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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 28 (setup 2, season 18)
WBA
v.
Blackburn Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Sam JOHNSTONE71Thomas KAMINSKI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
Tosin ADARABIOYO27Martin KELLY
EMERSON PALMIERI dos Santos37Romain PERRAUD
Jake LIVERMORE47Adam WHARTON
Jan BEDNAREK56Phil JONES
Kyle BARTLEY67Hayden CARTER
Romaine SAWYERS676Andrija LUKOVIC
Kamil GROSICKI87Ryan HEDGES
Daryl DIKE797Aleksandar PESIC
Callum ROBINSON106Tyler MORTON
Chuba AKPOM11Ben BRERETON DÍAZ
Manager
Andy CARROLL12Ashley PHILLIPS
Fraser FORSTER13Aynsley PEARS
Kean BRYAN14Ollie COOPER
Dwight GAYLE615Joe RANKIN-COSTELLO
Nathan FERGUSON16Sam GALLAGHER

WBA 2 Blackburn Rovers 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 25,707, Stadium: The Hawthorns, Referee: Jarnail SINGH 7½)
19 Dike, 82 LivermoreScorers
75 Sawyers <=> GayleSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners3
2Fouls3
3Offsides1
4Shots on6
12Shots off7
16Total shots13
2Shots saved5
53%Possession47%
Man of the match: Tosin ADARABIOYO
1HEDGES worked the ball to WHARTON, PESIC latched onto his pass and hoofed the ball within easy reach of the WBA 'keeper.
8A shot from HEDGES was smothered by JOHNSTONE.
10A free-kick from PERRAUD raced inches wide.
19GOAL!! On the right wing EMERSON PALMIERI collected a defender's clearance and hit it through the penalty area for DIKE to slip it into the net. (1-0 WBA)
28A corner bobbled toward PERRAUD who nodded an effort over the bar.
32LIVERMORE rattled a simple chance past the far post.
33BRERETON DÍAZ made space on the right and knocked the ball to MORTON who touched the ball over.
36GROSICKI ran onto a great ball from LIVERMORE but dragged his effort wide.
39A twenty yard drive from GROSICKI caused KAMINSKI little difficulty.
39ADARABIOYO hoofed the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.
42DIKE was put clear by LIVERMORE and he raced past the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper but glanced his shot inches wide.
42A header by PESIC at the near post was easily collected by JOHNSTONE.
45+1GROSICKI snapped at a simple chance.
 
48A mix up in the WBA defence enabled WHARTON to hit an effort over the bar.
49A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the advancing Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
50A penalty box scramble resulted in DIKE driving the ball wide.
61A poor shot from GROSICKI trickled agonisingly wide.
68HEDGES turned GROSICKI but blasted the ball into the arms of the WBA 'keeper.
70BRERETON DÍAZ beat a number of WBA players and drove a shot wide.
72DIKE shot over.
78A lovely effort from GAYLE scraped the outside of the post.
82GOAL!! A quick-witted LIVERMORE pounced on a loose ball on the left and made no mistake. (2-0 WBA)