. Burnley beats Blackburn Rovers 1-0 after B. Manuel scored just 1 goal (66′).
The match was played at the Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire) stadium in on Tuesday and it started at 11:00 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson with the support of Ian Cooper and Craig Taylor. The 4th official was James Bell. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 8 Total 8
- 5 On Target 1
- 2 Off Target 4
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 90 Attack 86
- 80 Dangerous attack 27
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Blackburn Rovers was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Burnley that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Blackburn Rovers was more pushing with 80 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Burnley succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Blackburn Rovers shot 8 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Burnley shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards (J. Rankin-Costello, Harry Pickering and S. Szmodics). Talking about the opposition, Burnley received 5 yellow cards (Josh Brownhill , Josh Cullen, I. Maatsen, J. Cork and Arijanet Muric).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Blackburn Rovers will stay with 65 points like Sunderland and Millwall to hold in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Burnley will have 95 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will play away against Millwall on the 8th of May with a 8-3 head to head record in favor of Blackburn Rovers (6 draws).
Burnley will host Cardiff City on the 8th of May with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Cardiff City (11 draws).
Blackburn Rovers – Formation
Blackburn Rovers
74'
62'
Blackburn Rovers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jon Dahl Tomasson decided to play with the following team: Aynsley Pears , Joe Rankin-Costello , Hayden Carter , Dominic Hyam , Harry Pickering , Lewis Travis , Adam Wharton , Ryan Hedges , Sammie Szmodics , Ben Brereton Díaz and Tyrhys Dolan .
The home team had on the bench: Harry Leonard, Thomas Kaminski, Bradley Dack , Sorba Thomas , Callum Brittain , Jake Garrett and Ashley Phillips.
Substitutions
Blackburn Rovers made 3 changes: Harry Pickering for Callum Brittain (74′), Ryan Hedges for Sorba Thomas (74′) and Tyrhys Dolan for Bradley Dack (75′).
Best player: Ryan Hedges
The most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Ryan Hedges.
His rating is with 27 passes (55% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Burnley – Formation
Burnley
66'
Also Burnley adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Vincent Kompany played with: Arijanet Murić , Connor Roberts , Ameen Al-Dakhil , Charlie Taylor , Ian Maatsen , Josh Brownhill , Josh Cullen , Vitinho , Jóhann Guðmundsson , Anass Zaroury and Ashley Barnes .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Manuel Benson , Lyle Foster, Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Jack Cork , Jay Rodriguez, Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Michael Obafemi.
Substitutions
Burnley made 4 changes: Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson for Jack Cork (58′), Vitinho for Manuel Benson (58′), I. Maatsen for Taylor Harwood-Bellis (90′) and Anass Zaroury for Jay Rodriguez (90′).
Best player: Charlie Taylor
The player that probably impressed the most for Burnley was Charlie Taylor even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 72 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
