English FA Cup

FT Monday, January 29, 2024
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Blackburn Rovers LDWLD 4
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Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Lineups

BLK · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Aynsley PearsG
  2. 5Dominic HyamCD
  3. 16Scott WhartonCD-L
  4. 11Joe Rankin-CostelloCD-R
  5. 6Sondre TronstadCM-L
  6. 30Jake GarrettCM-R
  7. 7Arnór SigurdssonLM
  8. 10Tyrhys DolanRM
  9. 9Sam GallagherF
  10. 8Sammie SzmodicsCF-L
  11. 24Andy MoranCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Leopold WahlstedtSUB
  2. 44Yasin AyariSUB
  3. 14Niall EnnisSUB
  4. 18Dilan Kumar MarkandaySUB
  5. 15Patrick GambleSUB
  6. 45Benjamin ChriseneSUB
  7. 31Tom AtchesonSUB
  8. 33Semir TelalovicSUB
  9. 23Adam WhartonSUB

WXM · 3-5-2

  1. 33Arthur OkonkwoG
  2. 4Ben TozerCD
  3. 15Eoghan O'ConnellCD-L
  4. 32Max CleworthCD-R
  5. 38Elliott LeeCM-L
  6. 20Andrew CannonCM-R
  7. 12George EvansAM
  8. 23James McCleanLM
  9. 29Ryan BarnettRM
  10. 18Sam DalbyCF-L
  11. 10Paul MullinCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Callum McFadzeanSUB
  2. 6Jordan TunnicliffeSUB
  3. 27Jake BickerstaffSUB
  4. 5Aaron HaydenSUB
  5. 19Jacob MendySUB
  6. 9Ollie PalmerSUB
  7. 31Luke McNicholasSUB
  8. 30James JonesSUB
  9. 7Jordan DaviesSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 51' Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 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.
  7. 65' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Chrisene replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
  8. 65' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Semir Telalovic replaces Sam Gallagher.
  9. 65' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yasin Ayari replaces Jake Garrett.
  10. 69' Substitution, Wrexham. Jordan Tunnicliffe replaces Eoghan O'Connell.
  11. 69' Substitution, Wrexham. James Jones replaces Andrew Cannon.
  12. 69' Substitution, Wrexham. Jacob Mendy replaces Ryan Barnett.
  13. 78' Substitution, Wrexham. Ollie Palmer replaces Paul Mullin.
  14. 78' Substitution, Wrexham. Jake Bickerstaff replaces Sam Dalby.
  15. 83' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tom Atcheson replaces Joe Rankin-Costello.
  16. 89' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dilan Markanday replaces Arnór Sigurdsson.

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