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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 21 (setup 1, season 31)
Walsall
v.
Blackburn Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Darren KEET1Alexander SCHWOLOW
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón72Kevin DIKS
Martin OLSSON737Scott MALONE
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA48Victor WANYAMA
Kévin THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE75Ahmed HEGAZY
Jorge PULIDO Mayoral666Lamine KONÉ
Frederico Rodrigues Santos, FRED78Sofiane BOUFAL
Edimilson FERNANDES8Will HUGHES
Marouane CHAMAKH79Jonathan KODJIA
James McCARTHY10Nicolò BARELLA
Alejandro POZUELO Melero6116Charly MUSONDA
ManagerScott Smillie
Adam HENLEY12Ashley RICHARDS
Maxime LESTIENNE13Danny WARD
Nabil BENTALEB14Marten DE ROON
Adam MATTHEWS15Adam FORSHAW
Solomon MARCH616Sam GALLAGHER

Walsall 2 Blackburn Rovers 2
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 29,816, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: RUI CARLOS Madureira 5½)
24 Pozuelo, 33 PirisScorers43 Musonda, 48 Musonda
56 Pozuelo <=> Matthews, 67 McCarthy <=> MarchSubstitutions
Sendings off
29 Pozuelo, 78 PirisBookings
6Corners4
18Fouls22
1Offsides6
9Shots on5
5Shots off7
14Total shots12
6Shots saved3
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Victor WANYAMA
7A refined pass from JAVI GARCÍA, was lashed goalbound by MCCARTHY only for the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper to claw away.
9A lovely effort from POZUELO scraped the upright.
21SCHWOLOW managed to block a powerful effort.
24GOAL!! . (1-0 Walsall)
26A right foot effort from MUSONDA was tipped over by the Walsall 'keeper.
29POZUELO given a yellow card for a poor challenge.
32A penalty box meleé resulted in OLSSON cracking the ball over.
32An outswinging corner was fired into the arms of the Walsall 'keeper by MUSONDA.
33GOAL!! A long ball from POZUELO down the middle found the lurking PIRIS who placed a right foot shot in off the post. (2-0 Walsall)
34The 'keeper dived to his left to block a lovely drive from Blackburn Rovers's MUSONDA.
43GOAL!! Blackburn Rovers's MUSONDA beat two defenders before firing just inside the Walsall 'keeper's far post. (2-1 Walsall)
45+1The hapless Walsall 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from JAVI GARCÍA fell just over.
 
48GOAL!! A shot from MUSONDA dribbled through a ruck of players and trickled past the unsighted KEET. (2-2)
51CHAMAKH dummied KONÉ but tapped the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
52MUSONDA headed inches over.
58MCCARTHY dribbled away from HUGHES and flicked a poor shot over the bar.
59CHAMAKH worked the ball to FERNANDES, MCCARTHY latched onto his cross and hoofed the ball within easy reach of SCHWOLOW.
63A good ball from WANYAMA on the left was collected by MUSONDA who mishit his effort wide.
64HEGAZY fluffed an easy chance.
70CHAMAKH beat MALONE and blasted the ball to MARCH who toe-poked his shot wide.
74BARELLA made space on the right and dragged the ball to DIKS who clipped the ball wide.
78PIRIS booked for a clumsy tackle on KONÉ.