Match Report


Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers     West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Richard TolleyR. Tolley63
G
1captain
G
81James BartonJ. Barton
Nick GriffinN. Griffin68
D
2
D
66Lomano GuppyL. Guppy
Paolo CadamarteriP. Cadamarteri67
D
3
D
59Oleg AthertonO. Atherton
Dominic WhiteD. White61
D
4
D
59Cesar RibeiroC. Ribeiro
Matthew FortuneM. Fortune65
M
5
M
66Les MorrisL. Morris
Arthur WeaverA. Weaver63
M
6
M
63Harvey VenusH. Venus
Chris LjungbergC. Ljungberg50
M
7
M
63Fadel TresorF. Tresor
Steven DeaneS. Deane48
M
8
M
60Stuart HendrieS. Hendrie
Titus RufusT. Rufus70
A
9
A
64Matthias KirschnerM. Kirschner
Sol WeaverS. Weaver69
A
10
A
58Ronnie SheringhamR. Sheringham
Eddie MayE. May60
A
captain11
A
52Ian BishopI. Bishop
 
Laurent TassaliL. Tassali58
D
12
M
59Paolo DelaneyP. Delaney
Leon TaylorL. Taylor51
G
13
D
56Steven VieiraS. Vieira
Michael ThirlwellM. Thirlwell49
D
14
G
54Jason NewtonJ. Newton

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to West Bromwich Albion. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Blackburn Rovers and West Bromwich Albion are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dion Mcleod.


0.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off and get the match underway!
3.20
Harvey Venus barges into Chris Ljungberg. Harvey Venus is shown the yellow card! Chris Ljungberg hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.10
Nick Griffin flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Ljungberg. Chris Ljungberg sees Titus Rufus in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Titus Rufus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow James Barton manages to keep it out.
6.54
Lomano Guppy makes a probing pass to Les Morris. Les Morris chips the ball to his team mate, Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Matthias Kirschner provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's drastically wayward!
9.08
Cesar Ribeiro kicks a strong pass forward to Les Morris. Les Morris deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner whips in a cross ball towards Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham beats his man to it with a header. The keeper, Richard Tolley, sees it late!! Goal for West Bromwich Albion!
12.20
Harvey Venus chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Bishop. Ian Bishop shoots from 25 yards. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
16.31
Nick Griffin hits a long diagonal ball forward. Sol Weaver threads the ball through into the box. Some good footwork from Eddie May provides some space. He shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
18.26
Paolo Cadamarteri plays the ball forward to Matthew Fortune. Matthew Fortune makes a beautiful solo run. Matthew Fortune shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
27.11
Harvey Venus passes the ball forward to Ian Bishop. Ian Bishop controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
28.15
Steven Deane hacks Les Morris from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Les Morris runs off the knock.
30.25
Eddie May comes in with a late challenge on Lomano Guppy. The referee calls over Eddie May and shows him a yellow card! Lomano Guppy runs off the knock.
32.50
Fadel Tresor sees Matthias Kirschner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matthias Kirschner knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Tolley who gathers it comfortably.
36.25
Harvey Venus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Tolley who gathers it comfortably.
39.50
Titus Rufus catches Cesar Ribeiro on the ankles. Titus Rufus is shown the yellow card! Cesar Ribeiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.09
Les Morris flicks a high pass forward. Ronnie Sheringham holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ronnie Sheringham sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
42.44
Dominic White threads a neat ball through to Arthur Weaver. Arthur Weaver brings the ball forward. Arthur Weaver makes a great pass forward. Sol Weaver runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
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. West Bromwich Albion also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
West Bromwich Albion kick off!
54.01
Lomano Guppy kicks a strong pass forward to Harvey Venus. Harvey Venus makes a simple pass to Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dominic White.
55.52
Harvey Venus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic White.
59.14
Steven Deane brings the ball forward. Steven Deane plays a scrappy one-two with Titus Rufus and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Steven Deane provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
60.33
Blackburn Rovers have made 3 substitutions with Laurent Tassali replacing Nick Griffin, Leon Taylor replacing Steven Deane and Michael Thirlwell replacing Sol Weaver .West Bromwich Albion have made a substitution with Jason Newton replacing Oleg Atherton .
61.34
Lomano Guppy chips the ball to his team mate, Fadel Tresor. Fadel Tresor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
63.43
Dominic White kicks a strong pass forward to Chris Ljungberg. Chris Ljungberg picks a pass forward to Eddie May. Eddie May shoots from distance but somehow James Barton manages to keep it out.
66.36
Arthur Weaver threads the ball through to Michael Thirlwell. Michael Thirlwell shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.25
Chris Ljungberg knocks the ball forward to Eddie May. Eddie May makes a great pass forward. Titus Rufus runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
77.26
West Bromwich Albion have made 2 substitutions with Paolo Delaney replacing Harvey Venus and Steven Vieira replacing Fadel Tresor .
79.24
Leon Taylor hacks Paolo Delaney from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paolo Delaney stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.02
Stuart Hendrie flicks a high pass forward. Matthias Kirschner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matthias Kirschner knocks the ball forward, putting Ronnie Sheringham through on goal. Some good footwork from Ronnie Sheringham provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
84.48
Dominic White flicks a high pass forward. Arthur Weaver collects the pass. Arthur Weaver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie May. Eddie May shoots from 20 yards but James Barton is on top of it.
87.28
Without breaking stride, Dominic White plays the ball forward to Leon Taylor. Leon Taylor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Titus Rufus. Titus Rufus threads the ball through to Eddie May but he's offside!
89.20
Jason Newton flicks a high pass forward. Steven Vieira collects the pass. Steven Vieira makes a simple pass to Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Tolley who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Cesar Ribeiro knocks the ball forward to Steven Vieira. Steven Vieira passes the ball forward to Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Blackburn Rovers

West Bromwich Albion
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.2%
57.8%
Play Area
27.8%
40%
32.2%

Scorers
Ronnie Sheringham 9
Ian Bishop 12

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ian Bishop of West Bromwich Albion

Match Ratings
1.Richard Tolley (GK)
6
2.Nick Griffin (DEF)
6
3.Paolo Cadamarteri (DEF)
6
4.Dominic White (DEF)
7
5.Matthew Fortune (MID)
6
6.Arthur Weaver (MID)
7
7.Chris Ljungberg (MID)
7
8.Steven Deane (MID)yellow card
6
9.Titus Rufus (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Sol Weaver (ATT)
6
11.Eddie May (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Laurent Tassali (DEF)
6
13.Leon Taylor (GK)yellow card
5
14.Michael Thirlwell (DEF)
6

1.James Barton (GK)
8
2.Lomano Guppy (DEF)
6
3.Oleg Atherton (DEF)
6
4.Cesar Ribeiro (DEF)
7
5.Les Morris (MID)
6
6.Harvey Venus (MID)yellow card
7
7.Fadel Tresor (MID)
7
8.Stuart Hendrie (MID)
6
9.Matthias Kirschner (ATT)
8
10.Ronnie Sheringham (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Ian Bishop (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Paolo Delaney (MID)
6
13.Steven Vieira (DEF)
6
14.Jason Newton (GK)
6