Match Report


Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers     Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jonas BierhoffJ. Bierhoff69
G
1
G
67Alan HowellsA. Howells
Abel NevesA. Neves68
D
2
D
62Jeroen MarisJ. Maris
Ricardo AndresR. Andres67
D
captain3
D
57Peter FerdinandP. Ferdinand
Brenny StroeveB. Stroeve63
D
4
D
55Martial TrivinoM. Trivino
Edgar PostigaE. Postiga51
D
5captain
D
54Eugenio PascualE. Pascual
Arturo RamirezA. Ramirez72
M
6
M
54Daniel VassellD. Vassell
Mark TalanM. Talan68
M
7
M
50Des BurbageD. Burbage
Craig HendryC. Hendry56
M
8
M
49Adrian EustaceA. Eustace
Alassan DaboA. Dabo73
A
9
M
45Ruby CloarecR. Cloarec
Artur LopesA. Lopes69
A
10
A
64Scott JessS. Jess
Stuart WainwrightS. Wainwright45
A
11
A
63Colin BenjaminC. Benjamin
 
Warren PearsonW. Pearson42
D
12
A
56Nwankwo DublinN. Dublin
Alan PallisterA. Pallister41
M
13
A
54Pedro TorresP. Torres
Greg JosephG. Joseph34
M
14
A
52Aaron HamiltonA. Hamilton

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Sheffield Wednesday. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sheffield Wednesday appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Joachim.


0.00
The whistle blows and Sheffield Wednesday kick off!
3.32
Craig Hendry makes a beautiful solo run. Craig Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.11
Daniel Vassell makes a simple pass to Scott Jess. Scott Jess shoots from distance but it flies wide!
16.13
Martial Trivino flicks a high pass forward. Colin Benjamin collects the pass. Colin Benjamin threads a neat ball through to Scott Jess. Scott Jess knocks in a cross ball towards Des Burbage. Des Burbage makes a looping header on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
24.39
Mark Talan passes the ball forward to Craig Hendry. Craig Hendry knocks the ball forward to Stuart Wainwright but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
34.33
Jeroen Maris makes a probing pass to Adrian Eustace. Adrian Eustace flicks a high ball forward to Colin Benjamin who takes it down. Colin Benjamin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Brenny Stroeve.
38.49
Craig Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Artur Lopes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Artur Lopes shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
39.29
Ricardo Andres threads the ball through to Craig Hendry. Craig Hendry makes a probing pass to Stuart Wainwright. Stuart Wainwright threads the ball through to Mark Talan but he's offside!
42.39
Arturo Ramirez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alassan Dabo. Alassan Dabo knocks the ball forward, putting Artur Lopes through on goal. Artur Lopes side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Jeroen Maris plays the ball forward to Des Burbage. Des Burbage passes the ball forward to Scott Jess. Scott Jess knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ricardo Andres.
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. Sheffield Wednesday appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.

45.00
The second half starts with Blackburn Rovers kicking off!
51.35
Craig Hendry runs straight at the opposition's defence. Craig Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Wainwright. Stuart Wainwright makes a convincing header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.46
Adrian Eustace laces a weighted ball forward to Colin Benjamin. Colin Benjamin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
55.37
Martial Trivino knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruby Cloarec. Ruby Cloarec plays a perfect one-two with Colin Benjamin and rushes in on goal... Abel Neves barges into Ruby Cloarec. Ruby Cloarec appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
59.34
Arturo Ramirez passes the ball forward to Stuart Wainwright. Stuart Wainwright knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.13
Blackburn Rovers have made 3 substitutions with Warren Pearson replacing Edgar Postiga, Alan Pallister replacing Mark Talan and Greg Joseph replacing Artur Lopes .
67.10
Colin Benjamin catches Ricardo Andres on the ankles. Colin Benjamin is given a warning by the referee! Ricardo Andres stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.19
Alan Pallister sees Stuart Wainwright in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stuart Wainwright knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Peter Ferdinand.
71.23
Adrian Eustace comes in with a late challenge on Alan Pallister. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alan Pallister hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.07
Ricardo Andres flicks a high pass forward. Alan Pallister collects the pass. Alan Pallister flicks a high pass forward. Greg Joseph collects the pass. Greg Joseph shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
87.44
Scott Jess controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adrian Eustace. Adrian Eustace plays a quick one-two with Scott Jess and rushes in on goal... Adrian Eustace rockets a shot on goal. Good keeping from Jonas Bierhoff as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
88.37
Des Burbage takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Daniel Vassell looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
Des Burbage flicks a high pass forward. Adrian Eustace collects the pass. Adrian Eustace makes a probing pass between the defence to Daniel Vassell. Some silky footwork from Daniel Vassell provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Blackburn Rovers

Sheffield Wednesday
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48%
52%
Play Area
24%
48%
28%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Craig Hendry of Blackburn Rovers

Match Ratings
1.Jonas Bierhoff (GK)
8
2.Abel Neves (DEF)
6
3.Ricardo Andres (DEF)
6
4.Brenny Stroeve (DEF)
6
5.Edgar Postiga (DEF)
6
6.Arturo Ramirez (MID)
7
7.Mark Talan (MID)
6
8.Craig Hendry (MID)
9
9.Alassan Dabo (ATT)
6
10.Artur Lopes (ATT)
6
11.Stuart Wainwright (ATT)
6
 
12.Warren Pearson (DEF)
6
13.Alan Pallister (MID)
6
14.Greg Joseph (MID)
6

1.Alan Howells (GK)
6
2.Jeroen Maris (DEF)
6
3.Peter Ferdinand (DEF)
6
4.Martial Trivino (DEF)
8
5.Eugenio Pascual (DEF)
6
6.Daniel Vassell (MID)
7
7.Des Burbage (MID)
6
8.Adrian Eustace (MID)yellow card
7
9.Ruby Cloarec (MID)
6
10.Scott Jess (ATT)
8
11.Colin Benjamin (ATT)
6
 
12.Nwankwo Dublin (ATT)
0
13.Pedro Torres (ATT)
0
14.Aaron Hamilton (ATT)
0