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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 40 (setup 2, season 18)
Blackburn Rovers
v.
Torquay United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
Thomas KAMINSKI617David BUTTON
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Martin KELLY62Joshua BRENET
Javier Hernández Carrera, JAVI HERNÁNDEZ3Harry TOFFOLO
Joe ROTHWELL4Kellyn ACOSTA
Mathias Jørgensen, ZANKA657John Anthony BROOKS
Phil JONES666Steve COOK
Andrija LUKOVIC776Isaac HAYDEN
Ryan HEDGES787Reiss NELSON
Aleksandar PESIC69Odion Jude IGHALO
Adam WHARTON10Alexander TETTEY
Ben BRERETON DÍAZ711Andre GRAY
Manager
Romain PERRAUD12Ben PEARSON
Corry EVANS613Joe WILDSMITH
Tyler MORTON14Matt RITCHIE
Dilan MARKANDAY6156Ryan WOODS
John BUCKLEY16Martin OLSSON

Blackburn Rovers 2 Torquay United 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 28,898, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Fred GRAHAM 7)
9 Pesic, 72 WhartonScorers8 Ighalo
73 Kelly <=> Evans, 82 Lukovic <=> MarkandaySubstitutions58 Ighalo <=> Woods
Sendings off
60 Javi HernándezBookings
2Corners6
7Fouls3
5Offsides12
4Shots on3
9Shots off10
13Total shots13
2Shots saved1
50%Possession50%
Man of the match: Kellyn ACOSTA
4IGHALO ran onto a wonderful ball from ACOSTA but blasted his shot wide of the goal.
5LUKOVIC knocked the ball to PESIC who flicked it wide.
8GOAL!! A shot from IGHALO which the 'keeper was able to palm clear seemed to have crossed the line and GRAHAM awarded the goal. (1-0 Torquay United)
9GOAL!! Some good work by BRERETON DÍAZ on the left, left PESIC yards clear, and he raced past the 'keeper and blasted the ball home. (1-1)
11ACOSTA headed over the bar.
13COOK rushed a simple chance.
20The Torquay United 'keeper blocked a lovely strike from HEDGES.
35HEDGES stroked an easy chance past the near post.
36Uncertainty in the Torquay United defence enabled ZANKA to crack the ball just beyond the near post.
 
50TETTEY headed the ball wide from just outside the area.
57A cross from HAYDEN left NELSON in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
60BRERETON DÍAZ beat TETTEY and drove the ball to HEDGES who fired his shot wide.
60The referee books JAVI HERNÁNDEZ for a late foul.
66A free-kick from NELSON went just beyond the far post.
72GOAL!! A wonderful dummy from LUKOVIC allowed ZANKA to lay a perfect ball off to WHARTON who drilled the ball over the line. (2-1 Blackburn Rovers)
77A header by HEDGES at the near post was comfortably collected by the 'keeper.
78PESIC drilled a right foot shot inches wide from long range.
80A pin-point pass bobbled toward HEDGES and his deadly effort went narrowly over.
84A delightful save prevented HAYDEN from scoring a great goal.
86NELSON was put clear by COOK and he pulled away from the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper but glanced his shot inches over.
88A penalty box scramble resulted in HEDGES cracking a low shot wide.
90+1An exceptional effort from HEDGES scraped the woodwork.