Match Report
Before the match
Swansea came into the game with three wins and two defeats from their last five outings, scoring five goals and conceding eight. A 5-0 defeat away to QPR (24 October) was their most recent result.
Championship, 24 October brought an away meeting with QPR; Swansea lost 0-5, a return of zero goals scored and five conceded. Swansea hosted West Ham on 17 October (Championship) and lost 0-1; their goals totalled zero, compared with one conceded. Millwall hosted Swansea (Championship) on 13 October. For Swansea, the score was 1-0: one goal scored, zero allowed. 2-1 was Swansea's result against Norwich on 10 October (Championship), playing at home; Swansea won, with two scored to one conceded. The 19 September fixture (Championship) paired Swansea with Lincoln City. Swansea won 2-1 away from home, netting two goals while conceding one.
Swansea stood 5th in the results-based Championship table before kickoff, with 23 points from 12 matches.
Blackburn's previous five results comprised three wins, one draw and one defeat. Their goal totals were 9 scored and 6 conceded. Latest: a 2-0 win at home to Wrexham on 24 October.
2-0 was Blackburn's result against Wrexham on 24 October (Championship), playing at home; Blackburn won, with two scored to zero conceded. The 17 October fixture (Championship) paired Blackburn with West Brom. Blackburn lost 2-3 away from home, netting two goals while conceding three. Playing away from home against Bristol City (Championship), Blackburn finished 1-0 on 13 October. Their score comprised one goal, against zero from the opposition. 10 October: Blackburn won 2-1 against Cardiff at home in Championship, scoring two goals and allowing one. Against Portsmouth in Championship, Blackburn scored two and conceded two on 19 September; the away from home result was 2-2.
Before kickoff, Championship's results-based standings placed Blackburn 11th after 12 matches and 18 points.
Earlier results between these sides included a 3-1 home win for Swansea on 20 January and a 2-1 away win for Swansea on 30 September 2025.
After the match
Swansea overwhelmed Blackburn 4-0 on 31 October 2026. Stephen Eustáquio opened the scoring inside the first 11 minutes for Swansea, set up by Joseph Opoku, to make it 1-0. Joseph Opoku added to the tally in the 32nd minute for Swansea to make it 2-0. With the 3rd goal, Swansea extended the lead through Filip Lissah in the 36th minute, set up by Stephen Welsh, to make it 3-0. Ross Stewart scored the 4th goal for Swansea 59 minutes into the game as they extended the lead, set up by Ji-sung Eom, to make it 4-0. On our current Elo ratings the gap is a modest one: Swansea are 87 points stronger than Blackburn. 59.3% is Swansea's winning probability here from current model ratings, alongside their recorded victory. On current ratings the model puts Swansea at around 1.69 gols in this pairing; they scored 4 here. five changes were recorded for Swansea. Blackburn made five changes. A clean sheet for Swansea.