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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 27 (setup 2, season 18)
Rochdale
v.
Blackburn Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
Overall form:
Home form:
Tomás VACLIK1Thomas KAMINSKI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
Danny McNAMARA27Martin KELLY
Hayden COULSON3Romain PERRAUD
Manuel LOCATELLI4Adam WHARTON
Diego Javier LLORENTE Ríos757Phil JONES
Seko FOFANA66Hayden CARTER
Femi SERIKI777Andrija LUKOVIC
Daniel Olmo Carvajal, DANI OLMO787Ryan HEDGES
Dawid KOWNACKI797Aleksandar PESIC
Lucas BOYÉ10Tyler MORTON
Federico BONAZZOLI11Ben BRERETON DÍAZ
Manager
Duncan WATMORE12Joe RANKIN-COSTELLO
Sondre ROSSBACH13Aynsley PEARS
Liam KELLY147Dilan MARKANDAY
Rayhaan TULLOCH6157Ashley PHILLIPS
Tyrese SINCLAIR16Ollie COOPER

Rochdale 3 Blackburn Rovers 2
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 10,098, Stadium: Spotland, Referee: Mike PIKE 7½)
31 Dani Olmo, 38 Kownacki, 59 Dani OlmoScorers36 Perraud, 80 Pesic
83 McNamara <=> TullochSubstitutions53 Hedges <=> Markanday, 58 Lukovic <=> Phillips
Sendings off
Bookings30 Jones, 63 Kelly
5Corners2
7Fouls8
1Offsides8
7Shots on6
7Shots off6
14Total shots12
4Shots saved4
54%Possession46%
Man of the match: Adam WHARTON
6The Rochdale 'keeper saved a curling shot from HEDGES.
7Uncertainty in the Rochdale defence enabled BRERETON DÍAZ to hammer the ball wide.
8A header by HEDGES at the near post was comfortably collected by the Rochdale 'keeper.
10KOWNACKI's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
15A thirty yard drive from KOWNACKI caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
18The Blackburn Rovers 'keeper dived to his left to save a fierce drive from Rochdale's DANI OLMO.
26A looping shot from BRERETON DÍAZ was forced wide by the 'keeper.
30The ref books JONES for a high foul.
31GOAL!! On the left wing LOCATELLI collected a defender's clearance and hit it into the penalty box for DANI OLMO to drill it into the back of the net. (1-0 Rochdale)
36GOAL!! A cross from BRERETON DÍAZ was touched away by BOYÉ only for PESIC to tap the ball back into the box for PERRAUD to force over the line. (1-1)
38GOAL!! BOYÉ drove an amazing shot against the upright with KOWNACKI tapping in the rebound. (2-1 Rochdale)
 
48A useful ball from BRERETON DÍAZ on the right bobbled toward PESIC who mishit his shot inches wide.
56LOCATELLI kicked the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
59GOAL!! A tackle from JONES gave Rochdale a free-kick just outside the area which DANI OLMO blasted past the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper. (3-1 Rochdale)
63A clumsy tackle gets KELLY a yellow card.
65BOYÉ beat CARTER and drilled the ball to DANI OLMO who fired his shot wide.
70SERIKI beat four Blackburn Rovers players and slammed a shot over the bar.
70COULSON shot wide.
72A corner bobbled toward LOCATELLI who touched the ball wide.
74BRERETON DÍAZ ran onto a wonderful ball from MORTON but toe-poked his shot wide of the righthand post.
76MORTON fluffed an easy chance.
80GOAL!! A nice run by MORTON on the left was capped by a delightful cross which PESIC turned in at the far post. (3-2 Rochdale)