FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Manchester United (Mon Jan 13) Blackburn Rovers | Manchester United 4-4-2 D | 4-2-0-2-2 C - | Steve Outten | A_Onana GK | GK J_Oblak C_Lenglet DF | DF M_De_Ligt C_Starfelt DF | DF R_Calafiori R_Le_Normand DF | DF Lis_Martinez A_Rrahmani DF | DF P_Porro N_Fekir MF | DM G_Moscardo K_Phillips MF | DM Gavi B_Guimaraes MF | AM Y_Asprilla L_Sane MF | AM R_Sterling W_Ben_Yedder FW | FW Luis_Diaz H_M_Son FW | FW K_Adeyemi | G_Shelvey SUB | SUB K_Keller N_Cadden SUB | SUB F_Nacho W_T_Ekong SUB | SUB R_Croasdale L_Johanns SUB | SUB A_Correa M_Palermo SUB | SUB J_Slory Min. 2 :(bla) K_Phillips with the dribble ... P_Porro is easily beaten ... But M_De_Ligt barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 3 :(mnu) P_Porro sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to R_Sterling ... R_Le_Normand hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... Lis_Martinez swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... K_Phillips reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 4 :(bla) L_Sane with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... But R_Sterling wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 6 :(bla) N_Fekir sidesteps M_De_Ligt ... M_De_Ligt goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 8 :(mnu) P_Porro beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds Y_Asprilla ... C_Lenglet goes in studs first Min. 8 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... K_Phillips dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 12 :(mnu) It's game over for P_Porro ... He's pulled up and won't be able to continue! Even the magic sponge did not work! Min. 12 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: F_Nacho ... COMING OFF: P_Porro Min. 22 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez cuts inside B_Guimaraes ... He worked that well ... A_Rrahmani goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... The ref gives a PENALTY!! ... Perhaps if had seen the replay he would change his mind! ... K_Adeyemi takes it ... A_Onana guesses correctly ... But the shot's too powerful! ... GOAL!! ... Manchester United take the lead! ... Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Manchester United... Min. 23 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Y_Asprilla will now play as a MF Min. 23 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... R_Sterling will now play as a MF Min. 26 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past A_Rrahmani! ... He has some space now! ... N_Fekir with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... R_Sterling knocks it forward ... Luis_Diaz gets on the end of it ... B_Guimaraes with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 31 :(bla) L_Sane with the diagonal pass to H_M_Son ... R_Calafiori hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... N_Fekir lofts the ball in! ... Lis_Martinez gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 32 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi with the deft touch ... He takes it past A_Rrahmani ... He knocks it to Gavi! ... R_Le_Normand tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... F_Nacho lofts the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Onana ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 41 :(bla) H_M_Son hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... B_Guimaraes latches onto it! ... But R_Calafiori clears the ball to safety Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder 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 cheeky lob from H_M_Son! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 43 :(mnu) Curled in dangerously from R_Sterling to Gavi ... C_Starfelt with the block ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Manchester United Min. 46 :(mnu) R_Sterling comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... N_Fekir with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 48 :(mnu) R_Calafiori retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... K_Adeyemi gets on the end of it ... The defender plays it back to A_Onana ... But it's gone straight to K_Adeyemi! ... He just has A_Onana to beat! ... He rounds A_Onana ... He taps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Manchester United ... Min. 49 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to P Min. 49 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... G_Moscardo will now play as a MF Min. 49 :(mnu) G_Moscardo pass splits open the defence and finds Luis_Diaz ... K_Phillips does well to intercept the ball Min. 53 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz finds himself in acres of space ... L_Sane with a poor challenge Min. 55 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: A_Correa ... COMING OFF: Y_Asprilla Min. 55 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United ... COMING ON: J_Slory ... COMING OFF: K_Adeyemi Min. 55 :(mnu) J_Slory finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled B_Guimaraes ... C_Starfelt with the tackle ... Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! Min. 59 :(mnu) R_Calafiori is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... A_Correa latches onto the end of it ... B_Guimaraes plays the back pass ... A_Onana can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... R_Sterling curls it into the box! ... R_Le_Normand wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 60 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... W_Ben_Yedder with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... J_Oblak fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 61 :(mnu) R_Sterling runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... R_Sterling must beat A_Onana! ... GOAL!! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... Blackburn Rovers 0-3 Manchester United ... Min. 62 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United ... Manchester United have changed their playing style to A 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. 68 :(mnu) Lis_Martinez spits at A_Rrahmani ... He should be ashamed! ... The Referee consults his linesman ... Now he calls the player over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red really ... That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! Min. 70 :(bla) M_Palermo takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... M_De_Ligt reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 71 :(mnu) R_Sterling pushes it past the defender ... But C_Lenglet slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 72 :(mnu) F_Nacho runs at the defence ... He nutmegs B_Guimaraes ... He showed his class there ... A_Rrahmani robs him of the ball Min. 73 :(bla) R_Le_Normand brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... B_Guimaraes gets on the end of the pass ... Wonderful sliding challenge by M_De_Ligt ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 76 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder knocks it past F_Nacho and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... W_Ben_Yedder hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... J_Oblak heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 76 :(mnu) F_Nacho finds the run of J_Slory ... C_Starfelt pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 79 :(bla) N_Fekir runs at R_Calafiori ... The defender slips and falls over ... N_Fekir looks to see where J_Oblak is! ... He shoots! ... J_Oblak with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 85 :(bla) N_Fekir with the deft touch ... He takes it past R_Calafiori ... He knocks it to M_Palermo! ... Good sliding challenge from M_De_Ligt Min. 85 :(mnu) R_Sterling with an incisive pass to J_Slory ... J_Slory with his head down lets it go! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Blackburn Rovers 0-4 Manchester United ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ewood Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Phillips Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Fekir (26) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Sterling (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Adeyemi (22 pen,48), R_Sterling (61), J_Slory (85) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Lis_Martinez (68) Injured : P_Porro (12) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers | Manchester United Attempts on Goal : 4 | 4 Off target : 1 | 0 On target : 3 | 4 Possession : 41 | 59 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 10 Key Tackles : 13 | 9 Key Passes : 5 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackburn Rovers 0 - 4 Manchester 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Onana GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 96 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -35 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 24 17 12 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 C_Starfelt DF 1 23 16 11 28 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 R_Le_Normand DF 1 22 16 7 20 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 14 0 A_Rrahmani DF 1 22 18 4 30 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 N_Fekir MF 1 5 23 19 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 3 5 K_Phillips MF 1 18 22 13 26 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 B_Guimaraes MF 1 17 22 18 28 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 L_Sane MF 1 4 22 20 23 | 67 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 W_Ben_Yedder FW 1 4 18 24 20 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 8 H_M_Son FW 1 5 16 23 22 | 67 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 4 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 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Palermo FW 1 9 13 18 20 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Manchester United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Oblak GK 26 1 1 1 19 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 M_De_Ligt DF 1 24 18 7 28 | 96 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 R_Calafiori DF 1 23 19 11 23 | 96 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 37 0 Lis_Martinez DF 1 22 18 12 29 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 -4 -4 P_Porro DF 1 23 19 16 22 | 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 G_Moscardo MF 1 19 20 12 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Gavi DM 1 19 22 17 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Asprilla MF 1 9 21 21 25 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Sterling MF 1 4 22 22 25 | 96 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 33 28 18 Luis_Diaz FW 1 6 16 24 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Adeyemi FW 1 6 17 24 25 | 57 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 13 28 K_Keller GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Nacho DF 1 21 20 14 29 | 84 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_Croasdale MF 1 13 15 8 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Correa MF 1 5 21 21 26 | 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Slory FW 1 6 18 17 26 | 39 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 1736791027 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40