Match Report
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers |  |  | Fulham | Fulham | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Tolley | R. Tolley |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 |  | Nikolas Wallner | N. Wallner | |||||||||
| Nick Griffin | N. Griffin | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 65 |  | Danijel Piquionne | D. Piquionne | ||||||||
| Paolo Cadamarteri | P. Cadamarteri | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Nicky Hackworth | N. Hackworth | |||||||||
| Dominic White | D. White |  | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Brian Smith | B. Smith | |||||||||
| Matthew Fortune | M. Fortune | | 65 | M | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Des Jess | D. Jess | |||||||||
| Arthur Weaver | A. Weaver | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Jose Michel | J. Michel | |||||||||
| Max Dodd | M. Dodd | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Cedric Piquionne | C. Piquionne | |||||||||
| Chris Ljungberg | C. Ljungberg | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Tommy Cutler | T. Cutler | |||||||||
| Titus Rufus | T. Rufus | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 | | Omer Milburn | O. Milburn | |||||||||
| Isaiah White | I. White | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Patrick Murrin | P. Murrin | |||||||||
| Eddie May | E. May | | 61 | A | | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Tony Naylor | T. Naylor | ||||||||
| Laurent Tassali | L. Tassali | | 58 | D | | 12 | | D | 52 | | James Mann | J. Mann | |||||||||
| Michael Thirlwell | M. Thirlwell | | 51 | D | | 13 | | A | 43 | | Duncan Riggott | D. Riggott | |||||||||
| Leon Taylor | L. Taylor | | 51 | G | | 14 | | D | 41 | | Duncan Mcgovern | D. Mcgovern | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Fulham. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Fulham appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Youds.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Fulham appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Youds.
0.00
0-0Fulham kick off and get the match underway!
10.02
0-0Brian Smith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cedric Piquionne. Cedric Piquionne sees Patrick Murrin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Patrick Murrin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Tolley who gathers it comfortably.
12.37
0-0Tommy Cutler darts forward. Tommy Cutler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
14.07
Arthur Weaver runs straight at the opposition's defence. Arthur Weaver sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. 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.
15.39
Chris Ljungberg threads the ball through to Isaiah White. Isaiah White shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
21.37
1-0Max Dodd flicks a high pass forward to Eddie May who brings the ball under control. Eddie May threads the ball through into the box. Titus Rufus cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Titus Rufus scores for Blackburn Rovers!!
24.08
Showing composure, Dominic White plays the ball forward to Matthew Fortune. Matthew Fortune hits a low pass to Eddie May. Eddie May knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nikolas Wallner who gathers it comfortably.
26.21
Dominic White flicks a high ball forward to Chris Ljungberg who takes it down. With great vision, Chris Ljungberg plays the ball forward to Eddie May. Eddie May sees Isaiah White just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Isaiah White makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Nikolas Wallner with no chance!! Goal for Blackburn Rovers!
30.49
Paolo Cadamarteri plays the ball forward to Arthur Weaver. Arthur Weaver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Isaiah White. Isaiah White tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.46
Cedric Piquionne passes the ball forward to Tony Naylor. Tony Naylor knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paolo Cadamarteri.
40.46
45.00
2-0Max Dodd clumsily knocks into Jose Michel. Max Dodd is shown the yellow card! Jose Michel carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Blackburn Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Fulham also appear unchanged since the first half. The Fulham players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off and get the second half underway!
47.42
Tommy Cutler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patrick Murrin. Patrick Murrin lofts in a cross ball towards Tony Naylor. Tony Naylor powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
51.31
Cedric Piquionne flicks a high pass forward. Omer Milburn controls it well on his chest. Omer Milburn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.23
Paolo Cadamarteri chips the ball to his team mate, Max Dodd. Max Dodd flicks a high ball forward to Titus Rufus who takes it down. Titus Rufus plays a one-two with Eddie May and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Titus Rufus provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
60.46
3-1Blackburn Rovers have made 3 substitutions with Laurent Tassali replacing Nick Griffin, Michael Thirlwell replacing Chris Ljungberg and Leon Taylor replacing Isaiah White .
61.53
3-1Tommy Cutler brings the ball forward. Tommy Cutler lofts in a cross ball towards Tony Naylor. Tony Naylor flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Richard Tolley. Excellent save.
66.03
Dominic White flicks a high pass forward to Arthur Weaver who brings the ball under control. Arthur Weaver flicks the ball to his team mate, Leon Taylor. Leon Taylor edges inside the box! Leon Taylor rockets a shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
75.10
Des Jess threads a neat ball through to Jose Michel. With a delightful solo run, Jose Michel stretches the opposition's defence. Jose Michel makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Tony Naylor. Some silky footwork from Tony Naylor provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
78.13
Tommy Cutler kicks a strong pass forward to Omer Milburn. Omer Milburn lofts in a cross ball towards Tony Naylor. Tony Naylor powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.11
3-1Matthew Fortune comes in with a very late challenge on Tommy Cutler. Matthew Fortune is shown the red card!! Tommy Cutler stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.50
Jose Michel takes it forward alone. Jose Michel shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
89.10
Brian Smith advances with the ball. Brian Smith flicks a high pass forward to Patrick Murrin who brings the ball under control. Patrick Murrin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Tommy Cutler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tony Naylor. Tony Naylor shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Richard Tolley.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0
Possession
47.8%
52.2%
Play Area
28.4%
49.3%
22.4%
Scorers
| Titus Rufus 21, 57 Isaiah White 26 | Tony Naylor 47 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Titus Rufus of Blackburn Rovers |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Richard Tolley (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Nick Griffin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Paolo Cadamarteri (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dominic White (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Matthew Fortune (MID) |  | 3 |
| 6. | Arthur Weaver (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Max Dodd (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Chris Ljungberg (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Titus Rufus (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Isaiah White (ATT) | | 7 |
| 11. | Eddie May (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Laurent Tassali (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Michael Thirlwell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Leon Taylor (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Nikolas Wallner (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Danijel Piquionne (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nicky Hackworth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Brian Smith (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Des Jess (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jose Michel (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Cedric Piquionne (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Tommy Cutler (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Omer Milburn (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Patrick Murrin (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Tony Naylor (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | James Mann (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Duncan Riggott (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Duncan Mcgovern (DEF) | 0 | |