FFO FA CUP, West Brom vs. Blackburn Rovers (Wed Jan 03)


                            West Brom  |  Blackburn Rovers
                            5-3-1-1 N  |  5-3-2 A
                        Frank Deeming  |  Ryan Field
                                       |
                           T_Hasal GK  |  GK R_Majecki
                           J_Poyth DF  |  DF C_Starfelt
                        Ruben_Vezo DF  |  DF J_Kounde
                      N_Milenkovic DF  |  DF D_Upamecano
                         M_Holgate DF  |  DF D_Dumfries
                         A_M_Niles DF  |  DF J_Galan
                          T_Pobega MF  |  MF B_Fernandes
                         Marc_Roca MF  |  MF N_Barella
                          J_Jordan MF  |  MF P_Fornals
                         D_Solanke AM  |  FW K_Mitoma
                       Lucas_Moura FW  |  FW T_Abraham
                                       |
                         D_Iversen SUB |  SUB R_Descamps
                            M_Bola SUB |  SUB L_Woudenberg
                       S_Longstaff SUB |  SUB J_Jeno
                             G_May SUB |  SUB I_Muniain
                        R_Brewster SUB |  SUB L_Alario




Min. 6  :(bla) D_Dumfries sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Fornals 
          ...  M_Holgate cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 8  :(wba) D_Solanke hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  Lucas_Moura latches onto it! 
          ...  Lucas_Moura with the shot on net! 
          ...  What agility from R_Majecki 
Min. 11 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo plays it long to Marc_Roca 
          ...  C_Starfelt bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 11 :(bla) T_Abraham plays a long ball to B_Fernandes 
          ...  J_Jordan body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
Min. 11 :(bla) P_Fornals with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past M_Holgate 
          ...  T_Pobega wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 12 :(wba) Lucas_Moura beats C_Starfelt 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Great challenge by C_Starfelt 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Jordan! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Majecki 
          ...  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. 17 :(bla) P_Fornals crosses in from the wing, he finds T_Abraham in the box 
          ...  But M_Holgate comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 18 :(wba) Lucas_Moura sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  D_Upamecano reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 23 :(bla) C_Starfelt with a 30-yard pass to T_Abraham 
          ...  T_Abraham with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 25 :(bla) B_Fernandes finds K_Mitoma in acres of space 
          ...  But A_M_Niles sweeps up the threat 
Min. 26 :(wba) J_Poyth spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to N_Milenkovic! 
          ...  But C_Starfelt barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 27 :(wba) Lucas_Moura curls the ball out wide to D_Solanke 
          ...  D_Solanke with the drive! 
          ...  R_Majecki can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  R_Majecki makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 31 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Jordan 
          ...  But D_Dumfries barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 33 :(wba) N_Milenkovic retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  A_M_Niles gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_M_Niles looks to see where R_Majecki is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  R_Majecki goes down well to save 
Min. 33 :(wba) A_M_Niles squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at D_Dumfries 
          ...  Right in his face! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 
Min. 36 :(bla) C_Starfelt flicks it past J_Poyth 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  C_Starfelt attempts the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb strike! 
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration 
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have taken the lead! 
          ...  West Brom 0-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 39 :(wba) Marc_Roca cuts inside J_Galan 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in D_Solanke! 
          ...  D_Solanke hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  R_Majecki turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Pobega dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  R_Majecki catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 39 :(bla) P_Fornals makes a run into space 
          ...  N_Milenkovic with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 48 :(wba) J_Jordan with a penetrating pass to Lucas_Moura 
          ...  J_Galan gets to the ball first 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Brom 0-1 Blackburn Rovers

