Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Blackburn Rovers, 2015-16 English League Championship, 2015/2016 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Wolverhampton Wanderers

FT
0 - 0

Blackburn Rovers

Carl Ikeme frustrates Blackburn as Wolves record another goalless draw

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
9': Attempt blocked. Jack Price (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Le Fondre.
9': Attempt blocked. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Batth.
11': Foul by Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers).
11': George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Attempt blocked. Adam Le Fondre (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Coady.
16': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Chris Brown replaces Danny Graham because of an injury.
17': Attempt blocked. Joe Mason (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Saville with a headed pass.
17': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Joe Mason tries a through ball, but George Saville is caught offside.
18': Foul by Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers).
18': George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Adam Le Fondre (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Foul by Grant Hanley (Blackburn Rovers).
20': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Matthew Kilgallon.
23': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kortney Hause.
23': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Danny Batth.
25': Hand ball by Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
25': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
26': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Matthew Kilgallon tries a through ball, but Shane Duffy is caught offside.
27': Foul by George Saville (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
27': Jordi Gómez (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
28': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Grant Hanley with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
30': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Chris Brown tries a through ball, but Jordi Gómez is caught offside.
32': Attempt missed. Adam Le Fondre (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Coady.
34': Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
37': Adam Le Fondre (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
37': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Attempt missed. James Henry (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Doherty with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
43': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Matthew Kilgallon.
44': Attempt saved. Jordi Gómez (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Chris Brown.
45': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
45'+2': Delay in match Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) because of an injury.
45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+3': First Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
90'+4': Match ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
45': Second Half begins Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
46': Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
46': Shane Duffy (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Chris Brown (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
55': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
57': Adam Le Fondre (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Foul by Grant Hanley (Blackburn Rovers).
58': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Bright Enobakhare replaces Joe Mason.
58': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Connor Hunte replaces George Saville.
60': Bright Enobakhare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Matt Grimes (Blackburn Rovers).
60': Matt Grimes (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Bright Enobakhare (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
61': Foul by Grant Hanley (Blackburn Rovers).
65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Simeon Jackson replaces Matt Grimes.
66': Foul by Jordi Gómez (Blackburn Rovers).
66': Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Ben Marshall.
72': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
72': Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Björn Sigurdarson replaces Adam Le Fondre.
75': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
77': Attempt saved. Björn Sigurdarson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
82': Foul by Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
82': Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Connor Hunte (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Jordi Gómez (Blackburn Rovers).
84': Foul by Kortney Hause (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
84': Simeon Jackson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Foul by Chris Brown (Blackburn Rovers).
87': Björn Sigurdarson (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
87': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Attempt missed. Connor Hunte (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Henry with a cross following a set piece situation.
90': Attempt saved. Jordi Gómez (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jason Lowe with a cross.
90': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Carl Ikeme.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Shane Duffy (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Elliott Bennett with a cross.
90'+1': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Carl Ikeme.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Shane Duffy (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bright Enobakhare.
90'+2': Chris Brown (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Foul by Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
90'+3': Chris Brown (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+3': Foul by Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
90'+4': Second Half ends, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.

Statistics

BLK		WOL
12	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
4	Corner Kicks	5
1	Saves	3
47.1	Possession	52.9
5	SHOTS	9
3	ON GOAL	1
0.6	On Target %	0.1
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
292	Accurate Passes	324
411	Passes	444
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	4
19	Crosses	35
0.2	Cross %	0.1
86	Long Balls	74
40	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
1	Blocked Shots	5
12	Effective Tackles	7
17	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
29	Effective Clearances	14
33	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Molineux Stadium
Location: Wolverhampton, England
Attendance: 19,538

Line-Ups

Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Carl Ikeme (GK)
30	Kortney Hause
6	Danny Batth
2	Matt Doherty
18	Dominic Iorfa
19	Jack Price
16	Conor Coady
8	George Saville
7	James Henry
29	Adam Le Fondre
10	Joe Mason

Wolverhampton Wanderers Substitutes:

Björn Sigurdarson, Connor Hunte, Sylvain Deslandes, Jeremy Helan, David Edwards, Bright Enobakhare, Emiliano Martínez.

Blackburn Rovers (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
30	Jason Steele (GK)
5	Grant Hanley
22	Shane Duffy
4	Matthew Kilgallon
10	Ben Marshall
26	Darragh Lenihan
6	Jason Lowe
16	Matt Grimes
14	Jordi Gómez
12	Danny Graham
31	Elliott Bennett

Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:

Elliott Ward, Corry Evans, Lee Williamson, David Raya, Adam Henley, Chris Brown, Simeon Jackson.

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