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Match report
English Footie
FA Cup: Round 4 (setup 4, season 27)
Blackburn Rovers
v.
Darlington
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Mamadou SAMASSA17Hugo LLORIS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
JORGE Filipe Avelino TEIXEIRA62Kyle WALKER
Patrick VAN AANHOLT639Giorgio CHIELLINI
Felipe TEIXEIRA74Luka MODRIC
Vegard FORREN758Daniele DE ROSSI
Rhys WILLIAMS66Chris SMALLING
Nicolas MARIN7Samir NASRI
Bryan OVIEDO Jiménez688Danny WELBECK
Sjoerd ARS697Mario Barwuah BALOTELLI
Danny GRAHAM10Francisco Alcácer García, PACO ALCÁCER
Gaizka SAIZAR Lekuona117Stevan JOVETIC
Manager
Stefan MOORE12MARCELO Vieira da Silva Junior
David RAYA Martin13Jon FLATT
Peter WHITTINGHAM14Aleksei BEREZUTSKY
Keith TREACY615Thomas VERMAELEN
MIKEL ALONSO Olano16Federico MACHEDA

Blackburn Rovers 0 Darlington 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 21,695, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Patrick MILLER 6)
Scorers47 Balotelli
73 Forren <=> TreacySubstitutions
Sendings off
49 SaizarBookings22 Smalling
2Corners6
9Fouls6
2Offsides0
2Shots on10
3Shots off12
5Total shots22
2Shots saved9
35%Possession65%
Man of the match: Giorgio CHIELLINI
5NASRI worked the ball to JOVETIC, WELBECK controlled his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
13A good effort from WELBECK scraped the outside of the righthand post.
22A wonderful save prevented WELBECK from scoring an exceptional goal.
22MILLER cautions SMALLING for violent conduct against TEIXEIRA.
24A corner bobbled toward WELBECK who nodded the ball inches wide.
31SAIZAR rushed through the Darlington defence but shot straight at the Darlington 'keeper.
34SAMASSA dived to his right to block a lovely drive from Darlington's WELBECK.
37A shot from BALOTELLI held no problem for the 'keeper.
38SMALLING shot wide.
39MARIN fluffed an easy chance.
40WELBECK beat TEIXEIRA and flicked the ball to BALOTELLI who dragged his shot wide.
44The 'keeper was able to block a weak shot from PACO ALCÁCER.
 
46A mix up in the Blackburn Rovers defence enabled BALOTELLI to hammer an effort inches wide.
47GOAL!! The creative WALKER neatly touched on a cross for BALOTELLI to thump the ball in. (1-0 Darlington)
49The referee yellow cards SAIZAR.
54WELBECK hoofed the ball wide from just outside the area.
56A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the advancing 'keeper.
67MODRIC waltzed past MARIN and poked a weak shot past the post.
68A free-kick from ARS floated just beyond the near post.
75A deadly shot from NASRI was clawed past the post by the 'keeper.
83An outswinging corner was touched into the arms of the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper by WELBECK.
89PACO ALCÁCER whacked a right foot shot wide from thirty yards out.