FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Aston Villa (Fri Sep 19)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Aston Villa
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-1-2-2-1 E
                Chris Spero Caretaker  |  Emlyn Brennan
                                       |
                           A_Onana GK  |  GK E_Martinez
                         C_Lenglet DF  |  DF A_Robertson
                        A_Rrahmani DF  |  DF L_Digne
                      R_Le_Normand DF  |  DF N_Semedo
                           M_Acuna DF  |  DF D_Munoz
                        K_Phillips DM  |  DM Casemiro
                        A_Candreva MF  |  MF S_Amrabat
                          F_Torres MF  |  MF L_Goretzka
                            Gerson MF  |  AM N_Fekir
                       E_Demirovic FW  |  AM L_Pellegrini
                       M_Oyarzabal FW  |  FW L_Martinez
                                       |
                       B_Bertinato SUB |  SUB F_Dahmen
                           W_Bouma SUB |  SUB A_Marusic
                          N_Nartey SUB |  SUB L_Blas
                          A_Gilbey SUB |  SUB D_Johnson
                            S_Mane SUB |  SUB Y_Wissa




Min. 3  :(bla) M_Oyarzabal with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows L_Goretzka a clean set of heals 
          ...  L_Digne stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  E_Demirovic drives it in 
          ...  E_Martinez saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 4  :(ast) Casemiro with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to N_Fekir 
          ...  N_Fekir with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  A_Onana with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 10 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 13 :(bla) Gerson hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Candreva latches onto it! 
          ...  Casemiro with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 13 :(ast) D_Munoz drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to N_Semedo 
          ...  Gerson hits it out for a corner 
          ...  We need a good ball in here! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Goretzka dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  K_Phillips wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 16 :(bla) M_Acuna beats L_Digne 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Well intercepted by Casemiro 
Min. 16 :(ast) A_Robertson has space to run with the ball 
          ...  A_Robertson tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Onana's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Amrabat with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Onana comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  L_Pellegrini with the header 
          ...  A_Onana just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 19 :(bla) F_Torres turns past D_Munoz 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  L_Martinez is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
Min. 20 :(ast) Casemiro with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past C_Lenglet 
          ...  A_Candreva dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 23 :(ast) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  L_Martinez is through! 
          ...  L_Martinez with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  A_Onana can't get to it 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Aston Villa have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 24 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 24 :(ast) L_Goretzka with a reverse pass to N_Fekir 
          ...  N_Fekir with the header! 
          ...  But A_Onana is equal to it 
Min. 31 :(ast) L_Digne runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  D_Munoz latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  D_Munoz hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  A_Onana with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 32 :(bla) Gerson takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 33 :(ast) L_Pellegrini lobs it over C_Lenglet 
          ...  L_Pellegrini hits a great shot! 
          ...  A_Onana takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 34 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Robertson 
Min. 40 :(bla) A_Candreva drives it forward to K_Phillips 
          ...  K_Phillips fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  E_Martinez never had a chance! 
Min. 41 :(ast) Casemiro looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards S_Amrabat 
          ...  S_Amrabat attempts a low drive! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(bla) A_Rrahmani beats D_Munoz 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  L_Digne wins the ball 
Min. 47 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Semedo! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 

