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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 8 (setup 5, season 17)
Blackburn Rovers
v.
Brighton & HA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Jason STEELE717Niki MAENPÄÄ
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Jorge Ciro FUCILE Perdomo27Danny Vieira DA COSTA
Barry DOUGLAS73Jack ROBINSON
Jason LOWE747Beram KAYAL
Tommie HOBAN57Sergio VITTOR
Derrick WILLIAMS66Hólmar Örn EYJÓLFSSON
Modou SOUGOU777Steve SIDWELL
Balázs DZSUDZSÁK87Anthony KNOCKAERT
Sam GALLAGHER79Glenn MURRAY
Ben MARSHALL106Jamie MURPHY
Anthony STOKES116Tommer HEMED
Manager
Darragh LENIHAN12Elvis MANU
David RAYA Martin13Michalis SIFAKIS
Nathan DELFOUNESO14Jirí SKALÁK
Danny GUTHRIE15Alan JUDGE
Charlie MULGREW16Solomon MARCH

Blackburn Rovers 3 Brighton & HA 1
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 25,912, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Michael JONES 6½, TV: highlights)
50 Douglas, 59 Sougou, 87 DzsudzsákScorers14 Knockaert
Substitutions
Sendings off
26 Stokes, 45+2 SougouBookings
1Corners1
14Fouls4
1Offsides1
6Shots on5
4Shots off9
10Total shots14
2Shots saved3
42%Possession58%
Man of the match: Jack ROBINSON
7A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the oncoming STEELE.
9MURPHY floated the ball to HEMED who flicked it just wide.
14GOAL!! A cross from EYJÓLFSSON was flicked away by SOUGOU only for KAYAL to fire the ball back into the box for KNOCKAERT to force over the line. (1-0 Brighton & HA)
15A free-kick from GALLAGHER went over.
16An outswinging corner was headed into the arms of the 'keeper by DZSUDZSÁK.
26STOKES receives a yellow card by the ref for a clinical tackle.
29MURRAY turned MARSHALL but shot the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
37A refined pass from SIDWELL, was shot goalbound by KNOCKAERT only for the 'keeper to block.
43The 'keeper saved a glorious shot from SOUGOU.
45A useful ball from MURRAY on the left found KNOCKAERT who mishit his shot just beyond the far post.
45+1A corner was collected by STOKES who forced the ball just beyond the far post.
45+2A high foul gets SOUGOU a yellow card.
 
49A good effort from MURRAY scraped the outside of the post.
50GOAL!! An imaginative DZSUDZSÁK played a delightful ball down the middle to DOUGLAS who seemingly in an offside position went on to easily score. (1-1)
51MURRAY ran onto a great ball from KNOCKAERT but pulled his shot wide of the goal.
54MURRAY's shot was well saved by STEELE.
59GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of SOUGOU who placed the ball past the helpless 'keeper. (2-1 Blackburn Rovers)
71DZSUDZSÁK kicked the ball wide from just outside the area.
73MURRAY scuffed an easy chance.
74SOUGOU's shot was well held by the Brighton & HA 'keeper.
76The stunned STEELE stared in disbelief as a backpass from FUCILE fell just over.
78MURRAY stabbed an easy chance past the righthand post.
82MURPHY beat DZSUDZSÁK and hit the ball to KNOCKAERT who blasted his effort wide.
85DZSUDZSÁK headed just wide.
87GOAL!! DZSUDZSÁK hit a swerving thirty yard shot past the stunned MAENPÄÄ. (3-1 Blackburn Rovers)
90+1KNOCKAERT brought the ball away from HOBAN and stabbed a poor shot into the crowd.