FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Manchester City (Mon Jan 20) Blackburn Rovers | Manchester City 4-4-2 N | 5-1-2-2 C - | Nick Lovell | A_Onana GK | GK Ederson C_Lenglet DF | DF Marquinhos C_Starfelt DF | DF J_Stones R_Le_Normand DF | DF D_Rensch A_Rrahmani DF | DF M_Thiaw N_Fekir MF | DF Ruben_Dias K_Phillips MF | MF B_Silva B_Guimaraes MF | MF J_Bellingham L_Sane MF | DM Am_Onana W_Ben_Yedder FW | FW D_Vlahovic H_M_Son FW | FW H_Kane | G_Shelvey SUB | SUB S_Soares N_Cadden SUB | SUB A_Gordon W_T_Ekong SUB | SUB L_Aigner L_Johanns SUB | SUB E_Robson M_Palermo SUB | SUB N_Goodman Min. 1 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Excellent sliding challenge from Am_Onana ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... K_Phillips hits it towards the far post! ... N_Fekir tries to place the shot! ... GOOOOAAAAAAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... Blackburn Rovers have taken the lead! ... Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Manchester City ... Min. 2 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... J_Bellingham will now play as a AM Min. 5 :(bla) C_Lenglet spits at Marquinhos ... He should be ashamed! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 7 :(bla) C_Lenglet kicks Am_Onana off the ball ... Well spotted by The Referee ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 11 :(bla) A_Rrahmani plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... A_Rrahmani with a stunning strike! ... It floats over Ederson ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 15 :(mnc) J_Bellingham with the dribble ... R_Le_Normand is easily beaten ... An audacious effort from J_Bellingham! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 17 :(mnc) J_Bellingham cuts inside ... A_Rrahmani with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 23 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to Am_Onana ... B_Guimaraes fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... FREE KICK ... Ruben_Dias shapes to shoot ... He plays it to J_Bellingham instead ... J_Bellingham with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... A_Onana collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 29 :(bla) R_Le_Normand hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... L_Sane latches onto it! ... L_Sane tries the shot! ... GOAL!! ... His players jump on top of him ... Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Manchester City ... Min. 35 :(bla) L_Sane plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... C_Starfelt keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A delicate header from C_Starfelt! ... But Ederson punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 35 :(mnc) J_Bellingham takes advantage of a mistake by A_Rrahmani ... He crosses to H_Kane ... H_M_Son with an ugly foul ... PENALTY!! ... The Referee waves the Manchester City players away ... D_Vlahovic with the spot kick ... A_Onana dives ... GOAL!! ... The keeper had absolutely no chance there! ... Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Manchester City... Min. 36 :(mnc) M_Thiaw controls it with ease ... M_Thiaw tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... Over the bar! Min. 38 :(mnc) M_Thiaw cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to H_Kane ... H_Kane hits the ball on the bounce! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(mnc) Marquinhos breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Onana! ... C_Starfelt brings him down in the area! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... What's The Referee going to decide? ... PENALTY!! ... That looked like it was outside the box!! ... D_Vlahovic places the ball on the spot! ... A_Onana with a comfortable save!! Min. 45 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder takes on 3 men ... W_Ben_Yedder tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... YES !! ... GOAL!! ... Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! ... Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Manchester City ... Min. 46 :(bla) B_Guimaraes saunters past Marquinhos ... B_Guimaraes with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... But Ederson with the difficult save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Manchester City Min. 51 :(mnc) Am_Onana with a 50-yard pass to H_Kane ... B_Guimaraes rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... FREE KICK ... B_Silva passes to D_Vlahovic ... D_Vlahovic flicks the header toward the far post! ... But A_Onana punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 59 :(bla) B_Guimaraes looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to H_M_Son ... D_Rensch takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 65 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: M_Palermo ... COMING OFF: H_M_Son Min. 65 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: L_Johanns ... COMING OFF: L_Sane Min. 65 :(mnc) J_Bellingham flicks the ball on to D_Vlahovic ... D_Vlahovic lobs A_Onana! ... GOAL!! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... He salutes the Manchester City fans!! ... Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Manchester City ... Min. 66 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder sidesteps J_Stones ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... D_Vlahovic takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 67 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder with the Cruyff turn ... W_Ben_Yedder tries the lob from 30 yards! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 68 :(bla) C_Lenglet looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to B_Guimaraes ... B_Guimaraes with a little chip! ... Ederson parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 70 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: A_Gordon ... COMING OFF: Am_Onana Min. 70 :(bla) L_Johanns looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to M_Palermo ... But J_Stones wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 71 :(bla) K_Phillips with the cross-field pass to W_Ben_Yedder ... W_Ben_Yedder hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... Ederson makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 72 :(mnc) B_Silva plays a long ball to H_Kane ... H_Kane plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... He watches the ball, volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... His twitter account will be trending after that one! ... That's pulled Manchester City level! ... Blackburn Rovers 3-3 Manchester City ... Min. 73 :(mnc) H_Kane jumps over the defender's challenge ... L_Johanns with a pull on the shirt ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 74 :(bla) K_Phillips plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... W_Ben_Yedder keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... W_Ben_Yedder sends it flying towards goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into Ederson's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... J_Bellingham will now play as a FW Min. 75 :(bla) N_Fekir brings the ball into the opposing area ... N_Fekir hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... Ederson gets up well to catch that one Min. 78 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias fires over a low cross to J_Bellingham ... J_Bellingham hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Manchester City have changed their playing style to A Min. 83 :(mnc) H_Kane looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Bellingham ... J_Bellingham with a blistering shot! ... But he somehow misses ... The Blackburn Rovers fans laugh at him Min. 87 :(mnc) The defender loses control of the ball! ... A_Gordon seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... R_Le_Normand with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias plays in J_Stones with a beautiful ball ... J_Stones drives the ball low! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 90 :(mnc) H_Kane with a real burst of pace ... He leaves R_Le_Normand behind ... A_Onana had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... PENALTY!! ... D_Vlahovic steps up ... A_Onana with the save!! Min. 90 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... J_Bellingham decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... J_Bellingham lobs A_Onana! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Blackburn Rovers fans taunt him! Min. 91 :(mnc) D_Rensch spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to D_Vlahovic! ... But C_Lenglet sweeps up the threat Min. 95 :(bla) R_Le_Normand finds W_Ben_Yedder on the edge of the box ... W_Ben_Yedder has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... Ederson makes a good save Min. 95 :(mnc) J_Bellingham sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... J_Bellingham with the crafty shot! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ewood Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Ben_Yedder Scorers : N_Fekir (1), L_Sane (29), W_Ben_Yedder (45) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Lenglet (5), A_Rrahmani (17), L_Johanns (73), A_Onana (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Vlahovic (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Vlahovic (35 pen,65), H_Kane (72) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 12 | 13 Off target : 3 | 8 On target : 9 | 5 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 4 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 13 | 11 Key Tackles : 2 | 3 Key Passes : 8 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackburn Rovers 3 - 3 Manchester 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 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -14 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 24 17 12 25 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 9 -4 C_Starfelt DF 1 23 16 11 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 R_Le_Normand DF 1 22 16 7 20 | 97 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 46 0 A_Rrahmani DF 1 22 18 4 30 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 19 N_Fekir MF 1 5 23 19 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 K_Phillips MF 1 18 22 13 26 | 97 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 B_Guimaraes MF 1 17 22 18 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 20 L_Sane MF 1 4 22 20 23 | 66 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 22 W_Ben_Yedder FW 1 4 18 24 20 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 H_M_Son FW 1 5 16 23 22 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 W_T_Ekong DF 1 13 6 4 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Johanns MF 1 13 17 13 20 | 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 9 -4 M_Palermo FW 1 9 13 18 20 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ederson GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 97 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marquinhos DF 1 25 19 16 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Stones DF 1 23 20 15 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 12 D_Rensch DF 1 22 18 14 28 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 12 0 M_Thiaw DF 1 22 18 15 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 Ruben_Dias DF 1 23 18 14 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 B_Silva MF 1 4 24 19 24 | 97 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 J_Bellingham FW 1 18 24 22 28 | 97 0 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 16 31 Am_Onana DM 1 20 23 11 29 | 71 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 D_Vlahovic FW 1 5 17 24 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 13 40 H_Kane FW 1 7 19 24 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 11 17 S_Soares GK 22 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Gordon FW 1 4 21 21 26 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Aigner DF 1 16 9 4 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Robson MF 1 12 17 7 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Goodman FW 1 3 13 18 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1737395280 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40