Kristi Montgomery, Adam Forshaw; Ryoya Morishita, Todd Cantwell, Oladapo Afolayan; Andri Guðjohnsen

comment Blackburn Bench: Aynsley Pears, Yuri Ribeiro, Sidnei Tavares, Sam Morsy, Jayden Fevrier, Hayden Carter, Axel Henriksson, Yuki Ohashi, Jake Garrett

comment BLACKBURN TEAM NEWS: 2 changed made from the 2-1 cup win against Burton Albion, Andri Guðjohnsen and Kristi Montgomery come in for Yuki Ohashi and Jake Garrett who both drop to the bench. Summer signings Sam Morsy, who signed earlier this week, and goalscorer in the cup game Jayden Fevrier both start on the bench

comment Wolves Transfer Business so far: Most notably, R. Jiménez and K. Trippier have been brought in, Rafiki Said has also signed from Standard Liege for a reported £8.6m, although hes not in the squad tonight. They also made Ladislav Krejci’s loan move permanent from Girona for a reported £6.4m.

comment Wolves Transfer Business so far: Tolu Arokodare has left the club on loan to Ajax, Matt Doherty left the club for free to Sheffield United and Joao Gomes joined Europa League winners Aston Villa for a reported £35m

comment Blackburn Transfer Business so far: Sam Morsy joined the club earlier this week for free aswell as Jayden Fevrier who joined from Stockport for around £500k. The 23 year old joined Charlton on loan for the second half of last season, scoring 2 goals in 11 appearances

comment Blackburn Transfer Business so far: The only notable exit was midfielder Sondre Tronstad

comment Good evening , looking forward to the first game of the season .

comment Wolves 25/26: Wolves finished rock bottom of the Premier League last season. Vitor Pereira was sacked at the start of November 2025 and was replaced by Rob Edwards who left Middlesbrough to join Wolves. The former Luton boss couldn’t do much to save them, they only had 2 points until just after Christmas, and they didn’t record a win until they beat fellow relegated team West Ham at the beginning of 2026. Their inevitable relegation was confirmed in mid-April, ending their eight year stay in the top flight.

comment Blackburn 25/26: Blackburn finished 20th in the Championship last season, 5 points clear of relegation. They began the season with Valerien Ismael as manager before he was sacked. They looked set for relegation to the third tier until Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neill stepped in and got enough points to keep Blackburn in the division. He stepped down at the end of the season to prioritise his international role.

comment I feel Wolves can win tonight but wouldn’t mind the premiership big time charlies getting taught a lesson

comment Both sides have new managers heading into the new season. Following the shock dismissal of Rob Edwards and appointed Gil Vicente boss Cesar Peixoto. Blackburn appointed a more known manager to an English audience, vastly experienced Tony Mowbray. The former West Brom, Middlesbrough and Sunderland boss begins his second stint as Blackburn manager, after managing them previously between 2017 and 2022

comment Blackburn were one of the worst attacking sides in the division last season. You feel with the limited chances they are going to get this game, they will need to be clinical to have any chance of getting anything this game

comment Wolves are unbeaten in their last eight league meetings with Blackburn (W4 D4), drawing both games the last time they met in 2016-17

comment Blackburn have lost just one of their last nine away league games against Wolves (W2 D6), with their last two visits to Molineux both finishing 0-0

comment Wolves ended the Premier League last season losing just one of their final six home games (W2 D3), earning more points in that time (9) than their previous 15 at Molineux (6 – W1 D3 L11)

comment 60% of Blackburn’s points in the EFL Championship last season came away from home (31/52), the highest proportion; Rovers finished 2025-26 winning three of the final five matches on the road

comment New Wolves signing, Rafiki Said, attempted more take-ons than any other player in the Belgian Jupiler Pro League last season
(171), completing 69 of them, while leading the competition for shots following a take-on (16) and behind only Nacho Ferri (2.69) for xG from a take-on (2.61)

comment Welcome to the Champ Wolves

kickoff Kick-off at Molineux