English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 17, 2009
Newcastle United LLDDL 0
–
Blackburn Rovers LWDDW 3
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BLK033
Ewood Park · 25,583 att.

Team Stats

12
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
10
5
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
2
53.7
Possession
46.3
9
SHOTS
11
2
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
229
Accurate Passes
197
339
Passes
301
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
1
25
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.1
67
Long Balls
62
25
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
16
15
Tackles
21
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
12
Effective Clearances
26
30
Clearances
41

Head to Head

BLK leads series 4-1

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. 11Vince GrellaSUB
  2. 38Mark BunnSUB
  3. 9Roque Santa CruzSUB
  4. 27Matt DerbyshireSUB
  5. 8David DunnSUB
  6. 24Keith TreacySUB
  7. 15Aaron MokoenaSUB

NEW · 4-4-2

  1. 1Shay GivenG
  2. 12Sébastien BassongCD-L
  3. 2Fabricio ColocciniCD-R
  4. 3José EnriqueLB
  5. 30David EdgarRB
  6. 22Nicky ButtCM-L
  7. 8Danny GuthrieCM-R
  8. 14Charles N'ZogbiaLM
  9. 11Damien DuffRM
  10. 39Andy CarrollCF-L
  11. 10Michael OwenCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Jonás GutiérrezSUB
  2. 38Kazenga Lua LuaSUB
  3. 13Steve HarperSUB
  4. 28Tamas KadarSUB
  5. 7Joey BartonSUB
  6. 27Steven TaylorSUB
  7. 19XiscoSUB

Timeline

  1. 45'+2'
  2. 59'
  3. 61'
  4. 66'
  5. 70'
  6. 74'
  7. 79'
  8. 86'

Premier League News

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