FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. West Ham (Fri May 08) Blackburn Rovers | West Ham 4-2-2-2 P | 5-2-1-2 C Ian McNamara | Todd Fortune | A_Onana GK | GK C_Gordon Gabriel DF | DF J_Teze N_Schlotrbeck DF | DF A_Christensen S_Beukema DF | DF M_Acuna W_Bouma DF | DF R_Toloi K_Phillips MF | DF A_Laporte B_Guimaraes MF | MF Joao_Palhinha F_Torres AM | MF M_Llorente Guti AM | FW B_Fernandes A_McGeady FW | FW J_Bowen K_Uche FW | AM G_Lo_Celso | B_Bertinato SUB | SUB P_Rajkovic R_Le_Normand SUB | SUB V_Kompany A_Candreva SUB | SUB M_Etuin Gerson SUB | SUB D_D_Rossi M_Oyarzabal SUB | SUB V_Love Min. 2 :(whu) B_Fernandes finds G_Lo_Celso with a ball over the defence ... S_Beukema is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 4 :(whu) J_Bowen stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... S_Beukema with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 7 :(bla) K_Phillips beats M_Acuna with absolute ease! ... K_Phillips attempts to nutmeg C_Gordon! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 9 :(bla) K_Phillips flicks the ball on to F_Torres ... F_Torres hits a curling shot! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 11 :(whu) J_Teze nutmegs the defender ... J_Teze tries to catch the keeper out! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by J_Bowen! ... G_Lo_Celso gets a shot in ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... M_Llorente flights it in! ... J_Bowen with the shot! ... GOAL!! ... A_Onana was caught out there ... West Ham have taken the lead! ... Blackburn Rovers 0-1 West Ham ... Min. 12 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A Min. 13 :(whu) B_Fernandes finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... B_Fernandes has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 14 :(bla) K_Uche spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to Guti! ... Guti sees C_Gordon off his line! ... C_Gordon is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish! ... Now it's all square! ... Blackburn Rovers 1-1 West Ham ... Min. 17 :(whu) J_Bowen crosses to A_Laporte ... A_Laporte has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 18 :(whu) M_Llorente sidesteps B_Guimaraes ... That was too easy ... A powerful shot by M_Llorente! ... But he somehow misses ... The Blackburn Rovers fans laugh at him Min. 19 :(whu) Joao_Palhinha turns past K_Phillips ... He has some space now! ... Joao_Palhinha belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... A_Onana beats the ball away Min. 21 :(whu) J_Teze with a probing through ball A_Laporte ... A_Laporte tries one from the edge of the box! ... GOAL!! ... A_Onana was well beaten there! ... But it's been ruled out! ... The linesman raised his flag Min. 22 :(bla) K_Uche slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... K_Uche pounds a rocket on goal! ... C_Gordon with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great reflexes there ... CORNER! ... K_Uche floats the ball in! ... J_Teze gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 29 :(whu) Joao_Palhinha with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Bowen gets on the end of the pass ... But A_McGeady sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 31 :(whu) M_Llorente with the through ball to Joao_Palhinha ... Joao_Palhinha sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... 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. 34 :(whu) M_Llorente takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... M_Llorente pounds a rocket on goal! ... A_Onana makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 35 :(whu) Joao_Palhinha controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... R_Toloi gets onto the end of the pass! ... A delicate header from R_Toloi! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 36 :(bla) W_Bouma leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to K_Uche ... A glorious effort by K_Uche! ... GOAL!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... Blackburn Rovers have snatched the lead! ... Blackburn Rovers 2-1 West Ham ... Min. 37 :(whu) Tactical Change by West Ham ... West Ham have changed their playing style to A Min. 37 :(bla) Guti back heels to find S_Beukema in space ... S_Beukema hits a curling shot! ... The fans get off their seats! ... C_Gordon plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 38 :(whu) A_Christensen with a simple pass to J_Bowen ... J_Bowen throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... A_Onana claws it off the line ... No need for VAR The Referee awards a goal! ... GOAL!! ... That's the equaliser! ... Blackburn Rovers 2-2 West Ham ... Min. 39 :(whu) Tactical Change by West Ham ... West Ham have changed their playing style to C Min. 41 :(bla) N_Schlotrbeck wins possession ... He plays the ball across to Guti ... J_Teze wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 41 :(whu) J_Bowen beats Gabriel ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... J_Bowen hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And A_Onana reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... M_Llorente hits it towards the far post! ... N_Schlotrbeck clears the danger Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(bla) K_Phillips loses J_Teze ... K_Phillips with a screamer of a shot! ... But it clips the post and goes wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 2-2 West Ham Min. 47 :(whu) G_Lo_Celso storms past his marker ... G_Lo_Celso goes for the top corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by A_Christensen! ... The ball comes to