FFO Prem, Burnley vs. Blackburn Rovers (Fri Nov 21) Burnley | Blackburn Rovers 5-2-1-2 N | 4-1-3-2 N Simon Hill | Chris Spero Caretaker | L_Chevalier GK | GK A_Onana Cucurella DF | DF C_Lenglet C_Mbemba DF | DF A_Rrahmani L_Geertruida DF | DF W_Bouma K_Kaladze DF | DF R_Le_Normand M_Hjulmand DF | DM K_Phillips F_Valverde MF | MF B_Guimaraes M_Bodmer MF | MF F_Torres Pedri AM | MF M_Fernandes M_Boadu FW | FW S_Mane M_Sulejmani FW | FW M_Oyarzabal | C_Cudicini SUB | SUB B_Bertinato P_Ramon SUB | SUB N_Cadden C_Adam SUB | SUB A_Candreva B_Jacobsen SUB | SUB J_Wulff N_Broadhead SUB | SUB E_Demirovic Min. 1 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Burnley have changed their playing style to A Min. 1 :(bur) L_Geertruida finds M_Boadu in acres of space ... Launched towards the top corner by M_Boadu! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The Referee is signalling for VAR ... It's been given! ... GOAL!! ... The Burnley fans celebrate! ... Burnley have snatched the lead! ... Burnley 1-0 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 3 :(bur) K_Kaladze takes on A_Rrahmani ... He runs past him ... C_Lenglet cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 7 :(bur) M_Boadu flicks it over K_Phillips and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_Boadu fires the shot in! ... But A_Onana parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 10 :(bla) M_Fernandes with a deep cross to W_Bouma ... M_Bodmer with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! Min. 13 :(bur) M_Hjulmand gains possession ... M_Hjulmand with the cheeky shot! ... What agility from A_Onana Min. 14 :(bur) Pedri backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... M_Bodmer latches onto the end of it ... But C_Lenglet slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 15 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Burnley have changed their playing style to P Min. 15 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Pedri will now play as a FW Min. 18 :(bur) M_Boadu beats his marker ... M_Boadu has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... What agility from A_Onana Min. 21 :(bur) Cucurella looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Pedri ... A wicked drive by Pedri! ... A_Onana parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 23 :(bur) M_Sulejmani sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... M_Sulejmani rises above the defence to head the ball! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 24 :(bur) Pedri jumps over C_Lenglet's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... But R_Le_Normand slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 26 :(bur) M_Bodmer runs forward ... But C_Lenglet slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 28 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Burnley have changed their playing style to A Min. 28 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Pedri will now play as a AM Min. 29 :(bla) M_Fernandes passes the ball to R_Le_Normand ... R_Le_Normand tries to lob the keeper! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... M_Fernandes drives it into the box! ... It comes to M_Oyarzabal ... He gets the shot away ... L_Chevalier manages to turn it behind Min. 30 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A Min. 31 :(bur) M_Bodmer searches out M_Hjulmand ... M_Hjulmand attempts a low drive! ... But A_Onana palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 32 :(bla) A_Rrahmani takes advantage of a mistake by L_Geertruida ... He crosses to R_Le_Normand ... K_Kaladze hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... M_Fernandes chips the ball in towards the far post! ... That's a poor one ... M_Hjulmand clears the danger Min. 33 :(bur) M_Bodmer has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past R_Le_Normand ... He puts in M_Hjulmand! ... M_Hjulmand controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... A_Onana gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 33 :(bla) B_Guimaraes 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! ... M_Oyarzabal receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... M_Boadu pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Chris Spero Caretaker looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! Min. 34 :(bla) K_Phillips spots a team mate in space ... He finds M_Oyarzabal with a lovely pass! ... L_Geertruida rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to ... FREE KICK! ... The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line ... B_Guimaraes smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot ... L_Chevalier gathers it easily Min. 34 :(bla) M_Fernandes rushes through the defence ... M_Fernandes has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But L_Chevalier makes an easy save Min. 37 :(bur) M_Boadu over hits his pass ... He finds M_Sulejmani though ... That was fortunate ... M_Sulejmani with a bomb of a shot! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 38 :(bla) F_Torres takes advantage of a mistake by F_Valverde ... He puts in S_Mane! ... S_Mane with the attempt at goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 42 :(bur) C_Mbemba knocks the ball on and sprints past K_Phillips ... A delightful ball in to M_Sulejmani ... R_Le_Normand gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 42 :(bla) W_Bouma beats L_Geertruida ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... L_Geertruida moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Burnley 1-0 Blackburn Rovers Min. 46 :(bur) L_Geertruida flicks the ball through ... F_Valverde runs onto it! ... A_Rrahmani cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 46 :(bla) K_Phillips spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to A_Rrahmani! ... Fine tackle by C_Mbemba ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 51 :(bur) M_Boadu is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to M_Sulejmani ... M_Sulejmani hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... The fans get off their seats! ... A_Onana plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 55 :(bur) M_Hjulmand unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Boadu ... M_Boadu with a scorcher of a shot! ... A_Onana saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 55 :(bur) The defender underhits the back pass! ... M_Boadu is through! ... What a mistake by F_Torres! ... A_Rrahmani with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Simon Hill looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... M_Bodmer swings it in ... M_Boadu gets on the end of it ... R_Le_Normand clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 56 :(bur) F_Valverde finds the run of C_Mbemba ... C_Mbemba attempts to nutmeg A_Onana! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 56 :(bur) F_Valverde knocks the ball past W_Bouma ... M_Oyarzabal with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 59 :(bur) L_Geertruida takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into M_Boadu ... M_Boadu drives the ball low! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... A_Onana never had a chance! Min. 60 :(bla) A defence splitting pass from M_Fernandes to F_Torres ... F_Torres with a thundering shot! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 63 :(bla) C_Lenglet plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... S_Mane keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... S_Mane with a bicycle kick! