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Match report
English Footie
FA Cup: Round 2 (setup 4, season 34)
Blackburn Rovers
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Mamadou SAMASSA16Lee CAMP
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
1
Overall form:
Home form:
Barry DOUGLAS2Maxime COLIN
Amari'i BELL3Juan FAMILIA-CASTILLO
Kasey PALMER48Jérémie BOGA
Vegard FORREN5Marc ROBERTS
JORGE Filipe Avelino TEIXEIRA6Jake CLARKE-SALTER
Rhys WILLIAMS76Maikel KIEFTENBELD
Bradley JOHNSON8Marko ARNAUTOVIC
Ben BRERETON DÍAZ97Kemar ROOFE
Jack RODWELL10Lewis GRABBAN
Dan BUTTERWORTH6116Scott HOGAN
Manager
Jacob DAVENPORT12Isaac VASSELL
Ørjan Håskjold NYLAND13Milos VESIC
Sam HART14Lukas JUTKIEWICZ
Harry CHAPMAN156Gary GARDNER
Dominic SAMUEL16Jefferson Antonio MONTERO Vite

Blackburn Rovers 1 Birmingham City 2
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 24,898, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Keith STROUD 7½, TV: highlights)
85 Brereton DíazScorers7 Arnautovic, 40 Roofe
Substitutions50 Roberts <=> Jutkiewicz, 79 Roofe <=> Gardner
Sendings off
18 DouglasBookings62 Familia-Castillo, 68 Colin, 90+2 Hogan
3Corners2
7Fouls16
0Offsides0
8Shots on4
6Shots off10
14Total shots14
7Shots saved2
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Jérémie BOGA
1BRERETON DÍAZ's shot was well held by the Birmingham City 'keeper.
3ROOFE headed wide.
7GOAL!! A beautiful outswinging corner was nodded in at the far post by ARNAUTOVIC. (1-0 Birmingham City)
11ROOFE made space on the right and pulled the ball to ARNAUTOVIC who rasped the ball wide.
12The Blackburn Rovers 'keeper saved a glorious shot from BOGA.
13JOHNSON's header was well saved by CAMP.
15HOGAN ran onto a wonderful ball from BOGA but fumbled his shot wide of the goal.
18JOHNSON nutmegged BOGA but knocked the ball into the arms of the Birmingham City 'keeper.
18The ref yellow cards DOUGLAS for dangerous play against HOGAN.
25A shot from BUTTERWORTH held little difficulty for CAMP.
29A penalty box meleé resulted in ARNAUTOVIC cracking a low shot over.
29The bemused Birmingham City 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from ROBERTS fell just over.
33COLIN beat a number of Blackburn Rovers players and blasted a shot wide.
40GOAL!! A cross from the left was headed down by KIEFTENBELD for ROOFE to score. (2-0 Birmingham City)
43A corner found ROOFE who nodded an effort just beyond the far post.
 
52PALMER worked the ball to JOHNSON, WILLIAMS controlled his pass and headed the ball within easy reach of CAMP.
57A good effort from FAMILIA-CASTILLO scraped the outside of the post.
62FAMILIA-CASTILLO booked by STROUD.
68COLIN booked.
73WILLIAMS was put clear by JOHNSON and he raced past the Birmingham City 'keeper but drilled his shot wide.
85GOAL!! A free-kick was pushed away by CAMP, PALMER was first to the loose ball and chipped the ball to BRERETON DÍAZ to fire home. (2-1 Birmingham City)
90+2A clumsy foul on JORGE TEIXEIRA by HOGAN results in a booking.