FFO Prem, Newcastle United vs. Blackburn Rovers (Mon Sep 29) Newcastle United | Blackburn Rovers 4-3-3 P | 5-1-2-2 C Nathan Prior | Chris Spero Caretaker | T_Strakosha GK | GK A_Onana J_Tarkowski DF | DF C_Lenglet Nuno_Santos DF | DF A_Rrahmani J_Clauss DF | DF R_Le_Normand M_Helik DF | DF M_Acuna T_Kroos MF | DF W_Bouma J_Bacuna MF | DM K_Phillips M_Taverneir MF | MF F_Torres D_Milito FW | MF M_Fernandes C_Pulisic FW | FW S_Mane A_Gudmundsson FW | FW M_Oyarzabal | S_Herrera SUB | SUB B_Bertinato R_E_Green SUB | SUB N_Cadden Chiquinho SUB | SUB A_Gilbey J_R_Riquelme SUB | SUB A_Candreva L_De_Jong SUB | SUB E_Demirovic Min. 4 :(bla) A_Rrahmani beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds S_Mane ... S_Mane with the shot! ... But T_Strakosha punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... K_Phillips swings it in! ... M_Helik heads it away Min. 5 :(bla) K_Phillips whips the ball across to M_Acuna ... T_Kroos robs him of the ball Min. 15 :(bla) A_Rrahmani had to stretch to reach the pass ... A_Rrahmani carves a shot towards goal! ... But T_Strakosha reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on T_Strakosha anyway Min. 16 :(new) T_Kroos slides the ball across to J_Tarkowski ... A vicious shot by J_Tarkowski! ... A_Onana with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 16 :(bla) M_Fernandes plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Oyarzabal keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... M_Oyarzabal has a dig at goal! ... GOAL!! ... Runs off and slides on his knees!! ... The fans go wild! ... Blackburn Rovers have the advantage! ... Newcastle United 0-1 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 17 :(new) T_Kroos whips the ball across to A_Gudmundsson ... But A_Rrahmani wins the ball Min. 21 :(new) T_Kroos finds Nuno_Santos in acres of space ... F_Torres with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 23 :(bla) F_Torres sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to S_Mane ... S_Mane curls the ball in on goal! ... He hits the side netting Min. 24 :(bla) S_Mane with the diagonal pass to M_Acuna ... M_Acuna has a dig at goal! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 28 :(new) A_Gudmundsson nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... F_Torres fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too Min. 33 :(new) M_Helik puts in A_Gudmundsson ... A_Gudmundsson with a thundering shot! ... A_Onana with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 33 :(bla) S_Mane takes advantage of a mistake by M_Helik ... He runs towards goal ... Nuno_Santos pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 38 :(bla) R_Le_Normand kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Acuna gets on the end of the pass ... J_Tarkowski tackles cleanly Min. 42 :(bla) M_Acuna holds the ball up ... He sees M_Oyarzabal in space! ... A delicate chip from M_Oyarzabal! ... T_Strakosha with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(bla) F_Torres is first to the loose ball ... F_Torres runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 46 :(new) J_Bacuna flights the ball to A_Gudmundsson ... A_Gudmundsson pounds a rocket on goal! ... But A_Onana gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... T_Kroos crosses it in! ... K_Phillips clears the corner with a header away from the near post Min. 47 :(new) J_Tarkowski sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... M_Taverneir runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... M_Taverneir plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 48 :(bla) S_Mane with an intelligent ball to C_Lenglet ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... J_Tarkowski picks up the loose ball and clears the danger ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Newcastle United 0-1 Blackburn Rovers Min. 47 :(new) J_Bacuna spots his team mate making a run ... He finds D_Milito with a lovely pass! ... M_Fernandes rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 50 :(new) M_Helik takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to D_Milito ... D_Milito with the 40 yard drive! ... A_Onana parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 50 :(bla) A_Rrahmani pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... M_Acuna is clean through! ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from M_Acuna! ... It looks good ... T_Strakosha blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 51 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal cuts inside M_Helik ... He worked that well ... M_Oyarzabal sees T_Strakosha off his line! ... T_Strakosha fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 52 :(bla) M_Acuna kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... A_Rrahmani gets on the end of the pass ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Clauss ... He made it look easy Min. 57 :(bla) F_Torres has a go! ... It hits the defender ... M_Acuna collects the loose ball! ... J_Tarkowski with the high feet ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one Min. 59 :(bla) M_Fernandes is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... S_Mane latches onto the end of it ... S_Mane with the overhead! ... The shot slips through T_Strakosha's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 60 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: Chiquinho ... COMING OFF: M_Helik Min. 61 :(bla) C_Lenglet with the first time pass to F_Torres ... F_Torres with a stunning strike! ... GOAL!! ... He receives the congratulations from his team-mates! ... Newcastle United 0-2 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 65 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: L_De_Jong ... COMING OFF: C_Pulisic Min. 70 