J_Bowen ... He gets the shot away ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Onana is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Acuna flights it in! ... A_Onana easily catches it! Min. 48 :(bla) B_Guimaraes sidesteps Joao_Palhinha ... But he loses control of it ... A_Laporte belts it clear Min. 48 :(whu) A_Laporte with a one-touch layoff to G_Lo_Celso ... But he loses control of it ... W_Bouma belts it clear Min. 49 :(bla) F_Torres sidesteps A_Christensen ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... F_Torres with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... GOAL!! ... C_Gordon had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! ... He's scored his 10th goal of the season! ... Blackburn Rovers have the advantage! ... Blackburn Rovers 3-2 West Ham ... Min. 50 :(whu) Tactical Change by West Ham ... West Ham have changed their playing style to A Min. 50 :(bla) A_McGeady holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to N_Schlotrbeck ... Superbly timed tackle by M_Acuna ... He made it look easy Min. 52 :(whu) J_Teze times his run well ... W_Bouma with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 53 :(bla) N_Schlotrbeck drives it forward to K_Phillips ... But he loses control of it ... A_Christensen takes possession Min. 54 :(bla) Guti turns past his marker ... He has some space now! ... Guti with a blistering shot! ... It hits the post ... But it goes in!! ... GOAL!! ... Blackburn Rovers 4-2 West Ham ... Min. 54 :(whu) The ball runs loose! ... J_Bowen seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... J_Bowen with the punt towards goal! ... A_Onana makes a good save ... CORNER! ... J_Teze flights it in! ... S_Beukema heads it away Min. 57 :(whu) B_Fernandes takes advantage of a mistake by N_Schlotrbeck ... Can he make them pay? ... B_Fernandes cracks a laser towards goal! ... A_Onana gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 58 :(bla) Guti bursts forward ... Guti blasts the ball towards goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... the balls hits C_Gordon and comes out ... the striker is on hand! ... GOAL!! ... Easy tap in! ... That's his hat-trick! ... Blackburn Rovers 5-2 West Ham ... Min. 58 :(whu) B_Fernandes with the towering header to J_Teze ... J_Teze breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat A_Onana now! ... He nutmegs A_Onana ... It hits the upright!! ... A_Onana recovers to save it!! Min. 60 :(bla) B_Guimaraes plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... A cracking drive from B_Guimaraes! ... C_Gordon parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 61 :(bla) K_Phillips kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... F_Torres gets on the end of the pass ... R_Toloi tackles cleanly Min. 61 :(whu) B_Fernandes beats N_Schlotrbeck ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... A skilful effort from B_Fernandes! ... But A_Onana with the difficult save ... CORNER! ... Swung in by B_Fernandes ... A_Onana comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... A_Laporte with the shot! ... A_Onana watches it sail wide! Min. 62 :(whu) R_Toloi backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... G_Lo_Celso gets on the end of it ... G_Lo_Celso tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... But A_Onana reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Onana anyway Min. 63 :(bla) K_Phillips breaks free from A_Christensen ... But A_Laporte will cut out the threat Min. 63 :(whu) A_Laporte with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... R_Toloi gets on the end of the pass ... R_Toloi strikes a wicked curler! ... A_Onana gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 65 :(whu) Joao_Palhinha looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Bowen ... J_Bowen blasts the ball towards goal! ... A_Onana gets his fingertips to it Min. 67 :(bla) Gabriel jumps over the defender's challenge ... A skilful effort from Gabriel! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... Guti flights it in! ... C_Gordon comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... W_Bouma with the shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into C_Gordon's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 67 :(whu) A_Christensen retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... J_Teze latches onto the end of it ... W_Bouma takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 69 :(bla) A_McGeady spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to B_Guimaraes! ... B_Guimaraes has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... C_Gordon can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... C_Gordon makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: R_Le_Normand ... COMING OFF: Gabriel Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: A_Candreva ... COMING OFF: K_Phillips Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: M_Oyarzabal ... COMING OFF: K_Uche Min. 70 :(bla) A_McGeady runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Oyarzabal ... M_Oyarzabal could have let it bounce! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... C_Gordon never had a chance! Min. 70 :(whu) B_Fernandes turns past Guti ... He has some space now! ... Guti muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 74 :(bla) S_Beukema has a go! ... It hits the defender ... F_Torres collects the loose ball! ... F_Torres with a thundering volley! