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Commentary
GAYLE worked the ball to MULGREW, GALLAGHER collected his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of the Lorient 'keeper.
A header from DIARRA was booted off the line by MULGREW.
12¹DIARRA ran onto a delightful ball from BALMONT but fired his shot wide.
16¹A refined pass from McCORMACK was flicked goalbound by GALLAGHER only for the Lorient 'keeper to palm clear.
17¹DIARRA pulled away from McCORMACK but drove the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
19¹A shot from GALLAGHER seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball away.
21¹BENNETT rasped the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
22¹GOAL!! A free-kick was palmed away by the 'keeper, HOARAU was first to the loose ball and knocked the ball to BIRSA to drive home. (1-0 Lorient)
30¹SORIN dived to his right to block a lovely drive from Blackburn Rovers's BENNETT.
35¹BENNETT shot over.
37¹SAGBO snapped at a simple chance.
40¹A twenty-five yard shot from DUCASSE caused the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper no problem.
41¹A cross from DIARRA left HOARAU in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
46¹The Lorient 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from MARSHALL.
HOARAU chipped the ball to BIRSA who nodded it over.
GOAL!! A deep corner left the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper struggling and MOREL side-footed the ball into the net. (2-0 Lorient)
11²ELLIOT was able to palm clear a weak shot from BIRSA.
13²The referee yellow cards BALMONT.
18²GOAL!! Lorient were awarded a penalty after a foul on BIRSA and HOARAU put it past the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper. (3-0 Lorient)
18²GALLAGHER made space on the right and dragged the ball to MURPHY who touched the ball wide.
20²A accurate pass fell to HOARAU and his left foot shot raced narrowly wide.
24²SAGBO nodded the ball wide from the edge of the box.
29²MOREL was put clear by HOARAU and he turned the 'keeper but struck his shot inches wide.
35²CONGRÉ beat four Blackburn Rovers players and drove an effort inches wide.
37²A shot from MURPHY was smothered by the 'keeper.
43²MURPHY flicked a deadly shot inches wide from twenty-five yards out.

 
Blackburn Rovers
 
League position: 22
Home league form: LWLL
Overall league form: LLWWLLWL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Rob ELLIOT1Olivier SORIN
Ben MARSHALL2Jérémy PIED
Charlie MULGREW3Jérémy MOREL
Jack BYRNE4Florent BALMONT(c)
Tommie HOBAN5Daniel CONGRÉ
Derrick WILLIAMS6Sébastien PUYGRENIER
Ross McCORMACK7Valter BIRSA
Elliott BENNETT8Sigamary DIARRA
(c,p)Daryl MURPHY9Guillaume HOARAU(p)
(f)Sam GALLAGHER10Pierre DUCASSE(f)
Dwight GAYLE11Yannick SAGBO
Manager
Craig CONWAY  12  Sebastián DUBARBIER
Ross TURNBULL  13  Guido GUERRIERI
Danny GRAHAM  14  Yann JOUFFRE
Anthony STOKES  15  Arnold MVUEMBA
Dean RITTENBERG  16  Morgan AMALFITANO
 
Lorient
 
League position: 21
Away league form: LWLL
Overall league form: XLWLLWXL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Blackburn Rovers 0 Lorient 3
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 22,604, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Armand Ancion 6)

 
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Birsa 22¹, Morel 9², Hoarau 18² (pen)
  
  
 Balmont 13²
01
812
53
77
38
1015
54
44%56%
Man of the match: Jérémy Morel