FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Newcastle United (Fri Jul 11)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Newcastle United
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 P
                Chris Spero Caretaker  |  Nathan Prior
                                       |
                           A_Onana GK  |  GK T_Strakosha
                         C_Lenglet DF  |  DF R_Song
                           M_Acuna DF  |  DF J_Clauss
                      R_Le_Normand DF  |  DF J_Tarkowski
                        A_Rrahmani DF  |  DF Nuno_Santos
                        K_Phillips DM  |  MF T_Kroos
                       B_Guimaraes MF  |  MF M_Taverneir
                            L_Sane MF  |  MF D_McNeil
                       M_Fernandes MF  |  MF P_Biel
                            S_Mane FW  |  FW C_Pulisic
                       M_Oyarzabal FW  |  FW A_Gudmundsson
                                       |
                       B_Bertinato SUB |  SUB S_Herrera
                           W_Bouma SUB |  SUB P_Van_Aanholt
                        A_Candreva SUB |  SUB T_Reijnders
                           J_Wulff SUB |  SUB J_R_Riquelme
                       E_Demirovic SUB |  SUB L_De_Jong




Min. 2  :(bla) M_Oyarzabal gets lucky and beats R_Song 
          ...  Now with the centre to S_Mane 
          ...  S_Mane rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  T_Strakosha tips it over !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Phillips plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  T_Strakosha saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 2  :(new) C_Pulisic turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J_Clauss 
          ...  J_Clauss with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb strike! 
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration 
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!! 
          ...  Let's see if Newcastle United can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Newcastle United ...
Min. 4  :(bla) B_Guimaraes squares it to L_Sane 
          ...  L_Sane attempts a lob! 
          ...  T_Strakosha tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 5  :(new) C_Pulisic steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Le_Normand 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  C_Pulisic hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  A_Onana with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 7  :(bla) M_Oyarzabal sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  But R_Song wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Fernandes plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  T_Strakosha makes the catch! 
Min. 7  :(new) Nuno_Santos is on the ground 
          ...  He looks in agony 
          ...  He won't be able to continue! 
Min. 7  :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Van_Aanholt 
          ...  COMING OFF: Nuno_Santos 
Min. 8  :(new) J_Tarkowski finds his way through 
          ...  He sets up the shot 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Lenglet and it had to be 
Min. 15 :(bla) L_Sane controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  C_Lenglet gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  C_Lenglet with a thundering drive! 
          ...  T_Strakosha gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 19 :(bla) M_Fernandes hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal collects the loose ball! 
          ...  P_Van_Aanholt reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 26 :(bla) M_Fernandes finds K_Phillips with a ball over the defence 
          ...  K_Phillips tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  T_Strakosha never had a chance! 
Min. 27 :(bla) S_Mane sidesteps C_Pulisic 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  S_Mane attempts the shot! 
          ...  T_Strakosha gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 29 :(bla) S_Mane turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  A great volley from S_Mane! 
          ...  T_Strakosha makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 32 :(bla) C_Lenglet with a 50-yard pass to M_Acuna 
          ...  R_Song with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong warning 
Min. 35 :(new) A_Gudmundsson has broken clear! Just A_Onana to beat! 
          ...  K_Phillips brings him down! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 37 :(new) T_Kroos holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Gudmundsson 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  A_Onana saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 40 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 40 :(new) D_McNeil with a smart turn 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Rrahmani 
Min. 40 :(bla) R_Le_Normand with a reverse pass to L_Sane 
          ...  J_Tarkowski with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 42 :(new) R_Song takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past A_Rrahmani 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  R_Le_Normand wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(bla) L_Sane dribbles past J_Clauss 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  J_Clauss redeems himself with a great tackle 
Min. 44 :(new) A_Gudmundsson is too quick for M_Acuna 
          ...  M_Fernandes takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 46 :(bla) A_Rrahmani with an inch perfect pass to M_Acuna 
          ...  M_Acuna attempts the shot! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 47 :(new) T_Kroos turns past M_Acuna 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  T_Kroos aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But A_Onana with the difficult save 

