FFO2 Premiership, Everton vs. Blackburn Rovers (Tue Oct 31) Everton | Blackburn Rovers 5-1-2-2 C | 4-2-4 A Will Schoolar | Ryan Field | J_Pickford GK | GK R_Majecki D_Burn DF | DF C_Starfelt S_Umtiti DF | DF D_Upamecano K_Tierney DF | DF V_Lindelof Marcao DF | DF H_Maguire J_Stephens DF | MF B_Fernandes M_Dahoud DM | MF N_Barella K_Bellarabi MF | FW K_Mitoma P_Zielinski MF | FW A_Rebic R_Hack FW | FW L_Alario G_Moreno FW | FW T_Abraham | A_Cragno SUB | SUB R_Descamps S_Cedric SUB | SUB D_Potts Jemerson SUB | SUB P_Fornals N_Mbemba SUB | SUB M_Elneny K_Smith SUB | SUB L_Diony Min. 5 :(eve) K_Bellarabi plays a long ball to P_Zielinski ... P_Zielinski tries to chip the ball over R_Majecki! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 5 :(bla) H_Maguire plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... H_Maguire hits a curling shot! ... But J_Pickford hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 15 :(eve) P_Zielinski controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... K_Tierney gets onto the end of the pass! ... K_Tierney smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... R_Majecki fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 15 :(bla) B_Fernandes knocks the ball past K_Tierney ... Now he crosses to C_Starfelt! ... D_Burn with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 15 :(bla) B_Fernandes with a great first touch ... B_Fernandes tries to chip the ball over J_Pickford! ... J_Pickford can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... J_Pickford makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 17 :(eve) K_Tierney breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on R_Majecki! ... H_Maguire brings him down! ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 20 :(bla) D_Upamecano with a slick pass to K_Mitoma ... K_Mitoma rifles it at the goal! ... But J_Pickford hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 21 :(bla) D_Upamecano plays a long ball to L_Alario ... But J_Stephens wins the ball Min. 28 :(eve) Marcao cuts in on V_Lindelof's blind side ... Marcao with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 28 :(bla) K_Mitoma looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to V_Lindelof ... S_Umtiti with the block Min. 31 :(eve) P_Zielinski comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... A vicious shot by P_Zielinski! ... The shot slips through R_Majecki's hands ... But R_Majecki recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 32 :(bla) N_Barella turns well with the ball ... He has some space now! ... But S_Umtiti sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 35 :(eve) P_Zielinski looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to R_Hack ... R_Hack bears down on goal! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... R_Majecki was beaten there! Min. 35 :(eve) R_Hack runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... V_Lindelof is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... R_Hack bends it round the wall ... R_Majecki gets his fingertips to it Min. 37 :(eve) S_Umtiti cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Moreno ... N_Barella with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 37 :(bla) V_Lindelof with a precise ball to A_Rebic ... S_Umtiti hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by B_Fernandes ... It is kicked away by Marcao Min. 38 :(eve) K_Bellarabi looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to P_Zielinski ... C_Starfelt with a nasty foul Min. 39 :(bla) K_Mitoma with a 30-yard pass to A_Rebic ... A_Rebic hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... But J_Pickford pulls out a save of the game Min. 41 :(bla) B_Fernandes with an early cross to L_Alario ... L_Alario hits the ball on the bounce! ... Looks like it should be J_Pickford's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... N_Barella curls it into the box! ... K_Mitoma with the shot! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 42 :(eve) R_Hack finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... R_Hack with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But R_Majecki parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 42 :(bla) B_Fernandes looks up ... He swings the ball right towards C_Starfelt ... A skilful effort from C_Starfelt! ... J_Pickford gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... It's pushed behind! ... CORNER! ... T_Abraham hits it towards the far post! ... J_Pickford easily catches it! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(eve) P_Zielinski knocks the ball past V_Lindelof ... Now he crosses to G_Moreno! ... Well executed sliding challenge from D_Upamecano Min. 46 :(eve) K_Bellarabi has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... R_Hack gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... D_Upamecano takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 47 :(eve) Marcao takes advantage of a mistake by H_Maguire ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to J_Stephens! ... C_Starfelt gets to the ball first ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Everton 0-0 Blackburn Rovers Min. 48 :(bla) H_Maguire finds the run of A_Rebic ... A_Rebic aims for the top right corner! ... J_Pickford with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 51 :(eve) R_Hack makes himself available ... R_Hack curls it towards the top corner! ... It's beaten R_Majecki ... It goes wide!! Min. 52 :(bla) D_Upamecano finds L_Alario with a perfectly weighted pass ... S_Umtiti plays the back pass ... J_Pickford can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... H_Maguire plays it towards the near post! ... J_Pickford comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 55 :(eve) K_Tierney dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... K_Tierney fires a shot at goal! ... R_Majecki gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 60 :(eve) Substitution by Everton ... COMING ON: S_Cedric ... COMING OFF: D_Burn Min. 60 :(eve) S_Umtiti kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... R_Hack gets on the end of the pass ... L_Alario gathers up the loose ball Min. 64 :(bla) K_Mitoma looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to B_Fernandes ... B_Fernandes with his head down lets it go! ... J_Pickford saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 65 :(eve) Substitution by Everton ... COMING ON: N_Mbemba ... COMING OFF: K_Bellarabi Min. 65 :(eve) S_Cedric takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Hack ... A delicate header from R_Hack! ... GOAL!! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... That's put Everton ahead! ... Everton 1-0 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 65 :(eve) Tactical Change by Everton ... Everton have changed their playing style to D Min. 65 :(bla) A_Rebic loses J_Stephens ... S_Cedric is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... J_Pickford misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Alario dinks the ball into the area! ... It goes straight into the arms of J_Pickford ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 66 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P Min. 67 :(bla) K_Mitoma is first to the loose ball ... K_Mitoma drives the ball low! ... J_Pickford is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 68 :(eve) K_Tierney is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to G_Moreno ... D_Upamecano goes in studs first ... The Everton players are furious! ... They want the red card to come out! ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 72 :(eve) M_Dahoud knocks the ball on and sprints past D_Upamecano ... A delightful ball in to G_Moreno ... C_Starfelt with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 76 :(eve) P_Zielinski with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... B_Fernandes with a bad challenge ... The Referee lectures him Min. 77 :(bla) K_Mitoma gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to T_Abraham ... T_Abraham is clean through! ... J_Pickford tries to make himself big ... He's missed it! What happened there?! ... He's missed that! ... Aww NOOO!! ... He's missed that from two yards ... It looked like it hit the back of the net! ... What a sitter he has missed! Min. 79 :(bla) L_Alario with a well-controlled run ... M_Dahoud forces him off the ball Min. 87 :(eve) M_Dahoud gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... M_Dahoud has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... R_Majecki never had a chance! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(eve) G_Moreno with a well-controlled run ... But C_Starfelt wins the ball Min. 91 :(bla) B_Fernandes holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to N_Barella ... S_Cedric drags the player down! ... That's a terrible challenge! ... The Referee gave him a strong warning ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Goodison Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Everton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Umtiti (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Hack (65) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Burn (15) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Mitoma Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : H_Maguire (17), V_Lindelof (35), D_Upamecano (68), C_Starfelt (72) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Everton | Blackburn Rovers Attempts on Goal : 11 | 11 Off target : 5 | 5 On target : 6 | 6 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 0 | 5 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 4 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 7 | 11 Key Tackles : 8 | 6 Key Passes : 11 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Everton 1 - 0 Blackburn Rovers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Everton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Pickford GK 23 1 1 1 19 | 97 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62 0 0 0 D_Burn DF 1 20 13 4 31 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -2 S_Umtiti DF 1 20 15 6 23 | 97 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 34 0 K_Tierney DF 1 19 16 7 29 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 42 Marcao DF 1 19 12 10 25 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 20 14 J_Stephens DF 1 17 12 10 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 M_Dahoud DM 1 11 18 5 30 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 14 19 K_Bellarabi MF 1 5 18 15 24 | 69 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 P_Zielinski MF 1 4 20 16 21 | 97 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 20 R_Hack FW 1 4 8 12 19 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 96 G_Moreno FW 1 4 12 19 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Cragno GK 16 1 1 1 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Cedric DF 1 19 13 9 29 | 33 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 46 0 Jemerson DF 1 15 9 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Mbemba MF 1 6 11 2 26 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Smith FW 1 12 7 4 33 | 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 22 1 1 1 24 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 C_Starfelt DF 1 21 15 10 28 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 36 -2 16 D_Upamecano DF 1 20 16 7 27 | 97 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 46 -2 V_Lindelof DF 1 20 15 8 19 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 15 -2 H_Maguire DF 1 20 15 11 29 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 15 15 B_Fernandes MF 1 5 21 17 24 | 97 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 44 18 N_Barella MF 1 9 20 16 28 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 K_Mitoma FW 1 5 18 21 27 | 97 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 56 13 A_Rebic FW 1 6 12 20 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 L_Alario FW 1 3 15 20 21 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 37 0 4 T_Abraham FW 1 4 13 20 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 R_Descamps GK 18 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Potts DF 1 12 10 9 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Fornals MF 1 2 19 16 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Elneny MF 1 7 13 5 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Diony FW 1 3 4 11 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1698786287 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40