Blackburn Rovers vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers

66': Sam Gallagher
74': Gordon Greer
90'+4': Sam Gallagher

FT
2 - 3

Brighton & Hove Albion

16': Shane Duffy
61': Dale Stephens
79': Glenn Murray

Blackburn Rovers 2-3 Brighton & Hove Albion

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
3': Attempt blocked. Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
3': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dale Stephens.
4': Attempt blocked. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
4': Attempt saved. Sam Baldock (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomer Hemed with a headed pass.
6': Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion).
12': Attempt blocked. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
12': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
13': Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
16': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Gordon Greer.
16': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a corner.
17': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
17': Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
18': Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Dale Stephens tries a through ball, but Anthony Knockaert is caught offside.
24': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
24': Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dale Stephens.
30': Attempt saved. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Baldock.
31': Attempt blocked. Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Lowe.
31': Attempt saved. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Corry Evans.
31': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by David Stockdale.
36': Attempt missed. Sam Baldock (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
37': Attempt saved. Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
39': Attempt missed. Sam Baldock (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sébastien Pocognoli.
41': Attempt missed. Anthony Knockaert (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tomer Hemed.
43': Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion).
43': Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Attempt blocked. Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Derrick Williams.
44': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Bruno.
45': Attempt saved. Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marvin Emnes.
45'+1': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Foul by Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion).
45'+3': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 3.
45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
49': Attempt saved. Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Baldock.
50': Attempt saved. Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno.
54': Foul by Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers).
54': Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Oliver Norwood tries a through ball, but Shane Duffy is caught offside.
56': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Hope Akpan replaces Corry Evans.
57': Attempt missed. Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Derrick Williams.
61': Foul by Gordon Greer (Blackburn Rovers).
61': Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Gordon Greer (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
66': Attempt blocked. Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
66': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
66': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
67': Foul by Sam Baldock (Brighton and Hove Albion).
67': Gordon Greer (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
68': Sam Baldock (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Gordon Greer (Blackburn Rovers).
69': Tomer Hemed (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Attempt blocked. Oliver Norwood (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
70': Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Foul by Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers).
70': Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Shane Duffy (Brighton and Hove Albion).
72': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Glenn Murray replaces Tomer Hemed.
72': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Liam Feeney replaces Marvin Emnes.
73': Attempt missed. Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Baldock.
74': Foul by Gordon Greer (Blackburn Rovers).
74': Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Second yellow card to Gordon Greer (Blackburn Rovers) for a bad foul.
75': Foul by Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers).
75': Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
79': Attempt saved. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
79': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 3. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
81': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
81': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81': Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Craig Conway with a cross following a set piece situation.
82': Attempt missed. Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Baldock with a cross.
83': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Steve Sidwell replaces Sam Baldock.
83': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
83': Sébastien Pocognoli (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Delay in match Sébastien Pocognoli (Brighton and Hove Albion) because of an injury.
84': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. David Stockdale tries a through ball, but Glenn Murray is caught offside.
86': Jiri Skalak (Brighton and Hove Albion) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Anthony Knockaert with a cross.
87': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion).
89': Attempt blocked. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Feeney.
90': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Anthony Knockaert.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Steve Sidwell (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Solly March.
90'+4': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 3. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Liam Feeney.
90'+6': Foul by Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers).
90'+6': Glenn Murray (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 3.

Statistics

BHA		BLK
9	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	1
3	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	4
2	Saves	7
44.2	Possession	55.8
18	SHOTS	12
10	ON GOAL	4
0.6	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
309	Accurate Passes	380
401	Passes	497
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	2
14	Crosses	21
0.3	Cross %	0.1
71	Long Balls	88
35	Accurate Long Balls	39
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	6
16	Effective Tackles	5
20	Tackles	8
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
45	Effective Clearances	20
45	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 9,976

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	Swansea City	7	+6	14
3	West Bromwich Albion	7	+3	14
4	Middlesbrough	6	+4	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jason Steele (GK)
26	Darragh Lenihan
3	Gordon Greer
5	Derrick Williams
10	Ben Marshall
17	Marvin Emnes
29	Corry Evans
6	Jason Lowe
12	Danny Graham
19	Sam Gallagher
32	Craig Conway

Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:

Anthony Stokes, Hope Akpan, Jack Byrne, Ryan Nyambe, David Raya, Liam Feeney, Elliott Bennett.

Brighton & Hove Albion (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	David Stockdale (GK)
5	Lewis Dunk
22	Shane Duffy
12	Sébastien Pocognoli
2	Bruno
21	Oliver Norwood
6	Dale Stephens
8	Jiri Skalak
11	Anthony Knockaert
10	Tomer Hemed
9	Sam Baldock

Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:

Connor Goldson, Glenn Murray, Solly March, Gaëtan Bong, Kazenga Lua Lua, Casper Ankergren, Steve Sidwell.

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