FFO2 Premiership, Blackburn Rovers vs. Aston Villa (Thu Jan 12) Blackburn Rovers | Aston Villa 4-1-2-1-2 P | 5-1-2-2 C Ryan Field | Ian Greaves | R_Majecki GK | GK O_Baumann N_Aguerd DF | DF Eder_Militao K_Tierney DF | DF M_Hermoso D_Dumfries DF | DF J_Lascelles J_Angelino DF | DF J_Todibo B_Fernandes MF | DF W_Ndidi K_Demirbay AM | MF I_Gundogan B_Kamara DM | AM F_Wirtz J_W_Prowse MF | AM L_Jovic K_Mbappe FW | FW M_Salah A_Rebic FW | FW L_Martinez | G_Gallon SUB | SUB A_Bachmann Kim_Min_Jae SUB | SUB H_Hateboer R_Bauer SUB | SUB K_Narey M_Elneny SUB | SUB N_Hofler J_Marquis SUB | SUB H_Hope Min. 1 :(bla) J_W_Prowse is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But he looks unable to continue Min. 1 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: M_Elneny ... COMING OFF: J_W_Prowse Min. 2 :(ast) F_Wirtz is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... But I think Ian Greaves is going to take him off Min. 2 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: N_Hofler ... COMING OFF: F_Wirtz Min. 4 :(bla) N_Aguerd is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to B_Kamara ... I_Gundogan pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 4 :(ast) L_Jovic with a Cruyff turn ... J_Angelino scythes the player down! ... The Referee gave him a strong warning ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been taking tips from Juninho ... Can he show the techniques he's learned? ... N_Hofler passes to M_Salah ... J_Angelino is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... R_Majecki misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... W_Ndidi curls it into the box! ... It comes to Eder_Militao ... He fires it towards to goal ... R_Majecki saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 9 :(ast) J_Lascelles crosses into the box, finding L_Martinez ... D_Dumfries gets to the ball first Min. 12 :(ast) I_Gundogan with the first time pass to M_Salah ... M_Salah chases it through, he must score! ... R_Majecki gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 14 :(ast) J_Lascelles looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to L_Martinez ... B_Kamara is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly Min. 15 :(bla) A_Rebic plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... N_Aguerd decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A skilful effort from N_Aguerd! ... O_Baumann gets his fingertips to it ... He turns the ball behind ... CORNER! ... K_Tierney swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... Eder_Militao wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 18 :(bla) K_Demirbay chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Dumfries ... D_Dumfries attempts to drive it home! ... O_Baumann guesses right Min. 18 :(ast) L_Martinez jinks past K_Tierney ... R_Majecki takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... What's The Referee going to do? ... PENALTY!! ... It certainly looked like a dive from here!! ... M_Salah places the ball on the spot! ... GOAL!! ... Smartly taken! ... Slotted into the bottom left corner ... Aston Villa have taken the lead! ... Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa... Min. 19 :(bla) K_Mbappe with electric pace ... He eases past Eder_Militao ... Driven towards goal by K_Mbappe! ... O_Baumann makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 19 :(bla) K_Demirbay plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... M_Salah with the high feet Min. 20 :(bla) K_Tierney sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to K_Demirbay ... An audacious effort from K_Demirbay! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by B_Fernandes ... J_Angelino gets on the end of it ... O_Baumann with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 22 :(ast) L_Jovic takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... N_Aguerd hits it out for a throw Min. 28 :(ast) M_Salah gets lucky and beats B_Kamara ... Now with the centre to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez with the overhead! ... But R_Majecki hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 29 :(bla) D_Dumfries with a real burst of pace ... J_Lascelles can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... Eder_Militao is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... O_Baumann misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Elneny drives it into the box! ... O_Baumann comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... K_Mbappe with the shot! ... O_Baumann watches it sail wide! Min. 32 :(ast) L_Martinez is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... M_Hermoso latches onto the end of it ... M_Hermoso with a thundering volley! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... R_Majecki never had a chance! Min. 34 :(bla) K_Mbappe heads the ball back to K_Tierney ... K_Tierney with a scorcher of a shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... D_Dumfries crosses it in! ... O_Baumann comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 36 :(ast) J_Lascelles can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to L_Martinez ... L_Martinez with a bicycle kick! ... R_Majecki saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 37 :(bla) K_Demirbay slides the ball across to K_Mbappe ... I_Gundogan pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He got away with just a warning Min. 38 :(bla) B_Fernandes gains possession ... B_Fernandes tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... O_Baumann parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 39 :(ast) M_Hermoso steps over the ball ... He nutmegs J_Angelino ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... M_Hermoso rifles it at the goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 42 :(ast) Eder_Militao changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Salah ... B_Kamara wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... L_Martinez swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... R_Majecki comes out and claims it! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(ast) L_Jovic sprints past B_Fernandes ... N_Aguerd slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 47 :(ast) L_Martinez jinks past the defender ... M_Elneny with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 47 :(ast) W_Ndidi is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to L_Jovic ... L_Jovic with a thundering volley! ... It takes a deflection! ... R_Majecki is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Todibo floats the ball in! ... J_Angelino reads it well ... And he knocks it away ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa Min. 46 :(bla) K_Demirbay skips the challenge from the defender ... K_Demirbay fires off a right-footed shot! ... O_Baumann gets up well to catch that one Min. 48 :(ast) J_Lascelles looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to M_Salah ... M_Salah tries to lob the keeper! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 51 :(bla) B_Kamara is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to K_Mbappe ... W_Ndidi with an ugly foul Min. 52 :(bla) K_Demirbay knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... But Eder_Militao spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 55 :(bla) A_Rebic runs at the heart of the defence ... A_Rebic with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 56 :(ast) L_Jovic flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... L_Jovic with a thundering shot! