ESL Championship, Burnley vs. Blackburn Rovers (Fri Aug 18) Burnley | Blackburn Rovers 4-1-2-3 P | 4-1-2-1-2 C Mike McLeod | Ian McNamara | N_Pope GK | GK C_Kelleher N_Aguerd DF | DF A_B-Kotchap J_Tarkowski DF | DF M_Salisu R_Rodriguez DF | DF B_White O_Zinchenko DF | DF M_Cucurella J_Brownhill MF | DM T_Adams M_Arnold DM | MF D_Luiz D_Gray MF | MF M_Diaby+ A_Plea FW | AM E_Eze D_Solanke FW | FW T_Parrott J_Maja FW | FW D_McNeil | H_Lloris SUB | SUB A_Gunn T_Tomiyasu SUB | SUB Vallejo E_Bailly SUB | SUB R_Loftus-Che A_Westwood SUB | SUB K_Iheanacho B_Traore SUB | SUB T_Dolan Min. 1 :(bur) Burnley's manager orders his side to play A Min. 1 :(bur) D_Solanke gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past B_White! ... He has some space now! ... But M_Salisu wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... M_Arnold curls it into the box! ... A_B-Kotchap reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 1 :(bur) M_Arnold knocks it forward ... A_B-Kotchap slips ... J_Maja gets to it! ... T_Parrott with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Burnley players Min. 5 :(bur) R_Rodriguez with a glorious long pass to J_Maja ... J_Maja hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... C_Kelleher claws it off the line ... The Referee the referee checks his watch ... GOAL !! ... Burnley go in front now with that goal! ... Burnley 1-0 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 6 :(bur) Burnley made the switch to a C strategy Min. 6 :(bla) Blackburn Rovers are switching their playing style to A Min. 8 :(bur) R_Rodriguez is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to A_Plea ... A_Plea drives it towards goal ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... C_Kelleher dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had C_Kelleher beaten! Min. 10 :(bur) J_Tarkowski with an in swinging cross to J_Brownhill ... J_Brownhill tries one from the edge of the box ! ... C_Kelleher gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic save by C_Kelleher to tip it wide!! ... CORNER! ... A_Plea chips the ball into the area! ... C_Kelleher easily catches it! Min. 10 :(bla) M_Diaby+ with an inch perfect pass to D_McNeil ... Excellent sliding challenge from N_Aguerd ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... E_Eze hits it into the box! ... M_Cucurella with the header ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 13 :(bla) D_McNeil is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to A_B-Kotchap ... D_Gray fouls badly ... That looked malicious Min. 15 :(bur) A_Plea flicks it over M_Cucurella's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... M_Salisu with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... FREE KICK! ... It is within shooting distance! ... M_Arnold swings it in ... D_Solanke gets on the end of it ... Fine tackle by A_B-Kotchap ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 17 :(bur) D_Gray plays in A_Plea with a beautiful ball ... M_Diaby+ slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 17 :(bur) J_Brownhill knocks the ball past B_White ... T_Adams with a bad challenge ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one Min. 18 :(bur) J_Maja can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... Launched towards the top corner by J_Maja ! ... But C_Kelleher tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 20 :(bla) B_White knocks it forward ... J_Brownhill slips ... M_Cucurella gets to it! ... A_Plea with a bad challenge ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 21 :(bur) J_Brownhill with a precise ball to A_Plea ... Cleaned up by A_B-Kotchap Min. 21 :(bla) E_Eze puts in D_McNeil ... D_McNeil hits the ball on the bounce ! ... But N_Pope tips it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 22 :(bla) T_Parrott knocks the ball past N_Aguerd ... R_Rodriguez gathers up the loose ball Min. 25 :(bla) D_McNeil plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... D_McNeil fires off a right-footed shot ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 29 :(bur) J_Tarkowski is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to D_Solanke ... D_Solanke carves a shot towards goal ! ... C_Kelleher saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 34 :(bla) A_B-Kotchap lays the ball back to T_Parrott ... T_Parrott attempts a lob! ... GOAL !! ... He runs off and does a somersault ... That’s got Blackburn Rovers back level! ... Burnley 1-1 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 35 :(bur) Burnley are switching their playing style to A Min. 36 :(bla) T_Parrott with a smart turn ... R_Rodriguez robs him of the ball Min. 37 :(bur) D_Gray with the dribble ... A_B-Kotchap is easily beaten ... D_Gray drives the shot in! ... C_Kelleher with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 38 :(bla) T_Adams bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Diaby+ ... A vicious shot by M_Diaby+ ! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 39 :(bla) T_Adams finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... Cleaned up by N_Aguerd Min. 41 :(bur) J_Tarkowski shows great agility to get past A_B-Kotchap ... What fantastic skill ... But B_White with the fine tackle Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Burnley 1-1 Blackburn Rovers Min. 50 :(bur) M_Arnold brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... D_Solanke gets on the end of the pass ... But A_B-Kotchap slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 54 :(bur) D_Gray knocks it past A_B-Kotchap and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... D_Gray belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... C_Kelleher can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... C_Kelleher makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 56 :(bur) D_Gray jumps over A_B-Kotchap's challenge ... Cleared by D_Luiz Min. 58 :(bla) M_Salisu has the ball ... He knocks the ball past R_Rodriguez ... He puts in D_McNeil! ... D_McNeil rifles it at the goal ! ... But N_Pope dives to his left ... I think N_Pope just got a hand on that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 63 :(bur) D_Solanke takes advantage of a