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 64 :(bla) M_Fernandes knocks it past Cucurella and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_Fernandes with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... But L_Chevalier makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 65 :(bur) M_Bodmer knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... But K_Phillips clears the ball to safety Min. 65 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into M_Fernandes ... A delicate chip from M_Fernandes! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 66 :(bur) C_Mbemba spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Sulejmani! ... W_Bouma with the tackle Min. 66 :(bla) B_Guimaraes with an intelligent ball to M_Fernandes ... Pedri with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: E_Demirovic ... COMING OFF: S_Mane Min. 70 :(bla) E_Demirovic bursts forward ... E_Demirovic drives the shot in! ... L_Chevalier makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 71 :(bur) K_Kaladze with a probing through ball M_Boadu ... M_Boadu with the chance! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 71 :(bur) Pedri spits at A_Rrahmani ... Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too Min. 72 :(bur) C_Mbemba cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... R_Le_Normand slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... M_Bodmer flights it in! ... A_Onana comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... L_Geertruida gets to it! ... A_Onana is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 72 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal finds the run of A_Rrahmani ... A skilful effort from A_Rrahmani! ... L_Chevalier with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 73 :(bur) Substitution by Burnley ... COMING ON: C_Adam ... COMING OFF: M_Bodmer Min. 75 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... Burnley have changed their playing style to C Min. 77 :(bur) Pedri lobs it over C_Lenglet ... K_Phillips brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 79 :(bur) Pedri with the nod to M_Hjulmand ... But he loses control of it ... K_Phillips hits it out for a throw Min. 80 :(bur) Substitution by Burnley ... COMING ON: P_Ramon ... COMING OFF: K_Kaladze Min. 80 :(bur) Tactical Change by Burnley ... M_Hjulmand will now play as a DM Min. 81 :(bur) C_Adam crosses into the box, finding F_Valverde ... F_Valverde hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... The shot slips through A_Onana's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 81 :(bur) M_Boadu has broken clear! Just A_Onana to beat! ... A_Rrahmani brings him down! ... That's a brutal challenge ... The referee comes over ... He's already on a yellow ... RED CARD!! Min. 82 :(bur) Pedri with a glorious long pass to Cucurella ... Cucurella pounds a rocket on goal! ... A_Onana makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... A defender hoofs it out for a corner! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by M_Hjulmand ... Pedri gets a shot in ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Onana's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 87 :(bur) Substitution by Burnley ... COMING ON: N_Broadhead ... COMING OFF: M_Sulejmani Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(bur) N_Broadhead watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... Driven towards goal by N_Broadhead! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 90 :(bur) N_Broadhead curls the ball out wide to C_Mbemba ... M_Oyarzabal reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... F_Valverde hits it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... R_Le_Normand clears the danger Min. 91 :(bur) M_Boadu moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to N_Broadhead ... N_Broadhead with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 92 :(bla) The ball goes loose! ... M_Oyarzabal gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... M_Oyarzabal blasts the ball towards goal! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... L_Chevalier looks relieved there! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Turf Moor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnley Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Boadu (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Boadu (1) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Boadu (33) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Phillips Scorers : N/A Sent Off : A_Rrahmani (81) Booked : M_Oyarzabal (56) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnley | Blackburn Rovers Attempts on Goal : 20 | 12 Off target : 11 | 6 On target : 9 | 6 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 11 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 14 Key Passes : 19 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Burnley 1 - 0 Blackburn Rovers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Burnley Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Chevalier GK 28 1 1 1 28 | 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 Cucurella DF 1 24 20 8 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 22 C_Mbemba DF 1 22 17 11 29 | 93 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 32 17 L_Geertruida DF 1 23 18 9 27 | 93 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 65 19 K_Kaladze DF 1 19 16 11 26 | 81 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 17 0 M_Hjulmand DM 1 20 23 16 29 | 93 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 18 10 40 F_Valverde MF 1 17 24 16 29 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 12 M_Bodmer MF 1 15 20 16 30 | 74 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 Pedri AM 1 12 23 21 25 | 93 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 30 16 M_Boadu FW 1 5 18 24 26 | 93 0 0 3 0 6 1 1 0 0 -2 43 44 M_Sulejmani FW 1 10 16 19 29 | 88 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 C_Cudicini GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Ramon DF 1 16 12 8 32 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 C_Adam MF 1 7 19 14 21 | 19 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 B_Jacobsen AM 1 10 14 5 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Broadhead FW 1 8 17 12 21 | 5 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 32 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 28 1 1 1 22 | 93 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 25 18 13 25 | 93 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 15 0 A_Rrahmani DF 1 24 19 5 30 | 82 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 13 W_Bouma DF 1 19 13 10 26 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 R_Le_Normand DF 1 23 17 8 20 | 93 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 75 0 20 K_Phillips DM 1 19 23 14 26 | 93 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 20 0 B_Guimaraes MF 1 17 24 19 28 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 11 F_Torres MF 1 5 22 19 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 9 M_Fernandes MF 1 4 21 20 29 | 93 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 28 S_Mane FW 1 2 15 23 24 | 71 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 M_Oyarzabal FW 1 2 18 24 27 | 93 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 34 28 8 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Candreva MF 1 9 18 13 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 E_Demirovic FW 1 11 13 19 32 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1763747965 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40