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

Min. 48 :(bla) R_Le_Normand beats P_Van_Aanholt 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  R_Le_Normand with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 49 :(new) A_Gudmundsson breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Onana! 
          ...  A_Rrahmani brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 49 :(new) R_Song flicks the ball on to A_Gudmundsson 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But A_Onana comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 50 :(new) J_Tarkowski breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Onana! 
          ...  C_Lenglet brings him down! 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 53 :(bla) M_Acuna with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal is clean through! 
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on 
          ...  He just has to beat T_Strakosha 
          ...  T_Strakosha charges out of his area 
          ...  T_Strakosha belts it clear! 
          ...  Great sweeper-keeping! 
Min. 58 :(bla) S_Mane crosses into the box, finding K_Phillips 
          ...  K_Phillips curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  T_Strakosha gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 61 :(bla) B_Guimaraes takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  B_Guimaraes launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It floats over T_Strakosha 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 62 :(bla) B_Guimaraes runs forward 
          ...  R_Song brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 65 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: L_De_Jong 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Pulisic 
Min. 66 :(bla) K_Phillips is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to A_Rrahmani 
          ...  A_Rrahmani hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 66 :(new) T_Kroos knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  T_Kroos with the shot on net! 
          ...  A_Onana gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 69 :(bla) M_Fernandes with a precise ball to L_Sane 
          ...  J_Tarkowski seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Demirovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mane 
Min. 70 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: J_R_Riquelme 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Taverneir 
Min. 70 :(bla) M_Acuna with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_Sane gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Tarkowski reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 70 :(new) D_McNeil knocks the ball on and sprints past C_Lenglet 
          ...  A delightful ball in to J_Clauss 
          ...  J_Clauss with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But A_Onana punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 73 :(bla) B_Guimaraes makes himself available 
          ...  B_Guimaraes tries to beat T_Strakosha! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 74 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  No! It's disallowed! 
          ...  The linesman raised his flag 
Min. 75 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Candreva 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Fernandes 
Min. 77 :(bla) R_Le_Normand sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  R_Song with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 78 :(bla) L_Sane finds A_Candreva with a ball over the defence 
          ...  A_Candreva attempts the shot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Demirovic curls it into the box! 
          ...  T_Strakosha makes the catch! 
Min. 79 :(new) J_Clauss is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 80 :(new) A_Gudmundsson beats C_Lenglet 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  A_Onana with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 81 :(new) J_Clauss hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  D_McNeil latches onto it! 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  M_Acuna picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 82 :(bla) E_Demirovic with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  E_Demirovic runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 83 :(bla) E_Demirovic beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  E_Demirovic with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be T_Strakosha's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Le_Normand curls it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to A_Candreva 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But T_Strakosha makes a superb stop down low 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Phillips drives it into the box! 
          ...  L_Sane with the shot! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 84 :(bla) E_Demirovic nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  From long range E_Demirovic bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha tips it over the bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  R_Le_Normand flights it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  T_Strakosha catches it with ease 
Min. 85 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal chests it down 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 87 :(bla) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  A_Rrahmani is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by R_Song! 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson catches his opponent late!! 
          ...  That's an awful tackle! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(bla) A_Rrahmani with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  A_Rrahmani with the strike! 
          ...  But T_Strakosha makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 89 :(new) T_Kroos has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But B_Guimaraes puts the ball out of play 
Min. 90 :(bla) L_Sane finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  L_Sane plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have equalised! 
          ...  Is there enough time to complete the comeback? 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Newcastle United ...
Min. 91 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 92 :(bla) L_Sane has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Candreva gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  R_Song rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 95 :(bla) A_Rrahmani with the header on 
          ...  He finds E_Demirovic in space 
          ...  E_Demirovic has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  T_Strakosha gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 

*************  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          : L_Sane (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Sane (90)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Phillips (35), A_Rrahmani (49), C_Lenglet (50)
Injured              : N/A
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Newcastle United Match Info
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Best player          : T_Strakosha
Scorers              : J_Clauss (2)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Tarkowski (40), A_Gudmundsson (87)
Injured              : Nuno_Santos (7)
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Newcastle United
Attempts on Goal     :          25        |       8
Off target           :           9        |       0
On target            :          16        |       8
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           6        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          16        |       6
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 1 - 1 Newcastle United
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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   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  24  18  13  25 |  99   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  12  13  15
M_Acuna        DF   1  23  17  15  25 |  99   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  32  13
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  23  17   7  20 |  99   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  16  23
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  23  18   5  30 |  99   0   1   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  13  28  46
K_Phillips     DM   1  19  22  14  26 |  99   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   9  28
B_Guimaraes    MF   1  17  23  18  28 |  99   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  21  10  22
L_Sane         MF   1   4  22  21  23 |  99   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  33  42
M_Fernandes    MF   1   4  20  19  29 |  78   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  39   0
S_Mane         FW   1   2  14  22  24 |  73   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  19  24
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  17  23  27 |  99   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  16  26
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 |  21   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34
J_Wulff        MF   1  12  14  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Demirovic    FW   1  11  13  18  32 |  26   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  44

Player Statistics - Newcastle United
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_Strakosha    GK  26   1   1   1  24 |  99  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  92   0   0   0
R_Song         DF   1  18  13   5  21 |  99   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20   0
J_Clauss       DF   1  22  18  15  26 |  99   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  16  15  53
J_Tarkowski    DF   1  21  13  11  30 |  99   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  32  -2  -2
Nuno_Santos    DF   1  21  15  12  25 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Kroos        MF   1  15  21  15  22 |  99   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24  30
M_Taverneir    MF   1   7  21  15  22 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McNeil       MF   1  10  22  18  28 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
P_Biel         MF   1   8  18  12  17 |  99   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Pulisic      FW   1   2  15  23  29 |  68   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  41   7
A_Gudmundsson  FW   1   6  17  21  22 |  99   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  25
S_Herrera      GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Van_Aanholt  DF   1  18  14  10  30 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Reijnders    MF   1   3  20  16  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_R_Riquelme   MF   1  10  19  16  30 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_De_Jong      FW   1   6  11  20  24 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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