Blackburn Rovers vs Burton Albion, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship
· English League Championship
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Burton Albion
Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Burton Albion
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Jason Steele tries a through ball, but Danny Graham is caught offside.
- 2': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Danny Graham tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
- 5': Attempt blocked. Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Beavon.
- 6': Offside, Burton Albion. Lloyd Dyer tries a through ball, but Tom Naylor is caught offside.
- 7': Attempt missed. Stephen Hendrie (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Byrne.
- 8': Foul by Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers).
- 8': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Stuart Beavon (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris O'Grady with a headed pass.
- 15': Foul by Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers).
- 15': John Mousinho (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
- 16': Attempt saved. Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jason Steele.
- 17': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Stephen Hendrie.
- 18': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lucas Akins.
- 19': Attempt saved. Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 21': Delay in match Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) because of an injury.
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Attempt missed. Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 25': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Burton Albion 0. Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Danny Graham.
- 29': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Sam Gallagher.
- 30': Attempt missed. Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matthew Palmer with a cross following a corner.
- 31': Foul by Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion).
- 31': Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Hand ball by Lucas Akins (Burton Albion).
- 35': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Marshall tries a through ball, but Sam Gallagher is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt missed. Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lloyd Dyer with a cross.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 38': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Hope Akpan.
- 39': Attempt missed. Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matthew Palmer with a cross following a corner.
- 40': Offside, Burton Albion. Kyle McFadzean tries a through ball, but Stuart Beavon is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion).
- 42': Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Burton Albion 1. Jackson Irvine (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Mousinho with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
- 44': Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Jack Byrne.
- 45': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Stephen Hendrie.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Matthew Palmer with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Chris O'Grady.
- 45'+3': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Jason Steele.
- 45'+4': Offside, Burton Albion. Matthew Palmer tries a through ball, but Chris O'Grady is caught offside.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Burton Albion 1.
- 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Burton Albion 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Burton Albion 1.
- 47': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
- 48': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Gordon Greer.
- 49': Foul by John Mousinho (Burton Albion).
- 49': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': John Mousinho (Burton Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt missed. Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Craig Conway with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 50': Delay in match John Mousinho (Burton Albion) because of an injury.
- 51': Substitution, Burton Albion. Lee Williamson replaces John Mousinho because of an injury.
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Attempt missed. Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
- 54': Foul by Chris O'Grady (Burton Albion).
- 54': Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jon McLaughlin.
- 55': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lloyd Dyer.
- 55': Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Conway with a cross.
- 57': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Lucas Akins.
- 57': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Jason Lowe.
- 58': Foul by Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers).
- 58': Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Darragh Lenihan replaces Jack Byrne.
- 61': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Kyle McFadzean.
- 61': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Burton Albion 1. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Craig Conway with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Substitution, Burton Albion. Callum Butcher replaces Stuart Beavon.
- 66': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Jason Steele tries a through ball, but Danny Graham is caught offside.
- 67': Foul by Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers).
- 67': Lucas Akins (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
- 69': Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Gordon Greer.
- 72': Delay in match Kyle McFadzean (Burton Albion) because of an injury.
- 73': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Anthony Stokes replaces Danny Graham.
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Attempt missed. Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Conway.
- 78': Callum Butcher (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Gordon Greer (Blackburn Rovers).
- 79': Anthony Stokes (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Tom Naylor (Burton Albion).
- 80': Attempt blocked. Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lee Williamson.
- 81': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lee Williamson.
- 82': Attempt saved. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Darragh Lenihan with a headed pass.
- 84': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Liam Feeney replaces Ben Marshall.
- 85': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Anthony Stokes tries a through ball, but Liam Feeney is caught offside.
- 86': Substitution, Burton Albion. Hamza Choudhury replaces Chris O'Grady.
- 86': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
- 86': Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Stephen Hendrie (Blackburn Rovers).
- 87': Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Corner, Burton Albion. Conceded by Sam Gallagher.
- 88': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Burton Albion 2. Tom Naylor (Burton Albion) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matthew Palmer with a cross following a corner.
- 89': Foul by Liam Feeney (Blackburn Rovers).
- 89': Lee Williamson (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
- 90': Hamza Choudhury (Burton Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Lloyd Dyer (Burton Albion).
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Matthew Palmer (Burton Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Akins.
- 90'+5': Foul by Callum Butcher (Burton Albion).
- 90'+5': Stephen Hendrie (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Burton Albion 2.
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 5 |
| 12 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 57.9 | Possession | 42.1 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 267 | Accurate Passes | 202 |
| 370 | Passes | 288 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 46 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 81 | Long Balls | 86 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 14 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.9 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 45 |
| 27 | Clearances | 58 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 10,356
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 10,356
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Blackburn Rovers (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Steele (GK) |
| 34 | Scott Wharton |
| 3 | Gordon Greer |
| 20 | Stephen Hendrie |
| 6 | Jason Lowe |
| 21 | Hope Akpan |
| 8 | Jack Byrne |
| 10 | Ben Marshall |
| 32 | Craig Conway |
| 19 | Sam Gallagher |
| 12 | Danny Graham |
Burton Albion (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jon McLaughlin (GK) |
| 5 | Kyle McFadzean |
| 6 | Ben Turner |
| 4 | John Mousinho |
| 36 | Jackson Irvine |
| 15 | Tom Naylor |
| 16 | Matthew Palmer |
| 11 | Lloyd Dyer |
| 10 | Lucas Akins |
| 8 | Chris O'Grady |
| 9 | Stuart Beavon |
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