English Premier League

FT Saturday, February 7, 2009
Aston Villa WDWDW 2
–
Blackburn Rovers WDDDW 0
Ewood Park · 24,267 att.

Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
13
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
2
44.3
Possession
55.7
18
SHOTS
18
4
ON GOAL
2
0.2
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
212
Accurate Passes
316
327
Passes
411
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
2
26
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.1
62
Long Balls
74
26
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
8
25
Effective Tackles
18
31
Tackles
21
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
32
Effective Clearances
22
54
Clearances
37

Head to Head

AVL 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. 11Vince GrellaCM-L
  7. 17Keith AndrewsCM-R
  8. 8David DunnLM
  9. 12Morten PedersenRM
  10. 10Benni McCarthyCF-L
  11. 30Jason RobertsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Roque Santa CruzSUB
  2. 38Mark BunnSUB
  3. 5Tugay KerimogluSUB
  4. 21Gaël GivetSUB
  5. 18El-Hadji DioufSUB
  6. 19Carlos VillanuevaSUB
  7. 13Zurab KhizanishviliSUB

AVL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Brad FriedelG
  2. 15Curtis DaviesCD-L
  3. 16Zat KnightCD-R
  4. 2Luke YoungLB
  5. 24Carlos CuéllarRB
  6. 6Gareth BarryCM-L
  7. 19Stilian PetrovCM-R
  8. 7Ashley YoungLM
  9. 8James MilnerRM
  10. 18Emile HeskeyCF-L
  11. 11Gabriel AgbonlahorCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Nathan DelfounesoSUB
  2. 26Craig GardnerSUB
  3. 10John CarewSUB
  4. 22Brad GuzanSUB
  5. 4Steve SidwellSUB
  6. 21Nicky ShoreySUB
  7. 17Moustapha SalifouSUB

Timeline

  1. 27'
  2. 45'
  3. 45'
  4. 45'
  5. 70'
  6. 74'
  7. 90'

Premier League News

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