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

Min. 46 :(ast) N_Semedo steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs C_Lenglet 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  C_Lenglet recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 47 :(ast) Casemiro with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from C_Lenglet 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by K_Phillips 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 50 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Mane 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Demirovic 
Min. 50 :(bla) A_Rrahmani with an early cross to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  L_Digne wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 51 :(ast) L_Pellegrini cuts inside A_Rrahmani 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  L_Pellegrini attempts a low drive! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  A_Onana grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 53 :(bla) S_Mane finds M_Oyarzabal in acres of space 
          ...  D_Munoz anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 53 :(ast) L_Digne flicks it over Gerson's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  L_Digne shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 54 :(bla) F_Torres feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  A_Candreva runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A_Candreva beats the defender to the ball 
          ...  He beats a second defender 
          ...  He just has E_Martinez to beat! 
          ...  He rounds E_Martinez 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  E_Martinez somehow manages to get to it!! 
Min. 54 :(ast) L_Martinez is too quick for the defence 
          ...  L_Martinez tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  A_Onana has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Onana is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 56 :(bla) Gerson wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Mane 
          ...  S_Mane rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  But E_Martinez punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 56 :(bla) A_Rrahmani with an intelligent ball to S_Mane 
          ...  D_Munoz with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
Min. 57 :(bla) M_Acuna gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  S_Mane is unmarked 
          ...  S_Mane with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  E_Martinez manages to turn it behind 
Min. 57 :(ast) S_Amrabat controls the ball with ease 
          ...  S_Amrabat controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Onana's hands 
          ...  But A_Onana recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 57 :(bla) S_Mane eases past Casemiro 
          ...  L_Pellegrini with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
Min. 58 :(bla) A_Rrahmani takes advantage of a mistake by L_Digne 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to F_Torres! 
          ...  F_Torres attempts a chip! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits E_Martinez and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! That was a bit of a freak goal! 
          ...  It's all to play for again! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Aston Villa ...
Min. 58 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Casemiro will now play as a MF 
Min. 58 :(bla) R_Le_Normand stamps on S_Amrabat's foot! 
          ...  He could have broken it then! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 59 :(ast) L_Goretzka with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  L_Goretzka hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Onana moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Onana catches it with style! 
Min. 60 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  D_Munoz will now play as a DM 
Min. 60 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  L_Pellegrini will now play as a FW 
Min. 63 :(ast) S_Amrabat with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to L_Pellegrini 
          ...  L_Pellegrini drives the shot in! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 65 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  L_Goretzka will now play as a AM 
Min. 65 :(bla) The defender slips up! 
          ...  S_Mane is through! 
          ...  S_Mane lobs E_Martinez! 
          ...  But E_Martinez makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 68 :(bla) F_Torres runs at N_Semedo 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  F_Torres aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  E_Martinez palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Acuna curls it into the box! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Nartey 
          ...  COMING OFF: Gerson 
Min. 70 :(bla) M_Acuna runs forward 
          ...  M_Acuna drives the shot in! 
          ...  E_Martinez falls over 
          ...  But E_Martinez is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 71 :(ast) A_Robertson cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Amrabat 
          ...  S_Amrabat with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  A_Onana makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 73 :(ast) N_Fekir sidesteps M_Acuna 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A cheeky lob from N_Fekir! 
          ...  A_Onana with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 75 :(bla) S_Mane jinks past L_Digne 
          ...  N_Semedo gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 76 :(ast) A_Robertson barges R_Le_Normand off the ball 
          ...  A_Robertson has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 78 :(ast) L_Pellegrini runs at A_Rrahmani 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  K_Phillips fouls badly 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 81 :(bla) K_Phillips controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs N_Semedo 
          ...  He puts in F_Torres! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by L_Digne 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 82 :(bla) S_Mane sidesteps L_Digne 
          ...  L_Martinez cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 84 :(bla) N_Nartey cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Le_Normand 
          ...  R_Le_Normand rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But E_Martinez makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 84 :(ast) L_Goretzka heads the ball back to L_Martinez 
          ...  K_Phillips rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(ast) A_Robertson plays it long to L_Goretzka 
          ...  L_Goretzka chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 91 :(ast) N_Fekir with a one-touch layoff to L_Martinez 
          ...  L_Martinez swings in the shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 92 :(ast) L_Pellegrini with a burst of pace 
          ...  L_Pellegrini rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 93 :(bla) N_Nartey with a probing pass to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  N_Semedo bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 93 :(ast) N_Fekir breaks free from N_Nartey 
          ...  N_Fekir with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  A_Onana tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Semedo plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  A_Onana comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  L_Goretzka swings a leg at it! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 

*************  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          : F_Torres (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Torres (58)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Le_Normand (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : L_Martinez
Scorers              : L_Martinez (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Pellegrini (57)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       22
Off target           :           3        |       12
On target            :           9        |       10
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       10
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 1 - 1 Aston Villa
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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 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  25  18  13  25 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  23  18   5  30 |  95   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  23  17   8  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  20
M_Acuna        DF   1  23  17  15  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  15
K_Phillips     DM   1  19  23  14  26 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  57  10  14
A_Candreva     MF   1   9  18  12  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  29  15  18
F_Torres       MF   1   5  22  18  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  11  44
Gerson         MF   1  13  16   8  28 |  72   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  51   0
E_Demirovic    FW   1  10  13  19  32 |  52   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  17  23  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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
N_Nartey       MF   1   9  14   7  26 |  23   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
A_Gilbey       MF   1  12  16   7  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mane         FW   1   2  15  22  24 |  43   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  18  24

Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Martinez     GK  26   1   1   1  24 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0   0
A_Robertson    DF   1  24  20  11  29 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  14  26  34
L_Digne        DF   1  24  19  12  23 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  42  14  16
N_Semedo       DF   1  24  18  14  25 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
D_Munoz        DM   1  23  20  11  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  13  19
Casemiro       MF   1  18  24  16  28 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  18   0
S_Amrabat      MF   1  18  23  11  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  55
L_Goretzka     AM   1  17  24  19  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  18  29
N_Fekir        AM   1   5  24  21  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   9  36
L_Pellegrini   FW   1   9  23  21  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  35
L_Martinez     FW   1   8  19  25  26 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  30   0  24
F_Dahmen       GK  20   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Marusic      DF   1  22  13  12  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Blas         MF   1   3  16  12  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Johnson      AM   1   0  14  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Wissa        FW   1   3  14  15  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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