Blackburn Rovers

Adam Forshaw

A defensive midfielder who screens the back four and dictates tempo through simple, secure passing rather than risky forward balls. He reads danger before it develops, the kind of experienced head a squad leans on when a match gets stretched.
England Blackburn Rovers MID
Appearances
5
Goals
0

Season Snapshot

Minutes played
220
44.00 per match
Assists
0
Key passes
1
Pass accuracy
90%

Season Stats

Appearances
5
Minutes played
220
Goals
0
Assists
0
Key passes
1
Accuracy
90%

League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 midfielders

Assists
37th of 37
Key passes
97th of 130
Pass accuracy
24th of 132
Goals
38th of 38
🟨 Most Cards #40 of 163
💪 Workhorses #58 of 362
🎯 Pass Master #96 of 510
😈 Bad Boys #186 of 397
👑 Assist Kings #282 of 352
👻 Ghost Players #298 of 362
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Adam Forshaw, The Midfielder Injuries Could Not Stop

A well travelled midfielder whose career has survived recurring injuries at nearly every club he has represented.

Forshaw built his best form at Brentford, where he was recognised as one of the division's outstanding midfielders, before a move through Wigan and Middlesbrough eventually took him into the Premier League with Leeds. There, pundits regularly praised his positional discipline in a deeper role, breaking up attacks and recycling possession rather than chasing a moment of magic. His reading of the game stood out most in the matches that mattered.

What defines his career as much as any single performance is the persistent injury trouble that has followed him around, particularly the hip problems that repeatedly cut short promising spells. He arrived at Blackburn on a short term deal after a difficult few years elsewhere. The question is whether his experience and reading of the game can still hold up physically across a demanding schedule.

The Rest Of The Squad

33 players

Goalkeepers

22
Balázs Tóth
Age 29
3 apps
1
Aynsley Pears
Age 28
2 apps
37
Felix Goddard
Age 22
0 apps

Defenders

2
Ryan Alebiosu
Age 24
5 apps
15
Sean McLoughlin
Age 29
5 apps 1g
6
Tom Atcheson
Age 19
4 apps
4
Yuri Ribeiro
Age 29
4 apps
3
Harry Pickering
Age 27
2 apps 1a
17
Hayden Carter
Age 26
2 apps
39
Harvey Pates
Age 18
1 app
47
Lucas Houghton
1 app
—
Gady Beyuku
Age 20
0 apps
33
Lewis Miller
Age 26
0 apps
40
Matty Litherland
Age 20
0 apps
—
Michael Decandia
Age 18
0 apps
16
Scott Wharton
Age 28
0 apps

Midfielders

31
Kristi Montgomery
Age 22
5 apps
25
Ryoya Morishita
Age 29
5 apps 1g 1a
8
Sam Morsy
Bristol City · Age 34
5 apps
10
Todd Cantwell
Age 28
5 apps 1g
30
Jake Garrett
Age 23
3 apps
53
Frank Vare
Age 18
1 app
14
Dion De Neve
Age 25
0 apps
42
Harry Lister
0 apps
36
James Edmondson
Macclesfield · Age 20
0 apps
24
Moussa Baradji
Age 25
0 apps

Forwards

9
Andri Gudjohnsen
Age 24
5 apps 2g 1a
11
Jayden Fevrier
Charlton Athletic · Age 23
5 apps
21
Oladapo Afolayan
Age 28
5 apps 1a
23
Yuki Ohashi
Age 30
2 apps
—
Harvey Higgins
Age 17
1 app
29
Mathias Jørgensen
Age 25
1 app
7
Augustus Kargbo
Age 27
0 apps
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