FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Arsenal (Fri Sep 13)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Arsenal
                          4-2-0-2-2 C  |  5-1-0-4 N
                            Tony Ayre  |  Darren Humphris
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK R_Owusu_Oduro
                        C_Starfelt DF  |  DF J_Gomez
                          N_Aguerd DF  |  DF R_James
                          D_Carlos DF  |  DF N_Schlotrbeck
                       A_Cresswell DF  |  DF A_Hickey
                        D_Dumfries DM  |  DF R_Bentancur
                        J_Grealish AM  |  DM K_Thuram
                            L_Sane AM  |  FW M_Olise
                             Rodri DM  |  FW B_Saka
                           H_M_Son FW  |  FW T_Werner
                           M_Salah FW  |  FW Ansu_Fati
                                       |
                        R_Descamps SUB |  SUB E_Audero
                           M_Helik SUB |  SUB D_Raum
                        F_Coquelin SUB |  SUB T_Wiesner
                          J_M_Mata SUB |  SUB I_Houben
                         M_Harness SUB |  SUB R_Sallai




Min. 1  :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 4  :(ars) J_Gomez gets to the byline and finds Ansu_Fati with a beautiful cross 
          ...  Ansu_Fati with the shot! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 5  :(bla) H_M_Son get's past N_Schlotrbeck 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  R_Bentancur knocks the ball back to R_Owusu_Oduro 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It's gone past R_Owusu_Oduro! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Starfelt with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  Rodri gets to it! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 9  :(bla) D_Carlos pulls it back to H_M_Son 
          ...  H_M_Son keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But R_Owusu_Oduro makes an easy save 
Min. 10 :(bla) H_M_Son with a real burst of pace 
          ...  J_Gomez can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  K_Thuram fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  J_Grealish hits it hard 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers take the lead! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 11 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 11 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 12 :(ars) R_Bentancur curls the ball out wide to M_Olise 
          ...  D_Dumfries muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 15 :(ars) B_Saka feeds the ball to T_Werner 
          ...  From long range T_Werner bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  T_Courtois is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck crosses it in! 
          ...  T_Werner with the shot! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Ansu_Fati flights it in! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes the catch! 
Min. 16 :(ars) A_Hickey takes on D_Carlos 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  A_Hickey with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Right into the top corner! 
          ...  That's the equaliser! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 17 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 22 :(ars) T_Werner has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Aguerd! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Cresswell wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 23 :(ars) T_Werner runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  T_Werner has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But T_Courtois punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 24 :(ars) Ansu_Fati holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to B_Saka 
          ...  B_Saka hits a great shot! 
          ...  T_Courtois can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 25 :(bla) M_Salah slips past J_Gomez 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by N_Schlotrbeck 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 32 :(bla) L_Sane flicks it over R_Bentancur and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  L_Sane hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 33 :(bla) L_Sane lays the ball back to C_Starfelt 
          ...  C_Starfelt keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 33 :(ars) R_Bentancur flights the ball to Ansu_Fati 
          ...  Ansu_Fati blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  T_Courtois gathers it easily 
Min. 35 :(bla) L_Sane finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled A_Hickey 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Gomez 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Cresswell! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro catches it! 
Min. 35 :(ars) R_James plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  B_Saka decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  B_Saka tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 36 :(ars) M_Olise turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  H_M_Son with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 37 :(bla) A_Cresswell has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on R_Owusu_Oduro! 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck hacks him down! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been taking tips from Juninho 
          ...  Can he show the techniques he's learned? 
          ...  H_M_Son swings it in 
          ...  M_Salah takes control of it! 
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Salah! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 39 :(bla) J_Grealish with a glorious long pass to L_Sane 
          ...  L_Sane has broken clear! Just R_Owusu_Oduro to beat! 
          ...  He rounds R_Owusu_Oduro 
          ...  the defenders chasing but all he has to do is slot it in! 
          ...  He put's his laces through it ...He's missed it! 
          ...  How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there 
          ...  I'm lost for words. 
Min. 40 :(ars) N_Schlotrbeck gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds T_Werner 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  C_Starfelt hits it out for a throw 
Min. 41 :(bla) Rodri looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Salah 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by R_James 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(bla) Rodri gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_M_Son 
          ...  H_M_Son smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(ars) Ansu_Fati smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  B_Saka latches onto the ball 
          ...  B_Saka with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 47 :(ars) M_Olise knocks the ball on and sprints past D_Carlos 
          ...  A delightful ball in to R_Bentancur 
          ...  R_Bentancur with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 49 :(bla) C_Starfelt fires over a low cross to J_Grealish 
          ...  But N_Schlotrbeck slides in 
Min. 51 :(bla) C_Starfelt curls the ball out wide to Rodri 
          ...  Rodri with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 51 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 51 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  K_Thuram will now play as a MF 
Min. 51 :(bla) C_Starfelt knocks the ball on and sprints past R_Bentancur 
          ...  A delightful ball in to H_M_Son 
          ...  with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 52 :(ars) A_Hickey knocks the ball past D_Dumfries 
          ...  Now he crosses to B_Saka! 