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into C_Gordon's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 77 :(whu) A_Christensen finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled N_Schlotrbeck ... N_Schlotrbeck leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 78 :(bla) W_Bouma uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... M_Acuna seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 80 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to D Min. 83 :(whu) Joao_Palhinha takes advantage of a mistake by R_Le_Normand ... He knocks the ball to G_Lo_Celso! ... G_Lo_Celso swings in the shot! ... A_Onana makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 87 :(whu) J_Bowen takes advantage of a mistake by R_Le_Normand ... Can he make them pay? ... Good sliding challenge from S_Beukema and it had to be Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(bla) B_Guimaraes floats the ball in to find A_McGeady ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... J_Teze picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 90 :(whu) B_Fernandes skips the challenge from the defender ... B_Fernandes sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... A_Onana gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 91 :(bla) A_Candreva drives the ball across field ... It comes to A_McGeady ... B_Fernandes clears with a diving header Min. 93 :(whu) J_Bowen kills the ball dead ... M_Oyarzabal bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee warned him ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... M_Llorente hits it hard ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Onana dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Onana beaten! ... CORNER! ... B_Fernandes chips the ball in towards the far post! ... R_Le_Normand deals with the danger and clears Min. 94 :(bla) B_Guimaraes hoists the ball across to M_Oyarzabal ... The defender plays it back to C_Gordon ... M_Oyarzabal intercepts the back pass! ... He tries to dummy C_Gordon ... C_Gordon charges out of his area ... C_Gordon parries it Min. 94 :(whu) B_Fernandes plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... B_Fernandes with the cheeky shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ewood Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Guti (Man of the Match) Scorers : Guti (14,54,58), K_Uche (36), F_Torres (49) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Beukema (2) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Bowen Scorers : J_Bowen (11,38) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers | West Ham Attempts on Goal : 17 | 27 Off target : 9 | 13 On target : 8 | 14 Possession : 35 | 65 Corners : 2 | 8 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 9 | 7 Key Tackles : 9 | 10 Key Passes : 14 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackburn Rovers 5 - 2 West Ham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 30 1 1 1 22 | 96 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 Gabriel DF 1 24 22 6 27 | 72 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 N_Schlotrbeck DF 1 23 19 8 26 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 34 0 S_Beukema DF 1 23 18 11 21 | 96 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 49 16 19 W_Bouma DF 1 20 14 10 26 | 96 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 60 48 20 K_Phillips MF 1 20 24 15 26 | 72 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 30 B_Guimaraes MF 1 18 24 20 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 20 F_Torres AM 1 5 23 20 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 52 Guti AM 1 10 20 18 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 16 108 A_McGeady FW 1 9 17 21 20 | 96 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 57 0 K_Uche FW 1 4 16 20 31 | 72 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 44 44 B_Bertinato GK 20 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Le_Normand DF 1 24 18 8 20 | 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 A_Candreva MF 1 10 19 13 27 | 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 Gerson MF 1 13 16 8 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Oyarzabal FW 1 2 18 24 27 | 24 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Player Statistics - West Ham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C_Gordon GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -11 0 0 0 J_Teze DF 1 25 18 14 20 | 96 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 45 18 34 A_Christensen DF 1 25 20 14 19 | 96 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 52 0 M_Acuna DF 1 23 17 15 25 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 R_Toloi DF 1 24 18 14 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 18 34 A_Laporte DF 1 25 19 17 25 | 96 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 30 34 41 Joao_Palhinha MF 1 21 25 4 25 | 96 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 44 54 M_Llorente MF 1 14 24 18 22 | 96 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 38 B_Fernandes FW 1 6 24 20 24 | 96 0 1 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 34 24 54 J_Bowen FW 1 4 21 25 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 15 70 G_Lo_Celso AM 1 4 24 17 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 P_Rajkovic GK 17 1 1 1 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Kompany DF 1 19 13 10 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Etuin DF 1 15 12 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_D_Rossi MF 1 14 19 5 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Love FW 1 9 17 20 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1778275567 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40