FFO DPT, Blackburn Rovers vs. Leicester City (Wed Jan 22) Blackburn Rovers | Leicester City 4-1-3-2 P | 4-1-3-2 L - | Darren Lear | A_Onana GK | GK A_Areola C_Lenglet DF | DF N_Semedo C_Starfelt DF | DF Y_Berchiche R_Le_Normand DF | DM F_Kessie A_Rrahmani DF | DF L_Dunk N_Fekir DM | DF A_Marusic K_Phillips MF | MF F_Torres B_Guimaraes MF | MF N_Kante L_Sane MF | FW G_Simeone W_Ben_Yedder FW | FW K_Dolberg H_M_Son FW | MF A_Elanga | G_Shelvey SUB | SUB M_Muller N_Cadden SUB | SUB P_Comuzzo L_Johanns SUB | SUB C_Sanchez J_Wulff SUB | SUB C_Eriksen M_Palermo SUB | SUB M_Coulibaly Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 1 :(lei) L_Dunk holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Onana's arms ... Unlucky Min. 5 :(bla) H_M_Son pulls it back to R_Le_Normand ... R_Le_Normand smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But A_Areola parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 5 :(lei) F_Torres plays it forward to N_Kante ... What a fantastic interception by A_Rrahmani Min. 8 :(bla) H_M_Son is unmarked! ... H_M_Son bears down on goal! ... A_Areola won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 9 :(lei) N_Kante sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to Y_Berchiche ... Y_Berchiche looks to see where A_Onana is! ... He shoots! ... A_Onana gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... F_Kessie plays it towards the near post! ... K_Dolberg with the shot! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... A_Onana acrobatically tips it over!! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... F_Torres lofts the ball in! ... A_Marusic swings a leg at it! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 10 :(bla) B_Guimaraes searches out L_Sane ... L_Sane with the chance! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 12 :(bla) L_Sane smashes the ball upfield ... C_Lenglet latches onto the ball ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... L_Dunk picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 15 :(lei) L_Dunk holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to K_Dolberg ... K_Dolberg fires the shot in! ... A_Onana gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 19 :(lei) F_Torres drives the ball across field ... It comes to A_Marusic ... A_Rrahmani with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 25 :(bla) N_Fekir with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... An audacious effort from N_Fekir! ... A_Areola gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... It's pushed behind! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... B_Guimaraes flights it in! ... K_Phillips tries to place the shot! ... A_Areola makes a good save Min. 26 :(lei) G_Simeone with a Cruyff turn ... But C_Lenglet reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 27 :(lei) G_Simeone takes on C_Lenglet ... He runs past him ... A_Rrahmani had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that Min. 28 :(bla) B_Guimaraes with a probing through ball N_Fekir ... N_Fekir drives it low! ... A_Areola makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 29 :(bla) L_Sane takes possession ... Knocks it past Y_Berchiche ... He's through on goal ... A thundering drive by L_Sane! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 33 :(lei) F_Kessie with an amazing show of skill to get past C_Starfelt ... He crosses to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone flings a shot at goal! ... It's beaten A_Onana ... It goes wide!! Min. 36 :(lei) A_Marusic is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to F_Torres ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from F_Torres! ... It looks good ... A_Onana gathers it easily Min. 37 :(bla) C_Starfelt passes the ball to W_Ben_Yedder ... W_Ben_Yedder with a thundering shot! ... A_Areola with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 39 :(lei) K_Dolberg sprints past A_Rrahmani ... R_Le_Normand forces him off the ball Min. 41 :(lei) F_Kessie squares it to K_Dolberg ... K_Dolberg carves a shot towards goal! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(lei) A_Elanga finds G_Simeone in acres of space ... G_Simeone leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 47 :(bla) N_Fekir beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds L_Sane ... A_Marusic dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 47 :(lei) N_Kante knocks the ball on and sprints past A_Rrahmani ... A delightful ball in to K_Dolberg ... K_Dolberg sees A_Onana off his line! ... A_Onana falls over ... He recovers to tip it onto the post! ... But it deflects in! ... GOAL!! ... Unlucky! ... The Leicester City fans start to taunt him now! ... That's given Leicester City the advantage! ... Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Leicester City ... Min. 48 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Leicester City Min. 46 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... W_Ben_Yedder hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... A_Areola makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 49 :(lei) F_Kessie smashes the ball upfield ... L_Dunk latches onto the ball ... C_Lenglet with the tackle Min. 52 :(bla) N_Fekir looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... H_M_Son receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A powerful shot by H_M_Son! ... A_Areola makes a good save Min. 54 :(bla) R_Le_Normand gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... N_Kante hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... N_Fekir lofts the ball in! ... The ball finds its way to K_Phillips ... He gets the shot away ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Areola is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by B_Guimaraes ... W_Ben_Yedder gets on the end of it ... But A_Areola reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Areola anyway Min. 55 :(bla) N_Fekir looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to W_Ben_Yedder ... W_Ben_Yedder bears down on goal! ... GOAL!! ... The Blackburn Rovers fans are ecstatic! ... Goosebumps and tears every time ... That's got Blackburn Rovers back level! ... Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Leicester City ... Min. 55 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P Min. 55 :(lei) N_Semedo with a measured ball to A_Marusic ... A_Marusic with the overhead! ... A_Onana gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic save by A_Onana to tip it wide!! ... CORNER! ... F_Kessie curls it into the box! ... A_Marusic gets to it! ... A_Onana won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 58 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder with a precise pass to L_Sane ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from L_Sane! ... It looks good ... But it goes just over Min. 61 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder dribbles past N_Semedo ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... W_Ben_Yedder hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... A_Areola gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 62 :(bla) N_Fekir unselfishly heads the ball back to C_Lenglet ... C_Lenglet hits a curling shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... the balls hits A_Areola and comes out ... the striker is on hand! ... GOAL!! ... Easy tap in! That was a bit of a freak goal! ... Blackburn Rovers take the lead! ... Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Leicester City ... Min. 62 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C Min. 62 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder get's past Y_Berchiche ... He's gonna worry them again ... N_Semedo tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one Min. 66 :(lei) F_Kessie with the Cruyff turn ... Driven towards goal by F_Kessie! ... A_Onana narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 67 :(bla) C_Starfelt has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... B_Guimaraes gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A cracking drive from B_Guimaraes! