Championship · 1 January 2014
Leeds 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers
- Attendance
- 30,145
- Competition
- Championship
- Venue
- Home
- Manager
- Brian McDermott
- Captain
- Rodolph Austin
Lost 1–2 v Blackburn Rovers
Matt Smith 53'
Blackburn Rovers: 2 goals
Minute by minute
How it unfolded
- 46' Substitution — Gboly Ariyibi on for Luke Murphy, 46'
- 53' Goal — Matt Smith, assisted by Sam Byram
- 77' Substitution — Dominic Poleon on for Tom Lees, 77'
- 88' Substitution — Michael Brown on for Alex Mowatt, 88'
The team sheet
Line-up
Starting XI
- GK Paddy Kenny
- DF Tom Lees
- DF Jason Pearce
- DF Marius Zaliukas
- DF / MF Danny Pugh
- DF / WG Sam Byram
- MF Rodolph Austin (c)
- MF Alex Mowatt
- MF Luke Murphy
- FW Ross McCormack
- FW Matt Smith
Substitutes
- MF Michael Brown ↑ 88'
- WG Gboly Ariyibi ↑ 46'
- FW Dominic Poleon ↑ 77'
The record
Leeds v Blackburn Rovers
106
Played
48
Won
24
Drawn
34
Lost
First met 1924 · 161 scored, 137 conceded
Last five meetings
- 1 Jan 2025 H Leeds 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Drew 1–1 v Blackburn Rovers
- 30 Nov 2024 A Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Leeds Lost 1–0 v Blackburn Rovers
- 13 Apr 2024 H Leeds 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Lost 0–1 v Blackburn Rovers
- 9 Dec 2023 A Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Leeds Won 2–0 v Blackburn Rovers
- 4 Jul 2020 A Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Leeds Won 3–1 v Blackburn Rovers