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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Blackburn.
Injury-affected season
Missed 15 of Blackburn's ~46 games this season through 15 injury absences (hamstring, inactive). He still appeared 22 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1150 | 6.9 |
Scout report
A. Forshaw is a 34-year-old defensive midfielder at Blackburn, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 22 appearances, a Season grade of 14, top 75% of Championship defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13.6, ranking 483rd of 495 in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (27.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.99 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Forshaw.
Judged on this season alone, Forshaw graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Championship, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 3.991 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 14 → 14). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 39th of 40 of the 40 defensive midfielders in the Championship. At 34 Forshaw is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Forshaw missed 15 games through injury (hamstring, inactive) out of roughly 46 this season. The 22 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Blackburn finished 20th of 24 · a lower-table side
3.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (20th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 27.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 13.6, Forshaw carries the 39th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Championship of 40, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Blackburn finished 20th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.99 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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