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 68 :(bla) A_Rrahmani holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to N_Fekir ... Blocked by N_Kante Min. 69 :(lei) Y_Berchiche finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled B_Guimaraes ... Y_Berchiche with a screamer of a shot! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: M_Palermo ... COMING OFF: H_M_Son Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: L_Johanns ... COMING OFF: L_Sane Min. 70 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... F_Torres will now play as a AM Min. 70 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... A_Elanga will now play as a AM Min. 70 :(bla) L_Johanns leaves his marker standing ... L_Johanns fires a shot at goal! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 70 :(lei) K_Dolberg runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... K_Dolberg flicks the header toward the far post! ... A_Onana saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 71 :(lei) K_Dolberg has picked up a knock ... He's going to play through the pain barrier Min. 72 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: M_Coulibaly ... COMING OFF: F_Kessie Min. 72 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to A Min. 76 :(bla) K_Phillips runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... K_Phillips with the goal bound shot! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 76 :(lei) K_Dolberg takes possession ... But B_Guimaraes puts the ball out of play Min. 77 :(bla) K_Phillips times his run well ... K_Phillips blasts it at the goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 79 :(bla) B_Guimaraes volleys it forward. He finds W_Ben_Yedder ... W_Ben_Yedder with the overhead! ... But it goes wide Min. 79 :(lei) M_Coulibaly with electric pace ... He eases past N_Fekir ... C_Lenglet with a nasty foul ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... - looks relieved Min. 80 :(lei) L_Dunk with the diagonal pass to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone must beat A_Onana! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 84 :(bla) A_Rrahmani with the deft touch ... He takes it past A_Marusic ... He knocks it to W_Ben_Yedder! ... W_Ben_Yedder with a thundering shot! ... But A_Areola palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 86 :(lei) F_Torres with a probing through ball A_Elanga ... But C_Lenglet wins the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(lei) G_Simeone looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Elanga ... A_Elanga hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... A_Onana with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 90 :(bla) N_Fekir sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... N_Fekir plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... A_Areola palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... N_Fekir floats the ball in! ... A_Areola comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... B_Guimaraes with the shot! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 91 :(bla) L_Johanns moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to A_Rrahmani ... A_Rrahmani with the shot! ... A_Areola tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 91 :(lei) Y_Berchiche with a real burst of pace ... He leaves L_Johanns behind ... Y_Berchiche with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... A_Onana watches it sail wide! Min. 92 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder slips past N_Semedo ... L_Dunk hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... K_Phillips lofts the ball in! ... N_Semedo with a great clearance! Min. 93 :(bla) K_Phillips with the header on ... He finds C_Lenglet in space ... A great volley from C_Lenglet! ... A_Areola with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 97 :(bla) N_Fekir runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... Y_Berchiche pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ewood Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Fekir (Man of the Match) Scorers : W_Ben_Yedder (55), C_Lenglet (62) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Kante Scorers : K_Dolberg (47) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Semedo (62) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 26 | 18 Off target : 12 | 10 On target : 14 | 8 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 5 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 6 | 8 Key Tackles : 7 | 6 Key Passes : 16 | 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1 Leicester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Onana GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 101 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 24 17 12 25 | 101 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 39 0 54 C_Starfelt DF 1 23 16 11 28 | 101 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 R_Le_Normand DF 1 22 16 7 20 | 101 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 21 A_Rrahmani DF 1 22 18 4 30 | 101 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 24 24 N_Fekir DM 1 5 23 19 29 | 101 0 0 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 50 27 K_Phillips MF 1 18 22 13 26 | 101 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 57 B_Guimaraes MF 1 17 22 18 28 | 101 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 24 18 L_Sane MF 1 4 22 20 23 | 74 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 21 W_Ben_Yedder FW 1 4 18 24 20 | 101 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 12 36 H_M_Son FW 1 5 16 23 22 | 74 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 9 G_Shelvey GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Cadden DF 1 16 14 10 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Johanns MF 1 13 17 13 20 | 27 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 14 J_Wulff MF 1 12 14 11 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Palermo FW 1 9 13 18 20 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Areola GK 24 1 1 1 25 | 101 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 23 16 13 25 | 101 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 10 -4 Y_Berchiche DF 1 22 18 14 22 | 101 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 F_Kessie DM 1 14 22 9 27 | 76 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 19 L_Dunk DF 1 22 15 11 22 | 101 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 45 0 A_Marusic DF 1 21 13 11 24 | 101 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 16 17 49 F_Torres AM 1 5 21 18 26 | 101 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 10 N_Kante MF 1 14 21 12 25 | 101 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 46 31 0 G_Simeone FW 1 6 12 21 27 | 101 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 24 K_Dolberg FW 1 2 14 21 27 | 101 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 46 A_Elanga AM 1 7 21 19 24 | 101 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 M_Muller GK 22 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Comuzzo DF 1 18 14 14 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Sanchez MF 1 11 17 10 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Eriksen MF 1 7 20 14 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Coulibaly FW 1 11 13 16 24 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1737577543 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40