FFO Premier League, Blackburn Rovers vs. Sheffield Wednesday (Fri Apr 26) Blackburn Rovers | Sheffield Wednesday 4-2-2-2 A | 4-4-2 D Ryan Field | Mike Bradwell | R_Majecki GK | GK A_Gunn C_Starfelt DF | DF E_Dier Pedraza DF | DF M_Targett D_Upamecano DF | DF B_Engels D_Dumfries DF | DF L_Dubois Y_Tielemans MF | MF H_Calhanoglu B_Fernandes MF | MF M_de_Roon J_Grealish AM | MF N_Zaniolo P_Fornals AM | MF H_Mkhitaryan K_Mitoma FW | FW O_Watkins T_Abraham FW | FW K_Froese | R_Descamps SUB | SUB A_Gomis L_Woudenberg SUB | SUB Danilo J_Jeno SUB | SUB P_Martino M_Elneny SUB | SUB P_Placheta B_Bayo SUB | SUB A_Mendy Min. 2 :(bla) J_Grealish looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to B_Fernandes ... B_Fernandes tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... He hits the side netting Min. 6 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu drives it across the face of the goal B_Engels ... C_Starfelt wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 8 :(bla) Y_Tielemans cuts inside B_Engels ... He worked that well ... He puts in T_Abraham! ... T_Abraham attempts a low drive! ... YES !! ... GOAL!! ... Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! ... That's put Blackburn Rovers into the lead! ... Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday ... Min. 9 :(bla) D_Dumfries volleys it forward. He finds K_Mitoma ... M_de_Roon hits it out for a corner ... No nonsense clearance! ... CORNER! ... J_Grealish flights it in! ... M_Targett with a great clearance! Min. 10 :(bla) Y_Tielemans beats B_Engels ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... Excellent sliding challenge by E_Dier ... He timed it well Min. 10 :(shw) L_Dubois moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to K_Froese ... Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Upamecano Min. 11 :(bla) D_Dumfries picks out K_Mitoma with the cross ... But M_Targett slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 16 :(bla) P_Fornals moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to K_Mitoma ... K_Mitoma has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... A_Gunn makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 27 :(bla) D_Dumfries drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Starfelt ... C_Starfelt smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... A_Gunn with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 28 :(bla) Pedraza changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Grealish ... But E_Dier wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 29 :(bla) K_Mitoma sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Pedraza ... Pedraza swings in the shot! ... But A_Gunn punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 31 :(bla) C_Starfelt cuts the ball back to T_Abraham ... But E_Dier clears the ball to safety Min. 32 :(shw) M_de_Roon cuts inside Pedraza ... He worked that well ... He puts in H_Calhanoglu! ... D_Upamecano intercepts the pass Min. 34 :(bla) Y_Tielemans hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... C_Starfelt latches onto it! ... C_Starfelt looks to see where A_Gunn is! ... He shoots! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 39 :(bla) J_Grealish get's past E_Dier ... He's gonna worry them again ... L_Dubois takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 39 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu finds himself in a good position ... H_Calhanoglu tries to place it in the corner! ... R_Majecki tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 42 :(bla) J_Grealish takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into K_Mitoma ... K_Mitoma hits a curling shot! ... It floats over A_Gunn ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(shw) M_de_Roon finds himself in acres of space ... C_Starfelt plays it back ... R_Majecki slips!! ... It goes just wide ... CORNER! ... B_Engels hits it towards the far post! ... R_Majecki jumps well to claim it! Min. 45 :(bla) T_Abraham holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to D_Dumfries ... D_Dumfries with the punt towards goal! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 46 :(bla) Y_Tielemans gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds K_Mitoma ... A well-placed shot from K_Mitoma! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... K_Mitoma swings it in! ... M_Targett clears the danger ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday Min. 46 :(bla) B_Fernandes controls the ball with ease ... H_Mkhitaryan tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 49 :(bla) C_Starfelt skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to K_Mitoma ... K_Mitoma hits a crisp volley! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 50 :(bla) Pedraza lobs the ball over the defence ... J_Grealish latches on to it ... J_Grealish tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Gunn moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... A_Gunn catches it with style! Min. 51 :(bla) B_Fernandes knocks it forward ... M_Targett slips ... K_Mitoma gets to it! ... K_Mitoma with the attempt at goal! ... GOAL!! ... He receives the congratulations from his team-mates! ... Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday ... Min. 53 :(bla) Pedraza plays in C_Starfelt with a beautiful ball ... C_Starfelt hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... A_Gunn gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 55 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday ... COMING ON: A_Mendy ... COMING OFF: K_Froese Min. 55 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday ... COMING ON: Danilo ... COMING OFF: L_Dubois Min. 56 :(shw) M_Targett runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... E_Dier latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... Good sliding challenge from D_Dumfries and it had to be Min. 58 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past T_Abraham ... He puts in O_Watkins! ... O_Watkins must beat R_Majecki! ... But it goes just over Min. 61 :(bla) T_Abraham with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... T_Abraham has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... A_Gunn tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 65 :(bla) J_Grealish works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to P_Fornals ... M_de_Roon with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 69 :(bla) J_Grealish with a measured pass to D_Upamecano ... D_Upamecano beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat the keeper ... A_Gunn charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... Cleared off the line by E_Dier!! Min. 70 :(bla) A_Gunn with a terrible kick! ... D_Upamecano takes control of the ball! ... D_Upamecano with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Gunn's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 79 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu beats his man ... D_Upamecano slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 80 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: B_Bayo ... COMING OFF: T_Abraham Min. 80 :(shw) O_Watkins skips the challenge from Pedraza ... D_Upamecano is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 81 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan hoofs it upfield to find H_Calhanoglu ... But J_Grealish wins the ball Min. 84 :(bla) Y_Tielemans comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... H_Mkhitaryan picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 85 :(shw) M_de_Roon holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Mendy ... Pedraza goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 86 :(bla) B_Bayo beats his marker ... A thundering drive by B_Bayo! ... A_Gunn fists it away Min. 87 :(bla) A_Gunn miskicks! ... Y_Tielemans takes control of the ball! ... Y_Tielemans tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... A_Gunn with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 87 :(shw) O_Watkins with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to H_Mkhitaryan ... D_Dumfries takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 89 :(bla) B_Bayo lobs the ball over the defence ... C_Starfelt latches on to it ... C_Starfelt flings a shot at goal! ... A_Gunn is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday ... Min. 90 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to D ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ewood Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Starfelt (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Abraham (8), K_Mitoma (51), C_Starfelt (89) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield Wednesday Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Mkhitaryan Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_de_Roon (65) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers | Sheffield Wednesday Attempts on Goal : 19 | 2 Off target : 8 | 1 On target : 11 | 1 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 5 Key Tackles : 9 | 9 Key Passes : 20 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackburn Rovers 3 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 93 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 C_Starfelt DF 1 22 16 11 28 | 93 0 2 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 28 24 75 Pedraza DF 1 18 14 10 26 | 93 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 42 16 D_Upamecano DF 1 21 17 7 27 | 93 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 54 0 36 D_Dumfries DF 1 20 15 6 22 | 93 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 39 18 Y_Tielemans MF 1 6 21 16 27 | 93 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 10 B_Fernandes MF 1 5 22 17 24 | 93 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 7 J_Grealish AM 1 8 22 18 27 | 93 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 24 8 P_Fornals AM 1 2 20 17 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 K_Mitoma FW 1 5 18 22 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 10 22 T_Abraham FW 1 4 14 21 24 | 82 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 10 24 29 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 M_Elneny MF 1 7 13 5 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Bayo FW 1 3 13 18 26 | 11 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 42 18 Player Statistics - Sheffield Wednesday Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Gunn GK 24 1 1 1 21 | 93 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 E_Dier DF 1 22 14 9 25 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 -10 -10 M_Targett DF 1 21 13 9 31 | 93 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 15 0 B_Engels DF 1 20 16 10 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Dubois DF 1 19 16 10 24 | 57 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 12 0 H_Calhanoglu MF 1 4 20 16 21 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 M_de_Roon MF 1 15 20 6 27 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 11 -5 N_Zaniolo MF 1 10 19 18 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -10 H_Mkhitaryan MF 1 3 19 13 27 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 18 0 O_Watkins FW 1 6 11 22 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 2 K_Froese FW 1 5 12 14 22 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Gomis GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Danilo DF 1 18 15 4 21 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Martino DF 1 15 10 4 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Placheta MF 1 5 13 10 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Mendy FW 1 3 8 13 28 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1714152079 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40