FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Southampton (Fri Oct 25)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Southampton
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-2-0-2-2 N
                            Tony Ayre  |  Jamie Smith
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK Jose_Sa
                          N_Aguerd DF  |  DF E_Fernandez
                       A_Cresswell DF  |  DF T_Nianzou
                      R_Le_Normand DF  |  DF L_Geertruida
                      R_Bensebaini DF  |  DF H_Cartwright
                           N_Fekir AM  |  DM J_Vela
                        K_Phillips DM  |  DM A_Reach
                           M_Mount MF  |  AM M_Diaby
                         L_Johanns MF  |  AM D_Kulusevski
                           H_M_Son FW  |  FW A_Isak
                             Savio FW  |  FW R_Hojlund
                                       |
                         G_Shelvey SUB |  SUB A_Rodriguez
                           J_Wulff SUB |  SUB T_Flanagan
                      L_Woudenberg SUB |  SUB J_Hendry
                          N_Nartey SUB |  SUB D_Wotherspoon
                         S_Dembele SUB |  SUB K_Mayi




Min. 5  :(sou) D_Kulusevski jumps over H_M_Son's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  D_Kulusevski with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  T_Courtois gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 6  :(bla) L_Johanns crosses in from the wing, he finds H_M_Son in the box 
          ...  H_M_Son attempts a chip! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Jose_Sa moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  Jose_Sa catches it with style! 
Min. 7  :(bla) M_Mount with a penetrating pass to H_M_Son 
          ...  D_Kulusevski makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 7  :(sou) D_Kulusevski breaks free from his marker 
          ...  But A_Cresswell sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 12 :(bla) M_Mount takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Johanns 
          ...  But H_Cartwright wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 17 :(bla) M_Mount knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Vela 
          ...  M_Mount sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb strike! 
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration 
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!! 
          ...  That's put Blackburn Rovers in front! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Southampton ...
Min. 18 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 22 :(sou) T_Courtois with a terrible kick! 
          ...  A_Isak is through! 
          ...  L_Johanns knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 23 :(sou) L_Geertruida with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past R_Le_Normand 
          ...  R_Le_Normand reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 26 :(bla) M_Mount cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  A_Reach takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 29 :(bla) H_M_Son finds himself in a good position 
          ...  L_Geertruida fouls badly 
Min. 38 :(sou) A_Reach turns past A_Cresswell 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  N_Aguerd with the tackle 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Southampton

