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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 11 (setup 1, season 32)
Blackburn Rovers
v.
Grimsby Town
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Alexander SCHWOLOW1Julian SPERONI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
Kevin DIKS727Daniele DESSENA
Christian FUCHS837Aly CISSOKHO
Victor WANYAMA47Jérémy CLÉMENT
Ahmed HEGAZY57Dan BURN
James TARKOWSKI767Craig FORSYTH
Steven BERGHUIS7Lasse VIGEN Christensen
Jonas HECTOR886Christian GENTNER
Jonathan KODJIA797Frederico Chaves Guedes, FRED
Aaron MOOY107Siem DE JONG
SON Heung-min116Dwight GAYLE
Scott SmillieManager
Nicolò BARELLA12Alan HUTTON
Danny WARD13John ALVBÅGE
Marten DE ROON14Johnny RUSSELL
Charly MUSONDA15John BRAYFORD
Kemar ROOFE16Luke FREEMAN

Blackburn Rovers 2 Grimsby Town 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 45,319, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Richard BEEBY 5)
13 Hector, 28 SonScorers
Substitutions75 Burn <=> Freeman
Sendings off
Bookings2 Vigen
5Corners5
12Fouls3
14Offsides6
7Shots on6
7Shots off6
14Total shots12
4Shots saved6
50%Possession50%
Man of the match: Christian FUCHS
2VIGEN given a yellow card by the referee for a high challenge.
9VIGEN's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
13GOAL!! A hefty goal-kick from TARKOWSKI caught the Grimsby Town defence square and HECTOR ran on to round the 'keeper and score. (1-0 Blackburn Rovers)
21A shot from SON was smothered by the 'keeper.
26A pin-point pass bobbled toward CISSOKHO and his right foot shot raced narrowly wide.
28GOAL!! MOOY drove a powerful shot against the crossbar with SON knocking in the rebound. (2-0 Blackburn Rovers)
32A weak shot from GENTNER bounced agonisingly wide.
34A corner fell to SON who touched an effort inches wide.
42A shot from DE JONG seemed a certain goal but SCHWOLOW managed to force the ball away.
43An outswinging corner was flicked into the arms of the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper by FRED.
 
47The Blackburn Rovers 'keeper saved a curling shot from FRED.
49VIGEN made space on the left and touched the ball to GENTNER who touched the ball over.
49FRED beat two Blackburn Rovers players and fired a golden opportunity over the bar.
51Uncertainty in the Grimsby Town defence enabled SON to hammer the ball over the bar.
54A great effort from DIKS scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
56A good ball from BERGHUIS on the left was collected by WANYAMA who sliced his shot inches over.
61A refined pass from BERGHUIS, was tapped goalbound by SON only for the Grimsby Town 'keeper to claw away.
68GENTNER ran onto a delightful ball from VIGEN but pulled his shot wide.
70KODJIA fired the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
80The Blackburn Rovers 'keeper saved a neatly crafted strike from DE JONG.
83The Grimsby Town 'keeper dived to his right to block a fierce drive from Blackburn Rovers's FUCHS.
88A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.