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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 6 (setup 4, season 28)
Darlington
v.
WBA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Hugo LLORIS616Marc-André TER STEGEN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Kyle WALKER72Craig DAWSON
Giorgio CHIELLINI3Kieran GIBBS
Luka MODRIC84Mario GÖTZE
Daniele DE ROSSI57Jonny EVANS
Thomas VERMAELEN66Nicolai Mřller BOILESEN
Samir NASRI776OSCAR dos Santos Emboaba Júnior
Danny WELBECK787Arjen ROBBEN
Mario Barwuah BALOTELLI797Luis Alberto SUÁREZ Díaz
Mario GOMEZ10Mauro Emanuel ICARDI
Stevan JOVETIC7116Jay RODRIGUEZ
Manager
John BOSTOCK12Nacer CHADLI
Jon FLATT13Ben FOSTER
MARCELO Vieira da Silva Junior14Darren FLETCHER
Gregory VAN DER WIEL15Karim BENZEMA
Dean PARRETT16José 'Salomón' RONDÓN Giménez

Darlington 1 WBA 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 24,803, Stadium: Blackwell Meadows, Referee: Keith STROUD 6½)
42 JoveticScorers31 Robben, 73 Suárez
Substitutions
Sendings off
16 VermaelenBookings6 Oscar
4Corners3
5Fouls8
5Offsides1
6Shots on6
6Shots off7
12Total shots13
5Shots saved4
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Luka MODRIC
1The 'keeper managed to claw away a powerful shot.
2The Darlington 'keeper blocked a lovely strike from GIBBS.
3WELBECK brought the ball past BOILESEN and poked a weak shot over.
5NASRI beat OSCAR and drilled the ball to WELBECK who dragged his effort wide.
6OSCAR given a yellow card for a high tackle on JOVETIC.
11A neatly crafted pass from GOMEZ, was knocked goalbound by JOVETIC only for the 'keeper to palm clear.
14WELBECK headed the ball wide from just inside the area.
16STROUD books VERMAELEN.
22ROBBEN beat three Darlington players and blasted a great chance wide.
31GOAL!! CHIELLINI tried to play the ball out of the Darlington penalty area but was tackled by OSCAR who fired the ball to ROBBEN for an easy tap in. (1-0 WBA)
37The hapless Darlington 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from WELBECK fell just over.
38A weak shot from GÖTZE bounced agonisingly wide.
40LLORIS saved a curling shot from ROBBEN.
40BALOTELLI headed just beyond the far post.
42GOAL!! As ICARDI was trying to hold back CHIELLINI the ball fell to JOVETIC who shot the ball into the back of the net. (1-1)
 
47A shot from SUÁREZ was hoofed off the line by VERMAELEN.
54ROBBEN scuffed a simple chance.
61A pin-point pass was collected by GÖTZE and his deadly effort went narrowly over.
69JOVETIC touched the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
73GOAL!! A great solo effort from SUÁREZ who beat two defenders before rocketing the ball into the net. (2-1 WBA)
74ROBBEN stroked a simple chance past the near post.
90CHIELLINI ran onto a wonderful ball from MODRIC but dragged his effort wide.