FFO2 Premiership, Manchester United vs. Blackburn Rovers (Thu Jan 05) Manchester United | Blackburn Rovers 4-4-2 P | 4-1-3-2 C Steve Outten | Ryan Field | E_Martinez GK | GK R_Majecki M_De_Ligt DF | DF N_Aguerd Lis_Martinez DF | DF K_Tierney T_Nianzou DF | DF D_Dumfries J_Timber DF | DF J_Angelino C_Nkunku MF | MF B_Fernandes Fabian_Ruiz MF | MF K_Demirbay B_Saka MF | DM B_Kamara F_Valverde MF | MF J_W_Prowse J_Sancho FW | FW K_Mbappe K_Adeyemi FW | FW A_Rebic | Pacheco SUB | SUB G_Gallon N_Mazraoui SUB | SUB Kim_Min_Jae B_M_Indi SUB | SUB R_L_Cheek A_Elanga SUB | SUB M_Elneny A_Morgan SUB | SUB J_Marquis Min. 1 :(bla) K_Demirbay looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to K_Mbappe ... What a fantastic interception by T_Nianzou ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 4 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... K_Adeyemi latches onto the end of it ... K_Adeyemi with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... R_Majecki blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 5 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez flicks it over J_Angelino's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... What a shot from Lis_Martinez! ... It could go anywhere ... GOAL!! ... R_Majecki was caught out there ... Manchester United have taken the lead! ... Manchester United 1-0 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 7 :(mnu) J_Timber finds himself in a good position ... J_Angelino rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 7 :(bla) K_Tierney looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to D_Dumfries ... D_Dumfries with a blistering shot! ... E_Martinez watches it sail safely wide! Min. 8 :(bla) K_Tierney looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Rebic ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Timber ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... B_Fernandes curls it into the box! ... The ball comes to J_W_Prowse ... He gets the shot away ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 10 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... K_Adeyemi from 20 yards! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 10 :(bla) B_Fernandes reads the run of A_Rebic ... Blocked by M_De_Ligt Min. 11 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez leaves his marker standing ... A delicate chip from Lis_Martinez! ... R_Majecki makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 11 :(bla) J_W_Prowse hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... K_Mbappe collects the loose ball! ... C_Nkunku body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! Min. 12 :(mnu) J_Timber with an intelligent ball to M_De_Ligt ... D_Dumfries dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 16 :(mnu) B_Saka with the towering header to K_Adeyemi ... B_Kamara gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 17 :(mnu) C_Nkunku spots his team mate making a run ... He finds B_Saka with a lovely pass! ... B_Saka with a thundering drive! ... R_Majecki gets his fingertips to it ... He turns the ball behind ... CORNER! ... F_Valverde swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... R_Majecki comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... K_Adeyemi with the header ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Manchester United 2-0 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 18 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to E Min. 18 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... B_Saka will now play as a AM Min. 18 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A Min. 18 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi finds himself in acres of space ... K_Adeyemi with the 40 yard drive! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 18 :(bla) A_Rebic takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to K_Mbappe ... Excellent sliding challenge from C_Nkunku ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 20 :(mnu) F_Valverde lobs it over D_Dumfries ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Angelino ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... B_Saka floats the ball in! ... Lis_Martinez with the header ... R_Majecki has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... R_Majecki reacts well to tip it wide!! ... CORNER! ... C_Nkunku swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... B_Saka loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... R_Majecki falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it deflects in! ... And goes wide!! ... R_Majecki looks relieved!! ... CORNER! ... Fabian_Ruiz hits it towards the far post! ... B_Kamara belts it clear Min. 23 :(bla) K_Tierney holds the ball up and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... K_Tierney curls it towards the top corner! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 24 :(mnu) F_Valverde looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to K_Adeyemi ... K_Adeyemi tries to beat R_Majecki from outside the area! ... R_Majecki saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 24 :(bla) A_Rebic takes advantage of a mistake by K_Adeyemi ... Can he make them pay? ... A_Rebic drives the ball low! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 25 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to K_Adeyemi ... B_Kamara dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 27 :(bla) A_Rebic pushes it past C_Nkunku ... A_Rebic with the drive! ... E_Martinez parries it Min. 28 :(bla) B_Fernandes holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to A_Rebic ... A_Rebic belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... E_Martinez manages to turn it behind Min. 29 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi knocks it past K_Tierney and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... K_Adeyemi flings a shot at goal! ... R_Majecki tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 29 :(bla) B_Fernandes with a 50-yard pass to K_Mbappe ... K_Mbappe blasts the ball towards goal! