English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Brentford, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 54': Kasey Palmer
FT
1 - 0
Brentford

    About

    Blackburn Rovers are hosting Brentford at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 4': Foul by Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 4': Marcus Forss (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Offside, Brentford. Chris Mepham tries a through ball, but Marcus Forss is caught offside.
    • 10': Foul by Amari'i Bell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 10': Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
    • 11': Joe Nuttall (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Marcus Forss (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 13': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Yoann Barbet.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliott Bennett.
    • 14': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
    • 17': Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
    • 19': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Elliott Bennett tries a through ball, but Kasey Palmer is caught offside.
    • 24': Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Brentford).
    • 32': Said Benrahma (Brentford) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard with a cross.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
    • 34': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
    • 34': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Foul by Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 35': Nico Yennaris (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard with a headed pass.
    • 36': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 42': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Elliott Bennett tries a through ball, but Joe Rothwell is caught offside.
    • 43': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
    • 43': Joe Nuttall (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Foul by Richard Smallwood (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 44': Nico Yennaris (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Brentford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Brentford 0.
    • 48': Ezri Konsa Ngoyo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 53': Attempt saved. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
    • 53': Offside, Brentford. Nico Yennaris tries a through ball, but Marcus Forss is caught offside.
    • 54': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Brentford 0. Kasey Palmer (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 56': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 56': Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Said Benrahma (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Kamohelo Mokotjo.
    • 56': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by David Raya Martin.
    • 57': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Joe Rothwell.
    • 59': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Danny Graham replaces Joe Nuttall.
    • 62': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Darragh Lenihan.
    • 63': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Richard Smallwood.
    • 64': Substitution, Brentford. Alan Judge replaces Marcus Forss.
    • 65': Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canos replaces Said Benrahma.
    • 65': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 65': Nico Yennaris (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Kasey Palmer (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 66': Kamohelo Mokotjo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Delay in match Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) because of an injury.
    • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 69': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Craig Conway replaces Kasey Palmer.
    • 71': Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
    • 73': Foul by Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 73': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Yoann Barbet.
    • 77': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 77': Nico Yennaris (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis replaces Corry Evans.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
    • 79': Substitution, Brentford. Lewis MacLeod replaces Romaine Sawyers.
    • 85': Foul by Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 85': Sergi Canos (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 87': Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Brentford).
    • 89': Foul by Lewis MacLeod (Brentford).
    • 89': Richard Smallwood (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Lewis MacLeod (Brentford).
    • 90': Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Lewis MacLeod (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Offside, Brentford. Chris Mepham tries a through ball, but Henrik Dalsgaard is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Lewis MacLeod (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 90'+5': Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Brentford).
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Brentford 0.
    • 90'+6': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Brentford 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 3
    0 Saves 3
    60.9 Possession 39.1
    8 SHOTS 2
    3 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    414 Accurate Passes 218
    531 Passes 342
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
    2 Accurate Crosses 0
    10 Crosses 13
    0.2 Cross % 0.0
    67 Long Balls 90
    30 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    0 Blocked Shots 1
    12 Effective Tackles 21
    19 Tackles 26
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    10 Interceptions 16
    26 Effective Clearances 13
    26 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Ewood Park
    Location: Blackburn, England
    Attendance: 12,094

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    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 David Raya (GK)
    14 Charlie Mulgrew
    26 Darragh Lenihan
    17 Amari'i Bell
    2 Ryan Nyambe
    8 Joe Rothwell
    29 Corry Evans
    6 Richard Smallwood
    24 Joe Nuttall
    31 Elliott Bennett
    45 Kasey Palmer
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Danny Graham, Paul Downing, Craig Conway, Lewis Travis, Sam Hart, Jayson Leutwiler, Paul Caddis.

    BRE Brentford (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bentley (GK)
    6 Chris Mepham
    26 Ezri Konsa
    29 Yoann Barbet
    22 Henrik Dalsgaard
    12 Kamohelo Mokotjo
    19 Romaine Sawyers
    8 Li Ke
    33 Marcus Forss
    11 Ollie Watkins
    21 Saïd Benrahma
    Brentford Substitutes:
    Sergi Canós, Alan Judge, Julian Jeanvier, Josh McEachran, Josh Clarke, Lewis MacLeod, Luke Daniels.

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