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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 11 (setup 4, season 27)
Blackburn Rovers
v.
Southend United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Mamadou SAMASSA17Paulo Dino GAZZANIGA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Nicolas MARIN62Gonzalo Alejandro JARA Reyes
Patrick VAN AANHOLT73Ben COKER
David MEYLER64Christopher 'Paolo' César HURTADO Huertas
Vegard FORREN65Jos HOOIVELD
JORGE Filipe Avelino TEIXEIRA66Anton FERDINAND
Felipe TEIXEIRA776Charlie MAPES
Bryan OVIEDO Jiménez787CARLES GIL de Pareja Vicent
Sjoerd ARS797John GUIDETTI
Rhys WILLIAMS6106Somen TCHOYI
Gaizka SAIZAR Lekuona6116Luke MOORE
Manager
Stephen O'LEARY12Stephen McLAUGHLIN
David RAYA Martin13Robbin RUITER
Peter WHITTINGHAM14Jermaine McGLASHAN
Keith TREACY15Michael TURNER
MIKEL ALONSO Olano716Ryan LEONARD

Blackburn Rovers 0 Southend United 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 22,185, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Andy WOOLMER 6½)
Scorers57 Jara
54 Oviedo <=> Mikel AlonsoSubstitutions
Sendings off
16 MarinBookings
6Corners2
16Fouls12
3Offsides2
10Shots on5
7Shots off7
17Total shots12
9Shots saved3
47%Possession53%
Man of the match: Jos HOOIVELD
4A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
8COKER ran onto a delightful ball from MAPES but blasted his shot wide.
15OVIEDO fluffed a simple chance.
16MARIN cautioned by the ref.
19ARS waltzed past JARA and rattled a poor shot over.
20A wonderful save prevented TEIXEIRA from scoring a lovely goal.
22CARLES GIL's shot was well held by the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
24An outswinging corner was fired into the arms of the Southend United 'keeper by MARIN.
27A shot from OVIEDO was smothered by GAZZANIGA.
34MOORE beat OVIEDO and hit the ball to GUIDETTI who fumbled his effort wide.
45+1JORGE TEIXEIRA rifled a simple chance past the far post.
 
51ARS booted the ball wide of the lefthand post from just outside the area.
53A refined cross from WILLIAMS, was placed goalbound by OVIEDO only for the Southend United 'keeper to palm clear.
57GOAL!! FERDINAND made space for JARA who, after an interchange of passes thirty yards out, thrust the ball past SAMASSA. (1-0 Southend United)
62A good ball from MEYLER on the left fell to ARS who sliced his effort inches over.
66GUIDETTI touched the ball through a crowd of players but the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
69A cross from TCHOYI left CARLES GIL in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
72GUIDETTI was put clear by JARA and he beat the 'keeper but thrust his shot just beyond the near post.
76MEYLER worked the ball to WILLIAMS, VAN AANHOLT gathered his cross and kicked the ball within easy reach of the Southend United 'keeper.
78ARS rushed through the Southend United defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
82The 'keeper was able to claw away a poor shot from MIKEL ALONSO.
90MAPES chipped the ball to GUIDETTI who turned it wide.