Match Report
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Bellamy | S. Bellamy |  | 41 | G |  | 1 | | G | 41 | | Eoin White | E. White | |||||||||
| Rio Newton | R. Newton | | 53 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 50 | | Niccolo Vernazza | N. Vernazza | |||||||||
| Stuart Brady | S. Brady |  | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 43 | | Omer Nicholls | O. Nicholls | |||||||||
| Jonathan Benali | J. Benali | | 47 | D | | 4 | | D | 42 | | Eddie Swift | E. Swift | |||||||||
| Eoin Green | E. Green | | 45 | D | | 5 | | D | 41 | | Adam Murray | A. Murray | |||||||||
| Eoin Philips | E. Philips | | 47 | M | | 6 | | M | 52 | | Scott Cooper | S. Cooper | |||||||||
| Morris Smith | M. Smith | | 46 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Nick Cole | N. Cole | |||||||||
| Matthew Chadwick | M. Chadwick | | 44 | M | | 8 | | M | 39 | | Titus Wise | T. Wise | |||||||||
| Omer Bloomer | O. Bloomer | | 44 | M | | 9 | | M | 38 | | Teddy Lineker | T. Lineker | |||||||||
| Luke Shearer | L. Shearer | | 52 | A | | 10 | | A | 48 | | Nick Holloway | N. Holloway | |||||||||
| Jamie Edghill | J. Edghill | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Dennis Smithe | D. Smithe | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 3,964 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Blackburn Rovers and Northampton Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Blackburn Rovers and Northampton Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Blackburn Rovers kick off and get the first half underway!
15.59
0-0Eoin Philips threads the ball through to Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.46
Morris Smith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jamie Edghill. Jamie Edghill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.31
0-0Omer Bloomer threads the ball through to Jamie Edghill. Jamie Edghill shoots from 25 yards but Eoin White is on top of it.
24.30
0-0Jonathan Benali makes a probing pass to Matthew Chadwick. Matthew Chadwick makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer whips in a cross ball towards Jamie Edghill. Jamie Edghill is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.03
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
27.02
Eoin Green sees a break and surges forward. Eoin Green knocks the ball to his team mate, Jamie Edghill. Jamie Edghill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.02
0-0Morris Smith comes in with a late challenge on Teddy Lineker. The referee calls over Morris Smith and warns him to calm down! Teddy Lineker runs off the knock.
33.54
0-0Titus Wise clumsily knocks into Morris Smith. The referee calls over Titus Wise and warns him to calm down! Morris Smith gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
39.54
Stuart Brady chips the ball to his team mate, Omer Bloomer. Omer Bloomer makes a simple pass to Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eoin White who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Northampton Town kick off!
47.27
Stuart Brady catches Dennis Smithe on the ankles. Stuart Brady is given a warning by the referee! Dennis Smithe runs off the knock.
49.17
0-0Omer Bloomer hacks Nick Cole from behind! The referee calls over Omer Bloomer and shows him a yellow card! Nick Cole runs off the knock.
49.17
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
53.44
Northampton Town are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
54.54
Titus Wise clumsily knocks into Eoin Philips. The referee calls over Titus Wise again and warns him to calm down! Eoin Philips hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.03
Morris Smith takes it forward alone. Morris Smith shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.16
Teddy Lineker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nick Holloway. Nick Holloway lofts in a cross ball towards Dennis Smithe. Dennis Smithe is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
84.22
Eddie Swift barges into Luke Shearer. Eddie Swift is warned by the referee! Luke Shearer runs off the knock.
85.21
Morris Smith takes it forward alone. Morris Smith shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.42
Titus Wise takes it forward alone. Titus Wise shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
0
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64.6%
35.4%
Play Area
23.1%
55.4%
21.5%