English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Southampton, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
FT
0 - 0
Southampton

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Blackburn Rovers are hosting Southampton 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': Offside, Southampton. Kyle Walker-Peters is caught offside.
  • 5': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
  • 5': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Wharton with a headed pass.
  • 6': Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 6': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Brooks.
  • 11': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 11': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Delay in match because of an injury Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 16': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 16': Foul by Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 16': Ryan Fraser (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
  • 25': Joe Aribo (Southampton) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jack Stephens.
  • 25': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 27': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dilan Markanday replaces Ryan Hedges because of an injury.
  • 29': Foul by Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 29': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sondre Tronstad.
  • 30': Dilan Markanday (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 38': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 38': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by Dilan Markanday (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 41': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 42': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 42': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Jack Stephens (Southampton) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Rothwell with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Foul by Joe Rothwell (Southampton).
  • 44': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Southampton 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Southampton 0.
  • 46': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Flynn Downes following a corner.
  • 48': Foul by Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 48': Ryan Fraser (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 49': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Offside, Southampton. Flynn Downes is caught offside.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Rankin-Costello.
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Jack Stephens (Southampton).
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 55': Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 59': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Dilan Markanday (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 62': Foul by David Brooks (Southampton).
  • 62': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': David Brooks (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Substitution, Southampton. Ché Adams replaces David Brooks.
  • 63': Substitution, Southampton. Will Smallbone replaces Joe Rothwell.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Dilan Markanday (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross.
  • 68': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
  • 68': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dilan Markanday.
  • 70': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross following a corner.
  • 72': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Sondre Tronstad.
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sondre Tronstad.
  • 75': Substitution, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Adam Armstrong.
  • 75': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Ryan Fraser.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
  • 76': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 77': Offside, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana is caught offside.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kamaldeen Sulemana.
  • 81': Dilan Markanday (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Samuel Edozie (Southampton).
  • 83': Attempt saved. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 85': Foul by Dilan Markanday (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 85': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
  • 87': Substitution, Southampton. Sékou Mara replaces Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Edozie with a through ball.
  • 88': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 88': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Sékou Mara (Southampton).
  • 90'+3': Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+3': Sékou Mara (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left.
  • 90'+4': Hand ball by Ché Adams (Southampton).
  • 90'+5': Ché Adams (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Southampton 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Southampton 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 17
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 2
69 Possession 31
7 SHOTS 11
2 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
621 Accurate Passes 238
697 Passes 308
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
15 Crosses 10
0.1 Cross % 0.4
36 Long Balls 62
19 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 4
12 Effective Tackles 8
21 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 13
10 Effective Clearances 15
10 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 15,679

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sunderland 15 +14 31
2 Sheffield United 15 +12 31
3 Leeds United 15 +15 29
4 Burnley 15 +12 27
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Aynsley Pears (GK)
16 Scott Wharton
5 Dominic Hyam
3 Harry Pickering Yellow Card
2 Callum Brittain
8 Sammie Szmodics
11 Joe Rankin-Costello Yellow Card
6 Sondre Tronstad
9 Sam Gallagher
10 Tyrhys Dolan Yellow Card
19 Ryan Hedges
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Benjamin Chrisene, Dilan Kumar Markanday, Hayden Carter, John Buckley, Semir Telalovic, Andy Moran, Kyle McFadzean, Jake Garrett, Leopold Wahlstedt.

SOU Southampton (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
35 Jan Bednarek
21 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
5 Jack Stephens
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
4 Flynn Downes
19 Joe Rothwell
7 Joe Aribo
9 Adam Armstrong
26 Ryan Fraser
36 David Brooks Yellow Card
Southampton Substitutes:
Kamaldeen Sulemana, Ryan Manning, William Smallbone, Joe Lumley, Nico Lawrence, Sékou Mara, Samuel Edozie, Ché Adams, Shea Charles.

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