Tony Mowbray
Open-play attack
148 matches · 25 Sep 2021 – 12 Sep 2026 · usually 4-2-3-1
1.35points per game
55-35-58won · drawn · lost
-6.6points vs expected
33%came back when trailing (86)
71%held the lead when ahead (77)
| Split | P | W | D | L | PPG | GF | GA | xG | xGA | Scored first | Won when first | Lead mins | Trail mins | Late GF | Late GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 148 | 55 | 35 | 58 | 1.35 | 1.32 | 1.22 | 1.18 | 1.26 | 40% | 68% | 19.3 | 22.1 | 0.30 | 0.32 |
| Home | 73 | 35 | 13 | 25 | 1.62 | 1.58 | 1.27 | 1.37 | 1.20 | 48% | 69% | 22.8 | 20.7 | 0.36 | 0.29 |
| Away | 75 | 20 | 22 | 33 | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.17 | 0.95 | 1.32 | 33% | 68% | 16.0 | 23.5 | 0.24 | 0.36 |
10 matches · 18 Apr 2025 – 12 Sep 2026 · usually 4-2-3-1
0.90points per game
2-3-5won · drawn · lost
-2.1points vs expected
29%came back when trailing (7)
40%held the lead when ahead (5)
| Split | P | W | D | L | PPG | GF | GA | xG | xGA | Scored first | Won when first | Lead mins | Trail mins | Late GF | Late GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 1.50 | 1.06 | 1.45 | 30% | 33% | 13.6 | 35.6 | 0.10 | 0.20 |
| Home | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.20 | 1.60 | 1.80 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 60% | 33% | 18.8 | 36.4 | 0.20 | 0.20 |
| Away | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 1.20 | 0.82 | 1.57 | 0% | – | 8.4 | 34.8 | 0.00 | 0.20 |
46 matches · 25 Sep 2021 – 12 Sep 2026 · usually 3-4-1-2
1.39points per game
18-10-18won · drawn · lost
+0.9points vs expected
25%came back when trailing (24)
69%held the lead when ahead (26)
| Split | P | W | D | L | PPG | GF | GA | xG | xGA | Scored first | Won when first | Lead mins | Trail mins | Late GF | Late GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 1.39 | 1.30 | 1.20 | 0.99 | 1.54 | 46% | 71% | 23.1 | 22.0 | 0.20 | 0.37 |
| Home | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1.74 | 1.57 | 1.17 | 1.28 | 1.43 | 56% | 69% | 25.5 | 20.3 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
| Away | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.22 | 0.62 | 1.68 | 35% | 75% | 20.7 | 23.7 | 0.13 | 0.48 |
7 matches · 14 Aug 2026 – 12 Sep 2026 · usually 4-2-3-1
1.14points per game
2-2-3won · drawn · lost
+0.9points vs expected
40%came back when trailing (5)
40%held the lead when ahead (5)
| Split | P | W | D | L | PPG | GF | GA | xG | xGA | Scored first | Won when first | Lead mins | Trail mins | Late GF | Late GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.14 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 0.99 | 1.54 | 43% | 33% | 19.4 | 27.0 | 0.14 | 0.14 |
| Home | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.50 | 1.75 | 1.50 | 1.28 | 1.43 | 75% | 33% | 23.5 | 24.8 | 0.25 | 0.00 |
| Away | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.67 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 0.62 | 1.68 | 0% | – | 14.0 | 30.0 | 0.00 | 0.33 |
Style vs Championship peers (5-year window · 148 matches · 88 peers)
| Metric | Coach | vs peers | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 1.35 | +0.40 | |
| xG difference / match | -0.01 | +0.22 | |
| Possession % | 51.7 | +0.63 | |
| Shots / match | 12.9 | +0.86 | |
| Open-play share of xG | 79% | +1.25 | + = open play, − = set pieces |
| Tackles + interceptions | 25.5 | +0.09 | |
| Fouls / match | 10.8 | -0.13 | |
| Cards / match | 2.31 | -0.22 | |
| Came back when trailing | 33% | +0.46 | of matches trailed |
| Held lead when ahead | 71% | +0.43 | of matches led |
| Substitutions / match | 3.78 | -0.33 | |
| First substitution (min) | 57.4 | +0.03 | + = later |
| Changes shape between games | 37% | -0.29 |
- Usual shape
- 4-2-3-1 (11 shapes used)
- First sub when trailing
- 57.6'
- First sub when leading
- 62.1'
- Makes a change before 60'
- 40% of matches
| Shape | P | Share | W | D | L | PPG | xG diff | Last used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 usual | 77 | 52% | 26 | 19 | 32 | 1.26 | +0.01 | 08 Sep 2026 |
| 3-4-1-2 | 19 | 13% | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1.84 | -1.01 | 11 Mar 2025 |
