FFO Prem, Liverpool vs. Blackburn Rovers (Fri Mar 07)


                            Liverpool  |  Blackburn Rovers
                          4-2-0-2-2 P  |  4-1-3-2 A
                       Graeme Edwards  |  -
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK A_Onana
                          F_Tomori DF  |  DF C_Starfelt
                          D_Rugani DF  |  DF R_Le_Normand
                        D_Llorente DF  |  DF A_Rrahmani
                          M_Akanji DF  |  DF N_Cadden
                       R_Bentancur DM  |  DM K_Phillips
                          I_Halifa DM  |  MF B_Guimaraes
                        J_Grealish AM  |  MF L_Sane
                           M_Kudus AM  |  MF N_Fekir
                          M_Mudryk FW  |  FW W_Ben_Yedder
                        R_De_Tomas FW  |  FW M_Oyarzabal
                                       |
                           S_Bolat SUB |  SUB G_Shelvey
                        Jordi_Alba SUB |  SUB W_T_Ekong
                       Y_Rakitskyi SUB |  SUB L_Johanns
                           M_Niang SUB |  SUB J_Kelly
                           M_Kulic SUB |  SUB N_Nartey




Min. 1  :(liv) F_Tomori looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to R_De_Tomas 
          ...  R_De_Tomas hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 4  :(bla) B_Guimaraes times his run well 
          ...  A delicate header from B_Guimaraes! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 8  :(liv) F_Tomori heads the ball back to I_Halifa 
          ...  But R_Le_Normand wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 9  :(bla) R_Le_Normand holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Sane 
          ...  Cleaned up by M_Akanji 
Min. 11 :(liv) M_Mudryk is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by A_Rrahmani 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 12 :(liv) J_Grealish takes advantage of a mistake by A_Rrahmani 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  J_Grealish with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  A_Onana makes a difficult save 
Min. 14 :(liv) R_De_Tomas sprints past the defender 
          ...  R_De_Tomas swings in the shot! 
          ...  A_Onana narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 15 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 20 :(bla) C_Starfelt runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from C_Starfelt! 
          ...  T_Courtois tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Phillips curls it into the box! 
          ...  R_Le_Normand gets on the end of it 
          ...  T_Courtois has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  T_Courtois reacts well to save!! 
Min. 23 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Phillips 
          ...  D_Llorente tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Rrahmani hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  T_Courtois comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 24 :(liv) M_Kudus eases past A_Rrahmani 
          ...  M_Kudus hits a curling shot! 
          ...  A_Onana is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Onana holds his head in his hands! 
          ...  That's given Liverpool the lead! 
          ...  Liverpool 1-0 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 25 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 29 :(liv) M_Kudus with the heel pass to I_Halifa 
          ...  I_Halifa looks to see where A_Onana is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  A_Onana turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Akanji drives it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to M_Mudryk 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  A_Onana makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 30 :(liv) F_Tomori with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Mudryk 
          ...  M_Mudryk with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 31 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder with the majestic dribble 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder attempts a chip! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 33 :(liv) M_Akanji skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  M_Akanji with the overhead! 
          ...  But A_Onana just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 33 :(bla) N_Fekir looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Starfelt 
          ...  F_Tomori with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong warning 
Min. 38 :(liv) M_Mudryk brushes C_Starfelt aside and breaks free 
          ...  M_Mudryk sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Onana is equal to it 
Min. 39 :(liv) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  I_Halifa is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  I_Halifa aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  A_Onana won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 39 :(bla) N_Fekir works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder with a thundering drive! 
          ...  T_Courtois makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 40 :(liv) R_De_Tomas can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to M_Mudryk 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by N_Cadden 
Min. 41 :(liv) R_De_Tomas runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  R_De_Tomas aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Onana parries it 
Min. 42 :(liv) D_Rugani with a one-touch layoff to R_De_Tomas 
          ...  R_De_Tomas with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  A_Onana heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(liv) R_De_Tomas skips the challenge from A_Rrahmani 
          ...  R_De_Tomas cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  A_Onana gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 45 :(liv) M_Mudryk is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to R_Bentancur 
          ...  B_Guimaraes with the high feet 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  J_Grealish swings it in 
          ...  M_Kudus gets on the end of it 
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Kudus! 
          ...  A_Onana tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  J_Grealish flights it in! 
          ...  A_Rrahmani gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 46 :(bla) C_Starfelt passes the ball to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  R_De_Tomas pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 47 :(liv) F_Tomori crosses to M_Mudryk 
          ...  A_Rrahmani cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 47 :(bla) N_Fekir beats his marker 
          ...  N_Fekir plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  Saved by T_Courtois 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Liverpool 1-0 Blackburn Rovers

