Blackburn Rovers’ Championship fixture towards Ipswich City shall be replayed in full after it was deserted final Saturday.
Blackburn have been main 1-0 by Todd Cantwell’s second-half penalty, whereas Ipswich had had Jacob Greaves despatched off earlier than the sport was stopped within the 79th minute on account of heavy rain.
The defender will nonetheless serve a suspension, however Cantwell’s objective will not stand, with a brand new date for the fixture set to be confirmed in the end.
An EFL assertion confirmed {that a} “majority” determined the sport must be replayed in full following a board assembly, in any case choices have been thought of in accordance with the rules.
Membership Assertion: EFL Board determination
Blackburn Rovers regrettably confirms that the EFL Board has dominated that the Championship fixture towards Ipswich City must be replayed in full at a later date.
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— Blackburn Rovers (@Rovers) September 25, 2025
“The choice follows latest precedents referring to deserted fixtures and is meant to uphold the integrity of the league competitors, which ought to, wherever attainable, be based mostly on a whole set of fixtures performed to a conclusion on the day,” the assertion stated.
“The board recognised that this was an extremely troublesome determination and agreed to seek the advice of golf equipment on the very best method to the event of latest steerage to be thought of within the occasion of a match abandonment.”