FFO Premier League, Blackburn Rovers vs. West Ham (Mon Jan 22) Blackburn Rovers | West Ham 4-3-1-2 C | 4-1-2-2-1 C Ryan Field | Todd Fortune | R_Majecki GK | GK N_Pope C_Starfelt DF | DF D_Lovren J_Kounde DF | DF J_Teze D_Upamecano DF | DF R_Toloi D_Dumfries DF | DF A_Hickey I_Muniain MF | DM I_Bennacer B_Fernandes MF | AM Thiago N_Barella MF | AM Isco P_Fornals AM | MF A_Golovin K_Mitoma FW | MF M_Sabitzer T_Abraham FW | FW W_Zaha | R_Descamps SUB | SUB P_Rajkovic L_Woudenberg SUB | SUB C_Soyuncu J_Jeno SUB | SUB A_Malanda J_Galan SUB | SUB T_Cairney L_Alario SUB | SUB P_Bamford Min. 6 :(bla) D_Upamecano brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... P_Fornals gets on the end of the pass ... P_Fornals with the shot! ... N_Pope blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 10 :(bla) The ball runs loose! ... P_Fornals seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... P_Fornals blasts it at the goal! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 10 :(whu) Thiago dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... D_Dumfries hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... M_Sabitzer drives it into the box! ... The ball finds its way to W_Zaha ... He gets the shot away ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... I_Bennacer floats the ball in! ... R_Toloi with the header ... R_Majecki with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 14 :(whu) Isco looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Thiago ... Thiago attempts to drive it home! ... It's way wide ... The Blackburn Rovers fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 15 :(bla) B_Fernandes plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... D_Dumfries decides to go for goal instead! ... D_Dumfries with a stunning strike! ... GOAL!! ... N_Pope was caught out there ... Blackburn Rovers go ahead in this match now! ... Blackburn Rovers 1-0 West Ham ... Min. 16 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to D Min. 16 :(whu) R_Toloi holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Thiago ... Thiago hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But R_Majecki punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that R_Majecki got a touch Min. 17 :(whu) Isco pushes it past D_Upamecano ... N_Barella with a poor challenge ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 17 :(whu) D_Lovren with a byline cross to Thiago ... Thiago pounds a rocket on goal! ... R_Majecki is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... R_Majecki looks very relieved! Min. 18 :(whu) Thiago flicks the ball through ... D_Lovren runs onto it! ... D_Lovren sends it flying towards goal! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 21 :(whu) J_Teze latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... C_Starfelt reads the play well Min. 23 :(whu) Isco takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... Isco drives the shot in! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... How did that find it's way in? ... Ryan Field is furious! ... West Ham are back level! ... Blackburn Rovers 1-1 West Ham ... Min. 24 :(whu) Isco hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... I_Bennacer collects the loose ball! ... I_Bennacer with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... R_Majecki blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 29 :(whu) Thiago takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... I_Muniain is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... The Referee warns him Min. 31 :(whu) Isco sidesteps C_Starfelt ... He showed great skill there ... D_Dumfries wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 33 :(bla) K_Mitoma can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... D_Lovren pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... P_Fornals passes to K_Mitoma ... K_Mitoma hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... N_Pope is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 37 :(whu) Isco with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... D_Upamecano wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 39 :(bla) K_Mitoma holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to P_Fornals ... P_Fornals flings a shot at goal! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 40 :(bla) N_Barella shoves Isco in the chest!! ... The Referee has seen it! ... That's a brutal challenge ... The referee comes over ... He's already on a yellow ... RED CARD!! Min. 42 :(bla) J_Kounde takes advantage of a mistake by A_Hickey ... He crosses to D_Upamecano ... I_Bennacer body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(bla) T_Abraham beats Isco ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... T_Abraham tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... N_Pope parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 46 :(bla) K_Mitoma takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... I_Bennacer had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... He received a good talking to from The Referee ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 1-1 West Ham Min. 47 :(whu) A_Hickey flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... A great volley from A_Hickey! ... R_Majecki with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 48 :(whu) Isco kills the ball dead ... Isco tries to beat R_Majecki! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 56 :(whu) M_Sabitzer moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to Isco ... D_Dumfries with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 60 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: J_Galan ... COMING OFF: D_Dumfries Min. 65 :(bla) B_Fernandes looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to K_Mitoma ... Isco fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 66 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A Min. 69 :(whu) Thiago brushes B_Fernandes aside and breaks free ... Thiago carves a shot towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... M_Sabitzer swings it in! ... R_Majecki comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... D_Lovren gets to it! ... But R_Majecki punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: L_Alario ... COMING OFF: T_Abraham Min. 71 :(whu) A_Hickey holds the ball up ... He sees Isco in space! ... Isco tries to lob the keeper! