Match Report
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers |  |  | Fulham | Fulham | ||||||||||||||||
| Dimitri Bocharov | Dimitri Bocharov | manager | Jeff Sykes | Jeff Sykes | |||||||||||||||||
| Ralph Britton | R. Britton |  | 82 | G |  | 1 | | G | 77 |  | Alvaro Burgos | A. Burgos | |||||||||
| Trevor Draper | T. Draper | | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Graeme Royce | G. Royce | |||||||||
| Steven Power | S. Power | | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 |  | Noah Gelb | N. Gelb | |||||||||
| Alistair Middleton | A. Middleton | | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 78 | | George Kahn | G. Kahn | |||||||||
| Ian Christie | I. Christie | | 73 | D | | 5 | | D | 76 | | Stan Bailey | S. Bailey | |||||||||
| Anton Busse | A. Busse | | 81 | M | | 6 | |  | M | 76 | | Emile Beckham | E. Beckham | ||||||||
| Peter McManaman | P. McManaman | | 82 | M | | 7 | | M | 88 | | Isaiah Peckham | I. Peckham | |||||||||
| Robert Eustace | R. Eustace | | 87 | M | | 8 | | M | 76 | | Dion Mason | D. Mason | |||||||||
| Matthew Gyan | M. Gyan |  | 78 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 |  | Arturo Ocampo | A. Ocampo | |||||||||
| Pascal Scheffler | P. Scheffler | | 81 | A | | | 10 | | A | 74 | | Julian May | J. May | ||||||||
| Martin Parker | M. Parker | | 77 | A | | 11 | | A | 75 | | Eoin Newby | E. Newby | |||||||||
| Francis Marsden | F. Marsden | | 90 | M | | 12 | | M | 72 | | Steve Terry | S. Terry | |||||||||
| Marcos Trevino | M. Trevino | | 80 | A | | 13 | | M | 72 | | Adam Laver | A. Laver | |||||||||
| Andy Ehiogu | A. Ehiogu | | 71 | D | | 14 | | A | 67 | | Lee Smith | L. Smith | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Fulham. A crowd of 20,123 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Blackburn Rovers and Fulham are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Billy Boateng.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Blackburn Rovers and Fulham are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Billy Boateng.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Blackburn Rovers get the match underway!
2.56
1-0Steven Power sees Anton Busse in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Anton Busse plays a scrappy one-two with Matthew Gyan and stumbles forward towards the goal... Anton Busse shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
8.48
1-0Trevor Draper sees Robert Eustace in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Robert Eustace makes a simple pass to Martin Parker. Martin Parker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alvaro Burgos who gathers it comfortably.
9.46
Isaiah Peckham flicks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Ocampo. Arturo Ocampo whips in a cross ball towards Emile Beckham. With a superhuman jump, Emile Beckham connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
16.54
1-1Matthew Gyan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anton Busse. Anton Busse knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Parker. Martin Parker finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
18.49
1-1Isaiah Peckham flicks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Ocampo. Arturo Ocampo passes the ball forward to Emile Beckham. Emile Beckham cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Ralph Britton easily gets down and covers it.
22.49
Ian Christie sees a break and surges forward. Ian Christie kicks a strong pass forward to Peter McManaman. Peter McManaman tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
24.44
1-1Anton Busse chips the ball to his team mate, Peter McManaman. Peter McManaman lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Parker. With a superhuman jump, Martin Parker connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The shot is on target but blocked by Graeme Royce. That should have been a goal!
27.27
Anton Busse flicks a high ball forward to Robert Eustace who takes it down. Robert Eustace knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.29
Alistair Middleton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Parker. Martin Parker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.18
Noah Gelb chips the ball to his team mate, Emile Beckham. Emile Beckham makes a probing pass between the defence to Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Ralph Britton.
31.35
1-1Corner kick to Fulham. Isaiah Peckham chips it out wide. Martin Parker chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
36.44
Julian May hits a low pass to Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby knocks the ball forward, putting Arturo Ocampo through on goal. Arturo Ocampo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Ralph Britton!
40.26
Isaiah Peckham knocks the ball forward to Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
42.04
1-1Noah Gelb catches Pascal Scheffler on the ankles. The referee warns Noah Gelb to calm down! Pascal Scheffler runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Blackburn Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Fulham also appear unchanged since the first half. The Blackburn Rovers players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Fulham kick off!
47.29
Emile Beckham darts forward. Emile Beckham flicks a high pass forward. Julian May collects the pass. Julian May tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
51.33
Arturo Ocampo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby threads a neat, attacking ball through to Julian May. Julian May shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Ralph Britton!
53.21
1-1Anton Busse flicks a high pass forward. Martin Parker collects the pass. Martin Parker kicks a strong pass forward to Peter McManaman but the referee indicates it's offside!
54.31
Steven Power passes the ball forward to Robert Eustace. Robert Eustace makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter McManaman. Peter McManaman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.16
Alistair Middleton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter McManaman. Showing composure, Peter McManaman laces a through ball forward to Pascal Scheffler. Pascal Scheffler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Isaiah Peckham.
60.43
1-1Blackburn Rovers have made a substitution with Marcos Trevino replacing Matthew Gyan .
61.43
Anton Busse threads a neat ball through to Pascal Scheffler. Pascal Scheffler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.35
Anton Busse passes the ball forward to Martin Parker. Martin Parker whips in a cross ball towards Pascal Scheffler. Pascal Scheffler directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
66.31
Noah Gelb clumsily knocks into Robert Eustace. The referee warns Noah Gelb again to calm down! Robert Eustace hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.07
Steven Power makes a probing pass to Peter McManaman. Peter McManaman takes it forward alone. Peter McManaman knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Noah Gelb.
69.57
Peter McManaman flicks a high pass forward. Martin Parker collects the pass. Martin Parker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.47
Fulham have made a substitution with Steve Terry replacing Isaiah Peckham .
83.24
With vision, Julian May picks a pass forward to Eoin Newby. Eoin Newby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.58
Julian May flicks a high pass forward. Steve Terry collects the pass. Steve Terry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Ralph Britton!
89.08
Dion Mason takes it forward alone. Dion Mason shoots from 25 yards but Ralph Britton is on top of his game. Good keeping!
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 Anton Busse of Blackburn Rovers |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Ralph Britton (GK)
8
2. Trevor Draper (DEF)
6
3. Steven Power (DEF)
7
4. Alistair Middleton (DEF)
6
5. Ian Christie (DEF)
6
6. Anton Busse (MID)
9
7. Peter McManaman (MID)
7
8. Robert Eustace (MID)
6
9. Matthew Gyan (ATT)
6
10. Pascal Scheffler (ATT)
7
11. Martin Parker (ATT)
7
12. Francis Marsden (MID)
0
13. Marcos Trevino (ATT)
6
14. Andy Ehiogu (DEF)
0
1. Alvaro Burgos (GK)
6
2. Graeme Royce (DEF)
6
3. Noah Gelb (DEF)
5
4. George Kahn (DEF)
6
5. Stan Bailey (DEF)
6
6. Emile Beckham (MID)
9
7. Isaiah Peckham (MID)
6
8. Dion Mason (MID)
6
9. Arturo Ocampo (ATT)
7
10. Julian May (ATT)
6
11. Eoin Newby (ATT)
6
12. Steve Terry (MID)
6
13. Adam Laver (MID)
0
14. Lee Smith (ATT)
0