FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Liverpool (Fri Feb 20) Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool 4-4-2 L | 5-2-0-3 P Tony Ayre | Graeme Edwards | A_Onana GK | GK T_Courtois C_Lenglet DF | DF B_Chilwell Gabriel DF | DF F_Mendy R_Le_Normand DF | DF M_Akanji N_Schlotrbeck DF | DF D_Upamecano B_Guimaraes MF | DF J_Matip F_Torres MF | DM D_Rice Guti MF | DM O_Kokcu A_Candreva MF | FW S_Chukwueze M_Oyarzabal FW | FW R_De_Tomas K_Uche FW | FW F_Chiesa | B_Bertinato SUB | SUB D_Ward S_Beukema SUB | SUB A_Wolf W_Bouma SUB | SUB Y_Rakitskyi Gerson SUB | SUB F_de_Jong M_Gomez SUB | SUB W_Jose Min. 1 :(liv) R_De_Tomas cuts inside Gabriel ... He worked that well ... Guti with the foul ... FREE KICK! ... And in a dangerous position as well! ... R_De_Tomas bends it round the wall ... A_Onana makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 4 :(bla) The defender underhits the back pass! ... M_Oyarzabal is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! ... M_Oyarzabal with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... T_Courtois blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 5 :(liv) J_Matip takes possession ... Knocks it past R_Le_Normand ... He's through on goal ... J_Matip drives the ball low! ... A_Onana with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 6 :(liv) M_Akanji bursts forward ... M_Akanji with a scorcher of a shot! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... A_Onana looks relieved there! Min. 8 :(bla) R_Le_Normand has picked up a knock ... He's going to play through the pain barrier Min. 10 :(liv) F_Chiesa 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! ... F_Chiesa attempts a lob! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... GOAL!! ... That's given Liverpool the lead! ... Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Liverpool ... Min. 20 :(liv) D_Upamecano takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... He runs towards goal ... Gabriel with a nasty foul ... He got away with just a warning Min. 23 :(liv) F_Chiesa cuts inside N_Schlotrbeck ... He worked that well ... A cracking drive from F_Chiesa! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Blackburn Rovers fans taunt him! Min. 32 :(liv) R_De_Tomas brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... R_De_Tomas hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... A_Onana grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 39 :(liv) F_Mendy with the towering header to S_Chukwueze ... Fine tackle by B_Guimaraes ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 40 :(liv) M_Akanji sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... S_Chukwueze runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... But N_Schlotrbeck comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 40 :(bla) B_Guimaraes with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... M_Akanji fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 41 :(liv) F_Chiesa with a first time pass ... J_Matip runs onto it! ... Gabriel clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: S_Beukema ... COMING OFF: N_Schlotrbeck ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Liverpool Min. 47 :(bla) K_Uche finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... K_Uche from 20 yards! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 49 :(liv) S_Chukwueze moves inside ... R_Le_Normand with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 57 :(liv) O_Kokcu gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds B_Chilwell ... Great challenge by Gabriel ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... S_Chukwueze curls it into the box! ... R_De_Tomas gets a shot in ... 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. 60 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: F_de_Jong ... COMING OFF: S_Chukwueze Min. 61 :(liv) M_Akanji with a real burst of pace ... He leaves S_Beukema behind ... S_Beukema recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 62 :(bla) F_Torres plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... M_Akanji fouls badly ... The Referee beckons him over with his finger ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 65 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: Gerson ... COMING OFF: A_Candreva Min. 66 :(bla) R_Le_Normand has space to run with the ball ... R_Le_Normand lobs T_Courtois! ... T_Courtois beats the ball away Min. 68 :(liv) R_De_Tomas runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to B_Chilwell ... B_Chilwell sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... A_Onana beats the ball away Min. 70 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: W_Jose ... COMING OFF: R_De_Tomas Min. 70 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: A_Wolf ... COMING OFF: J_Matip Min. 75 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... M_Oyarzabal with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... T_Courtois parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 76 :(liv) W_Jose saunters past his marker ... S_Beukema tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... A_Wolf passes to W_Jose ... C_Lenglet beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 77 :(liv) F_Chiesa skips the challenge from B_Guimaraes ... M_Oyarzabal goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 77 :(liv) F_de_Jong takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... But F_Torres spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 85 :(bla) Guti unselfishly lays the ball back to K_Uche ... Fine tackle by M_Akanji ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 86 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal finds a hole in the defence ... B_Chilwell does well to intercept the ball Min. 87 :(liv) F_de_Jong dribbles past C_Lenglet ... M_Oyarzabal with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 87 :(liv) M_Akanji knocks the ball on and sprints past Gerson ... A delightful ball in to W_Jose ... W_Jose tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... A_Onana makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(bla) R_Le_Normand with the through ball to Gerson ... A scorcher of a shot from Gerson! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 90 :(liv) D_Upamecano plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... F_de_Jong decides to go for goal instead! ... M_Oyarzabal fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... His 2nd yellow this game! ... RED CARD!! ... He knew he had to be careful after the first one ... And this time he had to walk! Min. 94 :(bla) C_Lenglet searches out Guti ... O_Kokcu wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 95 :(bla) B_Guimaraes dribbles past F_Chiesa ... A_Wolf reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 95 :(liv) F_Chiesa knocks the ball past S_Beukema ... K_Uche fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 95 :(liv) F_Chiesa plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... A cracking drive from F_Chiesa! ... A_Onana with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ewood Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Le_Normand Scorers : N/A Sent Off : M_Oyarzabal (90) Booked : S_Beukema (76) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Chiesa (Man of the Match) Scorers : F_Chiesa (10) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Akanji (62) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 5 | 10 Off target : 2 | 4 On target : 3 | 6 Possession : 23 | 77 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 9 Key Tackles : 8 | 4 Key Passes : 3 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackburn Rovers 0 - 1 Liverpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29 1 1 1 22 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 25 19 13 25 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 17 0 Gabriel DF 1 24 21 6 27 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 R_Le_Normand DF 1 24 18 8 20 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 18 24 N_Schlotrbeck DF 1 23 19 7 26 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 B_Guimaraes MF 1 18 24 19 28 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 F_Torres MF 1 5 22 19 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 Guti MF 1 9 20 18 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 A_Candreva MF 1 10 19 13 27 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Oyarzabal FW 1 2 18 24 27 | 91 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -12 -12 4 K_Uche FW 1 4 16 19 31 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 B_Bertinato GK 20 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Beukema DF 1 23 18 11 21 | 52 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 -2 -2 W_Bouma DF 1 20 13 10 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gerson MF 1 13 16 8 28 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 M_Gomez FW 1 2 12 15 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Liverpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 28 1 1 1 15 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 B_Chilwell DF 1 25 20 18 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 14 F_Mendy DF 1 24 19 18 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 M_Akanji DF 1 24 21 12 26 | 97 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 14 28 16 D_Upamecano DF 1 24 19 8 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 J_Matip DF 1 21 16 12 29 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 0 20 D_Rice DM 1 21 25 6 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Kokcu DM 1 17 25 11 25 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 11 0 S_Chukwueze FW 1 4 23 23 27 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_De_Tomas FW 1 3 18 26 25 | 71 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 14 F_Chiesa FW 1 5 21 25 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15 34 D_Ward GK 23 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Wolf DF 1 18 17 4 23 | 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 Y_Rakitskyi DF 1 17 11 10 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_de_Jong FW 1 12 23 22 28 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Jose FW 1 5 13 22 19 | 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1771629247 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40