FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Liverpool (Fri May 23)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Liverpool
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  5-2-3 P
                                    -  |  Graeme Edwards
                                       |
                           A_Onana GK  |  GK T_Courtois
                         C_Lenglet DF  |  DF R_James
                        C_Starfelt DF  |  DF D_Llorente
                        A_Rrahmani DF  |  DF B_Pavard
                      R_Le_Normand DF  |  DF Fran_Garcia
                        K_Phillips DM  |  DF M_Akanji
                       B_Guimaraes MF  |  MF R_Bentancur
                            L_Sane MF  |  MF I_Halifa
                           N_Fekir MF  |  FW M_Mudryk
                      W_Ben_Yedder FW  |  FW R_De_Tomas
                           J_Kelly FW  |  FW M_Kudus
                                       |
                         G_Shelvey SUB |  SUB S_Bolat
                          N_Cadden SUB |  SUB Y_Rakitskyi
                           J_Wulff SUB |  SUB P_Sarabia
                         L_Johanns SUB |  SUB L_Gugganig
                       M_Oyarzabal SUB |  SUB M_Niang




Min. 2  :(liv) R_Bentancur is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to B_Pavard 
          ...  Driven towards goal by B_Pavard! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Onana will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  That's put Liverpool into the lead! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Liverpool ...
Min. 4  :(liv) M_Akanji finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  L_Sane with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 5  :(liv) Fran_Garcia turns on a sixpence 
          ...  Fran_Garcia with a thundering volley! 
          ...  A_Onana gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 9  :(bla) A_Rrahmani runs at the defence 
          ...  What a shot from A_Rrahmani! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  T_Courtois is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Rrahmani plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  T_Courtois catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 11 :(bla) C_Lenglet brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  D_Llorente with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 13 :(liv) R_De_Tomas has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Mudryk collects the loose ball! 
          ...  M_Mudryk beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat the keeper 
          ...  He rounds A_Onana 
          ...  the defenders chasing but all he has to do is slot it in! 
          ...  He looks to slot it in ...He's missed it, it goes past the wrong side of the post!! 
          ...  How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there 
          ...  I'm lost for words. 
Min. 14 :(liv) R_De_Tomas unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Mudryk 
          ...  M_Mudryk throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 15 :(liv) M_Kudus beats his man 
          ...  M_Kudus with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  A_Onana gathers it comfortably 
Min. 20 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 20 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder lobs it over D_Llorente 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by B_Pavard!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 22 :(liv) R_De_Tomas is through on goal 
          ...  R_De_Tomas hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Graeme Edwards spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 23 :(liv) M_Kudus saunters past C_Lenglet 
          ...  C_Lenglet recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 24 :(bla) C_Lenglet plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  But B_Pavard with the fine tackle 
Min. 24 :(liv) I_Halifa with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  C_Lenglet intercepts the pass 
Min. 25 :(bla) C_Lenglet looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Kelly 
          ...  A skilful effort from J_Kelly! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Guimaraes plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  D_Llorente heads it away 
Min. 25 :(liv) R_Bentancur turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  R_Le_Normand hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Llorente curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Rrahmani with the clearance 
Min. 26 :(bla) J_Kelly is too quick for the defence 
          ...  A delicate header from J_Kelly! 
          ...  T_Courtois with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 26 :(liv) R_Bentancur kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  I_Halifa gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  I_Halifa cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  A_Onana gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 27 :(liv) I_Halifa slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  I_Halifa with the drive! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 28 :(bla) B_Guimaraes takes advantage of a mistake by R_James 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to N_Fekir! 
          ...  R_James reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 29 :(bla) N_Fekir with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  N_Fekir with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 30 :(liv) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  M_Akanji seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  M_Akanji with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  A_Onana can't get to it 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Liverpool ...
Min. 33 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder takes possession 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder attempts a chip! 
          ...  It floats over T_Courtois 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 34 :(liv) I_Halifa watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 36 :(bla) L_Sane looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Fekir 
          ...  N_Fekir tries the shot! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 39 :(bla) N_Fekir makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  But M_Mudryk puts the ball out of play 
Min. 41 :(bla) K_Phillips with the first time flick to L_Sane 
          ...  L_Sane has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by C_Starfelt 
          ...  T_Courtois comes out and claims it! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(liv) R_James with the heel pass to M_Mudryk 
          ...  A wicked drive by M_Mudryk! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Halifa dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to M_Kudus 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  And that takes his record to 10 for the season!! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 0-3 Liverpool ...
Min. 47 :(liv) M_Kudus with a deep cross to M_Mudryk 
          ...  K_Phillips hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Can they make this pay? 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Pavard with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_Kudus tries to place the shot! 
