Match Report
| Swansea City | Swansea City |  |  | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Christopher George | Christopher George | Nicholas Broad | Nicholas Broad | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Hackworth | M. Hackworth |  | 50 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 |  | Gonzalo Rivera | G. Rivera | |||||||||
| Hugo Prieto | H. Prieto |  | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Leonardo Leon | L. Leon | |||||||||
| Niccolo Philips | N. Philips | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 | | Danny Lockley | D. Lockley | |||||||||
| Niclas Dahlin | N. Dahlin |  | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Les Higginbotham | L. Higginbotham | |||||||||
| Bernardo Melis | B. Melis |  | 55 | D | | 5 | | M | 56 | | Ivan Shaw | I. Shaw | |||||||||
| Billy Law | B. Law |  | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 |  | Genta Watanabe | G. Watanabe | |||||||||
| Rodney Schulpen | R. Schulpen |  | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Sol Duberry | S. Duberry | |||||||||
| Greg Burbage | G. Burbage | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Stephen Lawrence | S. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Aloisio Peyrlade | A. Peyrlade |  | 55 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 | | John Caldwell | J. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Robert Fenton | R. Fenton | | 49 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Shaun Beattie | S. Beattie | |||||||||
| Steve Cope | S. Cope | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 42 | | Jon Shaw | J. Shaw | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Liberty Stadium where Swansea City play host to Blackburn Rovers. A crowd of 8,144 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Swansea City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Swansea City start the match!
4.41
0-0Greg Burbage sees space and advances. Greg Burbage lofts in a cross ball towards Aloisio Peyrlade. Aloisio Peyrlade heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.54
0-0Les Higginbotham barges into Steve Cope. The referee calls over Les Higginbotham and warns him to calm down! Steve Cope runs off the knock.
18.09
0-0Genta Watanabe threads the ball through to Jon Shaw. Jon Shaw finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
26.26
Stephen Lawrence passes the ball forward to John Caldwell. John Caldwell shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
30.26
Genta Watanabe makes a simple pass to Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie plays a perfect one-two with Jon Shaw and rushes in on goal... Shaun Beattie rockets a shot on goal but Michael Hackworth is on top of it.
32.43
Leonardo Leon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sol Duberry. Sol Duberry makes a beautiful solo run. Sol Duberry knocks in a cross ball towards Jon Shaw. Jon Shaw connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
34.08
John Caldwell catches Niclas Dahlin on the ankles. The referee calls over John Caldwell and warns him to calm down! Niclas Dahlin stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.20
Greg Burbage kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Fenton. Robert Fenton knocks in a cross ball towards Aloisio Peyrlade. Aloisio Peyrlade flicks the ball with his head. Gonzalo Rivera easily smothers it.
45.00
Genta Watanabe kicks a strong pass forward to John Caldwell. John Caldwell goes all the way! John Caldwell makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Michael Hackworth!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off and get the second half underway!
48.34
Niccolo Philips takes it forward alone. Niccolo Philips makes a probing pass to Steve Cope. Steve Cope controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.06
Sol Duberry sees a break and surges forward. Sol Duberry shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
54.07
Sol Duberry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jon Shaw. Jon Shaw controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
65.24
Genta Watanabe flicks the ball to his team mate, John Caldwell. John Caldwell shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
66.24
0-1Ivan Shaw passes the ball forward to Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie goes all the way! Shaun Beattie rockets a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Michael Hackworth had no chance!! Goal for Blackburn Rovers!
78.42
0-1Swansea City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
79.30
Niccolo Philips advances with the ball. Niccolo Philips chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Cope. Steve Cope chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Fenton. Robert Fenton rockets a shot on goal but Gonzalo Rivera is on top of it.
81.15
Niccolo Philips clumsily knocks into Shaun Beattie. Niccolo Philips is given a warning by the referee! Shaun Beattie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.1%
47.9%
Play Area
30.1%
47.9%
21.9%
Scorers