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 57 :(bla) N_Aguerd turns past N_Hofler ... He has created space for himself now ... N_Aguerd throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... O_Baumann won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... GOAL!! ... Excellent strike!! ... All square, that should make things interesting! ... Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 57 :(ast) I_Gundogan takes advantage of a mistake by N_Aguerd ... He puts in M_Salah! ... M_Salah with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... R_Majecki narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 58 :(bla) K_Tierney runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... A_Rebic latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... A_Rebic with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... O_Baumann beats the ball away Min. 58 :(ast) L_Jovic sidesteps D_Dumfries ... J_Angelino dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 58 :(bla) B_Fernandes runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... M_Hermoso with a poor challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 59 :(ast) The ball goes loose! ... M_Salah gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... A delicate chip from M_Salah! ... But R_Majecki hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 60 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C Min. 65 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: H_Hateboer ... COMING OFF: Eder_Militao Min. 67 :(bla) K_Mbappe flicks it over J_Todibo and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Well intercepted by M_Hermoso Min. 67 :(ast) L_Martinez runs at K_Tierney ... The defender slips and falls over ... L_Martinez curls the ball in on goal! ... R_Majecki blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 67 :(bla) A_Rebic turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... L_Jovic with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Ian Greaves looks relieved Min. 68 :(ast) N_Hofler moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to L_Jovic ... J_Angelino with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 71 :(ast) M_Salah takes advantage of a mistake by N_Aguerd ... It's a lucky break ... B_Kamara stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! Min. 72 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: Kim_Min_Jae ... COMING OFF: N_Aguerd Min. 75 :(ast) I_Gundogan looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to M_Salah ... M_Salah chases it through, he must score! ... But R_Majecki with the difficult save ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... N_Hofler flights it in! ... That's a poor one ... R_Majecki catches it with ease Min. 80 :(bla) The defender underhits the back pass! ... K_Demirbay is through! ... What a mistake by J_Lascelles! ... But M_Hermoso comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 81 :(ast) R_Majecki with a terrible kick! ... I_Gundogan takes control of the ball! ... A_Rebic makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 81 :(bla) M_Elneny puts in A_Rebic ... I_Gundogan rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's for persistant fouling. Min. 85 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: K_Narey ... COMING OFF: J_Todibo Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 91 :(bla) B_Fernandes slips past his marker K_Narey ... The ball is whipped into B_Kamara ... But J_Lascelles sweeps up the threat ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ewood Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Aguerd Scorers : N_Aguerd (57) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Majecki (18), J_Angelino (68) Injured : J_W_Prowse (1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Salah (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Salah (18 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Hermoso (58), I_Gundogan (81) Injured : F_Wirtz (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 12 | 14 Off target : 4 | 6 On target : 8 | 8 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 4 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 10 Key Tackles : 8 | 7 Key Passes : 9 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackburn Rovers 1 - 1 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Majecki GK 20 1 1 1 24 | 93 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 60 0 0 0 N_Aguerd DF 1 18 11 10 21 | 74 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 44 21 62 K_Tierney DF 1 17 14 6 29 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 18 D_Dumfries DF 1 17 13 5 22 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 0 23 J_Angelino DF 1 17 13 6 22 | 93 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 67 -2 20 B_Fernandes MF 1 4 18 15 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 13 K_Demirbay AM 1 7 18 15 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 22 B_Kamara DM 1 15 17 11 28 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 J_W_Prowse MF 1 12 17 12 22 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Mbappe FW 1 5 13 19 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 14 A_Rebic FW 1 5 11 18 24 | 93 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 35 21 16 G_Gallon GK 16 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kim_Min_Jae DF 1 16 11 5 26 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Bauer DF 1 11 6 4 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Elneny MF 1 7 12 5 21 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_Marquis FW 1 1 6 11 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Baumann GK 21 1 1 1 27 | 93 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 Eder_Militao DF 1 19 15 3 29 | 67 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 63 17 25 M_Hermoso DF 1 18 14 3 24 | 93 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 42 -2 40 J_Lascelles DF 1 18 13 3 25 | 93 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 57 0 J_Todibo DF 1 17 14 3 25 | 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Ndidi DF 1 14 18 3 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 11 18 3 25 | 93 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 27 40 -2 F_Wirtz AM 1 5 17 16 26 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Jovic AM 1 5 15 18 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 M_Salah FW 1 1 14 19 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 18 63 L_Martinez FW 1 6 15 19 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17 27 A_Bachmann GK 16 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Hateboer DF 1 17 15 3 26 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Narey DF 1 13 9 1 25 | 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Hofler AM 1 10 14 1 19 | 91 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 H_Hope FW 1 1 7 10 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1673559097 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40