BLACKBURN. Blackburn Rovers crushes Peterborough United 4-0 with goals of H. Pickering (16′), B. Brereton (35′), D. Lenihan (45′) and B. Brereton (60′).
The match was played at the Ewood Park stadium in Blackburn on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was John Brooks with the assistance of Nicholas Hopton and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Geoff Eltringham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.4 degrees Celsius or 39.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 13 Total 7
- 7 On Target 2
- 6 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 97 Attack 122
- 57 Dangerous attack 34
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Blackburn Rovers was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Peterborough United that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Blackburn Rovers was was more aggressive with 57 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Blackburn Rovers won the match.
Blackburn Rovers shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Peterborough United shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Blackburn Rovers received 1 yellow card (B. Brereton). On the other side, Peterborough United received 2 yellow cards (M. Beevers and R. Edwards).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Blackburn Rovers will have 30 points to hold in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Peterborough United will stay with 15 points to sit in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will play away against Stoke City on the 27th of November with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Stoke City (3 draws).
Peterborough United will host Barnsley on the 27th of November with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Barnsley (2 draws).
Blackburn Rovers – Formation
Blackburn Rovers
27'
45'
53'
Blackburn Rovers adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Tony Mowbray decided to play with the following team: Thomas Kaminski , Darragh Lenihan , Daniel Ayala , Scott Wharton , Ryan Nyambe , Lewis Travis , Joe Rothwell , Harry Pickering , John Buckley , Tyrhys Dolan and Ben Brereton .
The home team had on the bench: Bradley Johnson , Daniel Butterworth , Aynsley Pears, Jacob Davenport, Leighton Clarkson, Reda Khadra and Adetayo Edun.
Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of B. Johnson (injured).
Substitutions
Blackburn Rovers made 3 changes: D. Ayala for B. Johnson (27′), B. Brereton for R. Khadra (61′) and J. Buckley for D. Butterworth (68′).
Best player: Joe Rothwell
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Joe Rothwell even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 67 passes (89% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 6 crosses.
Peterborough United – Formation
Peterborough United
Also Peterborough United adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Darren Ferguson played with: David Cornell , Frankie Kent , Nathan Thompson , Mark Beevers , Joe Ward , Oliver Norburn , Jack Taylor , Dan Butler , Siriki Dembélé , Sammie Szmodics and Jonson Clarke-Harris .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Conor Coventry , Kwame Poku, Josh Knight, Ronnie Edwards , Will Blackmore, Harrison Burrows and Jorge Grant.
Substitutions
Peterborough United made 3 changes: M. Beevers for H. Burrows (46′), F. Kent for R. Edwards (46′) and O. Norburn for C. Coventry (61′).
Best player: Siriki Dembélé
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Peterborough United was Siriki Dembélé.
His rating is with 36 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 14 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Fulham – Derby County – 0-0
- Barnsley – Swansea City – 0-2
- Blackburn Rovers – Peterborough United – 4-0
- Bristol City – Stoke City – 1-0
- Cardiff City – Hull City – 0-1
- Millwall – AFC Bournemouth – 1-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Huddersfield Town – 1-0