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 31 :(bla) B_Fernandes moves forward ... B_Fernandes swings in the shot! ... E_Martinez turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_W_Prowse with an inswinging corner into the box ... The ball comes to K_Demirbay ... He gets the shot away ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... How did that find it's way in? ... Manchester United 2-1 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 32 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to P Min. 32 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... B_Saka will now play as a MF Min. 32 :(bla) J_Angelino has it now ... He takes on Lis_Martinez ... He gets past him! ... He puts in N_Aguerd! ... N_Aguerd with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But E_Martinez parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 33 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi races into the box ... He sees C_Nkunku lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... C_Nkunku is clean through! ... The linesman has his flag raised ... But The Referee waves play on ... He just has to beat R_Majecki ... R_Majecki makes his move ... He's lobbed him!! ... It bounces in front of goal! ... K_Tierney somehow gets back to clear it!! Min. 34 :(bla) J_Angelino races into the box ... He sees K_Demirbay lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... K_Demirbay drives it low! ... E_Martinez heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 35 :(bla) K_Mbappe steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... K_Mbappe with a screamer of a shot! ... E_Martinez with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 38 :(mnu) F_Valverde brings the ball into the opposing area ... J_Sancho makes himself available ... J_Sancho leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... B_Saka with an outswinging corner into the box ... It comes to Lis_Martinez ... He gets the shot away ... R_Majecki can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... R_Majecki was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 39 :(mnu) B_Saka drives it forward to J_Sancho ... J_Sancho drives it towards goal! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 39 :(bla) J_W_Prowse unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Angelino ... J_Angelino fires a shot at goal! ... But E_Martinez punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 39 :(mnu) B_Saka with the cross-field pass to F_Valverde ... K_Tierney with an awful challenge Min. 40 :(bla) A defence splitting pass from J_W_Prowse to B_Kamara ... B_Kamara from 20 yards! ... E_Martinez won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... Steve Outten is furious! ... Blackburn Rovers are back level! ... Manchester United 2-2 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 41 :(mnu) C_Nkunku sidesteps K_Tierney ... He showed great skill there ... C_Nkunku fires the shot in! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... T_Nianzou lofts the ball in! ... Fabian_Ruiz gets on the end of it ... But R_Majecki punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester United 2-2 Blackburn Rovers Min. 46 :(bla) K_Mbappe gets to the byline and finds B_Kamara with a beautiful cross ... Well intercepted by K_Adeyemi Min. 48 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi runs with pace at the defence ... K_Tierney dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 49 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi beats J_Angelino ... He showed great skill there ... K_Adeyemi plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... R_Majecki with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 51 :(mnu) B_Saka looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to J_Sancho ... J_Sancho attempts a lob! ... It's way wide ... The Blackburn Rovers fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 54 :(mnu) R_Majecki miskicks! ... Lis_Martinez takes control of the ball! ... D_Dumfries makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 55 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to E Min. 58 :(mnu) B_Saka picks out F_Valverde with the cross ... F_Valverde goes for goal! ... The shot slips through R_Majecki's hands ... But R_Majecki recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 60 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C Min. 61 :(mnu) F_Valverde runs at J_Angelino ... The defender slips and falls over ... F_Valverde with the side footed shot! ... R_Majecki won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 62 :(mnu) C_Nkunku beats D_Dumfries ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... C_Nkunku hits a great drive! ... R_Majecki just watches it float over the bar! Min. 65 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: A_Elanga ... COMING OFF: B_Saka Min. 65 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: Kim_Min_Jae ... COMING OFF: N_Aguerd Min. 66 :(bla) K_Demirbay kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_W_Prowse gets on the end of the pass ... J_W_Prowse strikes a wicked curler! ... E_Martinez won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Pick that one out!! ... That's given Blackburn Rovers the advantage! ... Manchester United 2-3 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 67 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: N_Mazraoui ... COMING OFF: T_Nianzou Min. 67 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... K_Demirbay will now play as a AM Min. 67 :(bla) B_Fernandes controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... K_Demirbay gets onto the end of the pass! ... K_Demirbay with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... E_Martinez narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 69 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Lis_Martinez ... Lis_Martinez with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... GOOOOAAAAAAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... Manchester United are back on level terms now! ... Manchester United 3-3 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 72 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: M_Elneny ... COMING OFF: J_W_Prowse Min. 73 :(mnu) A_Elanga unselfishly lays the ball back to C_Nkunku ... The defender fails to control it ... C_Nkunku picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal ... He is one on one with R_Majecki ... He tries to slide it past R_Majecki ... R_Majecki dives bravely at his feet!! Min. 75 :(bla) K_Demirbay steps over the ball ... He nutmegs J_Timber ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... J_Sancho with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Steve Outten looks relieved Min. 76 :(mnu) J_Sancho steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... J_Sancho with the header! ... R_Majecki parries it, he follows it up ... And R_Majecki recovers to save!! Min. 76 :(mnu) The defender slips and falls over! ... J_Sancho is through! ... B_Kamara with a bad challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... N_Mazraoui hoists it forward ... K_Adeyemi gets on the end of it ... K_Adeyemi hits a crisp volley! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 78 :(bla) A_Rebic drives it across the face of the goal B_Kamara ... B_Kamara aims for the top right corner! ... But E_Martinez makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 80 :(mnu) J_Sancho skips the challenge from B_Kamara ... J_Sancho hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face! ... Just look at his face!! ... Timed to perfection!! ... He's done it for Manchester United – big time! ... Manchester United 4-3 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 81 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to C Min. 84 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... Kim_Min_Jae fouls badly Min. 86 :(bla) A_Rebic looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to K_Mbappe ... F_Valverde with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(bla) A_Rebic takes advantage of a mistake by M_De_Ligt ... He puts in K_Demirbay! ... A scorcher of a shot from K_Demirbay! ... E_Martinez falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it deflects in! ... And goes wide!! ... E_Martinez looks relieved!! ... CORNER! ... B_Fernandes plays it towards the near post! ... M_De_Ligt deals with the danger and clears Min. 90 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi had to stretch to reach the pass ... B_Fernandes with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Steve Outten looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Old Trafford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Adeyemi Scorers : Lis_Martinez (5,69), K_Adeyemi (17), J_Sancho (80) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_W_Prowse (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Demirbay (31), B_Kamara (40), J_W_Prowse (66) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Kamara (76), B_Fernandes (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United | Blackburn Rovers Attempts on Goal : 27 | 18 Off target : 10 | 5 On target : 17 | 13 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 6 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 9 Key Tackles : 6 | 8 Key Passes : 13 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester United 4 - 3 Blackburn Rovers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Martinez GK 21 1 1 1 24 | 93 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 M_De_Ligt DF 1 19 14 4 28 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 18 0 Lis_Martinez DF 1 17 15 9 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 145 T_Nianzou DF 1 17 15 5 28 | 69 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 J_Timber DF 1 17 15 3 27 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 17 0 C_Nkunku MF 1 9 19 14 26 | 93 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 31 13 48 Fabian_Ruiz MF 1 14 18 7 29 | 93 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 21 B_Saka MF 1 2 18 16 22 | 67 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 56 24 F_Valverde MF 1 14 18 11 29 | 93 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 50 30 J_Sancho FW 1 1 15 20 22 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 K_Adeyemi FW 1 5 14 18 25 | 93 0 1 1 0 8 1 0 0 0 35 18 86 Pacheco GK 16 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Mazraoui DM 1 18 14 7 27 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_M_Indi DF 1 13 7 4 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Elanga AM 1 5 17 15 24 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 A_Morgan FW 1 1 7 11 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 N_Aguerd DF 1 18 11 10 21 | 67 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 K_Tierney DF 1 17 14 6 29 | 93 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 36 18 D_Dumfries DF 1 17 13 5 22 | 93 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 46 0 19 J_Angelino DF 1 17 13 6 22 | 93 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 46 38 22 B_Fernandes MF 1 4 18 15 24 | 93 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 54 11 K_Demirbay AM 1 7 18 15 22 | 93 0 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 50 73 B_Kamara DM 1 15 17 11 28 | 93 0 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 73 -2 57 J_W_Prowse MF 1 12 17 12 22 | 74 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 76 52 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 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 84 26 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 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_L_Cheek MF 1 10 16 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Elneny MF 1 7 12 5 21 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Marquis FW 1 1 6 11 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1672953604 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40