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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 32 (setup 6, season 21)
Blackburn Rovers
v.
Port Vale
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Christian WALTON616MIGUEL José Oliveira Silva SANTOS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Tosin ADARABIOYO2Ethan LAIRD
Dimitris GIANNOULIS73Jamal LEWIS
John BUCKLEY47Joshua ONOMAH
Darragh LENIHAN75Christoph ZIMMERMANN
Milan VAN EWIJK6Calvin MAC INTOSH
Mauro Abel FORMICA7Ben WHITEMAN
Anthony GORDON886Adam REACH
Nick BLACKMAN79LUCAS Eduardo Santos JOÃO
Ben BRERETON DÍAZ10Rigino CICILIA
Josip DRMIC711Ognjen MUDRINSKI
Manager
Jack VALE12Louis MOULT
Josh KEELEY13Alex BASS
Louie ANNESLEY14Kirk BROADFOOT
Bradley DACK6156James GIBBONS
Lewis HOLTBY16Francisco Manuel Geraldo Rosa, KIKO

Blackburn Rovers 5 Port Vale 1
(Half-time: 3-1, Attendance: 30,204, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: MELLIN 6½)
23 Gordon, 27 Drmic, 36p Blackman, 49 Gordon, 53p BlackmanScorers6 Reach
82 Adarabioyo <=> DackSubstitutions80 Whiteman <=> Gibbons
Sendings off
13 LenihanBookings45 Mac Intosh, 53 Zimmermann
2Corners0
12Fouls17
0Offsides3
9Shots on3
9Shots off7
18Total shots10
3Shots saved2
60%Possession40%
Man of the match: Anthony GORDON
1A good effort from LUCAS JOÃO scraped the woodwork.
6GOAL!! A great solo effort from REACH who beat four defenders before striking the ball into the net. (1-0 Port Vale)
13LENIHAN booked for a late foul on WHITEMAN.
18A mix up in the Blackburn Rovers defence enabled LEWIS to fire an effort wide.
23GOAL!! A mix up between ZIMMERMANN and the Port Vale 'keeper allowed GORDON to crack the ball into the empty net. (1-1)
27GOAL!! Some neat work by LENIHAN on the right, left DRMIC yards clear, and he nutmegged the Port Vale 'keeper and stroked the ball over the line. (2-1 Blackburn Rovers)
33A wonderful save prevented LUCAS JOÃO from scoring a great goal.
34A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming Port Vale 'keeper.
36GOAL!! Blackburn Rovers were awarded a penalty after a foul on FORMICA, and BLACKMAN put it past MIGUEL SANTOS.
40GIANNOULIS hoofed the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.
45The referee books MAC INTOSH for an off-the-ball incident against BRERETON DÍAZ.
 
49GOAL!! A free-kick was palmed away by MIGUEL SANTOS, BUCKLEY was first to the loose ball and chipped the ball to GORDON to nudge home. (4-1 Blackburn Rovers)
53ZIMMERMANN booked by MELLIN.
53GOAL!! BLACKMAN stroked a penalty past the 'keeper after WHITEMAN had handled just inside the area.
62A cross from CICILIA left REACH in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
65A tame strike from GIANNOULIS rolled agonisingly wide.
68A useful ball from LUCAS JOÃO on the right was collected by MUDRINSKI who scuffed his shot just beyond the near post.
70FORMICA floated the ball to GORDON who touched it wide.
74The stunned 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from BRERETON DÍAZ fell just wide.
77LENIHAN galloped through the Port Vale defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
84GORDON shot over.
88DRMIC beat ZIMMERMANN and placed the ball to GORDON who fired his effort wide.