Match Report
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers |  |  | Chelsea | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicholas Broad | Nicholas Broad | manager | Jonathan Williams | Jonathan Williams | |||||||||||||||||
| Gonzalo Rivera | G. Rivera |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Johann Lauper | J. Lauper | |||||||||
| Les Higginbotham | L. Higginbotham |  | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 |  | Jairo Wilson | J. Wilson | |||||||||
| Adolfo Marcos | A. Marcos |  | 53 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Eddie Todd | E. Todd | |||||||||
| Leonardo Leon | L. Leon | | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Michael Hurst | M. Hurst | |||||||||
| Sol Duberry | S. Duberry | | 61 | M | | 5 | | M | 64 | | Mateo Vidal Paz | M. Paz | |||||||||
| Syd Oakes | S. Oakes | | 48 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 |  | Cristi Nanu | C. Nanu | |||||||||
| Genta Watanabe | G. Watanabe |  | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Jonathan Woodgate | J. Woodgate | |||||||||
| Ivan Shaw | I. Shaw | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 |  | Stephen Gallacher | S. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Shaun Beattie | S. Beattie | | 62 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Liam Lightfoot | L. Lightfoot | |||||||||
| Jon Shaw | J. Shaw | | 42 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Ivan Bloomer | I. Bloomer | |||||||||
| John Caldwell | J. Caldwell | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 |  | Lars Bohinen | L. Bohinen | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Chelsea. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Blackburn Rovers and Chelsea are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Chelsea kick off!
3.25
0-0Jonathan Woodgate kicks a strong pass forward to Lars Bohinen. Lars Bohinen shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
4.04
0-0Sol Duberry threads the ball through to John Caldwell. John Caldwell plays a perfect one-two with Jon Shaw and rushes in on goal... John Caldwell takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
8.19
0-0Cristi Nanu chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer knocks the ball forward to Liam Lightfoot but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
10.28
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
12.51
Michael Hurst flicks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Woodgate. Jonathan Woodgate surges forward with the ball. Jonathan Woodgate whips in a cross ball towards Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
15.25
Mateo Vidal Paz flicks the ball to his team mate, Lars Bohinen. Lars Bohinen shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
20.44
0-1Cristi Nanu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer lofts in a cross ball towards Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Liam Lightfoot!
26.24
0-1Eddie Todd clumsily knocks into John Caldwell. Eddie Todd is warned by the referee! John Caldwell runs off the knock.
27.33
Les Higginbotham threads the ball through to Syd Oakes. Syd Oakes surges forward with the ball. Syd Oakes makes a probing pass to Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Johann Lauper easily smothers it!
30.56
Jairo Wilson chips the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Woodgate. Jonathan Woodgate deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lars Bohinen. Lars Bohinen plays a perfect one-two with Ivan Bloomer and rushes in on goal... Lars Bohinen shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.32
0-1Eddie Todd knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Woodgate. Jonathan Woodgate chips the ball to his team mate, Lars Bohinen. Lars Bohinen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.24
Jairo Wilson threads the ball through to Cristi Nanu. Cristi Nanu knocks the ball forward to Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer knocks in a cross ball towards Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.37
Adolfo Marcos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Syd Oakes. Syd Oakes threads the ball through to Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie plays a perfect one-two with Jon Shaw and rushes in on goal... Shaun Beattie shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
38.19
Jairo Wilson passes the ball forward to Cristi Nanu. Cristi Nanu makes a simple pass to Lars Bohinen. Lars Bohinen plays a perfect one-two with Liam Lightfoot and rushes in on goal... Lars Bohinen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
44.19
Stephen Gallacher chips the ball to his team mate, Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot lofts in a cross ball towards Lars Bohinen. Lars Bohinen connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
Eddie Todd controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jonathan Woodgate. Jonathan Woodgate surges forward with the ball. Jonathan Woodgate plays a perfect one-two with Liam Lightfoot and rushes in on goal... Jonathan Woodgate takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off!
60.40
Jonathan Woodgate makes a probing pass to Lars Bohinen. Lars Bohinen goes all the way! Lars Bohinen tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
71.16
Eddie Todd knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Woodgate. Jonathan Woodgate kicks a strong pass forward to Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
78.40
Genta Watanabe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie passes the ball forward to John Caldwell. John Caldwell shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Johann Lauper easily smothers it!
79.18
0-2Jairo Wilson hacks Jon Shaw from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jon Shaw stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.57
Syd Oakes sees a break and surges forward. Syd Oakes threads the ball through to Shaun Beattie but he's offside!
87.56
Jonathan Woodgate flicks the ball to his team mate, Lars Bohinen. Lars Bohinen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Les Higginbotham.
90.00
Eddie Todd chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Gallacher. Stephen Gallacher knocks the ball forward to Lars Bohinen. Lars Bohinen shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers