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Commentary
GOAL!! The creative DELPH neatly nodded on a cross for HESKEY to hit the ball in. (1-0 Darlington)
RAMSEY floated the ball to HESKEY who touched it inches wide.
A useful ball from DELPH on the left found O'SHEA who mishit his shot inches over.
A shot from LARSSON was booted off the line by BAINES.
BOOTH yellow cards VAUGHAN for a clumsy tackle.
10¹BENT ran onto a wonderful ball from DELPH but fumbled his shot wide.
18¹A penalty box scramble resulted in DOWNING driving a low shot wide.
22¹The stunned MARSHALL was a mere bystander as a backpass from HIGGINBOTHAM fell just wide.
23¹The 'keeper managed to palm clear a wicked shot.
24¹GOAL!! A great run from DELPH gave DOWNING space on the left and BENT stroked in his accurate pass. (2-0 Darlington)
25¹BENT booted the ball wide from just inside the area.
27¹The 'keeper was able to claw away a tame shot from HIGGINBOTHAM.
38¹A clumsy foul on WHEATER by MIKEL ALONSO results in a booking.
A bad challenge gets TODOROV a yellow card.
BENT whacked a left foot shot wide from long range.
GOAL!! TODOROV tried to play the ball out of the Blackburn Rovers penalty area but was tackled by DELPH who forced the ball to HESKEY for an easy tap in. (3-0 Darlington)
17²A drive from LARSSON seemed a certain goal but HART managed to palm the ball clear.
19²GOAL!! A strike from EVANS was booted off the line only for BENT to slip the ball home. (4-0 Darlington)
31²GOAL!! A tackle from MOORE gave Darlington a free-kick just outside the area which BAXTER slammed past the 'keeper. (5-0 Darlington)
38²McGEADY beat TODOROV and blasted the ball to DELPH who fired his shot wide.
41²TODOROV worked the ball to LARSSON, CLARKE collected his pass and booted the ball within easy reach of HART.

 
Darlington
 
League position: 1
Home league form: LWXX
Overall league form: WLWWWWXW
Formation: 4-4-2
Line-ups
Joe HART1Andy MARSHALL
(c)John O'SHEA2Andy GRIFFIN
Leighton BAINES3Danny HIGGINBOTHAM
Aaron RAMSEY4Felipe TEIXEIRA
David WHEATER5Mathias DOUMBE
Jonny EVANS6MIKEL ALONSO Olano
Aiden McGEADY7Nicolas MARIN
Fabian DELPH8David VAUGHAN
Emile HESKEY9Leon CLARKE(p)
(p,f)Darren BENT10Svetoslav TODOROV(f)
Stewart DOWNING11Henrik LARSSON(c)
Ags CONNOLLYManager
Michael MANCIENNE  12  Jamie WARD
Wayne HENNESSEY  13Stefan MOORE
Jack WILSHERE  14  Andy SANDELL
Daniel STURRIDGE  15  Stephen O'LEARY
Jose BAXTER16  Joe BURNELL
 
Blackburn Rovers
 
League position: 23
Away league form: LLLL
Overall league form: LLLLLLXL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Darlington 5 Blackburn Rovers 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 24,826, Stadium: Balfour Webnet, Referee: Russell Booth 7½)

Heskey 1¹, Bent 24¹, Heskey 5², Bent 19², Baxter 31²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
 
BentóBaxter 25²VaughanóMoore 2²
  
 Vaughan 7¹, Mikel Alonso 38¹, Todorov 2²
97
811
127
64
80
144
14
54%46%
Man of the match: John O'Shea