FFO Prem, Leicester City vs. Blackburn Rovers (Fri Apr 25) Leicester City | Blackburn Rovers 5-1-3-1 L | 4-1-3-2 C Darren Lear | - | A_Areola GK | GK A_Onana G_Montiel DF | DF C_Lenglet Y_Berchiche DF | DF C_Starfelt A_Marusic DF | DF N_Cadden L_Dunk DF | DF R_Le_Normand Z_Diamond DF | DM B_Guimaraes M_Almiron MF | MF K_Phillips F_Kessie DM | MF L_Sane K_Dolberg FW | MF N_Fekir A_Elanga MF | FW W_Ben_Yedder C_Eriksen MF | FW M_Palermo | M_Muller SUB | SUB G_Shelvey P_Comuzzo SUB | SUB W_T_Ekong C_Sanchez SUB | SUB M_Oyarzabal L_Henderson SUB | SUB L_Johanns G_Simeone SUB | SUB J_Kelly Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to C Min. 6 :(bla) M_Palermo with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... M_Palermo hits a curling shot! ... A_Areola parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 7 :(lei) K_Dolberg takes advantage of a mistake by B_Guimaraes ... N_Cadden cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 9 :(lei) C_Eriksen plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... Y_Berchiche keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... L_Sane dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 9 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder with the majestic dribble ... W_Ben_Yedder runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But it goes wide Min. 13 :(lei) K_Dolberg takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... C_Starfelt tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by M_Almiron ... The ball comes to A_Elanga ... He gets the shot away ... The shot slips through A_Onana's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 18 :(lei) Y_Berchiche spots A_Elanga who is in acres of space ... R_Le_Normand hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! ... CORNER! ... K_Dolberg flights it in! ... A_Onana catches it! Min. 20 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P Min. 23 :(bla) L_Sane takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to W_Ben_Yedder ... W_Ben_Yedder sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 23 :(lei) G_Montiel with electric pace ... He eases past B_Guimaraes ... C_Starfelt with the foul ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 24 :(lei) Y_Berchiche with a precise pass to L_Dunk ... L_Dunk sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... A_Onana saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 28 :(bla) M_Palermo off the woodwork! ... L_Sane picks up the deflection ... L_Sane with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 30 :(lei) G_Montiel with an intelligent ball to Y_Berchiche ... A cracking drive from Y_Berchiche! ... But A_Onana makes a superb stop down low Min. 40 :(lei) A_Marusic sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... C_Eriksen runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A well-placed shot from C_Eriksen! ... But it goes just over Min. 42 :(lei) F_Kessie beats K_Phillips with absolute ease! ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... C_Starfelt picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder runs at the defence ... C_Eriksen is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 43 :(bla) K_Phillips is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... N_Cadden latches onto the ball ... Well intercepted by Y_Berchiche Min. 45 :(bla) B_Guimaraes with a real burst of pace ... He leaves A_Marusic behind ... A_Marusic hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... M_Palermo floats the ball in! ... A_Areola easily catches it! Min. 47 :(bla) B_Guimaraes retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... M_Palermo latches onto the end of it ... M_Palermo with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... A_Areola watches it sail wide! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Leicester City 0-0 Blackburn Rovers Min. 47 :(bla) L_Sane with a probing pass to C_Starfelt ... C_Starfelt shapes up for a shot! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 49 :(lei) C_Eriksen cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Almiron ... M_Almiron with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 50 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: M_Oyarzabal ... COMING OFF: M_Palermo Min. 50 :(lei) K_Dolberg slips past his marker R_Le_Normand ... The ball is whipped into A_Marusic ... A_Marusic hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... A_Onana turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_Almiron chips the ball in towards the far post! ... C_Starfelt gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 52 :(lei) M_Almiron drives it forward to A_Elanga ... Superbly timed tackle by N_Cadden ... He made it look easy Min. 52 :(lei) A_Marusic takes advantage of a mistake by N_Cadden ... It's a lucky break ... L_Sane fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... It's within shooting distance! ... A_Elanga hoists it forward ... K_Dolberg gets on the end of it ... But he loses control of it ... C_Starfelt takes possession Min. 55 :(lei) C_Eriksen boots it towards A_Elanga ... A powerful shot by A_Elanga! ... But A_Onana punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that A_Onana got a touch Min. 58 :(lei) K_Dolberg runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... N_Cadden slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 60 :(bla) N_Cadden drives it across the face of the goal W_Ben_Yedder ... But A_Marusic will cut out the threat Min. 63 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder nutmegs the defender ... C_Eriksen fouls badly ... That looked malicious Min. 63 :(bla) B_Guimaraes is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to W_Ben_Yedder ... Wonderful sliding challenge by F_Kessie Min. 65 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: G_Simeone ... COMING OFF: A_Marusic Min. 65 :(bla) N_Fekir retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... M_Oyarzabal gets on the end of it ... M_Oyarzabal tries the lob from 30 yards! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: L_Johanns ... COMING OFF: L_Sane Min. 73 :(lei) M_Almiron comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... M_Almiron with the goal bound shot! ... But A_Onana punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 73 :(bla) N_Cadden nutmegs L_Dunk, he continues to run forward ... N_Cadden lobs A_Areola! ... A_Areola with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 74 :(lei) C_Eriksen with a slick pass to K_Dolberg ... A great volley from K_Dolberg! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 75 :(bla) K_Phillips curls the ball out wide to M_Oyarzabal ... M_Oyarzabal with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... A_Areola makes a good save Min. 75 :(lei) K_Dolberg sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... C_Starfelt with a terrible tackle ... The Referee yells at him to come over ... It's not the first time he's been called over today ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... Z_Diamond with the outside of his boot ... He hits the side netting Min. 76 :(bla) C_Lenglet lays the ball back to W_Ben_Yedder ... Good sliding challenge from C_Eriksen Min. 78 :(lei) G_Montiel gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to C_Eriksen ... A left-footer by C_Eriksen! ... A_Onana gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 78 :(bla) The ball goes loose! ... M_Oyarzabal gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... M_Oyarzabal hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 79 :(bla) N_Cadden beats L_Dunk ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... N_Cadden hits a great shot! ... Looks like it should be A_Areola's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... R_Le_Normand plays it towards the near post! ... M_Almiron reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 79 :(lei) K_Dolberg finds himself with plenty of time ... L_Johanns pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 83 :(lei) C_Eriksen with the nod to K_Dolberg ... K_Dolberg with the overhead! ... A_Onana makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 85 :(lei) K_Dolberg with an intelligent ball to A_Elanga ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from A_Elanga! ... It looks good ... But it goes just over Min. 86 :(lei) C_Eriksen nutmegs the defender ... C_Eriksen has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(lei) M_Almiron brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... Z_Diamond gets on the end of the pass ... Z_Diamond hits a curling shot! ... A_Onana is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : King Power Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Y_Berchiche Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Cadden (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Sane (52), C_Starfelt (75) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City | Blackburn Rovers Attempts on Goal : 15 | 11 Off target : 9 | 9 On target : 6 | 2 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 4 | 8 Key Tackles : 6 | 9 Key Passes : 14 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Leicester City 0 - 0 Blackburn Rovers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25 1 1 1 25 | 98 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 G_Montiel DF 1 21 15 13 27 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 Y_Berchiche DF 1 22 19 15 22 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 22 13 A_Marusic DF 1 21 13 12 24 | 67 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 46 17 16 L_Dunk DF 1 23 16 11 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Z_Diamond DF 1 17 15 9 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 M_Almiron MF 1 7 19 16 25 | 98 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 22 23 F_Kessie DM 1 14 22 9 27 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 K_Dolberg FW 1 3 15 21 27 | 98 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 13 A_Elanga MF 1 7 21 19 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 C_Eriksen MF 1 7 20 14 22 | 98 0 1 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 30 50 39 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 11 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Henderson MF 1 11 16 13 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Simeone FW 1 6 12 21 27 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 24 17 13 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 13 0 C_Starfelt DF 1 23 17 12 28 | 98 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 52 -4 11 N_Cadden DF 1 16 14 11 28 | 98 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 63 16 33 R_Le_Normand DF 1 22 16 7 20 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 B_Guimaraes DM 1 17 23 18 28 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 K_Phillips MF 1 19 22 13 26 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 L_Sane MF 1 4 22 21 23 | 72 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 29 12 2 N_Fekir MF 1 5 23 20 29 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 W_Ben_Yedder FW 1 4 19 24 20 | 98 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 M_Palermo FW 1 9 13 18 20 | 52 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 18 G_Shelvey GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 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 M_Oyarzabal FW 1 2 17 22 27 | 46 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 L_Johanns MF 1 13 18 14 20 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Kelly FW 1 5 14 17 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1745615095 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40