Blackburn Rovers vs Wrexham, 2023-24 English FA Cup, Fourth Round
· English FA Cup
- 32': Sammie Szmodics
- 34': Sam Gallagher
- 45'+1': Sammie Szmodics
- 59': Sondre Tronstad
FT
4 - 1
4 - 1
Blackburn end Wrexham's FA Cup run with one-sided victory
Sammie Szmodics scored twice as the second-tier Blackburn Rovers came from behind to beat lowly Wrexham 4-1 on Monday and secure an FA Cup fifth-round clash with the Premier League's Newcastle United.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jake Garrett with a headed pass.
- 3': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Moran with a through ball.
- 8': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ben Tozer.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
- 10': Attempt missed. Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Moran with a cross.
- 12': Attempt saved. Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Moran.
- 13': Attempt missed. Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 13': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics is caught offside.
- 17': Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers).
- 17': Attempt saved. Paul Mullin (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 19': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Wrexham 1. Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam Dalby.
- 22': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan with a cross.
- 22': Attempt saved. Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Dalby.
- 22': Attempt saved. James McClean (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 22': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Aynsley Pears.
- 23': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
- 27': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ben Tozer.
- 28': Foul by Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers).
- 28': Sam Dalby (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Elliot Lee (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Evans.
- 32': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Wrexham 1. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
- 34': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Wrexham 1. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arnór Sigurdsson.
- 40': Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by James McClean (Wrexham).
- 43': Foul by Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers).
- 43': Ryan Barnett (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Elliot Lee (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James McClean with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': Foul by Sam Dalby (Wrexham).
- 45'+1': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 3, Wrexham 1. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sondre Tronstad with a through ball.
- 45'+3': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).
- 45'+3': James McClean (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Paul Mullin (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 3, Wrexham 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 3, Wrexham 1.
- 47': Attempt missed. Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andrew Moran.
- 48': Delay in match because of an injury George Evans (Wrexham).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Foul by Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers).
- 50': Ryan Barnett (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers).
- 51': Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Delay in match (Blackburn Rovers).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Foul by Andrew Cannon (Wrexham).
- 55': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4, Wrexham 1. Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
- 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Chrisene replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
- 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Semir Telalovic replaces Sam Gallagher.
- 65': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yasin Ayari replaces Jake Garrett.
- 68': Attempt missed. Elliot Lee (Wrexham) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
- 69': Substitution, Wrexham. Jordan Tunnicliffe replaces Eoghan O'Connell.
- 69': Substitution, Wrexham. James Jones replaces Andrew Cannon.
- 69': Substitution, Wrexham. Jacob Mendy replaces Ryan Barnett.
- 72': Attempt saved. James Jones (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Mullin.
- 76': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Moran.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Semir Telalovic (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
- 77': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Moran.
- 78': Substitution, Wrexham. Ollie Palmer replaces Paul Mullin.
- 78': Substitution, Wrexham. Jake Bickerstaff replaces Sam Dalby.
- 79': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
- 79': Jake Bickerstaff (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt saved. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Semir Telalovic.
- 83': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tom Atcheson replaces Joe Rankin-Costello.
- 86': Delay in match (Blackburn Rovers).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Foul by James McClean (Wrexham).
- 89': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dilan Markanday replaces Arnór Sigurdsson.
- 90': Attempt saved. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Chrisene.
- 90': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Ollie Palmer (Wrexham).
- 90'+1': Foul by James Jones (Wrexham).
- 90'+1': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 4, Wrexham 1.
- 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 4, Wrexham 1.
Statistics
 WXM |
BLK |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 31.8 | Possession | 68.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 256 | Accurate Passes | 674 |
| 342 | Passes | 752 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 11 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 72 | Long Balls | 50 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 13 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 18,169
Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 18,169
Line-Ups
Blackburn Rovers (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aynsley Pears (GK) |
| 5 | Dominic Hyam |
| 16 | Scott Wharton |
| 11 | Joe Rankin-Costello |
| 6 | Sondre Tronstad |
| 30 | Jake Garrett  |
| 7 | Arnór Sigurdsson |
| 10 | Tyrhys Dolan |
| 9 | Sam Gallagher |
| 8 | Sammie Szmodics |
| 24 | Andy Moran |
Wrexham (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Arthur Okonkwo (GK) |
| 4 | Ben Tozer |
| 15 | Eoghan O'Connell |
| 32 | Max Cleworth |
| 38 | Elliott Lee |
| 20 | Andrew Cannon |
| 12 | George Evans |
| 23 | James McClean |
| 29 | Ryan Barnett |
| 18 | Sam Dalby |
| 10 | Paul Mullin |
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