Match Report
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers |  |  | Huddersfield Town | Huddersfield Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Brenny Stroeve | B. Stroeve |  | 63 | D |  | 1 | |  | G | 65 |  | Paolo Ince | P. Ince | ||||||||
| Abel Neves | A. Neves |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Daniel Eadie | D. Eadie | |||||||||
| Warren Pearson | W. Pearson | | 42 | D | | | 3 | | D | 64 | | James Boertien | J. Boertien | ||||||||
| Edgar Postiga | E. Postiga | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Eddie Higginbotham | E. Higginbotham | |||||||||
| Ricardo Andres | R. Andres |  | 67 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Jermaine Vickers | J. Vickers | |||||||||
| Mark Talan | M. Talan | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 | | Rafael Andres | R. Andres | |||||||||
| Arturo Ramirez | A. Ramirez | | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Gary Godber | G. Godber | |||||||||
| Alan Pallister | A. Pallister | | 41 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Frederico Costa | F. Costa | |||||||||
| Alassan Dabo | A. Dabo |  | 73 | A | | 9 | | A | 65 |  | Callum Cleland | C. Cleland | |||||||||
| Artur Lopes | A. Lopes | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Darren Burgess | D. Burgess | |||||||||
| Julian Leon | J. Leon | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Kemal Hitchcock | K. Hitchcock | |||||||||
| Craig Hendry | C. Hendry | | 56 | M | | 12 | | M | 62 | | Artur Neves | A. Neves | |||||||||
| Stuart Wainwright | S. Wainwright | | 45 | A | | 13 | | G | 62 | | Arthur Tiler | A. Tiler | |||||||||
| Greg Joseph | G. Joseph | | 34 | M | | 14 | | M | 62 | | Gabriel Hernandez | G. Hernandez | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Huddersfield Town. A crowd of 8,301 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Huddersfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Alfred Lofthouse.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Huddersfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Alfred Lofthouse.
0.00
0-0Blackburn Rovers get the match underway!
2.25
0-0Alan Pallister sees Arturo Ramirez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arturo Ramirez plays a scrappy one-two with Artur Lopes and advances towards the goal... Arturo Ramirez comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Blackburn Rovers are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
12.36
Warren Pearson runs forward with the ball. Warren Pearson passes the ball forward to Alassan Dabo. Alassan Dabo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.48
Gary Godber hits a low pass to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess runs straight at the defence! Darren Burgess muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.45
0-0Ricardo Andres threads a neat ball through to Julian Leon. Julian Leon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.27
Gary Godber plays the ball forward to Kemal Hitchcock. Kemal Hitchcock shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.55
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
34.42
0-0Rafael Andres passes the ball forward to Callum Cleland. Callum Cleland shoots from 25 yards. Brenny Stroeve gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
36.38
0-0Warren Pearson hacks Callum Cleland from behind! Warren Pearson is shown the yellow card! Callum Cleland runs off the knock.
39.47
Alan Pallister hits a low pass to Alassan Dabo. Alassan Dabo finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
40.53
Mark Talan runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Mark Talan sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Blackburn Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Huddersfield Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Huddersfield Town players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Huddersfield Town kick off and get the second half underway!
48.48
James Boertien flicks a high pass forward. Gary Godber controls it well on his chest. Gary Godber makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Andres. Rafael Andres shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
51.00
0-1Eddie Higginbotham takes a quick throw-in. Jermaine Vickers flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Andres collects the pass. Rafael Andres controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kemal Hitchcock. Kemal Hitchcock passes the ball forward to Callum Cleland. Callum Cleland muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Brenny Stroeve is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
55.34
Darren Burgess barges into Mark Talan. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mark Talan stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.29
0-1Blackburn Rovers have made 3 substitutions with Craig Hendry replacing Ricardo Andres, Stuart Wainwright replacing Arturo Ramirez and Greg Joseph replacing Artur Lopes .
61.31
Jermaine Vickers plays the ball forward to James Boertien. James Boertien kicks a strong pass forward to Callum Cleland. Callum Cleland plays a quick one-two with Kemal Hitchcock and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Callum Cleland provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.20
Eddie Higginbotham pushes mid-way up the pitch. Eddie Higginbotham plays the ball forward to Gary Godber. Gary Godber controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
67.07
Frederico Costa takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Gary Godber. Gary Godber makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kemal Hitchcock. Kemal Hitchcock shoots from outside the area. Brenny Stroeve effortlessly gets down and covers it.
75.34
Edgar Postiga flicks a high ball forward to Abel Neves who takes it down. Abel Neves knocks the ball forward to Greg Joseph. Greg Joseph plays a one-two with Julian Leon and rushes in on goal... Greg Joseph shoots from just inside the box. Paolo Ince is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
1-1Eddie Higginbotham flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Costa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Frederico Costa flicks a high pass forward. Gary Godber controls it well on his chest. Gary Godber makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Rafael Andres. Some good footwork from Rafael Andres provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Edgar Postiga.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Callum Cleland of Huddersfield Town |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Brenny Stroeve (DEF)
7
2. Abel Neves (DEF)
6
3. Warren Pearson (DEF)
6
4. Edgar Postiga (DEF)
7
5. Ricardo Andres (DEF)
6
6. Mark Talan (MID)
6
7. Arturo Ramirez (MID)
6
8. Alan Pallister (MID)
6
9. Alassan Dabo (ATT)
6
10. Artur Lopes (ATT)
6
11. Julian Leon (ATT)
6
12. Craig Hendry (MID)
6
13. Stuart Wainwright (ATT)
6
14. Greg Joseph (MID)
9
1. Paolo Ince (GK)
6
2. Daniel Eadie (DEF)
6
3. James Boertien (DEF)
6
4. Eddie Higginbotham (DEF)
8
5. Jermaine Vickers (DEF)
6
6. Rafael Andres (MID)
6
7. Gary Godber (MID)
8
8. Frederico Costa (MID)
6
9. Callum Cleland (ATT)
9
10. Darren Burgess (ATT)
6
11. Kemal Hitchcock (ATT)
7
12. Artur Neves (MID)
0
13. Arthur Tiler (GK)
0
14. Gabriel Hernandez (MID)
0