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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 15 (setup 4, season 27)
Blackburn Rovers
v.
Stoke City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Mamadou SAMASSA17Jack BUTLAND
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Nicolas MARIN62Brian WILSON
Patrick VAN AANHOLT3Scott MALONE
David MEYLER48Charlie ADAM
Vegard FORREN58Ryan SHAWCROSS
JORGE Filipe Avelino TEIXEIRA6Nikolay BODUROV
Felipe TEIXEIRA77John OSTER
Bryan OVIEDO Jiménez87Adam LALLANA
Sjoerd ARS796Adama DIOMANDE
Rhys WILLIAMS106Saido BERAHINO
Gaizka SAIZAR Lekuona11BOJAN Krkic Pérez
Manager
Peter WHITTINGHAM12Conor SAMMON
David RAYA Martin13Lee GRANT
Danny GRAHAM14Neal EARDLEY
Keith TREACY157Stephen IRELAND
Stephen O'LEARY16CHO Won-hee

Blackburn Rovers 1 Stoke City 2
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 21,476, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Rob SHOEBRIDGE 7½)
19 OviedoScorers55 Berahino, 61 Malone
Substitutions48 Oster <=> Ireland
Sendings off
49 Marin, 54 Jorge TeixeiraBookings40 Shawcross, 62 Wilson
3Corners4
22Fouls3
3Offsides4
7Shots on4
5Shots off6
12Total shots10
5Shots saved2
40%Possession60%
Man of the match: Ryan SHAWCROSS
10A shot from MEYLER held no problem for the 'keeper.
12OVIEDO rifled an easy chance past the near post.
16OVIEDO was put clear by FORREN and he raced past the 'keeper but rammed his shot just beyond the near post.
19GOAL!! A great twenty-five yard shot from WILLIAMS hit the post and in the ensuing scramble the ball was nodded into the net by OVIEDO. (1-0 Blackburn Rovers)
20A shot from DIOMANDE was booted off the line by MARIN.
23LALLANA made space on the right and dragged the ball to DIOMANDE who fired the ball wide.
32WILLIAMS waltzed past SHAWCROSS and rattled a poor shot over.
40SHAWCROSS booked by the referee.
41BUTLAND saved a swerving shot from OVIEDO.
43The motionless Blackburn Rovers 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from FORREN fell just wide.
45A left foot shot from ARS was pushed round the post by BUTLAND.
45+1A header by WILLIAMS at the near post was comfortably collected by the 'keeper.
 
49SHOEBRIDGE yellow cards MARIN.
52A penalty box meleé resulted in LALLANA knocking a low shot over.
53ARS drove a right foot shot wide from long range.
54The ref books JORGE TEIXEIRA for a late challenge.
55GOAL!! ADAM made space for BERAHINO who, after an interchange of passes twenty-five yards out, drilled the ball past the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper. (1-1)
59A accurate pass bobbled toward LALLANA and his right foot effort flew narrowly wide.
61GOAL!! A long ball from IRELAND had the Blackburn Rovers defence back-pedalling and MALONE made the most of the opportunity with a great goal. (2-1 Stoke City)
62A bad tackle on JORGE TEIXEIRA by WILSON results in a booking.
72DIOMANDE's shot beat the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper but rebounded off the Blackburn Rovers post.
73A great save prevented ARS from scoring a good goal.
76VAN AANHOLT's shot was well saved by BUTLAND.
81A poor strike from LALLANA trickled agonisingly wide.
85ARS beat BERAHINO and hit the ball to MEYLER who toe-poked his shot wide.
88A cross from LALLANA left DIOMANDE in lots of space but he rushed his shot.