FFO Premier League, Blackburn Rovers vs. Newcastle United (Fri Apr 05) Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle United 5-3-2 C | 4-1-2-1-2 C Ryan Field | Chris Banks | R_Majecki GK | GK T_Strakosha C_Starfelt DF | DF J_Evans J_Kounde DF | DF A_Grimaldo D_Upamecano DF | DF Nuno_Santos D_Dumfries DF | DF M_Acuna Pedraza DF | MF M_Llorente J_Grealish MF | DM J_Clauss B_Fernandes MF | MF J_W_Prowse P_Fornals MF | AM T_Kroos K_Mitoma FW | FW R_De_Tomas T_Abraham FW | FW J_David | R_Descamps SUB | SUB S_Herrera K_Freeman SUB | SUB B_Beynski Y_Tielemans SUB | SUB J_Tarkowski J_Jeno SUB | SUB M_Svanberg B_Bayo SUB | SUB V_Torp Min. 3 :(bla) P_Fornals with an inch perfect pass to K_Mitoma ... But Nuno_Santos wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 5 :(new) Nuno_Santos sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... Nuno_Santos fires off a right-footed shot! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 10 :(new) R_De_Tomas rushes through the defence ... Pedraza cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 11 :(new) T_Kroos is too quick for C_Starfelt ... But D_Upamecano slides in Min. 19 :(new) R_De_Tomas with a simple pass to J_David ... T_Abraham leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 26 :(bla) J_Grealish pulls it back to T_Abraham ... An audacious effort from T_Abraham! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 27 :(bla) D_Dumfries looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... J_Grealish receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... J_W_Prowse is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Chris Banks looks relieved ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... D_Upamecano plays it short to T_Abraham ... T_Abraham lobs R_Majecki! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into T_Strakosha's arms ... Unlucky Min. 29 :(bla) K_Mitoma has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past J_W_Prowse ... He knocks it to J_Grealish! ... Nuno_Santos gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 33 :(new) T_Kroos chips the ball forward to R_De_Tomas ... R_De_Tomas has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But R_Majecki palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 37 :(new) A_Grimaldo feeds the ball through the middle ... R_De_Tomas runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... R_De_Tomas sends it flying towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... R_Majecki dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had R_Majecki beaten! Min. 38 :(bla) B_Fernandes with an amazing show of skill to get past J_Clauss ... He crosses to Pedraza ... Pedraza attempts to drive it home! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... J_Grealish curls it into the box! ... M_Llorente reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 38 :(bla) T_Abraham takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... R_De_Tomas stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 40 :(new) M_Llorente chips the ball forward to J_David ... T_Abraham with a terrible tackle ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! ... J_David hits it over the wall ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_W_Prowse drives it into the box! ... R_Majecki comes out and claims it! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(new) J_David with electric pace ... He eases past D_Dumfries ... C_Starfelt bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 0-0 Newcastle United Min. 47 :(new) R_De_Tomas retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... J_W_Prowse gets on the end of it ... But J_Kounde comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 48 :(bla) Pedraza looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to P_Fornals ... The ball comes in high ... P_Fornals beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has T_Strakosha to beat ... He lobs it over T_Strakosha ... It goes over!! ... He'll have to be a master of spin to explain that one to his manager! Min. 53 :(bla) K_Mitoma has the ball ... He knocks the ball past M_Acuna ... He puts in J_Grealish! ... A glorious effort by J_Grealish! ... T_Strakosha gets up well to catch that one Min. 53 :(bla) D_Dumfries is clutching his leg! ... That doesn't look good ... But he'll continue and try to run it off Min. 64 :(bla) T_Abraham runs at the defence ... He nutmegs A_Grimaldo ... He showed his class there ... T_Abraham carves a shot towards goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 64 :(new) J_Evans 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 R_De_Tomas ... D_Dumfries gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 65 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: Y_Tielemans ... COMING OFF: P_Fornals Min. 65 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: B_Bayo ... COMING OFF: T_Abraham Min. 66 :(new) T_Kroos sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... But C_Starfelt wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 69 :(new) J_W_Prowse off the woodwork! ... M_Acuna picks up the deflection ... Pedraza with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 75 :(new) T_Kroos nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... T_Kroos with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 77 :(bla) B_Bayo is too quick for J_W_Prowse ... An audacious effort from B_Bayo! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 80 :(bla) Y_Tielemans cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Pedraza ... Pedraza shapes up for a shot! ... T_Strakosha makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 81 :(new) M_Acuna takes advantage of a mistake by J_Kounde ... Can he make them pay? ... M_Acuna looks to see where R_Majecki is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 83 :(new) T_Kroos slips past C_Starfelt ... T_Kroos with the shot on net! ... R_Majecki with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(new) T_Kroos finds himself with plenty of time ... T_Kroos has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But R_Majecki makes an easy save Min. 93 :(new) M_Acuna runs at Y_Tielemans ... He takes it past him ... Pedraza with a reckless challenge ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ewood Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Pedraza (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Abraham (19), C_Starfelt (43) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Nuno_Santos Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 8 | 8 Off target : 6 | 5 On target : 2 | 3 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 10 | 6 Key Tackles : 5 | 3 Key Passes : 8 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackburn Rovers 0 - 0 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 1 1 1 24 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 C_Starfelt DF 1 22 16 11 28 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 -5 -5 J_Kounde DF 1 21 15 12 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 D_Upamecano DF 1 21 17 7 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 D_Dumfries DF 1 20 15 6 22 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 13 0 Pedraza DF 1 18 14 10 26 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 18 14 30 J_Grealish MF 1 8 22 18 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 B_Fernandes MF 1 5 21 17 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 P_Fornals MF 1 2 20 17 23 | 68 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 K_Mitoma FW 1 5 18 22 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 T_Abraham FW 1 4 14 21 24 | 68 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 4 R_Descamps GK 19 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Freeman DF 1 11 5 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Tielemans AM 1 6 20 16 27 | 29 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 J_Jeno DM 1 7 15 11 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Bayo FW 1 3 13 18 26 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 24 1 1 1 24 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 J_Evans DF 1 17 14 10 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 A_Grimaldo DF 1 20 15 11 31 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 13 0 Nuno_Santos DF 1 20 15 12 25 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 12 M_Acuna DF 1 21 16 14 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 M_Llorente MF 1 12 21 14 22 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 J_Clauss DM 1 21 17 14 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_W_Prowse MF 1 13 19 13 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Kroos AM 1 16 22 16 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 28 R_De_Tomas FW 1 3 16 22 25 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 6 J_David FW 1 6 17 20 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 S_Herrera GK 18 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Beynski DF 1 11 5 2 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tarkowski DF 1 20 13 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Svanberg MF 1 10 17 13 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Torp FW 1 8 10 14 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1712340798 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40