Match Report
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers |  |  | Hull City | Hull City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Tolley | R. Tolley |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 69 | | George Granville | G. Granville | ||||||||
| Nick Griffin | N. Griffin | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Paul Burbage | P. Burbage | |||||||||
| Dominic White | D. White |  | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Paul Lowe | P. Lowe | |||||||||
| Laurent Tassali | L. Tassali |  | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Matthew Redknapp | M. Redknapp | |||||||||
| Arthur Weaver | A. Weaver | | 63 | M | | 5 | | D | 56 |  | Sean Ciullo | S. Ciullo | |||||||||
| Max Dodd | M. Dodd | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Darren Edghill | D. Edghill | |||||||||
| Chris Ljungberg | C. Ljungberg | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Billy Moore | B. Moore | |||||||||
| Steven Deane | S. Deane | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 |  | Arturo Vega | A. Vega | |||||||||
| Titus Rufus | T. Rufus | | 70 | A | | 9 | | M | 52 | | Peter Robson | P. Robson | |||||||||
| Darren Riggott | D. Riggott | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Chris Dixon | C. Dixon | |||||||||
| Alun Hitchcock | A. Hitchcock | | 55 | A | | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Colin Morrison | C. Morrison | ||||||||
| Michael Thirlwell | M. Thirlwell | | 51 | D | | 12 | | G | 63 | | Trevor Mcgreal | T. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Leon Taylor | L. Taylor | | 51 | G | | 13 | | D | 55 | | Elena Morales | E. Morales | |||||||||
| Kemal Dryden | K. Dryden | | 51 | A | | 14 | | A | 53 | | Des Royce | D. Royce | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Hull City. A crowd of 9,325 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hull City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jonathan Wright-Phillips.
The pitch is in good condition.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hull City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jonathan Wright-Phillips.
0.00
0-0Blackburn Rovers start the match!
9.04
0-0Max Dodd makes a simple pass to Titus Rufus. Titus Rufus whips in a cross ball towards Darren Riggott. Darren Riggott connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
10.15
0-0Billy Moore threads the ball through to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Richard Tolley gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
14.50
0-0Matthew Redknapp flicks a high pass forward. Peter Robson controls it well on his chest. Peter Robson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Dixon. Chris Dixon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.16
Max Dodd threads a neat ball through to Darren Riggott. Darren Riggott controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
24.11
Arturo Vega runs straight at the opposition's defence. Arturo Vega threads a neat, attacking ball through to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.59
0-0Billy Moore catches Chris Ljungberg on the ankles. The referee brings Billy Moore to one side and gives him a warning! Chris Ljungberg runs off the knock.
34.42
Peter Robson makes an attacking run forward. Peter Robson lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
36.48
Matthew Redknapp flicks a high pass forward. Darren Edghill controls it well on his chest. Darren Edghill advances with the ball. Darren Edghill lofts in a cross ball towards Chris Dixon. Chris Dixon finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
40.09
Max Dodd makes a simple pass to Titus Rufus. Titus Rufus tries a spectacular long range effort but it's well over the bar!
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.
45.00
Hull City kick off!
48.17
Arturo Vega chips the ball to his team mate, Chris Dixon. Chris Dixon shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.43
0-0Blackburn Rovers have made 3 substitutions with Michael Thirlwell replacing Nick Griffin, Leon Taylor replacing Steven Deane and Kemal Dryden replacing Darren Riggott .
69.55
Chris Ljungberg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alun Hitchcock. Alun Hitchcock whips in a cross ball towards Titus Rufus. Titus Rufus is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
71.37
Michael Thirlwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Ljungberg. Chris Ljungberg threads the ball through to Titus Rufus. Titus Rufus tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
73.57
1-0Dominic White sees Leon Taylor in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leon Taylor passes the ball forward to Alun Hitchcock. Alun Hitchcock knocks in a cross ball towards Titus Rufus. Titus Rufus finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
85.15
Without breaking stride, Paul Lowe plays the ball forward to Arturo Vega. Arturo Vega chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Richard Tolley. What a great pair of hands!
89.58
Leon Taylor clumsily knocks into Darren Edghill. The referee calls over Leon Taylor and warns him to calm down! Darren Edghill runs off the knock.
90.00
Chris Ljungberg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kemal Dryden. Kemal Dryden shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but George Granville effortlessly smothers it!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.6%
55.4%
Play Area
29.7%
45.9%
24.3%
Scorers
| Titus Rufus 74 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Titus Rufus of Blackburn Rovers |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Richard Tolley (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Nick Griffin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Dominic White (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Laurent Tassali (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Arthur Weaver (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Max Dodd (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Chris Ljungberg (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Steven Deane (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Titus Rufus (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Darren Riggott (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alun Hitchcock (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Michael Thirlwell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Leon Taylor (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Kemal Dryden (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | George Granville (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Paul Burbage (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Paul Lowe (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Matthew Redknapp (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Sean Ciullo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Darren Edghill (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Billy Moore (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Arturo Vega (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Peter Robson (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Chris Dixon (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Colin Morrison (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Trevor Mcgreal (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Elena Morales (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Des Royce (ATT) | 0 | |