Blackburn 2-0 Wrexham: Guðjohnsen double settles it

Blackburn beat Wrexham 2-0 at Ewood Park on Saturday, and Andri Guðjohnsen did the damage. He put the home side ahead in the 44th minute and doubled their lead in the 79th, with Todd Cantwell providing the assist for the second.

Wrexham had the better of the chances without the reward. They had 23 shots to Blackburn's 16 and 56% of the possession, but only one of their shots was on target against five from the home side. Their expected goals figure was 1.74 to 1.61 in Wrexham's favour, which says the game was closer than the scoreline.

Dominic Hyam and Matty James were both booked in the first half, and Blackburn had their own yellow cards to deal with too. Phil Parkinson made his changes on the hour, bringing George Dobson on for Matty James and Ben Sheaf on for Ben Whiteman in the 64th minute.

Three more changes followed in the 78th minute, with Oliver Rathbone, Danny Imray and Ryan Longman replacing Hyam, Issa Kaboré and Jacques Ekomié. By then the game was gone, and the late shuffle did little to change the outcome.

On the ratings out of ten, Jacques Ekomié (6.9) and Callum Doyle (6.8) came out best for Wrexham, with Kieffer Moore close behind on 6.7. Anthony Patterson (5.5) and Dominic Hyam (5.7) had the hardest evening at the back.

Wrexham are 17th of 24 in the Championship with 14 points from 12 games, having won three, drawn five and lost four. Their goal difference is minus three, and Moore and Doyle were two of the outfield players who played the full 90 minutes.