FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Fri Jul 18) Blackburn Rovers | Tottenham Hotspur 5-3-2 A | 5-1-0-3-1 C Chris Spero Caretaker | Tim Brown | A_Onana GK | GK G_Vicario C_Lenglet DF | DF Z_Debast M_Acuna DF | DF D_Udogie R_Le_Normand DF | DF C_Romero A_Rrahmani DF | DF K_Danso W_Bouma DF | DF K_Mbabu K_Phillips MF | DM R_Bentancur B_Guimaraes MF | AM D_Kulusevski L_Sane MF | AM J_Maddison S_Mane FW | FW V_Boniface E_Demirovic FW | AM L_Bailey | B_Bertinato SUB | SUB D_Phillips N_Cadden SUB | SUB C_Azpiliceuta A_Candreva SUB | SUB D_Cassanova J_Wulff SUB | SUB B_Johnson M_Gomez SUB | SUB W_Lankshear Min. 3 :(tot) K_Mbabu with a clever shimmy ... W_Bouma knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 5 :(bla) R_Le_Normand retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... S_Mane gets on the end of it ... R_Bentancur tackles cleanly Min. 6 :(bla) S_Mane takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... Great challenge by K_Mbabu ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by A_Rrahmani! ... It goes straight into the arms of G_Vicario ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 8 :(bla) K_Phillips beats K_Danso ... He showed great skill there ... D_Udogie with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 12 :(tot) J_Maddison takes possession ... Knocks it past C_Lenglet ... He's through on goal ... J_Maddison with the side footed shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... How did that find it's way in? ... That puts Tottenham Hotspur ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 13 :(bla) E_Demirovic runs into space ... R_Bentancur makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 14 :(tot) R_Bentancur jumps over the defender's challenge ... R_Bentancur fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... A_Onana guesses right Min. 17 :(bla) E_Demirovic nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... E_Demirovic hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... G_Vicario is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 18 :(tot) L_Bailey cuts in on W_Bouma's blind side ... L_Sane is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 19 :(tot) R_Bentancur spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to V_Boniface! ... V_Boniface unleashes a pile driver! ... A_Onana blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 20 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P Min. 26 :(tot) K_Danso with a 30-yard pass to R_Bentancur ... R_Bentancur with a little chip! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 30 :(tot) D_Kulusevski runs at the defence ... C_Lenglet with an over the top challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! ... V_Boniface with the curler ... A_Onana with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! ... CORNER! ... K_Danso drives it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... C_Lenglet belts it clear Min. 34 :(bla) C_Lenglet finds the run of L_Sane ... L_Sane runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... G_Vicario is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 36 :(bla) S_Mane kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... S_Mane fires off a right-footed shot! ... G_Vicario gets his fingertips to it ... He turns the ball behind ... CORNER! ... M_Acuna drives it into the box! ... It is kicked away by C_Romero Min. 40 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A Min. 41 :(bla) W_Bouma finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... W_Bouma with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... G_Vicario tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... Swung in by L_Sane ... G_Vicario comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... R_Le_Normand with the shot! ... G_Vicario gathers it comfortably Min. 42 :(bla) A_Rrahmani gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to B_Guimaraes ... D_Udogie pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee beckons him over with his finger ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(tot) K_Mbabu finds V_Boniface in the box ... C_Lenglet body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... Z_Debast floats it forward ... D_Kulusevski latches onto the end of it ... D_Kulusevski tries the shot! ... A_Onana saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 46 :(tot) L_Bailey skips the challenge from the defender ... L_Bailey has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... A_Onana with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 47 :(bla) B_Guimaraes with the heel pass to C_Lenglet ... Z_Debast with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur Min. 47 :(bla) E_Demirovic jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... E_Demirovic attempts the shot! ... G_Vicario won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 48 :(bla) E_Demirovic beats Z_Debast ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... Launched towards the top corner by E_Demirovic! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 49 :(bla) M_Acuna brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... E_Demirovic gets on the end of the pass ... E_Demirovic fires off a right-footed shot! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 50 :(tot) K_Mbabu flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... R_Le_Normand gathers up the loose ball Min. 52 :(tot) D_Udogie sidesteps C_Lenglet ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... B_Guimaraes knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... D_Udogie with the curler ... A_Onana with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 55 :(bla) E_Demirovic takes possession on the edge of the box ... Z_Debast goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 60 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... Tottenham Hotspur have changed their playing style to D Min. 62 :(bla) W_Bouma hits a hard pass to E_Demirovic ... A delicate chip from E_Demirovic! ... It takes a deflection! ... G_Vicario is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... B_Guimaraes floats the ball in! ... The ball comes to L_Sane ... He gets the shot away ... But G_Vicario makes an easy save Min. 63 :(bla) E_Demirovic looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to B_Guimaraes ... B_Guimaraes aims for the top right corner! ... G_Vicario with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 65 :(bla) L_Sane hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... M_Acuna collects the loose ball! ... What a fantastic interception by K_Danso ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 66 :(bla) K_Phillips pushes it past V_Boniface ... K_Phillips uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But he somehow misses ... The Tottenham Hotspur fans laugh at him Min. 68 :(bla) L_Sane with a slick pass to S_Mane ... S_Mane blasts it at the goal! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... R_Le_Normand swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... G_Vicario comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... S_Mane gets to it! ... G_Vicario gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: N_Cadden ... COMING OFF: W_Bouma Min. 75 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: M_Gomez ... COMING OFF: E_Demirovic Min. 84 :(bla) M_Gomez picks up a loose ball ... C_Romero takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 86 :(bla) R_Le_Normand with a smart pass to M_Acuna ... D_Udogie makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... L_Sane flights it in! ... R_Bentancur heads it away Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bla) K_Phillips holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to B_Guimaraes ... K_Mbabu dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 89 :(tot) L_Bailey slows the ball down and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... M_Acuna reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 90 :(bla) A_Rrahmani makes a run into space ... A_Rrahmani controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... G_Vicario never had a chance! Min. 92 :(bla) R_Le_Normand sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to M_Gomez ... M_Gomez hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... G_Vicario has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... G_Vicario is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 92 :(tot) L_Bailey pulls it back to D_Kulusevski ... Superbly timed tackle by C_Lenglet ... He made it look easy Min. 95 :(bla) K_Phillips knocks the ball past Z_Debast ... K_Phillips sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... C_Lenglet curls it into the box! ... G_Vicario comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... A_Rrahmani with the shot! ... G_Vicario gathers it easily ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ewood Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Le_Normand Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tottenham Hotspur Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Bentancur (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Maddison (12) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Udogie (42), Z_Debast (47) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers | Tottenham Hotspur Attempts on Goal : 18 | 8 Off target : 12 | 1 On target : 6 | 7 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 7 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 8 | 10 Key Tackles : 5 | 8 Key Passes : 12 | 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackburn Rovers 0 - 1 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 | 99 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 25 18 13 25 | 99 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 15 0 M_Acuna DF 1 23 17 15 25 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 16 0 R_Le_Normand DF 1 23 17 7 20 | 99 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 48 23 A_Rrahmani DF 1 23 18 5 30 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 48 W_Bouma DF 1 19 13 10 26 | 73 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 20 20 K_Phillips MF 1 19 23 14 26 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 28 B_Guimaraes MF 1 17 23 19 28 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 11 L_Sane MF 1 4 22 21 23 | 99 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 16 S_Mane FW 1 2 14 22 24 | 99 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 E_Demirovic FW 1 11 13 19 32 | 78 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 20 45 B_Bertinato GK 20 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Cadden DF 1 16 14 11 28 | 26 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 J_Wulff MF 1 12 14 11 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Gomez FW 1 2 12 15 27 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 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 | 99 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 0 0 Z_Debast DF 1 21 17 11 28 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 -2 -2 D_Udogie DF 1 22 19 13 28 | 99 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 14 -2 15 C_Romero DF 1 24 16 9 19 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 K_Danso DF 1 21 16 13 28 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 0 K_Mbabu DF 1 23 20 7 27 | 99 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 R_Bentancur DM 1 21 22 10 32 | 99 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 51 11 38 D_Kulusevski AM 1 5 21 21 22 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 J_Maddison AM 1 5 22 20 25 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 V_Boniface FW 1 7 18 24 25 | 99 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 L_Bailey AM 1 4 22 22 26 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 D_Phillips GK 16 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Azpiliceuta DF 1 21 14 11 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Cassanova MF 1 13 18 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Johnson FW 1 4 16 22 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Lankshear FW 1 8 15 18 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1752851538 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40