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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 26 (setup 1, season 32)
Blackburn Rovers
v.
Manchester City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
6
Overall form:
Home form:
Alexander SCHWOLOW71Keylor Antonio NAVAS Gamboa
Formation:
4-1-3-2
League position:
1
Overall form:
Home form:
Kevin DIKS627Joshua BRENET
Christian FUCHS38Bastian OCZIPKA
Aaron MOOY747Jorrit HENDRIX
Ahmed HEGAZY857Nicolas ISIMAT-MIRIN
James TARKOWSKI67Dejan LOVREN
Steven BERGHUIS77Daniel CALIGIURI
Jonas HECTOR78Yevhen KONOPLYANKA
Artem DZYUBA9Mario GOMEZ
Mousa DEMBÉLÉ10Mateo KOVACIC
SON Heung-min7117GERARD Moreno Balagueró
Scott SmillieManagerAlex Laker
Scott MALONE12Jeremy TOLJAN
Danny WARD13Benoît COSTIL
Marten DE ROON14Karol LINETTY
Dale STEPHENS15Pablo SARABIA García
Jonathan KODJIA16RAFFAEL Caetano de Araújo

Blackburn Rovers 2 Manchester City 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 22,651, Stadium: Ewood Park (construction in progress), Referee: Aris GALANOPOULOS 7½)
48 Son, 88 SonScorers52 Gerard
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings3 Isimat-Mirin
6Corners2
11Fouls7
2Offsides7
6Shots on4
4Shots off10
10Total shots14
4Shots saved3
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Ahmed HEGAZY
3ISIMAT-MIRIN receives a yellow card for a high foul.
4LOVREN beat a number of Blackburn Rovers players and stroked a golden opportunity over.
9KONOPLYANKA played the ball to GERARD who touched it wide.
10HENDRIX was put clear by GERARD and he stepped inside the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper but struck his shot just beyond the near post.
19The bemused SCHWOLOW could only watch as a backpass from MOOY fell just over.
20A tame strike from GOMEZ trickled agonisingly wide.
25GERARD ran onto a wonderful ball from CALIGIURI but hit his shot wide.
27Uncertainty in the Manchester City defence enabled DEMBÉLÉ to volley an effort wide.
27GERARD made space on the left and touched the ball to KOVACIC who clipped the ball wide.
34A cross from DEMBÉLÉ left FUCHS in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
36DZYUBA worked the ball to SON, DIKS latched onto his cross and hoofed the ball within easy reach of NAVAS.
44An outswinging corner was nodded into the arms of SCHWOLOW by KONOPLYANKA.
 
48GOAL!! A shot from SON which the Manchester City 'keeper managed to palm clear was deemed over the line by the linesman and the ref awarded the goal. (1-0 Blackburn Rovers)
49DZYUBA kicked the ball wide from the edge of the box.
50A shot from SON was headed off the line by ISIMAT-MIRIN.
52GOAL!! After some good play on the left GERARD came inside and hit the ball into the net. (1-1)
59A free-kick from HECTOR floated wide.
62The 'keeper was able to palm clear a fierce effort.
65A header by GERARD at the near post was easily collected by the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
71SON stormed through the Manchester City defence but shot straight at the Manchester City 'keeper.
80A great effort from GERARD scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
87GERARD headed wide.
88GOAL!! A great twenty-five yard shot from BERGHUIS rebounded off the woodwork and in the ensuing meleé the ball was hoofed into the net by SON. (2-1 Blackburn Rovers)
90+1A corner fell to GERARD who touched the ball over the bar.
90+2A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming SCHWOLOW.