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: J_R_Riquelme ... COMING OFF: J_Bacuna Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: N_Cadden ... COMING OFF: W_Bouma Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: A_Gilbey ... COMING OFF: S_Mane Min. 71 :(new) T_Kroos jumps over K_Phillips's challenge ... T_Kroos from 20 yards! ... Over the bar! Min. 71 :(bla) M_Fernandes with a clever shimmy ... M_Fernandes throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 71 :(new) D_Milito with a real burst of pace ... He shows N_Cadden a clean set of heals ... M_Acuna with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! Min. 72 :(new) T_Kroos with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to A_Gudmundsson ... A_Gudmundsson with the drive! ... It's beaten A_Onana ... It goes wide!! Min. 73 :(new) J_Clauss with the deft touch ... He takes it past A_Rrahmani ... He knocks it to D_Milito! ... But A_Gilbey wins the tackle cleanly Min. 73 :(bla) F_Torres spots a team mate in space ... He finds M_Fernandes with a lovely pass! ... M_Taverneir slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 74 :(new) Chiquinho looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to L_De_Jong ... N_Cadden wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 76 :(bla) C_Lenglet with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... Nuno_Santos slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 77 :(new) Nuno_Santos squares up to his marker ... He spits at C_Lenglet ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 77 :(new) Chiquinho can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to L_De_Jong ... F_Torres with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The referee calls him over ... He's a dead man walking... ... YELLOW CARD! ... RED CARD! Min. 79 :(new) J_R_Riquelme hoists the ball across to D_Milito ... D_Milito controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... A_Onana with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 80 :(bla) C_Lenglet brushes J_R_Riquelme aside and breaks free ... A cracking drive from C_Lenglet! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... T_Strakosha never had a chance! Min. 87 :(new) T_Kroos runs at the defence ... He nutmegs N_Cadden ... He showed his class there ... T_Kroos plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 87 :(new) D_Milito runs towards the goal ... M_Acuna with an over the top challenge ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St James Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Kroos Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : , Nuno_Santos (33)J_Tarkowski (57) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Lenglet (Man of the Match) Scorers : , M_Oyarzabal (16)F_Torres (61) Sent Off : F_Torres (77) Booked : M_Fernandes (47), M_Acuna (87) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United | Blackburn Rovers Attempts on Goal : 9 | 13 Off target : 4 | 6 On target : 5 | 7 Possession : 41 | 59 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 12 | 12 Key Tackles : 7 | 4 Key Passes : 13 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Newcastle United 0 - 2 Blackburn Rovers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 27 1 1 1 24 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 J_Tarkowski DF 1 22 14 11 30 | 96 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 30 17 17 Nuno_Santos DF 1 22 16 13 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 -2 -2 J_Clauss DF 1 23 18 15 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 0 M_Helik DF 1 20 15 14 29 | 64 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 36 0 T_Kroos MF 1 15 22 16 22 | 96 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 23 44 24 J_Bacuna MF 1 12 20 9 25 | 74 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 M_Taverneir MF 1 7 21 16 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 31 0 12 D_Milito FW 1 6 16 20 31 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 C_Pulisic FW 1 2 16 24 29 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Gudmundsson FW 1 6 17 22 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 S_Herrera GK 17 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_E_Green DF 1 18 12 6 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chiquinho DF 1 8 17 13 26 | 32 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 J_R_Riquelme MF 1 10 19 16 30 | 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 L_De_Jong FW 1 6 11 20 24 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 25 18 13 25 | 96 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 15 A_Rrahmani DF 1 23 18 5 30 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 30 25 R_Le_Normand DF 1 23 17 8 20 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 M_Acuna DF 1 23 17 16 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 30 24 W_Bouma DF 1 19 13 10 26 | 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 K_Phillips DM 1 19 23 14 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 10 0 F_Torres MF 1 5 22 19 26 | 81 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 -12 21 27 M_Fernandes MF 1 4 21 20 29 | 96 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 39 6 S_Mane FW 1 2 15 22 24 | 74 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 20 M_Oyarzabal FW 1 2 17 23 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 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 | 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 A_Gilbey MF 1 12 16 7 26 | 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 A_Candreva MF 1 9 18 12 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Demirovic FW 1 11 13 19 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1759163124 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40