Min. 48 :(bla) A_Rrahmani wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Sane 
          ...  A left-footer by L_Sane! 
          ...  T_Courtois with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 49 :(liv) M_Kudus flicks it past B_Guimaraes 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  Great challenge by A_Rrahmani 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Mudryk drives it into the box! 
          ...  M_Akanji loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But A_Onana stops that one easily 
Min. 50 :(bla) C_Starfelt with a 30-yard pass to N_Fekir 
          ...  N_Fekir has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
          ...  The crowd goes wild! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed! 
          ...  Nobody is sure why?? 
          ...  The referee turns the players away he saw something in the build up 
          ...  The fans chant "The referee's a ******!!" 
Min. 51 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  What a shot from M_Oyarzabal! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 52 :(liv) M_Mudryk plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Grealish decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  But R_Le_Normand with the fine tackle 
Min. 53 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal drives it forward to K_Phillips 
          ...  K_Phillips tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  T_Courtois saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 57 :(liv) J_Grealish runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Starfelt 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  R_Le_Normand does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 57 :(bla) L_Sane with a smart turn 
          ...  R_De_Tomas with an ugly foul 
Min. 58 :(liv) J_Grealish runs forward 
          ...  J_Grealish drives the shot in! 
          ...  A_Onana parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 59 :(liv) J_Grealish has broken clear! Just A_Onana to beat! 
          ...  K_Phillips brings him down! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 60 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: Jordi_Alba 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Rugani 
Min. 61 :(liv) J_Grealish backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  I_Halifa latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from I_Halifa! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  A_Onana manages to turn it behind 
Min. 62 :(liv) R_De_Tomas beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  A powerful shot by R_De_Tomas! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 63 :(bla) L_Sane looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  D_Llorente reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 67 :(liv) I_Halifa flights the ball to R_De_Tomas 
          ...  R_De_Tomas tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  A_Onana tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Halifa lofts the ball in! 
          ...  J_Grealish rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Kelly 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Oyarzabal 
Min. 73 :(liv) M_Mudryk saunters past R_Le_Normand 
          ...  M_Mudryk attempts a lob! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps into the crowd! 
          ...  The fans love him!! 
          ...  Liverpool 2-0 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 74 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 74 :(bla) J_Kelly kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  The defender plays it back to T_Courtois 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder intercepts the back pass! 
          ...  He tries to dummy T_Courtois 
          ...  T_Courtois charges out of his area 
          ...  He's slid it past him!! 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 75 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Niang 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_De_Tomas 
Min. 75 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool 
          ...  COMING ON: Y_Rakitskyi 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Llorente 
Min. 75 :(liv) Jordi_Alba breaks free from his marker 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by K_Phillips 
Min. 75 :(bla) J_Kelly with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  J_Kelly tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  T_Courtois gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 76 :(liv) J_Grealish is too quick for K_Phillips 
          ...  J_Grealish with the drive! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 77 :(liv) Jordi_Alba jumps over R_Le_Normand's challenge 
          ...  Jordi_Alba with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  A_Onana parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 80 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Nartey 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Sane 
Min. 84 :(liv) M_Niang pushes it past N_Cadden 
          ...  M_Niang with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  A_Onana makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder sidesteps M_Akanji 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  F_Tomori does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 89 :(liv) I_Halifa with the towering header to J_Grealish 
          ...  J_Grealish controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Halifa chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  A_Onana catches it with ease 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Anfield
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : M_Mudryk (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Kudus (24), M_Mudryk (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : A_Onana
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Guimaraes (45), K_Phillips (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Liverpool  |    Blackburn Rovers
Attempts on Goal     :          25        |       12
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :          18        |       8
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          12        |       10
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Final Score          : Liverpool 2 - 0 Blackburn Rovers
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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 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  41   0   0   0
F_Tomori       DF   1  23  18   3  25 |  95   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  48   0
D_Rugani       DF   1  22  18   3  26 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
D_Llorente     DF   1  22  19   7  26 |  77   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
M_Akanji       DF   1  22  19  11  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0  34
R_Bentancur    DM   1  21  22   9  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Halifa       DM   1  17  18  13  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  24  44
J_Grealish     AM   1   8  23  19  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   7  42
M_Kudus        AM   1   5  21  20  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   9  30
M_Mudryk       FW   1  10  19  23  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  22  30
R_De_Tomas     FW   1   3  17  23  25 |  77   0   0   1   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  13  33
S_Bolat        GK  21   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jordi_Alba     DF   1  21  17  12  24 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  14   0  16
Y_Rakitskyi    DF   1  19  13  12  29 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Niang        FW   1   7  12  18  27 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Kulic        FW   1   9  12  17  21 |   0   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
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A_Onana        GK  25   1   1   1  22 |  95  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  23  16  11  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  17
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  22  16   7  20 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  14  21
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  22  18   5  30 |  95   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  12   0
N_Cadden       DF   1  16  14  10  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
K_Phillips     DM   1  18  22  13  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  15  -4  11
B_Guimaraes    MF   1  17  23  18  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   5
L_Sane         MF   1   4  22  20  23 |  82   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   8   8
N_Fekir        MF   1   5  23  20  29 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  16
W_Ben_Yedder   FW   1   4  18  24  20 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  24  10
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  17  22  27 |  72   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   5
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
L_Johanns      MF   1  13  17  14  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Kelly        FW   1   5  14  16  14 |  23   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  12
N_Nartey       MF   1   9  14   7  26 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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