          ...  A_Onana is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Onana holds his head in his hands! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 0-4 Liverpool ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 0-4 Liverpool

Min. 47 :(bla) B_Guimaraes flicks it past B_Pavard 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  M_Kudus pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  An expectant silence takes the crowd 
          ...  K_Phillips knocks it forward 
          ...  B_Guimaraes gets on the end of it 
          ...  R_James gets to the ball first 
Min. 52 :(liv) Fran_Garcia retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Mudryk gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Mudryk is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round A_Onana 
          ...  He tries to slide it past A_Onana 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 52 :(bla) L_Sane gets lucky and beats D_Llorente 
          ...  Now with the centre to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  M_Kudus with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The Referee yells at him to come over 
          ...  It's not the first time he's been called over today 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  N_Fekir swings it in 
          ...  A_Rrahmani takes control of it! 
          ...  D_Llorente robs him of the ball 
Min. 56 :(liv) R_James gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to M_Mudryk 
          ...  But B_Guimaraes with the fine tackle 
Min. 63 :(bla) N_Fekir brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  N_Fekir with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 65 :(liv) R_James runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Llorente 
          ...  But C_Lenglet slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 65 :(bla) J_Kelly has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  B_Pavard goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 67 :(bla) B_Guimaraes looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  B_Pavard goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 68 :(liv) Fran_Garcia picks out R_De_Tomas with the cross 
          ...  R_De_Tomas sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 69 :(liv) M_Kudus knocks it past C_Lenglet and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  M_Kudus sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Onana dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Onana beaten! 
Min. 70 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Sarabia 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Kudus 
Min. 70 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: Y_Rakitskyi 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Pavard 
Min. 70 :(liv) R_James takes advantage of a bad back pass from R_Le_Normand 
          ...  R_James strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But A_Onana makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 73 :(liv) M_Mudryk takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into P_Sarabia 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from C_Starfelt 
Min. 74 :(liv) Y_Rakitskyi takes advantage of a mistake by B_Guimaraes 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  K_Phillips reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Sarabia floats the ball in! 
          ...  R_Le_Normand clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 77 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool 
          ...  Liverpool have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 79 :(bla) K_Phillips drives it forward to L_Sane 
          ...  Y_Rakitskyi with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 80 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Kelly 
Min. 81 :(liv) M_Mudryk with a neat pass into P_Sarabia 
          ...  P_Sarabia with a blistering shot! 
          ...  A_Onana just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 84 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Gugganig 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Halifa 
Min. 85 :(bla) L_Sane with an early cross to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 95 :(bla) R_Le_Normand retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder gets on the end of it 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder drives it low! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for T_Courtois 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  T_Courtois looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go 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          : K_Phillips
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Sane (4)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : B_Pavard (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Pavard (2), M_Akanji (30), M_Kudus (45,47)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Llorente (11), M_Kudus (52)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       17
Off target           :          10        |       10
On target            :           1        |       7
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       8
Key Tackles          :          10        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       12
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 0 - 4 Liverpool
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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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A_Onana        GK  26   1   1   1  22 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -28   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  24  18  13  25 |  97   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  39  24   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  23  17  12  28 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  23  18   5  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  14   0  22
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  22  16   7  20 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  14   0
K_Phillips     DM   1  19  22  13  26 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  16   0
B_Guimaraes    MF   1  17  23  18  28 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  14   0
L_Sane         MF   1   4  22  21  23 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  20   2
N_Fekir        MF   1   5  23  20  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
W_Ben_Yedder   FW   1   4  19  25  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
J_Kelly        FW   1   5  14  17  14 |  82   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
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  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wulff        MF   1  12  14  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Johanns      MF   1  13  18  14  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  17  22  27 |  15   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Liverpool
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   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0   0
R_James        DF   1  23  19   9  25 |  97   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  33  19
D_Llorente     DF   1  23  19   7  26 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  24  -4  -4
B_Pavard       DF   1  22  18   8  26 |  72   0   3   0   1   1   1   0   0   0  45  16  46
Fran_Garcia    DF   1  21  18   5  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  22
M_Akanji       DF   1  22  20  11  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  13   0  40
R_Bentancur    MF   1  21  22  10  32 |  97   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
I_Halifa       MF   1  17  19  14  30 |  86   0   0   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  27
M_Mudryk       FW   1  10  19  23  21 |  97   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  27  22  16
R_De_Tomas     FW   1   3  17  25  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26   4
M_Kudus        FW   1   5  21  21  22 |  72   0   0   1   0   4   2   1   0   0  -4   5  49
S_Bolat        GK  21   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Rakitskyi    DF   1  19  13  12  29 |  25   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
P_Sarabia      FW   1   5  20  20  25 |  25   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
L_Gugganig     DM   1  11  14   2  21 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Niang        FW   1   7  12  18  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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