FFO FA CUP, Blackburn Rovers vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Wed Aug 20) Blackburn Rovers | Tottenham Hotspur 4-3-1-2 E | 5-1-0-2-2 A Chris Spero Caretaker | Tim Brown | A_Onana GK | GK G_Vicario C_Lenglet DF | DF Z_Debast R_Le_Normand DF | DF K_Mbabu A_Rrahmani DF | DF C_Romero M_Acuna DF | DF K_Danso K_Phillips MF | DF D_Udogie B_Guimaraes MF | DM R_Bentancur F_Torres MF | AM J_Maddison M_Fernandes AM | FW V_Boniface S_Mane FW | FW O_Watkins M_Oyarzabal FW | AM L_Bailey | B_Bertinato SUB | SUB S_Dieng W_Bouma SUB | SUB A_Dorrington A_Candreva SUB | SUB C_Azpiliceuta Gerson SUB | SUB D_Kulusevski E_Demirovic SUB | SUB W_Lankshear Min. 3 :(bla) C_Lenglet pushes it past Z_Debast ... C_Lenglet shoots towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 4 :(bla) K_Phillips jinks past K_Mbabu ... But R_Bentancur sweeps up the threat Min. 4 :(tot) D_Udogie plays a first time ball through the defence to O_Watkins ... A_Rrahmani brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 7 :(tot) K_Danso rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to O_Watkins ... B_Guimaraes with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... V_Boniface drives it under the wall ... GOAL!! ... A_Onana looks dejected ... That is his 10th goal this season!! ... Tottenham Hotspur have the advantage! ... Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 9 :(bla) The ball goes loose! ... K_Phillips seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... K_Phillips attempts to nutmeg G_Vicario! ... G_Vicario takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 9 :(tot) O_Watkins with a burst of pace ... C_Lenglet robs him of the ball Min. 9 :(tot) C_Romero has picked up a knock ... It looks like he will try to run it off Min. 12 :(tot) K_Mbabu plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... O_Watkins decides to go for goal instead! ... O_Watkins from 20 yards! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Onana moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... A_Onana catches it with style! Min. 13 :(bla) A_Rrahmani takes advantage of a mistake by Z_Debast ... It's a lucky break ... A_Rrahmani blasts it at the goal! ... The Blackburn Rovers fans get off their seats! ... GOAL!! ... All square, that should make things interesting! ... Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 13 :(tot) R_Bentancur takes advantage of a mistake by C_Lenglet ... He puts in O_Watkins! ... O_Watkins pounds a rocket on goal! ... But A_Onana smothers the ball Min. 16 :(tot) Z_Debast flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Z_Debast with a little chip! ... What agility from A_Onana Min. 18 :(tot) L_Bailey beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds Z_Debast ... Z_Debast swings in the shot! ... A_Onana makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 19 :(bla) M_Fernandes runs at the defence ... He nutmegs Z_Debast ... He showed his class there ... M_Fernandes tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 19 :(tot) O_Watkins jumps over R_Le_Normand's challenge ... O_Watkins belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But A_Onana reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Onana anyway Min. 19 :(bla) M_Fernandes makes a run into space ... L_Bailey with an over the top challenge ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 20 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P Min. 21 :(bla) M_Fernandes picks up a loose ball ... But D_Udogie slides in Min. 22 :(bla) K_Phillips with the heel pass to S_Mane ... S_Mane goes for the top corner! ... G_Vicario with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 25 :(bla) B_Guimaraes has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... M_Fernandes gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Fernandes drives the shot in! ... GOAL!! ... The Blackburn Rovers fans are delighted! ... Blackburn Rovers go ahead in this match now! ... Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 25 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... L_Bailey will now play as a FW Min. 25 :(tot) J_Maddison jumps over the defender's challenge ... M_Fernandes with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 25 :(tot) K_Danso picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... Blocked by K_Phillips Min. 28 :(tot) L_Bailey knocks the ball past A_Rrahmani ... L_Bailey with the chance! ... He watches the ball, half volleys it flush ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations with their smartphones! ... It's all to play for again! ... Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 29 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... L_Bailey will now play as a AM Min. 30 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... Tottenham Hotspur have changed their playing style to E Min. 30 :(bla) M_Fernandes takes advantage of a mistake by R_Bentancur ... L_Bailey is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 32 :(tot) Z_Debast takes possession ... M_Fernandes with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... The Referee yells at him to come over ... It's not the first time he's been called over today ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 35 :(bla) M_Acuna with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to S_Mane ... Z_Debast hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... K_Phillips crosses it in! ... G_Vicario comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... C_Lenglet with the header ... G_Vicario tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 37 :(tot) K_Danso with a one-touch layoff to J_Maddison ... B_Guimaraes tackles cleanly Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(tot) D_Udogie with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... L_Bailey gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... L_Bailey tries to catch the keeper out! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Onana never had a chance! Min. 47 :(bla) M_Fernandes passes the ball to M_Oyarzabal ... M_Oyarzabal from 20 yards! ... G_Vicario gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 47 :(tot) L_Bailey beats C_Lenglet ... A_Rrahmani with a nasty foul ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... V_Boniface hits it over the wall ... A_Onana gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... R_Bentancur flights it in! ... V_Boniface loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... But he got that all wrong ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur Min. 47 :(tot) Z_Debast retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... J_Maddison latches onto the end of it ... J_Maddison hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... A_Onana is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 48 :(bla) F_Torres with a deep cross to S_Mane ... Excellent sliding challenge by C_Romero ... He timed it well Min. 50 :(tot) Substitution by Tottenham Hotspur ... COMING ON: D_Kulusevski ... COMING OFF: K_Danso Min. 50 :(tot) J_Maddison knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... J_Maddison with a thundering volley! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 53 :(bla) F_Torres holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to M_Fernandes ... M_Fernandes tries the lob from 30 yards! ... The Blackburn Rovers fans get off their seats! ... GOAL!! ... Blackburn Rovers have snatched the lead! ... Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 54 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C Min. 54 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... Tottenham Hotspur have changed their playing style to A Min. 54 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... L_Bailey will now play as a FW Min. 54 :(bla) F_Torres 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! ... S_Mane receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... S_Mane with a stunning strike! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... G_Vicario dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had G_Vicario beaten! ... CORNER! ... A_Rrahmani crosses it in! ... F_Torres gets on the end of it ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 56 :(bla) A_Rrahmani with a byline cross to M_Oyarzabal ... M_Oyarzabal beats the offside trap! ... He looked offside to me ... G_Vicario comes towards him ... He rounds G_Vicario ... He taps it towards the goal! ... G_Vicario manages to get to it!! Min. 56 :(tot) L_Bailey kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... V_Boniface gets on the end of the pass ... But M_Acuna wins the tackle Min. 57 :(tot) V_Boniface barges R_Le_Normand off the ball ... K_Phillips is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 58 :(tot) Z_Debast has it now ... He takes on K_Phillips ... He gets past him! ... He puts in O_Watkins! ... A great volley from O_Watkins! ... A_Onana with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 60 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal beats D_Udogie with absolute ease! ... M_Oyarzabal with the side footed shot! ... G_Vicario with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 62 :(bla) R_Le_Normand runs at the heart of the defence ... R_Le_Normand leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... G_Vicario grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 64 :(tot) O_Watkins breaks free from A_Rrahmani ... M_Acuna plays the back pass ... A_Onana can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... V_Boniface flights it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Onana Min. 66 :(bla) R_Le_Normand is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... F_Torres latches onto the ball ... F_Torres attempts to drive it home! ... G_Vicario with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 66 :(tot) D_Kulusevski nutmegs K_Phillips, he continues to run forward ... D_Kulusevski from 20 yards! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 67 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: Gerson ... COMING OFF: M_Fernandes Min. 69 :(bla) A_Rrahmani with a 50-yard pass to K_Phillips ... K_Phillips fires a shot at goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... G_Vicario moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 69 :(tot) K_Mbabu holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to L_Bailey ... A vicious shot by L_Bailey! ... A_Onana makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: E_Demirovic ... COMING OFF: S_Mane Min. 70 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... K_Phillips will now play as a DM Min. 70 :(bla) E_Demirovic with the majestic dribble ... E_Demirovic has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... Saved by G_Vicario Min. 71 :(tot) Substitution by Tottenham Hotspur ... COMING ON: W_Lankshear ... COMING OFF: V_Boniface Min. 72 :(bla) M_Acuna hoofs it upfield to find E_Demirovic ... Well executed sliding challenge from D_Udogie ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... B_Guimaraes with an outswinging corner into the box ... K_Phillips with the header ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... Gerson swings it in! ... G_Vicario catches it! Min. 75 :(tot) J_Maddison takes possession ... Knocks it past R_Le_Normand ... He's through on goal ... J_Maddison with a terrific drive! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... Look at his face! ... He can't believe it himself! ... That's pulled Tottenham Hotspur level! ... Blackburn Rovers 3-3 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 76 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... L_Bailey will now play as a AM Min. 77 :(bla) F_Torres finds M_Acuna with a perfectly weighted pass ... D_Udogie goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 78 :(tot) J_Maddison crosses to D_Kulusevski ... M_Oyarzabal with an awful challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Tim Brown looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! Min. 80 :(tot) W_Lankshear with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past A_Rrahmani ... E_Demirovic fouls ... That was disgusting Min. 84 :(tot) O_Watkins beats K_Phillips ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... O_Watkins has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... It's beaten A_Onana ... GOAL!! ... The Tottenham Hotspur fans are going crazy! ... The Blackburn Rovers fans are just stunned in silence! ... Blackburn Rovers 3-4 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 85 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A Min. 85 :(tot) Substitution by Tottenham Hotspur ... COMING ON: C_Azpiliceuta ... COMING OFF: O_Watkins Min. 85 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... Tottenham Hotspur have changed their playing style to C Min. 86 :(bla) A_Rrahmani takes advantage of a mistake by J_Maddison ... He crosses to M_Oyarzabal ... C_Azpiliceuta with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(tot) Z_Debast feeds the ball to L_Bailey ... E_Demirovic fouls badly ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 90 :(tot) A_Onana with a terrible kick! ... W_Lankshear takes control of the ball! ... W_Lankshear flicks the header toward the far post! ... A_Onana parries it ... CORNER! ... C_Azpiliceuta hits it into the box! ... A_Onana catches it! Min. 92 :(bla) K_Phillips with a slide rule pass to B_Guimaraes ... R_Bentancur with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 94 :(tot) Z_Debast with the deft touch ... He takes it past K_Phillips ... He knocks it to C_Romero! ... C_Romero with the attempt at goal! ... A_Onana takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ewood Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Fernandes (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Rrahmani (13), M_Fernandes (25,53) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Guimaraes (7), M_Fernandes (32), A_Rrahmani (47), K_Phillips (57), M_Oyarzabal (78), E_Demirovic (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tottenham Hotspur Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Watkins Scorers : V_Boniface (7), L_Bailey (28), J_Maddison (75), O_Watkins (84) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Bailey (30) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers | Tottenham Hotspur Attempts on Goal : 18 | 19 Off target : 8 | 5 On target : 10 | 14 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 4 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 6 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 8 Key Tackles : 6 | 7 Key Passes : 13 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackburn Rovers 3 - 4 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 27 1 1 1 22 | 97 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 25 18 13 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 32 R_Le_Normand DF 1 23 17 7 20 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 21 A_Rrahmani DF 1 23 18 5 30 | 97 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 13 43 56 M_Acuna DF 1 23 17 15 25 | 97 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 32 0 K_Phillips DM 1 19 23 14 26 | 97 0 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 17 8 42 B_Guimaraes MF 1 17 23 19 28 | 97 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 23 -2 F_Torres MF 1 5 21 18 26 | 97 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 65 22 M_Fernandes AM 1 4 20 19 29 | 69 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 -2 11 67 S_Mane FW 1 2 14 22 24 | 72 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 M_Oyarzabal FW 1 2 17 23 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 17 B_Bertinato GK 20 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Bouma DF 1 19 13 10 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Candreva MF 1 9 18 12 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gerson MF 1 13 16 8 28 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Demirovic FW 1 11 13 19 32 | 25 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 9 Player Statistics - Tottenham Hotspur Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Vicario GK 26 1 1 1 31 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 Z_Debast DF 1 21 18 11 28 | 97 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 60 38 K_Mbabu DF 1 23 20 7 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 C_Romero DF 1 24 16 9 19 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 21 K_Danso DF 1 21 16 13 28 | 52 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 D_Udogie DF 1 23 19 13 28 | 97 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 28 0 R_Bentancur DM 1 21 23 10 32 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 10 0 J_Maddison AM 1 5 22 21 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 11 40 V_Boniface FW 1 7 18 24 25 | 73 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 O_Watkins FW 1 7 12 24 24 | 87 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 L_Bailey AM 1 4 23 22 26 | 97 0 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 18 36 S_Dieng GK 20 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Dorrington DF 1 18 11 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Azpiliceuta DM 1 22 14 11 27 | 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 D_Kulusevski AM 1 5 22 21 22 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 W_Lankshear FW 1 8 15 18 20 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1755703323 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40