Earlier this week, Blackburn boss Valerien Ismael said that giving his side three points in the aftermath of the abandonment would be the “fairest thing to do”.
“We’ve got the right to want the three points because it’s the fair thing to do, especially when the opponent is down to 10 [men],” Ismael said in an interview on the club’s YouTube channel.
“Eleven versus 11 is another situation. We were clearly at an advantage and the data shows that we were on the front foot since the red card.”
A match can only be postponed or abandoned with the approval of the referee, authorities, or by the order of the police.
If a Premier League or EFL game is abandoned after kick-off, but before 90 minutes has been played, the fixture will either be:
Counted as a completed match, with the points awarded based on the time of the abandonment
Replayed partially or in its entirety
The Premier League and EFL boards decide the outcome based on the score at time of the abandonment, the number of minutes played, and the cause of the abandonment, and whether the club or its supporters were at fault.
Blackburn had won twice in six games in all competitions heading into Saturday’s fixture, and a victory would have given them a third win in four games, and moved them to 11th place in the Championship table rather than 18th.
Ipswich, who have had an inconsistent return to the second tier after relegation from the Premier League, have won once this season, with one defeat and three draws. They remain a place above Rovers on goal difference.
