English Premier League

FT Sunday, December 28, 2008
Manchester City DLLLW 2
–
Blackburn Rovers LLLWD 2
Ewood Park · 25,200 att.

Team Stats

11
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
5
3
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
1
51.2
Possession
48.8
12
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
267
Accurate Passes
252
375
Passes
358
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
4
14
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.3
67
Long Balls
49
25
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
4
20
Effective Tackles
14
23
Tackles
22
0.9
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
24
Effective Clearances
20
39
Clearances
41

Head to Head

BLK leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

BLK · 4-4-2

  1. 1Paul RobinsonG
  2. 6Ryan NelsenCD-L
  3. 4Christopher SambaCD-R
  4. 3Stephen WarnockLB
  5. 2Andre OoijerRB
  6. 5Tugay KerimogluCM-L
  7. 17Keith AndrewsCM-R
  8. 12Morten PedersenLM
  9. 7Brett EmertonRM
  10. 10Benni McCarthyCF-L
  11. 30Jason RobertsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Aaron MokoenaSUB
  2. 32Jason BrownSUB
  3. 14Johann VogelSUB
  4. 29Martin OlssonSUB
  5. 13Zurab KhizanishviliSUB
  6. 27Matt DerbyshireSUB
  7. 24Keith TreacySUB

MNC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Joe HartG
  2. 4Nedum OnuohaCD-L
  3. 22Richard DunneCD-R
  4. 3Michael BallLB
  5. 5Pablo ZabaletaRB
  6. 33Vincent KompanyCM
  7. 11ElanoLM
  8. 7Stephen IrelandRM
  9. 10RobinhoF
  10. 20Felipe CaicedoLF
  11. 8Shaun Wright-PhillipsRF

Substitutes

  1. 14JôSUB
  2. 28Daniel SturridgeSUB
  3. 12Darius VassellSUB
  4. 19Gelson FernandesSUB
  5. 2Micah RichardsSUB
  6. 16Kasper SchmeichelSUB
  7. 15Javier GarridoSUB

Timeline

  1. 45'+1'
  2. 65'
  3. 71'
  4. 71'
  5. 74'
  6. 84'
  7. 85'
  8. 88'
  9. 90'+4'

Premier League News

All news
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