English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Luton Town, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 85': Adam Armstrong
FT
1 - 0
Luton Town

    About

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

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 4': Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
    • 4': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Douglas.
    • 6': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
    • 9': Offside, Luton Town. Sonny Bradley tries a through ball, but James Collins is caught offside.
    • 12': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
    • 12': Jarrad Branthwaite (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
    • 15': Offside, Luton Town. Harry Cornick tries a through ball, but James Collins is caught offside.
    • 17': Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Sonny Bradley (Luton Town).
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Cornick.
    • 19': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Stewart Downing.
    • 21': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Foul by Matty Pearson (Luton Town).
    • 24': Foul by Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
    • 24': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James Collins.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
    • 31': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
    • 31': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Offside, Luton Town. Harry Cornick tries a through ball, but James Collins is caught offside.
    • 36': Foul by Dan Potts (Luton Town).
    • 36': Harvey Elliott (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Harvey Elliott tries a through ball, but Darragh Lenihan is caught offside.
    • 41': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 41': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 45': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Luton Town 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Luton Town 0.
    • 46': Foul by Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town).
    • 46': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Nyambe.
    • 46': Foul by James Collins (Luton Town).
    • 46': Jarrad Branthwaite (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
    • 48': Harvey Elliott (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. James Collins (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
    • 50': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 50': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 52': Foul by Stewart Downing (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 52': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
    • 57': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Foul by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
    • 59': Barry Douglas (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Harry Cornick (Luton Town).
    • 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Dack replaces Harvey Elliott.
    • 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces Ben Brereton.
    • 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Joe Rothwell.
    • 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Holtby replaces Stewart Downing.
    • 63': Foul by Glen Rea (Luton Town).
    • 63': Lewis Holtby (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Glen Rea (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 64': Substitution, Luton Town. Danny Hylton replaces James Collins.
    • 65': Foul by Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 65': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 67': Foul by Jordan Clark (Luton Town).
    • 67': Lewis Holtby (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Matty Pearson.
    • 69': Hand ball by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 70': Foul by Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 70': Sonny Bradley (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Lewis Holtby (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 71': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Luton Town. Martin Cranie replaces Matty Pearson because of an injury.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 73': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dan Potts.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Barry Douglas.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Douglas.
    • 79': Danny Hylton (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Jarrad Branthwaite (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 80': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Ryan Nyambe.
    • 82': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 82': Martin Cranie (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Clark.
    • 85': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Luton Town 0. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sam Gallagher with a headed pass.
    • 87': Danny Hylton (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Foul by Jarrad Branthwaite (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 88': Substitution, Luton Town. Sam Nombe replaces Glen Rea.
    • 88': Substitution, Luton Town. Kal Naismith replaces Jordan Clark.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Tom Lockyer (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross.
    • 89': Offside, Luton Town. Tom Lockyer tries a through ball, but Sonny Bradley is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 90'+2': Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Lewis Travis.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Luton Town 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Luton Town 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 12
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 1
    42.6 Possession 57.4
    7 SHOTS 10
    1 ON GOAL 2
    0.1 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    188 Accurate Passes 287
    301 Passes 412
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 2
    21 Crosses 17
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    67 Long Balls 77
    19 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    9 Effective Tackles 13
    16 Tackles 24
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    18 Interceptions 17
    25 Effective Clearances 25
    25 Clearances 25

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Ewood Park
    Location: Blackburn, England

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Leeds United 16 +16 32
    2 Sunderland 16 +14 32
    3 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
    4 Burnley 16 +13 30
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
    30 Jarrad Branthwaite
    26 Darragh Lenihan
    15 Barry Douglas
    2 Ryan Nyambe
    27 Lewis Travis Yellow Card
    8 Joe Rothwell
    6 Stewart Downing
    7 Adam Armstrong
    20 Ben Brereton Díaz
    16 Harvey Elliott
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Lewis Holtby, Tyrhys Dolan, Corry Evans, Sam Gallagher, Bradley Dack, John Buckley, Aynsley Pears, Tyler Magliore, Elliott Bennett.

    LTN Luton Town (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    12 Simon Sluga (GK)
    5 Sonny Bradley
    15 Tom Lockyer
    16 Glen Rea Yellow Card
    3 Dan Potts
    6 Matty Pearson
    22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
    17 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
    18 Jordan Clark
    7 Harry Cornick
    19 James Collins
    Luton Town Substitutes:
    Kal Naismith, Danny Hylton, Sam Nombe, Joe Morrell, James Shea, Martin Cranie, Kazenga Lua Lua, Luke Berry, George Moncur.

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