English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 31, 2009
Blackburn Rovers DWWDD 0
–
Middlesbrough WDLWL 0
The Riverside Stadium · 24,303 att.

Team Stats

19
Fouls
9
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
4
9
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
10
55.3
Possession
44.7
18
SHOTS
8
10
ON GOAL
1
0.6
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
289
Accurate Passes
230
404
Passes
327
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
6
30
Crosses
21
0.2
Cross %
0.3
55
Long Balls
53
21
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
4
14
Effective Tackles
17
18
Tackles
20
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
23
Effective Clearances
39
37
Clearances
68

Head to Head

BLK leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

MID · 4-4-2

  1. 22Brad JonesG
  2. 14Robert HuthCD-L
  3. 5Chris RiggottCD-R
  4. 6Emanuel PogatetzLB
  5. 31David WheaterRB
  6. 26Matthew BatesCM-L
  7. 41Josh WalkerCM-R
  8. 28Adam JohnsonLM
  9. 19Stewart DowningRM
  10. 17Tuncay SanliCF-L
  11. 16Marlon KingCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Afonso AlvesSUB
  2. 29Tony McMahonSUB
  3. 11Marvin EmnesSUB
  4. 21Ross TurnbullSUB
  5. 2Justin HoyteSUB
  6. 20Julio ArcaSUB
  7. 15Mohamed ShawkySUB

BLK · 4-4-2

  1. 1Paul RobinsonG
  2. 6Ryan NelsenCD-L
  3. 4Christopher SambaCD-R
  4. 3Stephen WarnockLB
  5. 2Andre OoijerRB
  6. 11Vince GrellaCM-L
  7. 17Keith AndrewsCM-R
  8. 12Morten PedersenLM
  9. 7Brett EmertonRM
  10. 10Benni McCarthyCF-L
  11. 9Roque Santa CruzCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Carlos VillanuevaSUB
  2. 38Mark BunnSUB
  3. 8David DunnSUB
  4. 30Jason RobertsSUB
  5. 5Tugay KerimogluSUB
  6. 22Danny SimpsonSUB
  7. 21Gaël GivetSUB

Timeline

  1. 43'
  2. 50'
  3. 65'
  4. 65'
  5. 73'

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