FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Fri Feb 21) Blackburn Rovers | Tottenham Hotspur 4-4-2 C | 5-1-0-3-1 A - | Tim Brown | A_Onana GK | GK E_Green C_Lenglet DF | DF P_Hincapie C_Starfelt DF | DF K_Mbabu R_Le_Normand DF | DF T_Tomiyasu A_Rrahmani DF | DF J_Gimenez K_Phillips MF | DF S_Vrsaljko B_Guimaraes MF | DM O_Kokcu L_Sane MF | AM S_Bergwijn N_Fekir MF | AM L_Bailey W_Ben_Yedder FW | AM R_Mahrez M_Oyarzabal FW | FW V_Boniface | G_Shelvey SUB | SUB S_Ortega N_Cadden SUB | SUB W_Nightingale L_Johanns SUB | SUB G_Til M_Palermo SUB | SUB J_Larsson J_Kelly SUB | SUB Gervinho Min. 1 :(bla) C_Starfelt runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to W_Ben_Yedder ... W_Ben_Yedder drives the shot in! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 1 :(tot) O_Kokcu spots a team mate in space ... He finds P_Hincapie with a lovely pass! ... P_Hincapie tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... A_Onana with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 6 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder with a simple pass to M_Oyarzabal ... M_Oyarzabal lobs E_Green! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... E_Green dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had E_Green beaten! ... CORNER! ... N_Fekir plays it towards the near post! ... S_Vrsaljko gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 6 :(tot) J_Gimenez plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... J_Gimenez drives it low! ... A_Onana is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish! ... Tottenham Hotspur have snatched the lead! ... Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 7 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... M_Oyarzabal tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 7 :(tot) J_Gimenez slides it through the middle to T_Tomiyasu ... But K_Phillips wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 10 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... M_Oyarzabal with his head down lets it go! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 12 :(tot) P_Hincapie holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to V_Boniface ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... A_Rrahmani looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 13 :(tot) A_Onana with a terrible kick! ... S_Bergwijn takes control of the ball! ... S_Bergwijn launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Onana is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Bergwijn chips the ball in towards the far post! ... T_Tomiyasu gets to it! ... A_Onana blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 16 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal jinks past the defender ... P_Hincapie wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 20 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A Min. 21 :(tot) L_Bailey chips the ball forward to S_Bergwijn ... S_Bergwijn attempts a low drive! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 22 :(bla) L_Sane with a 50-yard pass to C_Starfelt ... J_Gimenez with a reckless challenge ... That looked malicious ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... N_Fekir swings it in ... W_Ben_Yedder gets on the end of it ... W_Ben_Yedder with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... Blackburn Rovers are back on level terms now! ... Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 23 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P Min. 23 :(bla) N_Fekir plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... O_Kokcu picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 24 :(tot) The defender underhits the back pass! ... S_Bergwijn is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... A_Rrahmani looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 26 :(bla) L_Sane pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... M_Oyarzabal is clean through! ... M_Oyarzabal launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... GOAL!! ... E_Green has to pick the ball out of the net ... That's put Blackburn Rovers into the lead! ... Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 27 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C Min. 29 :(bla) N_Fekir turns nicely onto the ball ... N_Fekir drives it towards goal! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 30 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... Tottenham Hotspur have changed their playing style to E Min. 30 :(bla) C_Lenglet shoves V_Boniface in the chest!! ... He turned into Paolo Di Canio there! ... 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. 31 :(tot) J_Gimenez finds himself in a good position ... J_Gimenez with his head down lets it go! ... A_Onana parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 34 :(bla) N_Fekir takes advantage of a bad back pass ... S_Vrsaljko wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 35 :(bla) L_Sane kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... R_Le_Normand gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... P_Hincapie steals the ball of off him Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... M_Oyarzabal runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... T_Tomiyasu with a perfectly timed tackle ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur Min. 53 :(tot) O_Kokcu moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to T_Tomiyasu ... T_Tomiyasu belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But he got that all wrong Min. 53 :(tot) O_Kokcu is spitting at B_Guimaraes ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 59 :(tot) R_Mahrez pulls it back to K_Mbabu ... K_Mbabu hits a crisp volley! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 60 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... J_Gimenez makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 62 :(tot) O_Kokcu plays the early ball across the box to find V_Boniface in space ... V_Boniface with a little chip! ... A_Onana gets his fingertips to it ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... O_Kokcu with an inswinging corner into the box ... L_Bailey gets his head on it ... It's beaten A_Onana ... It goes wide!! Min. 65 :(tot) Substitution by Tottenham Hotspur ... COMING ON: W_Nightingale ... COMING OFF: S_Vrsaljko Min. 65 :(tot) R_Mahrez jumps over A_Rrahmani's challenge ... But C_Starfelt reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: M_Palermo ... COMING OFF: M_Oyarzabal Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: N_Cadden ... COMING OFF: A_Rrahmani Min. 70 :(tot) Substitution by Tottenham Hotspur ... COMING ON: Gervinho ... COMING OFF: R_Mahrez Min. 70 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... Tottenham Hotspur have changed their playing style to A Min. 70 :(bla) M_Palermo jumps over K_Mbabu's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... But J_Gimenez clears the danger Min. 75 :(tot) J_Gimenez finds a hole in the defence ... N_Fekir with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious Min. 76 :(tot) V_Boniface moves forward ... V_Boniface with the shot! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 77 :(tot) V_Boniface flicks it over W_Ben_Yedder and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... W_Ben_Yedder with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... - looks relieved Min. 77 :(tot) S_Bergwijn with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... A scorcher of a shot from S_Bergwijn! ... It floats over A_Onana ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 78 :(tot) L_Bailey runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to V_Boniface ... V_Boniface tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 81 :(bla) B_Guimaraes sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to N_Fekir ... N_Fekir tries to place it in the corner! ... But E_Green makes a superb stop down low Min. 82 :(tot) K_Mbabu slides it through the middle to Gervinho ... Gervinho with the punt towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... V_Boniface curls it into the box! ... The ball comes to S_Bergwijn ... He knocks it goalward ... A_Onana with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... L_Bailey drives it into the box! ... K_Mbabu makes a firm connection with his head ... A_Onana parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 84 :(tot) W_Nightingale wins possession ... He plays the ball across to K_Mbabu ... R_Le_Normand bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 85 :(tot) K_Mbabu runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to L_Bailey ... L_Bailey strikes a wicked curler! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 85 :(bla) L_Sane runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... Gervinho with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... L_Sane swings it in ... W_Ben_Yedder takes control of it! ... J_Gimenez brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(bla) B_Guimaraes takes advantage of a mistake by P_Hincapie ... It's a lucky break ... B_Guimaraes with a low drive through the rain! ... The ball moves through the air! ... E_Green moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... E_Green catches it with style! Min. 90 :(tot) V_Boniface is clutching his leg! ... He gets to his feet ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 90 :(tot) Substitution by Tottenham Hotspur ... COMING ON: J_Larsson ... COMING OFF: V_Boniface Min. 93 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... W_Ben_Yedder with a blistering shot! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 94 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder knocks the ball past T_Tomiyasu ... P_Hincapie with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ewood Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_Ben_Yedder (Man of the Match) Scorers : W_Ben_Yedder (22), M_Oyarzabal (26) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Lenglet (30) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tottenham Hotspur Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Gimenez Scorers : J_Gimenez (6) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Gimenez (22), O_Kokcu (53) Injured : V_Boniface (90) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers | Tottenham Hotspur Attempts on Goal : 10 | 17 Off target : 6 | 11 On target : 4 | 6 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 1 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 7 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 99 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 24 17 13 25 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 C_Starfelt DF 1 23 16 11 28 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 0 R_Le_Normand DF 1 22 16 7 20 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 A_Rrahmani DF 1 22 18 5 30 | 74 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 K_Phillips MF 1 18 22 13 26 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 B_Guimaraes MF 1 17 23 18 28 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 10 L_Sane MF 1 4 22 20 23 | 99 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 N_Fekir MF 1 5 23 20 29 | 99 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 15 W_Ben_Yedder FW 1 4 18 24 20 | 99 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 24 20 M_Oyarzabal FW 1 2 17 22 27 | 74 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 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 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Johanns MF 1 13 17 14 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Palermo FW 1 9 13 18 20 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Kelly FW 1 5 14 16 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Tottenham Hotspur Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Green GK 26 1 1 1 22 | 99 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 P_Hincapie DF 1 21 19 3 27 | 99 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 11 25 K_Mbabu DF 1 22 19 6 27 | 99 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 42 T_Tomiyasu DF 1 22 17 15 28 | 99 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 0 25 J_Gimenez DF 1 22 17 12 27 | 99 0 3 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 41 9 50 S_Vrsaljko DF 1 21 17 13 26 | 69 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 O_Kokcu DM 1 16 23 9 25 | 99 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 17 -4 S_Bergwijn AM 1 5 22 19 25 | 99 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 L_Bailey AM 1 4 22 21 26 | 99 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 R_Mahrez AM 1 1 21 21 22 | 74 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 V_Boniface FW 1 7 18 23 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 S_Ortega GK 19 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Nightingale DF 1 15 11 3 26 | 30 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 G_Til MF 1 8 15 12 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Larsson FW 1 8 14 15 18 | 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gervinho FW 1 7 14 17 20 | 25 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1740162624 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40