BLACKBURN. Blackburn Rovers manages to recover against Luton Town with 2 goals from L. Berry from a goal on the 90′ and a goal on the 73′.

The match was played at the Ewood Park stadium in Blackburn on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Langford that was helped by Paul Hodskinson and Richard Wild. The 4th official was Andy Haines. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 18.2 degrees Celsius or 64.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Both teams adopted the same 4-2-3-1 line-up.

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers
G
Thomas Kaminski 1.Belgium
6.2
D
Daniel Ayala 5.Spain
7.1
D
Darragh Lenihan 26.Republic of Ireland
6.8
8'
D
Ryan Nyambe 2.Namibia
6.8
D
Harry Pickering 3.England
7.5
31'
M
T. Dolan 10.England
7.3
48' 27'
M
Ben Brereton 22.Chile
7.2
49'
M
Lewis Travis 27.England
6.7
M
Joe Rothwell 8.England
6.3
80'
M
J. Buckley 21.England
6.9
74'
F
Sam Gallagher 9.England
6.4
67'
Substitutes
G
A. Pears 13.England
D
Tyler Magloire 36.England
6.2
80'
D
L. Cirino 33.England
M
Leighton Clarkson 19.England
M
Jacob Davenport 6.England
6.6
74'
M
Reda Khadra 7.Germany
F
Daniel Butterworth 14.England

Tony Mowbray decided to play with the following team: Thomas Kaminski (6.2), Ryan Nyambe (6.8), Darragh Lenihan (6.8), Daniel Ayala (7.1), Harry Pickering (7.5), Lewis Travis (6.7), Joe Rothwell (6.3), Tyrhys Dolan (7.3), John Buckley (6.9), Ben Brereton (7.2) and Sam Gallagher (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Tyler Magloire (6.2), Leighton Clarkson, Jacob Davenport (6.6), Daniel Butterworth, Aynsley Pears, Reda Khadra and Lenni Cirino.

Best player: Harry Pickering​

The player that probably impressed the most for Blackburn Rovers was Harry Pickering.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 36 passes (69% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town
G
Simon Sluga 12.Croatia
6.1
49'
D
Dan Potts 3.England
6.5
46'
D
Reece Burke 16.England
6.4
D
J. Bree 2.England
6.2
D
Kal Naismith 4.Scotland
6.4
36'
M
Gabriel Osho 32.England
6.8
59'
M
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 17.England
7.2
M
Allan Campbell 22.Scotland
6.7
11'
M
Harry Cornick 7.England
6.5
M
Carlos Mendes 14.Guinea-Bissau
6.9
59'
F
Cameron Jerome 35.England
6.8
50'
F
Admiral Muskwe 26.Zimbabwe
Substitutes
G
James Shea 1.England
D
Tom Lockyer 15.Wales
D
Sonny Bradley 5.England
6.9
46'
M
Luke Berry 8.England
8.4
59' 73', 90'
M
Dion Pereira 19.Antigua and Barbuda
M
Henri Lansbury 23.England
7.3
11' 61'

On the other side, Nathan Mowbray played with: Simon Sluga (6.1), James Bree (6.2), Reece Burke (6.4), Kal Naismith (6.4), Daniel Potts (6.5), Allan Campbell (6.7), Gabriel Osho (6.8), Harry Cornick (6.5), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (7.2), Admiral Muskwe and Carlos Mendes Gomes (6.9), Cameron Jerome (6.8).

They had on the bench: Luke Berry (8.4), Tom Lockyer, Sonny Bradley (6.9), Dion Pereira, Henri Lansbury (7.3) and James Shea.

Luton Town could not rely on the presence of H. Lansbury (injured).

Best player: Luke Berry​

The player that probably impressed the most for Luton Town was Luke Berry.

His rating is (8.4) with 2 goals, 6 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 59′.

Match report​

Blackburn Rovers

2 - 2

Luton Town

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 9 Total 10
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 109 Attack 109
  • 38 Dangerous attack 47
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 11
  • 4 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 4

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Blackburn Rovers was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Luton Town that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Luton Town was extremely more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Luton Town to win the match​.

Blackburn Rovers shoot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Luton Town shoot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Blackburn Rovers received 4 yellow cards (D. Lenihan, T. Dolan, B. Brereton and S. Gallagher). On the other side, Luton Town received 5 yellow cards (K. Naismith, S. Sluga, C. Jerome, G. Osho and H. Lansbury).

Match Timeline

8'
11'
T. Dolan(goal)
27'
Harry Pickering(goal)B. Brereton
31'
36'
46'
T. Dolan- Yellow
48'
49'
49'
50'
59'
Gabriel Osho- Yellow
59'
Luke Berry- sub ->C. Mendes Gomes
61'
Sam Gallagher- Yellow
67'
73'
Luke Berry(goal)P. Ruddock
74'
80'
90'
Luke Berry(goal)C. Jerome

Standing

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Fulham
90
46
AFC Bournemouth
88
46
Huddersfield Town
82
46
Nottingham Forest
80
46
Sheffield United
75
46
Luton Town
75
46
Middlesbrough
70
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
69
46
West Bromwich Albion
67
46
Queens Park Rangers
66
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
64
46
Stoke City
62
46
Swansea City
61
46
Blackpool
60
46
Bristol City
55
46
Cardiff City
53
46
Hull City
51
46
Birmingham City
47
46
Reading
41
46
Peterborough United
37
46
Derby County
34
46
Barnsley
30
46

After this match, Blackburn Rovers will have 9 points to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, Luton Town will have 8 points to stay in the 12th place.

In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will host Hull City on the 14th of September with a 7-3 head to head in favor of Blackburn Rovers (3 draw). Luton Town will play away Bristol City on the 15th of September with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Luton Town (0 draw).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​