FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Arsenal (Mon Aug 11)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Arsenal
                            4-1-3-2 N  |  4-1-1-2-2 C
                Chris Spero Caretaker  |  Darren Humphris
                                       |
                           A_Onana GK  |  GK K_Tzolakis
                           M_Acuna DF  |  DF A_Hickey
                      R_Le_Normand DF  |  DF T_Chalobah
                        A_Rrahmani DF  |  DF A_Silva
                         C_Lenglet DF  |  DF I_Fresneda
                        K_Phillips DM  |  MF Andre
                       B_Guimaraes MF  |  DM E_Camavinga
                            L_Sane MF  |  AM J_Lepenant
                       M_Fernandes MF  |  AM O_Marmoush
                       E_Demirovic FW  |  FW Samu
                       M_Oyarzabal FW  |  FW K_Konate
                                       |
                       B_Bertinato SUB |  SUB A_Boruc
                           W_Bouma SUB |  SUB T_Wiesner
                        A_Candreva SUB |  SUB I_Houben
                            Gerson SUB |  SUB J_Ball
                            S_Mane SUB |  SUB R_Sallai




Min. 1  :(bla) C_Lenglet with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  L_Sane gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  L_Sane fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But K_Tzolakis pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 2  :(ars) Samu loses K_Phillips 
          ...  Samu strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It floats over A_Onana 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 4  :(bla) M_Oyarzabal takes advantage of a mistake by K_Konate 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  Blocked by A_Silva 
Min. 4  :(ars) A_Hickey plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  M_Acuna with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 6  :(bla) M_Oyarzabal picks out E_Demirovic with the cross 
          ...  E_Camavinga fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 7  :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 10 :(bla) B_Guimaraes spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to K_Phillips! 
          ...  A heafty challenge by T_Chalobah 
          ...  Which leads to the ball going out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Sane swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  C_Lenglet gets his head on it 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Arsenal fans taunt him! 
Min. 10 :(ars) J_Lepenant beats A_Rrahmani 
          ...  A vicious shot by J_Lepenant! 
          ...  A_Onana can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Onana makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 11 :(ars) E_Camavinga with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  Andre gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Andre must beat A_Onana! 
          ...  A_Onana gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 15 :(ars) Samu spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to Andre! 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  R_Le_Normand picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 17 :(bla) L_Sane plays it forward to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Oyarzabal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have the advantage! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 18 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  O_Marmoush will now play as a FW 
Min. 18 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  E_Camavinga will now play as a MF 
Min. 19 :(bla) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal from 20 yards! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 19 :(ars) Andre spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to K_Konate! 
          ...  K_Konate tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  A_Onana with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 22 :(bla) M_Acuna plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  K_Phillips decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  I_Fresneda knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 22 :(ars) K_Konate with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  K_Konate sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by E_Camavinga 
          ...  The ball finds its way to Samu 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  A_Onana claws it off the line 
          ...  No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That could be a game changer! 
          ...  Arsenal have pulled level! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 25 :(bla) B_Guimaraes with a one-touch layoff to K_Phillips 
          ...  Intercepted by J_Lepenant 
Min. 27 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal flicks it over I_Fresneda's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal has a dig at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Goodness gracious me! 
          ...  it's amazing the goal is still standing 
          ...  That looked offside to me! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 30 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 32 :(bla) L_Sane gets lucky and beats E_Camavinga 
          ...  Now with the centre to M_Fernandes 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  I_Fresneda hits it out for a throw 
Min. 37 :(ars) E_Camavinga has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Hickey! 
          ...  A_Hickey hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 37 :(bla) L_Sane lobs it over the defender 
          ...  Andre with an over the top challenge 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  Surely a penalty! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  Arsenal can have few complaints there! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal is the man who takes it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Smashed into the top corner 
          ...  Oh, can you believe it? He's flattened Arsenal He's hit a hat-trick at Ewood Park 
          ...  And with that goal, he moves onto 10 for the season!! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Arsenal...
Min. 39 :(bla) K_Phillips flights the ball to E_Demirovic 
          ...  E_Demirovic with the shot on net! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 41 :(bla) M_Acuna is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to E_Demirovic 
          ...  E_Demirovic hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  K_Tzolakis makes a difficult save 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(bla) K_Phillips slips past his marker I_Fresneda 
          ...  The ball is whipped into M_Acuna 
          ...  M_Acuna is clean through! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis tries to make himself big 
          ...  K_Tzolakis makes his move 
          ...  K_Tzolakis catches the ball 
          ...  Good save 
Min. 47 :(bla) K_Phillips takes advantage of a mistake by I_Fresneda 
          ...  He knocks the ball to M_Fernandes! 