          ...  C_Starfelt 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 over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 54 :(ars) M_Olise with a flashy move 
          ...  M_Olise lobs T_Courtois! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Olise with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  D_Carlos deals with the danger and clears 
Min. 55 :(bla) H_M_Son feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  C_Starfelt runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  C_Starfelt with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits R_Owusu_Oduro and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 56 :(bla) L_Sane with a simple pass to H_M_Son 
          ...  But R_James barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 59 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  R_Bentancur will now play as a MF 
Min. 60 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Raum 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Schlotrbeck 
Min. 62 :(bla) J_Grealish plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  J_Grealish with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 62 :(ars) R_James controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  M_Olise gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_Olise tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 66 :(ars) B_Saka controls the ball immaculately 
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead 
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance 
          ...  B_Saka has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  T_Courtois turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Thuram dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Cresswell heads it away 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: J_M_Mata 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Sane 
Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Houben 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Olise 
Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Sallai 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Saka 
Min. 78 :(ars) K_Thuram crosses in from the wing, he finds Ansu_Fati in the box 
          ...  D_Carlos stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Tony Ayre looks relieved 
          ...  Darren Humphris is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 80 :(bla) H_M_Son with the majestic dribble 
          ...  H_M_Son curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 82 :(bla) H_M_Son beats D_Raum 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  H_M_Son with a thundering drive! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro makes a fine save 
Min. 84 :(ars) R_Bentancur cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to T_Werner 
          ...  T_Werner goes for the top corner! 
          ...  T_Courtois with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 86 :(bla) H_M_Son knocks it past D_Raum and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_James 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(bla) J_M_Mata runs at R_James 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  J_M_Mata bears down on goal! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 92 :(bla) H_M_Son sidesteps A_Hickey 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  H_M_Son fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 92 :(ars) K_Thuram hits a hard pass to I_Houben 
          ...  I_Houben flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Ewood Park
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : C_Starfelt (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Grealish (10), Rodri (51), C_Starfelt (55)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_M_Son (36)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : R_Bentancur
Scorers              : A_Hickey (16)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Schlotrbeck (37)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       15
Off target           :           8        |       8
On target            :           7        |       7
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :           4        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       14
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 3 - 1 Arsenal
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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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T_Courtois     GK  26   1   1   1  15 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0   0   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  22  16  11  28 |  96   0   1   3   1   2   1   0   0   0  14  56  53
N_Aguerd       DF   1  22  13  12  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Carlos       DF   1  22  17   4  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  12   0
A_Cresswell    DF   1  22  14  10  22 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
D_Dumfries     DM   1  21  16   6  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Grealish     AM   1   8  22  18  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   7  33
L_Sane         AM   1   4  21  20  23 |  73   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  12
Rodri          DM   1  16  21   7  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  16  65
H_M_Son        FW   1   5  16  23  22 |  96   0   0   1   1   5   0   1   0   0  -4  26  13
M_Salah        FW   1   1  16  22  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Descamps     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Helik        DF   1  18  14  13  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Coquelin     DF   1  14  19   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_M_Mata       AM   1   3  20  19  31 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
M_Harness      FW   1   5  15  14  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Arsenal
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_Owusu_Oduro  GK  23   1   1   1  22 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Gomez        DF   1  23  19   9  29 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
R_James        DF   1  22  18   8  25 |  96   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  22   0
N_Schlotrbeck  DF   1  21  17   6  26 |  63   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  26   8  -4
A_Hickey       DF   1  21  16  13  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  34
R_Bentancur    MF   1  20  21   9  32 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  24  18
K_Thuram       MF   1  17  23   8  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
M_Olise        FW   1   4  21  20  24 |  78   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   8  12
B_Saka         FW   1   3  21  20  22 |  78   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   8  26
T_Werner       FW   1   6  15  23  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
Ansu_Fati      FW   1   4  19  23  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   7
E_Audero       GK  18   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Raum         DF   1  20  17   6  26 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wiesner      DF   1  15  11  10  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Houben       FW   1   4  17  13  28 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
R_Sallai       FW   1   2  12  16  25 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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