Match Report
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers |  |  | Hull City | Hull City | ||||||||||||||||
| Dimitri Bocharov | Dimitri Bocharov | Clyde Wootton | Clyde Wootton | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ralph Britton | R. Britton |  | 83 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Garry Glass | G. Glass | |||||||||
| Steven Power | S. Power | | 77 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 |  | Leon Houtman | L. Houtman | |||||||||
| Lars Heggem | L. Heggem |  | 78 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 |  | Emerse Tiéné | E. Tiéné | |||||||||
| Pierre-Yves Keita | P. Keita |  | 80 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 |  | Cameron Levesque | C. Levesque | |||||||||
| Pierre G. Tarozzi | P. Tarozzi |  | 78 | D | | 5 | | D | 66 |  | Yori Ono | Y. Ono | |||||||||
| Jamie Salmon | J. Salmon | | 89 | M |  | | 6 | | D | 78 |  | Pierre Njanka | P. Njanka | ||||||||
| Francis Marsden | F. Marsden | | 95 | M | | 7 | | | M | 79 | | Jon Sherwood | J. Sherwood | ||||||||
| Peter McManaman | P. McManaman | | 88 | M | | 8 | | M | 73 | | Said Graaven | S. Graaven | |||||||||
| Tommy Deane | T. Deane | | 78 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 |  | Philipp Arndt | P. Arndt | |||||||||
| Laurent Claessens | L. Claessens |  | 82 | A | | 10 | | A | 77 | | Ed Davids | E. Davids | |||||||||
| Tomas Mendes | T. Mendes |  | 81 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Sam Melia | S. Melia | |||||||||
| Anton Busse | A. Busse | | 89 | M | | 12 | | A | 72 | | Victor Belbey | V. Belbey | |||||||||
| Dean Laver | D. Laver | | 78 | A | | 13 | | G | 50 |  | Francisco Diez | F. Diez | |||||||||
| Max Peters | M. Peters | | 87 | A | | 14 | | M | 73 | | Jose Mendes | J. Mendes | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Ski France |
Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Hull City. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hull City appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Matthews.
The pitch is in great condition.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hull City appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Matthews.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Blackburn Rovers kicking off!
3.57
0-0Laurent Claessens knocks the ball forward to Tommy Deane. Tommy Deane knocks in a cross ball towards Jamie Salmon. Jamie Salmon connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Garry Glass picks it out of the air!
6.58
1-0Francis Marsden makes an attacking run forward. Francis Marsden plays a scrappy one-two with Tomas Mendes and stumbles forward towards the goal... Francis Marsden rockets a shot on goal. Francis Marsden scores for Blackburn Rovers!!
10.45
Peter McManaman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jamie Salmon. Jamie Salmon tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Garry Glass!
18.46
1-0Peter McManaman comes in with a late challenge on Emerse Tiéné. Peter McManaman is shown the yellow card! Emerse Tiéné grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
32.15
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
33.54
1-0Lars Heggem controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tomas Mendes. Tomas Mendes shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.19
1-0Said Graaven flicks a high pass forward. Sam Melia collects the pass. Sam Melia knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lars Heggem.
39.15
Peter McManaman flicks a high pass forward. Francis Marsden collects the pass. Francis Marsden knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.48
Jon Sherwood threads the ball through to Sam Melia. Sam Melia chips the ball to his team mate, Ed Davids. Ed Davids strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
44.40
Francis Marsden flicks the ball to his team mate, Peter McManaman. Peter McManaman lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Deane. Tommy Deane connects with a diving header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Said Graaven kicks a strong pass forward to Jon Sherwood. Jon Sherwood shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Blackburn Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Hull City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Hull City players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Hull City kick off and get the second half underway!
51.22
Tomas Mendes sees space and advances. Tomas Mendes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Garry Glass who gathers it comfortably.
53.40
Steven Power kicks a strong pass forward to Francis Marsden. Francis Marsden makes a beautiful solo run. Francis Marsden plays a quick one-two with Jamie Salmon and rushes in on goal... Francis Marsden makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Francis Marsden scores for Blackburn Rovers!!
59.40
Said Graaven flicks a high pass forward to Sam Melia who brings the ball under control. Sam Melia rushes past Lars Heggem! Sam Melia muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.31
2-0Blackburn Rovers have made a substitution with Dean Laver replacing Tomas Mendes .Hull City have made 2 substitutions with Victor Belbey replacing Sam Melia and Jose Mendes replacing Jon Sherwood .
69.27
Lars Heggem passes the ball forward to Tommy Deane. Tommy Deane flicks a high pass forward to Dean Laver who brings the ball under control. Dean Laver lofts in a cross ball towards Jamie Salmon. Jamie Salmon jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Garry Glass is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
75.43
Francis Marsden deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommy Deane. Tommy Deane knocks in a cross ball towards Peter McManaman. Peter McManaman outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
81.31
Tommy Deane knocks the ball forward to Laurent Claessens. Laurent Claessens edges inside the box! Laurent Claessens takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Garry Glass manages to gather it.
83.19
Yori Ono chips the ball to his team mate, Said Graaven. Said Graaven flicks the ball to his team mate, Victor Belbey. Victor Belbey plays a one-two with Philipp Arndt and advances towards the goal... Victor Belbey rockets a shot on goal but somehow Ralph Britton manages to keep it out.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.2%
43.8%
Play Area
20.3%
48.4%
31.2%
Scorers
| Francis Marsden 7, 53 Jamie Salmon 69 Peter McManaman 75 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Francis Marsden of Blackburn Rovers |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ralph Britton (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Steven Power (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Lars Heggem (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Pierre-Yves Keita (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Pierre G. Tarozzi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jamie Salmon (MID) |  | 8 |
| 7. | Francis Marsden (MID) | | 9 |
| 8. | Peter McManaman (MID) |  | 7 |
| 9. | Tommy Deane (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Laurent Claessens (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Tomas Mendes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Anton Busse (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Dean Laver (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Max Peters (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Garry Glass (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Leon Houtman (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Emerse Tiéné (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Cameron Levesque (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Yori Ono (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Pierre Njanka (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Jon Sherwood (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Said Graaven (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Philipp Arndt (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ed Davids (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Sam Melia (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Victor Belbey (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Francisco Diez (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Jose Mendes (MID) | 6 | |