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Match report
English Footie
League Trophy: Round 1 (setup 4, season 29)
Burton Albion
v.
Blackburn Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Home form:
Simon THOMAS717Mamadou SAMASSA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Mahlon ROMEO26JORGE Filipe Avelino TEIXEIRA
Jake BIDWELL3Bryan OVIEDO Jiménez
Matt PALMER847Jack RODWELL
Ben TURNER757Vegard FORREN
Jake BUXTON6Joost VAN AKEN
Matthew LUND7Felipe TEIXEIRA
Brad SMITH8Kasey PALMER
Liam BOYCE797Adam ARMSTRONG
Tom NAYLOR610Ben BRERETON DÍAZ
Lucas AKINS7116Gaizka SAIZAR Lekuona
Manager
Kyle McFADZEAN12Rhys WILLIAMS
Harry CAMPBELL13David RAYA Martin
Hope AKPAN14Stephen O'LEARY
Will MILLER15Jacob DAVENPORT
Jamie ALLEN16MIKEL ALONSO Olano

Burton Albion 0 Blackburn Rovers 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 6,479, Stadium: Pirelli Stadium, Referee: Gylfi Þór ORRASON 5½)
Scorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings45+1 Rodwell, 51 Samassa
2Corners2
4Fouls15
1Offsides8
5Shots on3
12Shots off4
17Total shots7
5Shots saved3
60%Possession40%
Man of the match: Matt PALMER
8BOYCE beat BRERETON DÍAZ and placed the ball to SMITH who dragged his shot wide.
11A cross from NAYLOR left SMITH in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
17AKINS rushed an easy chance.
21A free-kick from SMITH raced just beyond the near post.
22A lovely effort from BOYCE scraped the woodwork.
23SMITH headed just beyond the far post.
33A shot from TURNER was smothered by the 'keeper.
38The Burton Albion 'keeper saved a swerving shot from SAIZAR.
45+1The ref books RODWELL for dangerous play against LUND.
 
51SAMASSA cautioned for a clumsy foul.
55VAN AKEN stabbed an easy chance past the far post.
56A weak shot from NAYLOR rolled agonisingly wide.
57A strike from ARMSTRONG held no problem for THOMAS.
63SAIZAR ran onto a delightful ball from TEIXEIRA but toe-poked his effort wide.
66A header from BOYCE was hoofed off the line by JORGE TEIXEIRA.
68AKINS chipped the ball to BOYCE who forced it inches over.
71A good ball from ARMSTRONG on the left was collected by SAIZAR who sliced his shot wide.
79LUND placed a right foot shot wide from close range.
82An outswinging corner was touched into the arms of SAMASSA by PALMER.
82SMITH dribbled past FORREN and rifled a poor shot over.
83SAIZAR worked the ball to BRERETON DÍAZ, ARMSTRONG collected his pass and hoofed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
85LUND stormed through the Blackburn Rovers defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
87A penalty box meleé resulted in SMITH knocking the ball wide.
88A pin-point pass bobbled toward BRERETON DÍAZ and his left foot effort went narrowly over.
90+1BOYCE's shot was well saved by the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
90+2BIDWELL headed the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area.