Min. 50 :(wba) Marc_Roca crosses into the box, finding Lucas_Moura 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Galan 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 50 :(bla) N_Barella with a smart pass to K_Mitoma 
          ...  D_Solanke brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 56 :(bla) B_Fernandes takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  B_Fernandes swings in the shot! 
          ...  T_Hasal parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  West Brom 0-2 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 57 :(wba) Tactical Change by West Brom 
          ...  West Brom have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 57 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 57 :(bla) K_Mitoma dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  N_Milenkovic with a terrible tackle 
Min. 59 :(wba) T_Pobega sprints past J_Kounde 
          ...  C_Starfelt reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 60 :(wba) J_Poyth runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs N_Barella 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  J_Poyth with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  R_Majecki is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  West Brom 1-2 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 61 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 65 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Muniain 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Galan 
Min. 65 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Alario 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Abraham 
Min. 66 :(bla) J_Kounde with a first time pass 
          ...  N_Barella runs onto it! 
          ...  J_Poyth with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  P_Fornals bends it in 
          ...  T_Hasal gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Barella swings it in! 
          ...  K_Mitoma loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  T_Hasal tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Muniain plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  C_Starfelt rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 68 :(wba) Lucas_Moura gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  D_Upamecano steals the ball of off him 
Min. 68 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  L_Alario tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
Min. 71 :(bla) K_Mitoma drives it forward to D_Upamecano 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  J_Poyth looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 76 :(wba) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  Marc_Roca is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by D_Upamecano! 
          ...  D_Dumfries plays the back pass 
          ...  R_Majecki can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo flights it in! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by J_Kounde 
Min. 77 :(wba) N_Milenkovic spits at L_Alario 
          ...  Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 78 :(bla) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  L_Alario is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by Ruben_Vezo! 
          ...  L_Alario with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Muniain hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo belts it clear 
Min. 79 :(bla) P_Fornals hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  C_Starfelt latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Holgate takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 80 :(wba) D_Solanke sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  D_Solanke blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  R_Majecki with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 81 :(bla) B_Fernandes with a measured pass to I_Muniain 
          ...  Lucas_Moura reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 82 :(wba) A_M_Niles spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to N_Milenkovic! 
          ...  N_Milenkovic aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  R_Majecki never had a chance! 
Min. 82 :(bla) K_Mitoma takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  K_Mitoma with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  T_Hasal with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 92 :(bla) K_Mitoma pushes it past the defender 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by K_Mitoma! 
          ...  T_Hasal saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 93 :(wba) That's it for D_Solanke 
          ...  He's pulled up and won't be able to continue! 
          ...  Looks like his hamstring! 
Min. 93 :(wba) Substitution by West Brom 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Longstaff 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Solanke 
Min. 93 :(bla) I_Muniain squares it to P_Fornals 
          ...  P_Fornals goes for goal! 
          ...  T_Hasal gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 94 :(wba) N_Milenkovic beats D_Upamecano 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  L_Alario with an awful challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : The Hawthorns
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West Brom Match Info
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Best player          : D_Solanke
Scorers              : J_Poyth (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_M_Niles (33)
Injured              : D_Solanke (93)
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : C_Starfelt (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Starfelt (36), B_Fernandes (56)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               West Brom  |    Blackburn Rovers
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       10
Off target           :           2        |       4
On target            :           5        |       6
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       12
Key Tackles          :          10        |       11
Key Passes           :          10        |       9
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Final Score          : West Brom 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers
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Player Statistics - West Brom
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Hasal        GK  17   1   1   1  24 | 100   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0   0
J_Poyth        DF   1  17  11   9  25 | 100   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  19  17  38
Ruben_Vezo     DF   1  20  14   7  35 | 100   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  28   0
N_Milenkovic   DF   1  18  13   8  31 | 100   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  15  16
M_Holgate      DF   1  19  13  10  28 | 100   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0   0
A_M_Niles      DF   1  12   6   3  29 | 100   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  19  17  18
T_Pobega       MF   1  10  17  12  22 | 100   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
Marc_Roca      MF   1   2  17  13  28 | 100   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10  12 -10
J_Jordan       MF   1   6  18  13  21 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Solanke      AM   1   2  12  18  24 |  96   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  24   6  12
Lucas_Moura    FW   1   4  12  19  24 | 100   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  16   7
D_Iversen      GK  21   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bola         DF   1  16  14   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Longstaff    AM   1  11  18   5  24 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_May          MF   1   7  15   6  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Brewster     FW   1   4  10  18  28 |   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
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R_Majecki      GK  23   1   1   1  24 | 100   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  21  15  10  28 | 100   0   4   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  60  13  50
J_Kounde       DF   1  21  15  11  27 | 100   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
D_Upamecano    DF   1  20  16   7  27 | 100   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
D_Dumfries     DF   1  19  15   6  22 | 100   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  13   0
J_Galan        DF   1  20  14   8  30 |  68   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
B_Fernandes    MF   1   5  21  17  24 | 100   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  14  22
N_Barella      MF   1   9  20  16  28 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  18  10
P_Fornals      MF   1   2  19  16  23 | 100   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  18
K_Mitoma       FW   1   5  18  21  27 | 100   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
T_Abraham      FW   1   4  13  20  24 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
R_Descamps     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Woudenberg   DF   1  11   7   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Jeno         MF   1   7  15  11  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Muniain      AM   1   4  20  16  28 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  18  10
L_Alario       FW   1   3  15  20  21 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
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