English League One

Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers, 2017-18 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One
Portsmouth
  • 50': Conor Chaplin
FT
1 - 2
Blackburn Rovers
  • 21': Adam Armstrong
  • 87': Adam Armstrong
  • Red Card 90'+2': Lewis Travis

Adam Armstrong scores a brace as Blackburn claim win on south coast

Adam Armstrong scores a brace as Blackburn claim win on south coast

Match Timeline

  • 3': Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Goal! Portsmouth 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 30': Nathan Thompson (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Goal! Portsmouth 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Anton Walkes with a cross.
  • 57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Darragh Lenihan replaces Ryan Nyambe because of an injury.
  • 57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis replaces Jack Payne.
  • 82': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Danny Graham replaces Dominic Samuel.
  • 85': Substitution, Portsmouth. Oliver Hawkins replaces Conor Chaplin.
  • 87': Goal! Portsmouth 1, Blackburn Rovers 2. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+2': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Portsmouth. Matthew Kennedy replaces Jamal Lowe.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Fratton Park
Location: Portsmouth, England
Attendance: 18,152

EFL League One Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Cardiff City 34 +32 72
2 Lincoln City 34 +32 71
3 Bolton Wanderers 35 +16 61
4 Bradford City 34 +5 58
Full Table

Line-Ups

POR Portsmouth (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Luke McGee (GK)
5 Matthew Clarke
6 Christian Burgess
17 Dion Donohue
2 Anton Walkes
20 Nathan Thompson Yellow Card
33 Ben Close
18 Jamal Lowe
26 Gareth Evans
19 Conor Chaplin
8 Brett Pitman
Portsmouth Substitutes:
Kal Naismith, Alex Bass, Sylvain Deslandes, Connor Ronan, Adam May, Matthew Kennedy, Oliver Hawkins.

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 David Raya (GK)
25 Paul Downing
14 Charlie Mulgrew
3 Derrick Williams
2 Ryan Nyambe
18 Adam Armstrong
6 Richard Smallwood
31 Elliott Bennett
9 Dominic Samuel
19 Jack Payne
23 Bradley Dack Yellow Card
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Craig Conway, Lewis Travis, Corry Evans, Jayson Leutwiler, Amari'i Bell, Danny Graham, Darragh Lenihan.

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