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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 5 (setup 2, season 18)
Blackburn Rovers
v.
WBA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Thomas KAMINSKI717Sam JOHNSTONE
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Overall form:
Home form:
Francisco Femenia Far, KIKO26Tosin ADARABIOYO
Romain PERRAUD38EMERSON PALMIERI dos Santos
Corry EVANS4Jake LIVERMORE
Mathias Jørgensen, ZANKA856Jan BEDNAREK
Phil JONES66Kyle BARTLEY
John BUCKLEY777Hal ROBSON-KANU
Ryan HEDGES687Kamil GROSICKI
Ben BRERETON DÍAZ79Andy CARROLL
Sam GALLAGHER10Callum ROBINSON
Aleksandar PESIC611Chuba AKPOM
Manager
Tyler MORTON12Conor TOWNSEND
Aynsley PEARS13Fraser FORSTER
Dilan MARKANDAY146Kean BRYAN
Joe RANKIN-COSTELLO15Dwight GAYLE
Adam WHARTON166Jovan MALCOLM

Blackburn Rovers 2 WBA 1
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 24,751, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Graham SALISBURY 6½)
14 Brereton Díaz, 26 Brereton DíazScorers59 Grosicki
71 Hedges <=> Rankin-CostelloSubstitutions75 Carroll <=> Malcolm, 81 Robson-Kanu <=> Bryan
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners3
2Fouls5
0Offsides0
3Shots on5
9Shots off2
12Total shots7
1Shots saved4
59%Possession41%
Man of the match: Romain PERRAUD
1A good ball from ZANKA on the left was collected by BRERETON DÍAZ who mishit his shot wide.
6A shot from CARROLL was hoofed off the line by JONES.
11A accurate pass was collected by HEDGES and his left foot effort went narrowly wide.
14GOAL!! A shot from BRERETON DÍAZ which JOHNSTONE was able to claw away was deemed over the line by the linesman and the referee awarded the goal. (1-0 Blackburn Rovers)
20A drive from HEDGES seemed a certain goal but the WBA 'keeper managed to parry the ball clear.
26GOAL!! A brilliant ball from HEDGES left EVANS in the clear, he made the WBA 'keeper commit himself before passing the ball to BRERETON DÍAZ to score. (2-0 Blackburn Rovers)
31A cross from BUCKLEY left HEDGES in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
35A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
 
55A header by GROSICKI at the far post was easily collected by the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
56GROSICKI's shot was well saved by KAMINSKI.
59GOAL!! A long ball from BEDNAREK had the Blackburn Rovers defence back-pedalling and GROSICKI made the most of the opportunity with a good goal. (2-1 Blackburn Rovers)
62GROSICKI kicked the ball wide of the lefthand post from the edge of the box.
70GALLAGHER beat ADARABIOYO and drilled the ball to EVANS who hit his effort wide.
71EVANS played the ball to JONES who forced it over.
75BRERETON DÍAZ shot over.
78RANKIN-COSTELLO placed a right foot shot over from twenty-five yards out.
79JONES was put clear by PESIC and he beat JOHNSTONE but rammed his shot over the bar.
79A penalty box scramble resulted in EVANS driving a low shot wide.
81The stunned 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from EVANS dropped just wide.