          ...  A_Silva read the danger and stops the pass 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(bla) E_Demirovic skips the challenge from A_Silva 
          ...  E_Demirovic shoots towards goal! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 47 :(bla) L_Sane gets to the byline and finds M_Oyarzabal with a beautiful cross 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 48 :(ars) A_Silva looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Konate 
          ...  K_Konate with the drive! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 50 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Mane 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Demirovic 
Min. 52 :(ars) I_Fresneda spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to K_Konate! 
          ...  K_Konate flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  A_Onana looks relieved there! 
Min. 54 :(bla) L_Sane knocks it past T_Chalobah and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  L_Sane with a stunning strike! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis beats the ball away 
Min. 55 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Silva 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  K_Tzolakis catches it with style! 
Min. 56 :(ars) O_Marmoush beats R_Le_Normand 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  C_Lenglet takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 57 :(bla) C_Lenglet moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Acuna 
          ...  M_Acuna with a little chip! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 58 :(bla) K_Phillips reads the run of S_Mane 
          ...  S_Mane with the shot on net! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 62 :(bla) S_Mane runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off A_Hickey back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  S_Mane with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 62 :(ars) E_Camavinga is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to O_Marmoush 
          ...  O_Marmoush drives it low! 
          ...  It's beaten A_Onana 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 66 :(bla) C_Lenglet with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 66 :(ars) Andre with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to J_Lepenant 
          ...  J_Lepenant with a thundering volley! 
          ...  A_Onana can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Onana makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 69 :(ars) Samu gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past K_Phillips! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  C_Lenglet with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: Gerson 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Fernandes 
Min. 72 :(bla) R_Le_Normand loses I_Fresneda 
          ...  R_Le_Normand hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 73 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 73 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 74 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Ball 
          ...  COMING OFF: Andre 
Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Sallai 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Konate 
Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Houben 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Lepenant 
Min. 75 :(bla) L_Sane looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But K_Tzolakis reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 77 :(ars) I_Houben with the nod to R_Sallai 
          ...  R_Sallai hits a great drive! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one 
          ...  Arsenal are not quite finished yet! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Arsenal ...
Min. 80 :(bla) B_Guimaraes backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  L_Sane gets on the end of it 
          ...  L_Sane with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 83 :(ars) Samu beats M_Acuna with absolute ease! 
          ...  Great challenge by M_Acuna 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Fresneda chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  R_Sallai gets something on it! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by E_Camavinga! 
          ...  Headed away by M_Acuna 
Min. 85 :(bla) S_Mane cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Sane 
          ...  L_Sane curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Blackburn Rovers fans go wild! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 5-3 Arsenal ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bla) L_Sane gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal is unmarked 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 6-3 Arsenal ...
Min. 94 :(bla) B_Guimaraes with a glorious 60-yard pass to S_Mane 
          ...  But A_Silva barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Ewood Park
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : M_Oyarzabal (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Oyarzabal (17,27,37 pen,88), R_Le_Normand (72), L_Sane (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Lenglet (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : K_Konate
Scorers              : Samu (22), , K_Konate (48)R_Sallai (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Andre (37)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          23        |       13
Off target           :           6        |       8
On target            :          17        |       5
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          20        |       9
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 6 - 3 Arsenal
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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  27   1   1   1  22 |  99   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
M_Acuna        DF   1  23  17  15  25 |  99   0   3   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  45  32  28
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  23  17   7  20 |  99   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  15   0  54
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  23  18   5  30 |  99   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  25  18  13  25 |  99   0   1   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  11  43  13
K_Phillips     DM   1  19  23  14  26 |  99   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
B_Guimaraes    MF   1  17  23  19  28 |  99   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
L_Sane         MF   1   4  23  21  23 |  99   0   0   5   2   4   1   0   0   0   0  80  51
M_Fernandes    MF   1   4  20  19  29 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Demirovic    FW   1  11  13  19  32 |  52   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  31
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  17  23  27 |  99   0   0   1   0  10   4   0   0   0   0  16 126
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 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mane         FW   1   2  14  22  24 |  47   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  43  16

Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Tzolakis     GK  25   1   1   1  22 |  99  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0   0
A_Hickey       DF   1  23  17  14  30 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
T_Chalobah     DF   1  22  18  15  24 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
A_Silva        DF   1  22  19   5  22 |  99   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  48  33   0
I_Fresneda     DF   1  21  19   4  27 |  99   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  14   0
Andre          MF   1  20  21  11  28 |  76   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  22  17
E_Camavinga    MF   1  20  23   6  24 |  99   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
J_Lepenant     AM   1  20  21  15  25 |  77   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  18   0  26
O_Marmoush     FW   1   6  21  23  26 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Samu           FW   1   6  19  23  22 |  99   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  14  27
K_Konate       FW   1   8  20  23  29 |  77   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  39
A_Boruc        GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wiesner      DF   1  15  11  10  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Houben       AM   1   5  18  14  28 |  22   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
J_Ball         DM   1  13  16   6  22 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sallai       FW   1   2  12  17  25 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
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