English League Championship

Stoke City vs Blackburn Rovers, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Stoke City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Blackburn Rovers
    • 52': Reda Khadra

    About

    Stoke City are hosting Blackburn Rovers at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Pickering tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
    • 8': Offside, Stoke City. Mario Vrancic tries a through ball, but Morgan Fox is caught offside.
    • 9': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 9': Jacob Brown (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Jacob Brown (Stoke City).
    • 11': Foul by Mario Vrancic (Stoke City).
    • 11': Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Wharton.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by John Buckley.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Josh Tymon (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Mario Vrancic (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Fox.
    • 25': Hand ball by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 26': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Jacob Brown (Stoke City).
    • 28': Attempt missed. Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
    • 31': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 31': Mario Vrancic (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Foul by Josh Tymon (Stoke City).
    • 34': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Morgan Fox with a cross.
    • 39': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Scott Wharton tries a through ball, but Reda Khadra is caught offside.
    • 42': Foul by Danny Batth (Stoke City).
    • 42': Reda Khadra (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
    • 44': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Scott Wharton tries a through ball, but Joe Rothwell is caught offside.
    • 45': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Jacob Brown (Stoke City).
    • 45'+1': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Stoke City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Stoke City 0, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 46': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Stoke City).
    • 46': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Romaine Sawyers (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tommy Smith.
    • 50': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Mario Vrancic (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Tymon.
    • 52': Goal! Stoke City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Reda Khadra (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by John Buckley.
    • 56': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Aynsley Pears replaces Thomas Kaminski because of an injury.
    • 57': Foul by Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 57': Romaine Sawyers (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
    • 59': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
    • 60': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Foul by Jacob Brown (Stoke City).
    • 60': Jacob Brown (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Rothwell with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 62': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
    • 63': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Jan Paul van Hecke tries a through ball, but Reda Khadra is caught offside.
    • 66': Substitution, Stoke City. Steven Fletcher replaces Jacob Brown.
    • 66': Substitution, Stoke City. Tom Ince replaces Morgan Fox.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tommy Smith.
    • 68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Reda Khadra.
    • 73': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jacob Davenport replaces Joe Rothwell because of an injury.
    • 74': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley tries a through ball, but Tyrhys Dolan is caught offside.
    • 74': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 74': Adam Davies (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 75': Foul by James Chester (Stoke City).
    • 75': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 75': James Chester (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Substitution, Stoke City. Alfie Doughty replaces James Chester.
    • 79': Foul by Tom Ince (Stoke City).
    • 79': Jacob Davenport (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Foul by Mario Vrancic (Stoke City).
    • 85': Attempt missed. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Darragh Lenihan.
    • 86': Foul by John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 86': Mario Vrancic (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Buckley.
    • 87': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Adam Davies.
    • 89': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
    • 90': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Jacob Davenport (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 90'+1': Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Danny Batth (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Tymon with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
    • 90'+4': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Danny Batth (Stoke City).
    • 90'+5': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Aynsley Pears tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Stoke City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Stoke City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 13
    4 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    6 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    4 Saves 1
    41.6 Possession 58.4
    7 SHOTS 7
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    239 Accurate Passes 360
    339 Passes 487
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    12 Crosses 18
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    72 Long Balls 66
    22 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    0 Blocked Shots 0
    11 Effective Tackles 10
    20 Tackles 15
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    20 Interceptions 14
    18 Effective Clearances 11
    18 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: bet365 Stadium
    Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
    Attendance: 21,739

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 45 +48 92
    2 Ipswich Town 44 +30 80
    3 Millwall 45 +13 80
    4 Middlesbrough 45 +25 79
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    STK Stoke City (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Adam Rhys Davies (GK) Yellow Card
    6 Danny Batth
    5 James Chester Yellow Card
    16 Ben Wilmot Yellow Card
    14 Josh Tymon
    28 Romaine Sawyers
    8 Mario Vrancic
    3 Morgan Fox
    2 Tommy Smith
    10 Tyrese Campbell
    18 Jacob Brown Yellow Card
    Stoke City Substitutes:
    Tom Ince, Jack Bonham, Steven Fletcher, Leo Østigard, Alfie Doughty, Tashan Oakley-Boothe, Demeaco Duhaney.

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

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
    25 Jan Paul van Hecke
    16 Scott Wharton
    26 Darragh Lenihan
    8 Joe Rothwell
    27 Lewis Travis
    21 John Buckley
    3 Harry Pickering Yellow Card
    2 Ryan Nyambe Yellow Card
    22 Ben Brereton Díaz Yellow Card
    7 Reda Khadra
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Tayo Edun, Bradley Johnson, Leighton Clarkson, Daniel Butterworth, Tyrhys Dolan, Jacob Davenport, Aynsley Pears.

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