FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Newcastle United (Fri Aug 23) Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle United 4-2-0-2-2 C | 4-1-2-1-2 C Tony Ayre | Chris Banks | T_Courtois GK | GK T_Strakosha C_Starfelt DF | DF J_Clauss N_Aguerd DF | DF A_Grimaldo D_Carlos DF | DF Nuno_Santos D_Dumfries DF | DF M_Acuna L_Ayling DM | MF M_Llorente J_Grealish AM | MF J_W_Prowse L_Sane AM | DM T_Kroos Rodri DM | AM S_Canales M_Salah FW | FW J_David H_M_Son FW | FW R_De_Tomas | R_Descamps SUB | SUB S_Herrera Pedraza SUB | SUB J_Tarkowski F_Coquelin SUB | SUB J_Evans J_M_Mata SUB | SUB Brais_Mendez M_Harness SUB | SUB K_Moore Min. 2 :(new) J_Clauss spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to A_Grimaldo! ... A_Grimaldo is clean through! ... He just has T_Courtois to beat! ... He rounds T_Courtois ... He taps it towards the goal! ... It goes wide!! Min. 4 :(bla) J_Grealish knocks it forward ... M_Llorente slips ... H_M_Son gets to it! ... H_M_Son blasts it at the goal! ... But T_Strakosha reaches the ball. Good save Min. 5 :(bla) J_Grealish skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to L_Sane ... M_Acuna wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 10 :(new) T_Kroos works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Canales ... S_Canales hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 12 :(bla) L_Ayling with a neat pass into J_Grealish ... But M_Llorente slides in Min. 12 :(new) S_Canales loses his marker! ... C_Starfelt with the high feet Min. 12 :(new) S_Canales crosses to J_David ... J_David drives the ball low! ... T_Courtois gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... T_Kroos curls it into the box! ... The ball comes to M_Llorente ... He knocks it goalward ... T_Courtois blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 13 :(bla) M_Salah takes advantage of a mistake by J_Clauss ... That mistake could prove costly ... M_Salah with a scorcher of a shot! ... But T_Strakosha comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 16 :(bla) M_Salah with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past A_Grimaldo ... A_Grimaldo goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 17 :(bla) L_Ayling kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... M_Salah gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Salah has broken through the defence! ... He is one on one with T_Strakosha ... He slips it underneath T_Strakosha ... He hits it towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... Blackburn Rovers go ahead in this match now! ... Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 18 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to D Min. 19 :(new) T_Kroos has it now ... He takes on C_Starfelt ... He gets past him! ... He puts in J_David! ... J_Grealish intercepts the pass Min. 20 :(bla) H_M_Son hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... J_Grealish latches onto it! ... J_Clauss gathers up the loose ball Min. 21 :(bla) M_Salah bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to H_M_Son ... Nuno_Santos goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 26 :(new) M_Llorente knocks the ball past C_Starfelt ... D_Carlos wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 27 :(new) S_Canales dribbles past D_Carlos ... From long range S_Canales bends the ball towards goal! ... T_Courtois falls over ... But T_Courtois is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 31 :(new) T_Kroos unselfishly heads the ball back to R_De_Tomas ... N_Aguerd with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 35 :(new) T_Kroos finds S_Canales in the box ... But D_Carlos with the fine tackle Min. 35 :(bla) H_M_Son with the Cruyff turn ... J_W_Prowse with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 39 :(bla) N_Aguerd turns past Nuno_Santos ... He has some space now! ... N_Aguerd strikes a wicked curler! ... T_Strakosha parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 40 :(new) Tactical Change by Newcastle United ... Newcastle United have changed their playing style to N Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(new) T_Courtois with a terrible kick! ... R_De_Tomas takes control of the ball! ... N_Aguerd rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 46 :(bla) J_Grealish beats J_Clauss ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... A_Grimaldo with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... H_M_Son bends it in ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... T_Strakosha dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And T_Strakosha tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... M_Salah curls it into the box! ... T_Strakosha comes out and claims it! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Newcastle United Min. 46 :(new) Nuno_Santos sprints past the defender ... Nuno_Santos sees T_Courtois off his line! ... T_Courtois makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 50 :(new) J_Clauss chips the ball forward to M_Llorente ... D_Dumfries with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 55 :(bla) L_Ayling beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds M_Salah ... M_Salah plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... It hits off a defender! ... T_Strakosha is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Ayling with an outswinging corner into the box ... T_Strakosha catches it! Min. 60 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: J_M_Mata ... COMING OFF: L_Sane Min. 64 :(new) J_David cuts in on L_Ayling's blind side ... C_Starfelt does well to intercept the ball Min. 68 :(bla) M_Salah pushes it past R_De_Tomas ... M_Salah fires a shot at goal! ... T_Strakosha parries it ... CORNER! ... J_Grealish flights it in! ... T_Strakosha comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... M_Salah with the shot! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 71 :(bla) J_M_Mata knocks the ball on and sprints past J_Clauss ... A delightful ball in to J_Grealish ... Excellent sliding challenge by M_Llorente ... He timed it well Min. 73 :(new) J_W_Prowse is shaking his head ... It looks like he's hurt his thigh ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 73 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: Brais_Mendez ... COMING OFF: J_W_Prowse Min. 77 :(new) M_Acuna looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to Nuno_Santos ... What a shot from Nuno_Santos! ... It could go anywhere ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 79 :(new) M_Acuna finds the run of J_David ... M_Salah with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 80 :(new) Tactical Change by Newcastle United ... Newcastle United have changed their playing style to A Min. 81 :(bla) H_M_Son has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past J_Clauss ... He puts in L_Ayling! ... Excellent sliding challenge by Brais_Mendez ... He timed it well Min. 82 :(new) M_Llorente pulls it back to S_Canales ... But Rodri barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 84 :(new) Nuno_Santos controls it well ... He nutmegs C_Starfelt ... He puts in J_David! ... J_David flings a shot at goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... T_Courtois moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... T_Courtois catches it with style! Min. 86 :(bla) J_Grealish is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to L_Ayling ... A heafty challenge by M_Acuna ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... D_Carlos flights it in! ... L_Ayling gets his head on it ... But T_Strakosha makes an easy save Min. 87 :(bla) J_M_Mata spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to H_M_Son! ... But S_Canales puts it in row Z! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(new) J_David loses N_Aguerd ... D_Carlos with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 90 :(bla) D_Carlos chips the ball over the defence and finds H_M_Son ... A_Grimaldo with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... PENALTY!! ... It will be M_Salah to take it ... GOAL!! ... A nerveless penalty! ... Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Newcastle United... Min. 91 :(bla) L_Ayling retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... M_Salah gets on the end of it ... M_Acuna wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 93 :(bla) J_Grealish turns past A_Grimaldo ... He has created space for himself now ... J_Grealish has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 93 :(new) M_Llorente is too quick for C_Starfelt ... M_Llorente with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ewood Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Salah (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Salah (17,90 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Dumfries (50) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Llorente Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_W_Prowse (35), A_Grimaldo (46) Injured : J_W_Prowse (73) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 11 | 9 Off target : 3 | 4 On target : 8 | 5 Possession : 33 | 67 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 5 Key Tackles : 6 | 9 Key Passes : 12 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackburn Rovers 2 - 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 25 1 1 1 15 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 C_Starfelt DF 1 22 16 11 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 N_Aguerd DF 1 22 13 12 21 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 15 D_Carlos DF 1 22 17 4 27 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 D_Dumfries DF 1 21 16 6 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 -4 -4 L_Ayling DM 1 20 15 10 26 | 96 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 74 17 J_Grealish AM 1 8 22 18 27 | 96 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 21 8 L_Sane AM 1 4 21 20 23 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rodri DM 1 16 21 7 21 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 M_Salah FW 1 1 16 23 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 13 42 H_M_Son FW 1 5 16 23 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 8 R_Descamps GK 19 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pedraza DF 1 19 15 10 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Coquelin DF 1 13 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 | 34 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 M_Harness FW 1 5 15 14 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 25 1 1 1 24 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 J_Clauss DF 1 21 17 15 26 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 24 0 A_Grimaldo DF 1 20 16 11 31 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12 -4 11 Nuno_Santos DF 1 20 15 12 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 29 M_Acuna DF 1 22 16 15 25 | 96 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 26 0 M_Llorente MF 1 13 22 15 22 | 96 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 46 7 23 J_W_Prowse MF 1 13 20 14 22 | 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 T_Kroos DM 1 16 22 16 22 | 96 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 S_Canales AM 1 4 21 20 21 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 32 8 13 J_David FW 1 6 17 20 29 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 R_De_Tomas FW 1 3 16 22 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Herrera GK 18 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tarkowski DF 1 21 13 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Evans DF 1 17 14 10 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brais_Mendez MF 1 10 15 9 23 | 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 K_Moore FW 1 4 15 17 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1724425530 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40