mistake by M_Cucurella ... Can he make them pay? ... But T_Adams wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... D_Gray plays it towards the near post! ... C_Kelleher jumps well to claim it! Min. 64 :(bla) M_Diaby+ runs at goal ... He spots the run of E_Eze ... He's played him in ... E_Eze tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... Wide of goal Min. 65 :(bur) O_Zinchenko with a slick pass to J_Maja ... J_Maja uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But C_Kelleher pulls out a save of the game Min. 65 :(bla) M_Diaby+ is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to T_Parrott ... T_Parrott drives the shot in! ... GOAL !! ... The Blackburn Rovers fans go wild! ... Blackburn Rovers go ahead in this match now! ... Burnley 1-2 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 70 :(bur) A_Westwood is going to be brought on ... J_Brownhill is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 70 :(bla) Vallejo replaces an unhappy M_Salisu and will play as a DF Min. 70 :(bla) R_Loftus-Che will come on for T_Adams and play DM Min. 70 :(bla) T_Dolan is coming on for T_Parrott and will play FW Min. 70 :(bur) D_Solanke brings it under control ... He takes on M_Cucurella ... He gets past him! ... He puts in A_Plea! ... A_Plea gets his head to the ball ! ... C_Kelleher gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 73 :(bla) D_Luiz with a slick pass to M_Diaby+ ... M_Diaby+ tries to beat N_Pope! ... But N_Pope just gets his fingers to that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 75 :(bur) T_Tomiyasu replaces O_Zinchenko to play as a DF Min. 76 :(bla) D_Luiz can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to Vallejo ... J_Maja takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 79 :(bla) M_Diaby+ takes advantage of a mistake by J_Tarkowski ... It's a lucky break ... M_Diaby+ hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 80 :(bur) B_Traore takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace J_Maja as FW Min. 81 :(bla) M_Diaby+ sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... D_McNeil runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... But N_Aguerd wins the tackle cleanly Min. 83 :(bla) T_Dolan with a measured pass to E_Eze ... B_Traore slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 86 :(bla) E_Eze looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to T_Dolan ... R_Rodriguez with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... D_Luiz hoists it forward ... E_Eze gets on the end of it ... T_Tomiyasu wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 92 :(bla) T_Dolan nutmegs the defender ... But T_Tomiyasu wins the tackle ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Turf Moor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnley Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Maja Scorers : J_Maja (5) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Maja (76), R_Rodriguez (86) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Diaby+ (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Parrott (34,65) Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Adams (17) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burnley | Blackburn Rovers Attempts on Goal : 9 | 10 Off target : 2 | 5 On target : 7 | 5 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 10 Key Tackles : 8 | 8 Key Passes : 9 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Burnley 1 - 2 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Pope GK 20 1 1 1 23 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 N_Aguerd DF 1 22 12 5 25 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 J_Tarkowski DF 1 21 11 5 27 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 R_Rodriguez DF 1 21 14 7 25 | 94 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 28 18 -12 O_Zinchenko DF 1 22 16 7 27 | 77 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Brownhill MF 1 6 21 12 25 | 72 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 M_Arnold DM 1 13 19 6 26 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Gray MF 1 2 20 12 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 A_Plea FW 1 7 9 22 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 D_Solanke FW 1 6 12 21 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 J_Maja FW 1 6 8 23 24 | 82 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 35 H_Lloris GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Tomiyasu DF 1 19 10 3 24 | 17 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 E_Bailly DF 1 19 10 4 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Westwood MF 1 13 17 4 27 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Traore FW 1 6 9 19 25 | 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 -10 -10 Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C_Kelleher GK 24 1 1 1 24 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 A_B-Kotchap DF 1 23 14 7 24 | 94 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 80 20 0 M_Salisu DF 1 21 9 4 31 | 72 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 25 15 B_White DF 1 21 10 2 23 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0 M_Cucurella DF 1 21 11 7 32 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 T_Adams DM 1 15 21 8 27 | 72 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 8 -2 D_Luiz MF 1 8 20 13 25 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 35 15 M_Diaby+ MF 1 4 19 14 24 | 94 0 1 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 20 50 15 E_Eze AM 1 5 20 16 26 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 T_Parrott FW 1 7 13 23 28 | 72 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 38 D_McNeil FW 1 6 12 21 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 A_Gunn GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vallejo DF 1 22 9 4 28 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Loftus-Che DM 1 9 20 10 25 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Iheanacho FW 1 4 10 21 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Dolan FW 1 6 13 18 20 | 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1692378057 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35