Min. 49 :(sou) M_Diaby beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  Savio is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
Min. 50 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Wulff 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Johanns 
Min. 50 :(sou) L_Geertruida cuts in on A_Cresswell's blind side 
          ...  L_Geertruida has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into T_Courtois's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 50 :(bla) R_Le_Normand beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  H_Cartwright goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 52 :(sou) H_Cartwright gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds M_Diaby 
          ...  M_Diaby with a thundering shot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He scores his 10th goal of the campaign! 
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Southampton ...
Min. 53 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 54 :(bla) A_Cresswell sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  H_M_Son gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  H_M_Son tries to beat Jose_Sa! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 54 :(sou) T_Nianzou with a glorious long pass to R_Hojlund 
          ...  R_Hojlund sees T_Courtois off his line! 
          ...  T_Courtois gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 60 :(sou) A_Isak holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Kulusevski 
          ...  A_Cresswell with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 64 :(bla) J_Wulff gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Wulff has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 67 :(bla) N_Fekir knocks the ball on and sprints past E_Fernandez 
          ...  A delightful ball in to H_M_Son 
          ...  T_Nianzou forces him off the ball 
Min. 68 :(sou) A_Isak lays the ball back to D_Kulusevski 
          ...  D_Kulusevski pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 72 :(sou) J_Vela runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  M_Diaby latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  M_Diaby with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  He salutes the Southampton fans!! 
          ...  No! It's disallowed! 
          ...  There was a foul on the goalkeeper 
Min. 74 :(bla) K_Phillips knocks it forward 
          ...  T_Nianzou slips 
          ...  Savio gets to it! 
          ...  H_Cartwright takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 76 :(bla) R_Le_Normand with the nod to Savio 
          ...  Savio has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Mount crosses it in! 
          ...  Jose_Sa reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 80 :(bla) N_Fekir unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Mount 
          ...  L_Geertruida steals the ball of off him 
Min. 80 :(sou) M_Diaby with a short pass to find T_Nianzou 
          ...  J_Wulff with an over the top challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 80 :(sou) D_Kulusevski plays in A_Isak with a beautiful ball 
          ...  A_Isak with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into T_Courtois's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 83 :(sou) D_Kulusevski with a long pass to M_Diaby 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by K_Phillips 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 85 :(bla) H_M_Son picks out M_Mount with the cross 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by A_Reach 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Wulff swings it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Jose_Sa 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 86 :(bla) Savio squares it to H_M_Son 
          ...  L_Geertruida wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bla) M_Mount runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  M_Mount shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Jose_Sa makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 89 :(bla) M_Mount finds K_Phillips in acres of space 
          ...  K_Phillips attempts a lob! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Mount chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Wulff rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  Jose_Sa gathers it easily 
Min. 89 :(sou) R_Hojlund with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Nianzou 
          ...  A_Cresswell hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Diaby with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  R_Le_Normand belts it clear 
Min. 90 :(bla) N_Aguerd has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past J_Vela 
          ...  He knocks it to Savio! 
          ...  Savio launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 91 :(bla) K_Phillips with a reverse pass to H_M_Son 
          ...  H_M_Son is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round Jose_Sa 
          ...  He tries to slip it past Jose_Sa Oooh you beauty! 
          ...  What a hit, son! 
          ...  What a hit! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!! 
          ...  Surely Blackburn Rovers have won the game now!! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Southampton ...
Min. 92 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 93 :(sou) E_Fernandez finds A_Isak with a ball over the defence 
          ...  A_Isak has a dig at goal! 
          ...  T_Courtois just watches it fly safely wide! 

*************  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          : M_Mount (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Mount (17), H_M_Son (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Johanns (22), Savio (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : M_Diaby
Scorers              : M_Diaby (52)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Reach (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Southampton
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       8
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :           5        |       4
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       5
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1 Southampton
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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 |  97   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4   0   0   0
N_Aguerd       DF   1  22  14  12  21 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  15   0
A_Cresswell    DF   1  22  14  10  22 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  15   0
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  22  15   7  20 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  14   0
R_Bensebaini   DF   1  21  16   4  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Fekir        AM   1   5  23  19  29 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
K_Phillips     DM   1  18  22  13  26 |  97   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  18  25  13
M_Mount        MF   1   2  21  19  27 |  97   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  24  30
L_Johanns      MF   1  13  17  13  20 |  53   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4   8  -4
H_M_Son        FW   1   5  16  23  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  13  21
Savio          FW   1   2  17  21  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4   8   6
G_Shelvey      GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wulff        MF   1  12  14  11  28 |  44   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  31
L_Woudenberg   DF   1  11   7   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Nartey       MF   1   9  14   7  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Dembele      FW   1   4  13  15  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Southampton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Jose_Sa        GK  26   1   1   1  22 |  97   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
E_Fernandez    DF   1  16  21  11  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
T_Nianzou      DF   1  22  18   7  28 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  11   0
L_Geertruida   DF   1  22  17   7  27 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  28   0  19
H_Cartwright   DF   1  15  17  12  26 |  97   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  42  28   0
J_Vela         DM   1   7  12   1  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
A_Reach        DM   1   7  11   2  23 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  25  -4  -4
M_Diaby        AM   1   3  21  19  30 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   8  30
D_Kulusevski   AM   1   5  20  20  28 |  97   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  31  18  13
A_Isak         FW   1   3  17  24  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24   4
R_Hojlund      FW   1   8  18  22  29 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11   5
A_Rodriguez    GK  14   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Flanagan     DF   1  12   6   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Hendry       DM   1  11   6   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Wotherspoon  AM   1   3  11   8  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Mayi         FW   1   3   6  10  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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