FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Aston Villa (Fri Jan 09) Blackburn Rovers | Aston Villa 5-2-0-2-1 L | 4-2-2-1-1 D Tony Ayre | Emlyn Brennan | A_Onana GK | GK E_Martinez C_Lenglet DF | DF A_Robertson Gabriel DF | DF N_Semedo N_Schlotrbeck DF | DF L_Digne R_Le_Normand DF | DF K_Mbabu S_Beukema DF | DM Casemiro B_Guimaraes DM | DM L_Goretzka K_Phillips DM | AM O_Dembele F_Torres AM | MF L_Pellegrini Guti AM | MF K_Coman M_Oyarzabal FW | FW S_Gnabry | B_Bertinato SUB | SUB D_Bentley W_Bouma SUB | SUB B_Wilmot N_Cadden SUB | SUB S_Opsahl A_Candreva SUB | SUB L_Blas S_Mane SUB | SUB Y_Wissa Min. 1 :(ast) K_Coman sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to L_Goretzka ... S_Beukema intercepts the pass Min. 4 :(ast) S_Gnabry runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... Gabriel wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 5 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to L Min. 11 :(bla) N_Schlotrbeck slips past A_Robertson ... K_Mbabu with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 15 :(bla) N_Schlotrbeck hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... M_Oyarzabal latches onto it! ... K_Mbabu slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 15 :(ast) S_Gnabry sidesteps C_Lenglet ... C_Lenglet goes in studs first ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 16 :(bla) F_Torres over hits his pass ... He finds M_Oyarzabal though ... That was fortunate ... N_Semedo anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 23 :(bla) K_Phillips with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to M_Oyarzabal ... S_Gnabry with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 26 :(bla) B_Guimaraes is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to M_Oyarzabal ... A_Robertson with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 34 :(bla) B_Guimaraes gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_Oyarzabal ... K_Mbabu with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 35 :(bla) K_Phillips plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... F_Torres decides to go for goal instead! ... A left-footer by F_Torres! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 39 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal crosses to F_Torres ... A_Robertson hits it out for a corner ... We need a good ball in here! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by S_Beukema! ... It goes straight into the arms of E_Martinez Min. 40 :(bla) C_Lenglet kills the ball dead ... Casemiro dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 40 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal beats L_Digne ... He showed great skill there ... K_Mbabu with a bad challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P Min. 45 :(ast) K_Mbabu storms past his marker ... K_Mbabu with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... A_Onana makes a fine save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 0-0 Aston Villa Min. 47 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal pushes it past the defender ... K_Mbabu with a pull on the shirt Min. 50 :(bla) K_Phillips looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to F_Torres ... F_Torres from 20 yards! ... E_Martinez is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 50 :(ast) K_Mbabu jinks past C_Lenglet ... Wonderful sliding challenge by S_Beukema ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 51 :(ast) N_Semedo crosses into the box, finding A_Robertson ... A_Robertson hits the ball on the bounce! ... He watches the ball, volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... His twitter account will be trending after that one! ... That's put Aston Villa ahead! ... Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 54 :(ast) A_Robertson with a reverse pass to L_Goretzka ... L_Goretzka with the crafty shot! ... A_Onana is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 57 :(bla) N_Schlotrbeck plays a long ball to F_Torres ... F_Torres rifles it to the far post! ... But E_Martinez punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 63 :(bla) F_Torres beats L_Digne ... O_Dembele takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 64 :(ast) A_Robertson with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... L_Pellegrini gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... C_Lenglet takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 64 :(bla) Guti 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! ... L_Goretzka with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 67 :(ast) O_Dembele jinks past the defender ... N_Schlotrbeck is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong Min. 67 :(ast) N_Semedo unselfishly heads the ball back to S_Gnabry ... S_Gnabry with a terrific drive! ... GOAL!! ... A quality strike ... Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Aston Villa ... Min. 70 :(bla) Gabriel loses his marker ... L_Goretzka with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was his second, so that means... ... RED CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... C_Lenglet knocks it forward ... M_Oyarzabal gets on the end of it ... L_Pellegrini slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 72 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to Guti ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... L_Digne hits it out for a throw Min. 73 :(bla) B_Guimaraes slips past N_Semedo ... B_Guimaraes hits the ball on the bounce! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 75 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a MF Min. 75 :(bla) Guti jumps over L_Pellegrini's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Cleared by L_Digne Min. 75 :(ast) K_Coman 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! ... M_Oyarzabal pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! Min. 76 :(bla) Gabriel kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... R_Le_Normand gets on the end of the pass ... R_Le_Normand controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 79 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal takes on 3 men ... M_Oyarzabal has his eyes on 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 floats the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of E_Martinez ... 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. 79 :(ast) O_Dembele with a real burst of pace ... He leaves F_Torres behind ... N_Schlotrbeck takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 80 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: W_Bouma ... COMING OFF: S_Beukema Min. 80 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: S_Mane ... COMING OFF: M_Oyarzabal Min. 80 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: B_Wilmot ... COMING OFF: L_Digne Min. 80 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: S_Opsahl ... COMING OFF: O_Dembele Min. 80 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: L_Blas ... COMING OFF: S_Opsahl Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(ast) S_Gnabry holds the ball up ... He knocks a through ball to Casemiro ... Casemiro hits the ball on the bounce! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 91 :(ast) K_Coman knocks the ball past N_Schlotrbeck ... Now he crosses to S_Gnabry! ... S_Gnabry tries to chip the ball over A_Onana! ... A_Onana won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Pick that one out!! ... Blackburn Rovers 0-3 Aston Villa ... Min. 92 :(ast) L_Blas with an inswinging cross to S_Gnabry ... S_Gnabry aims for the top right corner! ... A_Onana won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ewood Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Phillips Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Lenglet (15) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Semedo (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Robertson (51), S_Gnabry (67,91) Sent Off : L_Goretzka (70) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 6 | 7 Off target : 5 | 3 On target : 1 | 4 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 12 Key Tackles : 5 | 10 Key Passes : 11 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackburn Rovers 0 - 3 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 95 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -22 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 25 18 13 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 -2 -2 Gabriel DF 1 23 21 6 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 15 0 N_Schlotrbeck DF 1 23 18 7 26 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 36 0 R_Le_Normand DF 1 23 18 8 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 S_Beukema DF 1 22 18 11 21 | 81 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 B_Guimaraes DM 1 17 24 19 28 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 11 K_Phillips DM 1 19 23 14 26 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 F_Torres AM 1 5 22 19 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 35 Guti AM 1 9 20 18 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Oyarzabal FW 1 2 18 24 27 | 81 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 6 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 20 13 10 26 | 14 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 10 19 13 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Mane FW 1 1 14 22 24 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Martinez GK 27 1 1 1 24 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 A_Robertson DF 1 23 20 11 29 | 95 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 34 32 50 N_Semedo DF 1 24 18 14 25 | 95 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 80 0 L_Digne DF 1 24 19 12 23 | 81 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 K_Mbabu DF 1 23 20 7 27 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 51 0 25 Casemiro DM 1 18 24 16 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 0 14 L_Goretzka DM 1 17 24 19 25 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -12 -12 -1 O_Dembele MF 1 7 24 22 25 | 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Pellegrini MF 1 9 23 21 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 K_Coman MF 1 8 23 22 29 | 95 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 S_Gnabry FW 1 2 20 25 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 16 49 D_Bentley GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Wilmot DF 1 22 15 6 21 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Opsahl MF 1 13 14 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Blas AM 1 3 16 12 24 | 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Y_Wissa FW 1 3 14 15 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1767983885 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40