English League Championship

Hull City vs Blackburn Rovers, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Hull City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Blackburn Rovers
    • 15': Sammie Szmodics

    About

    Hull City are hosting Blackburn Rovers at The MKM Stadium, Hull, 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 Regan Slater (Hull City).
    • 4': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
    • 5': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 5': Regan Slater (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
    • 7': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Lewis Travis.
    • 7': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Lewis Travis.
    • 11': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Adam Wharton tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
    • 15': Goal! Hull City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Wharton with a through ball.
    • 18': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Dimitris Pelkas (Hull City).
    • 22': Foul by Greg Docherty (Hull City).
    • 22': Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
    • 25': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 25': Regan Slater (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Ryan Woods (Hull City).
    • 29': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 29': Ryan Woods (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 32': Offside, Hull City. Regan Slater tries a through ball, but Dimitris Pelkas is caught offside.
    • 33': Offside, Hull City. Greg Docherty tries a through ball, but Ryan Longman is caught offside.
    • 33': Cyrus Christie (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 38': Attempt missed. Jacob Greaves (Hull City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jean Michaël Seri.
    • 40': Foul by Alfie Jones (Hull City).
    • 40': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Alfie Jones.
    • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Morton with a cross.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Hull City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Hull City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Hull City. Brandon Fleming replaces Alfie Jones.
    • 45': Substitution, Hull City. Ozan Tufan replaces Jean Michaël Seri.
    • 46': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 46': Ryan Longman (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Ryan Longman (Hull City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 47': Foul by Brandon Fleming (Hull City).
    • 47': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Adam Wharton.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Jacob Greaves (Hull City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dimitris Pelkas with a cross following a corner.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 50': Offside, Hull City. Cyrus Christie tries a through ball, but Ozan Tufan is caught offside.
    • 52': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Tyrhys Dolan.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 55': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jacob Greaves.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Morton with a cross.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
    • 57': Brandon Fleming (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 58': Attempt missed. Dimitris Pelkas (Hull City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Regan Slater with a cross.
    • 59': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cyrus Christie.
    • 61': Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 61': Ozan Tufan (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Daniel Ayala replaces Adam Wharton.
    • 63': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Hayden Carter replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Ozan Tufan (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cyrus Christie.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Cyrus Christie (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitris Pelkas.
    • 67': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
    • 67': Substitution, Hull City. Óscar Estupiñán replaces Greg Docherty.
    • 68': Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Ryan Longman (Hull City).
    • 69': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 69': Tobias Figueiredo (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jack Vale replaces Sam Gallagher.
    • 71': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Dack replaces Sammie Szmodics.
    • 74': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Óscar Estupiñán (Hull City).
    • 76': Cyrus Christie (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Jack Vale (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 77': Foul by Tobias Figueiredo (Hull City).
    • 77': Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Tobias Figueiredo (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Dimitris Pelkas (Hull City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 78': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 80': Substitution, Hull City. Dogukan Sinik replaces Ryan Longman.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Regan Slater (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dimitris Pelkas.
    • 83': Hand ball by Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 87': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
    • 90': Foul by Dogukan Sinik (Hull City).
    • 90': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Substitution, Hull City. Lewie Coyle replaces Tobias Figueiredo.
    • 90'+1': Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Ryan Woods (Hull City).
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Hull City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Hull City 0, Blackburn Rovers 1.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    0 Saves 5
    48 Possession 52
    14 SHOTS 7
    6 ON GOAL 0
    0.4 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    376 Accurate Passes 410
    485 Passes 515
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 3
    8 Crosses 15
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    65 Long Balls 63
    26 Accurate Long Balls 26
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    12 Effective Tackles 6
    18 Tackles 16
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    10 Interceptions 13
    23 Effective Clearances 8
    23 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The MKM Stadium
    Location: Hull, England
    Attendance: 18,843

    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

    HUL Hull City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Nathan Baxter (GK)
    5 Alfie Jones
    6 Tobias Figueiredo Yellow Card
    4 Jacob Greaves
    33 Cyrus Christie
    20 Dimitris Pelkas
    15 Ryan Woods Yellow Card
    24 Jean Michaël Seri
    16 Ryan Longman
    27 Regan Slater
    8 Greg Docherty
    Hull City Substitutes:
    Brandon Fleming, Ozan Tufan, Oscar Estupiñan, Matt Ingram, Dogukan Sinik, Sean McLoughlin, Lewie Coyle.

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

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
    16 Scott Wharton Yellow Card
    5 Dominic Hyam
    3 Harry Pickering
    27 Lewis Travis
    8 Sammie Szmodics
    36 Adam Wharton
    6 Tyler Morton
    9 Sam Gallagher
    22 Ben Brereton Díaz
    10 Tyrhys Dolan
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Jack Vale, Bradley Dack, Hayden Carter, Daniel Ayala, Jake Garrett, Dilan Kumar Markanday, Aynsley Pears.

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