| 4-4-2 | 13 | 9% | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.92 | +0.38 | 05 Apr 2025 |
| 3-4-3 | 11 | 7% | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0.73 | – | 29 Mar 2024 |
| 4-1-4-1 | 10 | 7% | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1.40 | – | 02 Dec 2023 |
| 4-3-3 | 7 | 5% | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2.29 | -0.24 | 08 Feb 2025 |
| 3-4-2-1 | 5 | 3% | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.40 | -0.73 | 05 Sep 2026 |
| 3-5-2 | 2 | 1% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.50 | – | 29 Dec 2022 |
| 5-3-2 | 2 | 1% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | – | 02 Apr 2022 |
| 5-4-1 | 1 | 1% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | -0.87 | 12 Sep 2026 |
| 4-4-1-1 | 1 | 1% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | – | 06 Nov 2021 |
| Shape | P | Share | W | D | L | PPG | xG diff | Last used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 usual | 8 | 80% | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.75 | -0.29 | 08 Sep 2026 |
| 5-4-1 | 1 | 10% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | -0.87 | 12 Sep 2026 |
| 3-4-2-1 | 1 | 10% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | -0.73 | 05 Sep 2026 |
| Shape | P | Share | W | D | L | PPG | xG diff | Last used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-4-1-2 usual | 16 | 35% | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1.94 | – | 18 Apr 2022 |
| 4-2-3-1 | 11 | 24% | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1.27 | -0.44 | 08 Sep 2026 |
| 3-4-3 | 7 | 15% | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.57 | – | 12 Mar 2022 |
| 4-3-3 | 4 | 9% | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.75 | – | 20 Nov 2021 |
| 3-4-2-1 | 2 | 4% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | -0.73 | 05 Sep 2026 |
| 5-3-2 | 2 | 4% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | – | 02 Apr 2022 |
| 5-4-1 | 1 | 2% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | -0.87 | 12 Sep 2026 |
| 4-1-4-1 | 1 | 2% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | – | 09 Feb 2022 |
| 4-4-1-1 | 1 | 2% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | – | 06 Nov 2021 |
| 3-5-2 | 1 | 2% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | – | 19 Oct 2021 |
| Shape | P | Share | W | D | L | PPG | xG diff | Last used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 usual | 5 | 71% | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | -0.44 | 08 Sep 2026 |
| 5-4-1 | 1 | 14% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | -0.87 | 12 Sep 2026 |
| 3-4-2-1 | 1 | 14% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | -0.73 | 05 Sep 2026 |
4 clubs · match figures cover the last five years
| Club | From | To | P | W-D-L | PPG | vs xPts | First 10 | Predecessor | Bounce |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Blackburn Rovers current |
Jul 2026 | – | 7 | 2-2-3 | 1.14 | +0.9 | 1.14 | 1.30 | -0.16 |
 West Bromwich Albion |
Jan 2025 | Jun 2025 | 18 | 5-5-8 | 1.11 | -6.0 | 1.50 | 1.30 | +0.20 |
 Birmingham City |
Mar 2024 | – | 7 | 2-2-3 | 1.14 | +0.6 | 1.14 | 0.70 | +0.44 |
| Birmingham City |
Jan 2024 | Mar 2024 | 13 | 4-1-8 | 1.00 | -2.1 | 1.30 | 0.70 | +0.60 |
 Sunderland |
Aug 2022 | Dec 2023 | 64 | 26-17-21 | 1.48 | – | 1.20 | 1.14 | +0.06 |
| Blackburn Rovers |
Feb 2017 | Jun 2022 | 39 | 16-8-15 | 1.44 | – | 1.40 | – | – |
| Date | Comp | Opponent | Score | xG | Shape | Subs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 2026 | UK CHAMP | at PTM | 2–2 D | – | 5-4-1 | – | |
| 12 Sep 2026 | UK CHAMP | v MLW | 3–1 W | 1.14 · 2.00 | 5-4-1 | 4 (first 16') | |
| 08 Sep 2026 | UK CHAMP | v SHU | 1–2 L | 1.83 · 0.53 | 4-2-3-1 | 2 (first 82') | dropped lead |
| 05 Sep 2026 | UK CHAMP | at PNE | 1–2 L | 0.78 · 1.51 | 3-4-2-1 | 3 (first 64') | |
| 01 Sep 2026 | UK CHAMP | at LNC | 0–0 D | 0.30 · 1.74 | 4-2-3-1 | 4 (first 67') | |
| 29 Aug 2026 | UK CHAMP | v QPR | 1–2 L | 1.20 · 1.61 | 4-2-3-1 | 5 (first 57') | dropped lead |
| 22 Aug 2026 | UK CHAMP | v MID | 2–1 W | 0.94 · 1.57 | 4-2-3-1 | 5 (first 61') | came back |
| 14 Aug 2026 | UK CHAMP | at WOL | 2–2 D | 0.79 · 1.79 | 4-2-3-1 | 5 (first 55') | came back |