Leicester City vs Blackburn Rovers; Sky Bet Championship
Leicester City vs Blackburn Rovers. Sky Bet Championship.
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Leicester 0-2 Blackburn: Andri Gudjohnsen scores twice in Rovers victory
Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Leicester City and Blackburn Rovers at the King Power Stadium on Saturday; Andri Gudjohnsen scores twice as Valerien Ismael's side claim well-earned victory.
Saturday 1 November 2025 16:28, UK
Andri Gudjohnsen scored twice as Blackburn condemned Leicester to a third successive Championship defeat with a 2-0 win at the King Power Stadium.
The Iceland international opened the scoring in the 20th minute before adding his second just past the hour as Rovers made it back-to-back victories.
It was a result which brought jeers from the Leicester fans, who had become increasingly restless throughout the game.
After the supporters made their feelings known following last week's defeat at Millwall, they again booed their team at the final whistle.
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They sang 'You're not fit to wear the shirt' at the Leicester players as they went towards the fans.
Marti Cifuentes' side should have taken the lead after just five minutes.
An adventurous move down the right from Abdul Fatawu saw him cross for Stephy Mavididi but his first-time shot was blocked by Ryan Alebiosu as the ball spun out for a corner.
From the flag kick, Jannik Vestergaard's header was nodded in by Mavididi, who was just making sure the ball went in, but he was clearly offside and should have left it alone.
That would have encouraged Leicester's fans but it was Blackburn who took a 20th-minute lead.
Dion De Neve was finding space on the left in the early stages and it was his cross that was deflected by Boubakary Soumare straight into the path of Gudjohnsen, who scored from close range.
That was the Iceland forward's second goal in as many games after producing a late winner against Southampton last week.
Blackburn almost added a second seven minutes later.
Yuki Ohashi was allowed the time to set up a goalbound shot from the edge of the area but Leicester goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk made a crucial save low down to his right.
With Rovers controlling the game at this stage, some sections of the home support chanted 'Marti, sort it out' towards the manager.
Leicester looked better before the break with Mavididi and Jordan James threatening the Blackburn goal.
But they wasted a chance to equalise nine minutes into the second half.
James' cross was dummied by Julian Carranza for Mavididi six yards from goal but his shot was superbly stopped by Rovers goalkeeper Balazs Toth, who stretched out a leg to keep the ball out.
It was a key moment as Rovers extended their lead after 63 minutes.
Alebiosu shrugged off two Leicester challenges on the right-hand side and then outpaced Victor Kristiansen before finding Gudjohnsen, who scored his second of the game.
There was a suggestion the ball had gone out of play before Alebiosu's cross but the goal stood.
Kristiansen was making his first start of the season, as one of four Leicester changes, but the Danish left-back was immediately substituted following Rovers' second goal.
Leicester forward James was then taken off by Cifuentes to more boos from the home fans and some chants of 'You don't know what you're doing'.
Blackburn almost added a third goal in the 90th minute but substitute Makhtar Gueye drilled a shot just wide of the far post.
The managers
Leicester's Marti Cifuentes:
"It was disappointing and I understand the fans are frustrated. I wanted us to get closer to the supporters after the game, it's about staying together.
"The fans have the right to be angry when we lose. But I can tell them that even the most committed Leicester fan in the world is not as angry as I am at the moment.
"We need to give them something back and come out of this difficult time together. That's the only to go.
"But we need to be better, whatever direction the crowd is. I knew the situation when I arrived here but I am 100 per cent committed to changing things.
"Everybody needs to be accountable for the way they respond to this. We need to be better. I'm here to help the players, perhaps one bad action can trigger a different feeling. It's not easy for some but we need much more.
"The only way I know is by working harder. We have an opportunity now on Tuesday against Middlesbrough and we need to react strongly. But I've experienced this before, sometimes with clubs that have been in trouble."
Blackburn's Valerien Ismael:
"It's exactly what we expected from Andri. He was in the right position every time. I think he had two big chances as well before that, early in the season. He stayed in the right positions all the time but the first touch was not good.
"But now he found the rhythm to be in the right position and to have the final touch, which is very pleasing for us and for all the work he puts in every time.
"When you're in a transition, some players adapt very quickly, some players need more time. Andri was one of them, he just needed more time.
"I said to the boys we have to go for the second goal because we cannot go through all the game like this. We needed to be braver and to be more aggressive on our press. We created so many chances in the second half.
"I was really pleased with the reaction, the way we wanted to play. And we got the clean sheet, players put their bodies on the line."
