Match Report
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers |  |  | Luton Town | Luton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Isaiah Morris | I. Morris |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 52 |  | Massimiliano Malafronte | M. Malafronte | |||||||||
| Isaiah Etherington | I. Etherington | | 64 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 66 | | Mike Galli | M. Galli | ||||||||
| Jonathan Makin | J. Makin | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Frank Delaney | F. Delaney | |||||||||
| Joe Hurst | J. Hurst | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Norman Ince | N. Ince | |||||||||
| Craig Luzhny | C. Luzhny | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 |  | Tiago Andrade | T. Andrade | |||||||||
| Norman Smithe | N. Smithe | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Eoin Atherton | E. Atherton | |||||||||
| Max Mann | M. Mann | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Adam Mcgreal | A. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Anthony Heskey | A. Heskey | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | Max Burbage | M. Burbage | |||||||||
| Luke Beresford | L. Beresford | | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 55 |  | Sebastian Metzger | S. Metzger | |||||||||
| Colin Hall | C. Hall | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 48 | | Tim Kitson | T. Kitson | |||||||||
| Anthony King | A. King | | 54 | A | | | 11 | | A | 44 | | George Cooper | G. Cooper | ||||||||
| Robert Ball | R. Ball | | 57 | M | | 12 | | G | 52 | | Paul Coppinger | P. Coppinger | |||||||||
| Robert Edwards | R. Edwards | | 53 | A | | 13 | | G | 49 | | Teddy Blake | T. Blake | |||||||||
| Stan Young | S. Young | | 53 | M | | 14 | | D | 47 | | Tony Gascoigne | T. Gascoigne | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Luton Town. A crowd of 4,749 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Blackburn Rovers and Luton Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Ljungberg.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Blackburn Rovers and Luton Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Ljungberg.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Luton Town kick off!
2.06
0-0Anthony Heskey flicks a high pass forward. Colin Hall holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Colin Hall knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tiago Andrade.
3.16
0-0Max Mann makes a simple pass to Anthony King. Anthony King lofts in a cross ball towards Luke Beresford. Luke Beresford powers a header at goal but Norman Ince is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
4.05
0-0With vision, Joe Hurst plays the ball forward to Anthony Heskey. Anthony Heskey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luke Beresford. Luke Beresford shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
6.53
0-0Without breaking stride, Eoin Atherton plays the ball forward to George Cooper. George Cooper shoots from distance. Isaiah Morris gets down and covers it.
12.13
Max Burbage brings the ball forward. Max Burbage knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Isaiah Morris who gathers it comfortably.
15.11
Norman Smithe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Hall. Colin Hall plays a one-two with Luke Beresford and advances towards the goal... Colin Hall comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's miles wide!
18.24
0-0Jonathan Makin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Max Mann. Max Mann flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Hall. Colin Hall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony King but the linesman indicates offside!
26.14
28.29
1-0Max Mann flicks the ball to his team mate, Luke Beresford. Luke Beresford plays a quick one-two with Anthony King and rushes in on goal... Luke Beresford looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.14
1-0Luke Beresford hacks Frank Delaney from behind! The referee warns Luke Beresford to calm down! Frank Delaney hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.48
Anthony Heskey flicks a high pass forward. Colin Hall controls it well on his chest. Colin Hall runs straight at the defence! Colin Hall tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
38.01
Eoin Atherton kicks a strong pass forward to George Cooper. George Cooper shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
40.50
2-0Sebastian Metzger clumsily knocks into Craig Luzhny. Sebastian Metzger is shown the yellow card! Craig Luzhny stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.30
Max Burbage knocks the ball to his team mate, Tim Kitson. Tim Kitson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Isaiah Morris who gathers it comfortably.
44.45
Joe Hurst surges forward with the ball. Joe Hurst controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luke Beresford. Luke Beresford lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony King. Anthony King makes a deft header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Blackburn Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Luton Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Blackburn Rovers players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Blackburn Rovers kick off!
54.03
Anthony Heskey threads the ball through to Colin Hall. Colin Hall tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Blackburn Rovers are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
59.03
Anthony Heskey passes the ball forward to Luke Beresford. Luke Beresford knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Hall. Some good footwork from Colin Hall provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Massimiliano Malafronte manages to gather it.
60.49
3-0Blackburn Rovers have made 3 substitutions with Robert Ball replacing Craig Luzhny, Robert Edwards replacing Anthony Heskey and Stan Young replacing Anthony King .Luton Town have made 2 substitutions with Teddy Blake replacing George Cooper and Paul Coppinger replacing Tiago Andrade .
61.57
Norman Ince catches Luke Beresford on the ankles. The referee calls over Norman Ince and shows him a yellow card! Luke Beresford stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.16
Frank Delaney passes the ball forward to Adam Mcgreal. Adam Mcgreal flicks a high ball forward to Tim Kitson who takes it down. Tim Kitson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Isaiah Morris who gathers it comfortably.
77.16
Eoin Atherton flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Metzger collects the pass. Sebastian Metzger knocks the ball forward to Tim Kitson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
78.51
3-0Max Burbage hacks Norman Smithe from behind! The referee calls over Max Burbage and shows him a yellow card! Norman Smithe gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
84.05
3-0Adam Mcgreal flicks a high pass forward. Teddy Blake holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Teddy Blake lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastian Metzger. Jonathan Makin catches Sebastian Metzger on the ankles. Sebastian Metzger appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
85.36
Adam Mcgreal makes a simple pass to Tim Kitson. Tim Kitson knocks in a cross ball towards Teddy Blake. Teddy Blake heads the ball goalwards. Isaiah Morris effortlessly picks it out of the air!
87.05
Eoin Atherton comes in with a late challenge on Robert Ball. The referee calls over Eoin Atherton and shows him a yellow card! Robert Ball grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
4
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
67.5%
32.5%
Play Area
26.2%
46.2%
27.5%
Scorers
| Luke Beresford 28 Colin Hall 34 Anthony King 44 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Luke Beresford of Blackburn Rovers |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Isaiah Morris (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Isaiah Etherington (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jonathan Makin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Joe Hurst (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Craig Luzhny (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Norman Smithe (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Max Mann (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Anthony Heskey (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Luke Beresford (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Colin Hall (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Anthony King (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Robert Ball (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Robert Edwards (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Stan Young (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Massimiliano Malafronte (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Mike Galli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Frank Delaney (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Norman Ince (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Tiago Andrade (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Eoin Atherton (MID) | | 6 |
| 7. | Adam Mcgreal (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Max Burbage (MID) | | 6 |
| 9. | Sebastian Metzger (ATT) | | 5 |
| 10. | Tim Kitson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | George Cooper (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Paul Coppinger (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Teddy Blake (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Tony Gascoigne (DEF) | 0 | |