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 72 :(whu) M_Sabitzer with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... M_Sabitzer with a graceful, looping effort! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 75 :(bla) P_Fornals hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... D_Upamecano collects the loose ball! ... Fine tackle by D_Lovren ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 78 :(bla) K_Mitoma picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... K_Mitoma with the drive! ... N_Pope can't get to it ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish! ... VAR has been consulted! ... Offside! No goal! ... It's been disallowed!\ Min. 79 :(bla) B_Fernandes looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to C_Starfelt ... C_Starfelt plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... N_Pope narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 79 :(whu) W_Zaha controls the ball with ease ... W_Zaha could have let it bounce! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... R_Majecki looks relieved there! Min. 80 :(whu) Substitution by West Ham ... COMING ON: P_Bamford ... COMING OFF: A_Golovin Min. 82 :(whu) D_Lovren sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... W_Zaha runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... W_Zaha with a little chip! ... ITS THERE! ... GOAL!! ... He punches the corner flag in delight! ... That must have sealed it!! ... Blackburn Rovers 1-2 West Ham ... Min. 84 :(bla) P_Fornals backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... K_Mitoma latches onto the end of it ... K_Mitoma runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... N_Pope saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 85 :(bla) B_Fernandes beats A_Hickey ... B_Fernandes tries to beat N_Pope from outside the area! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... N_Pope was beaten there! Min. 87 :(bla) L_Alario turns past D_Lovren ... He has some space now! ... L_Alario controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... K_Mitoma with an inswinging corner into the box ... N_Pope comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... B_Fernandes swings a leg at it! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(whu) J_Teze knocks the ball past the defender ... J_Teze with a blistering shot! ... R_Majecki has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... R_Majecki is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 89 :(bla) C_Starfelt knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Teze ... C_Starfelt attempts a lob! ... Saved by N_Pope Min. 90 :(whu) M_Sabitzer with a glorious 60-yard pass to W_Zaha ... But J_Kounde wins the ball Min. 93 :(bla) C_Starfelt turns past R_Toloi ... He has some space now! ... I_Bennacer knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... He has already been booked also! ... The Referee shows him his second yellow!! ... RED CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... B_Fernandes passes to K_Mitoma ... K_Mitoma with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... It hits off a defender! ... N_Pope is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Starfelt swings it in! ... Great catch from N_Pope! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ewood Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Dumfries (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Dumfries (15) Sent Off : N_Barella (40) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Isco Scorers : Isco (23), W_Zaha (82) Sent Off : I_Bennacer (93) Booked : Isco (65) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers | West Ham Attempts on Goal : 14 | 17 Off target : 7 | 10 On target : 7 | 7 Possession : 38 | 62 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 1 | 1 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 9 | 11 Key Tackles : 6 | 1 Key Passes : 8 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackburn Rovers 1 - 2 West Ham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 1 1 1 24 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 C_Starfelt DF 1 21 15 10 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 0 32 J_Kounde DF 1 21 15 11 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 13 0 D_Upamecano DF 1 21 16 7 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 0 D_Dumfries DF 1 20 15 6 22 | 62 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 48 0 44 I_Muniain MF 1 4 20 16 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Fernandes MF 1 5 21 17 24 | 95 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 -10 20 4 N_Barella MF 1 9 20 16 28 | 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -20 -20 -20 P_Fornals AM 1 2 19 17 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 23 K_Mitoma FW 1 5 18 21 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 16 T_Abraham FW 1 4 13 20 24 | 72 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 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 J_Galan DF 1 20 14 8 30 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Alario FW 1 3 15 20 21 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -6 Player Statistics - West Ham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Pope GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 D_Lovren DF 1 21 16 13 29 | 95 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 15 38 24 J_Teze DF 1 20 15 11 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 R_Toloi DF 1 21 16 11 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 15 A_Hickey DF 1 20 14 11 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 24 25 I_Bennacer DM 1 14 20 7 31 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -20 -20 -1 Thiago AM 1 9 21 17 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 30 Isco AM 1 6 20 18 27 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 -5 11 27 A_Golovin MF 1 7 19 14 29 | 82 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sabitzer MF 1 1 20 16 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 8 W_Zaha FW 1 3 14 22 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 P_Rajkovic GK 17 1 1 1 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 20 13 9 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Malanda DF 1 14 13 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Cairney MF 1 3 17 16 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Bamford FW 1 2 11 16 25 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1705954010 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40