Blackburn Rovers overcomes Stoke City 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

STOKE. Blackburn Rovers was ultimately too strong for Stoke City.

November 26, 2023

STOKE. Blackburn Rovers was after all too strong for Stoke City with the goal of Scott Wharton (4′), Andrew Moran (86′) and Sammie Szmodics (90′). Stoke City was decisively better in terms of ball possession (65%).

The match was played at the Bet365 Stadium stadium in Stoke on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. The referee was Andrew Kitchen with the assistance of Shaun Hudson and Andrew Dallison. The 4th official was Simon Mather. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was freezing at -6.17 degrees Celsius or 20.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.

Match Statistics

Stoke City

0 - 3

Blackburn Rovers

! 65 Ball Possession 35

Shots

12 Total 7
1 On Target 4
9 Off Target 3
2 Shots blocked 0

156 Attack 64
66 Dangerous attack 39
147 Ball safe 108

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 1
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

12 Total 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Stoke City had a superior ball possession 65% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Stoke City was more pushing with 66 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Blackburn Rovers found a way to find the solution to win this contest.

Stoke City shot 12 times, 1 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Stoke City received 2 yellow cards (Jordan Thompson and Ben Pearson). Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers received 1 yellow card (Tyrhys Dolan).

Match Timeline

S. Wharton(goal)Andrew Moran

10'

45'

T. Dolan- Yellow

R. Mmaee- sub ->Dwight Gayle

56'

T. Campbell- sub ->Mehdi Léris

74'

Lynden Gooch- sub ->Ki-Jana Hoever

74'

Jordan Thompson- sub ->Enda Stevens

80'

Wesley- sub ->Daniel Johnson

80'

85'

J. Garrett- sub ->Callum Brittain

86'

Andrew Moran(goal)

90'

Sammie Szmodics(goal)Jake Garrett

Ben Pearson- Yellow

90'

Jordan Thompson- Yellow

90'

H. Leonard- sub ->Andrew Moran

90'

A. Sigurðsson- sub ->Scott Wharton

90'

S. Telalović- sub ->Tyrhys Dolan

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Stoke City will stay with 21 points like Watford to sit in the 16th place. On the other side, Blackburn Rovers will have 25 points like Bristol City to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Stoke City will play away with Swansea City on the 10th of April with a 13-7 head to head record in favor of Stoke City (4 draws).

Blackburn Rovers will play away agasint Bristol City on the 10th of April with a 6-6 head to head statistic.

Stoke City – Formation

Stoke City

J. Bonham 13.Republic of Ireland

6.3

Enda Stevens 3.Republic of Ireland

7.3

80'

Michael Rose 5.Scotland

6.8

Ki-Jana Hoever 17.Netherlands

7.7

74'

Luke McNally 23.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Ben Pearson 4.England

6.8

90'

Wouter Burger 6.Netherlands

7.5

Daniel Johnson 12.Jamaica

7.3

80'

Mehdi Léris 27.Algeria

7.1

74'

Bae Jun-Ho 22.South Korea

7.3

Dwight Gayle 11.England

6.3

56'

Substitutes

Tommy Simkin 45.England

C. Clark 26.Republic of Ireland

André Vidigal 7.Portugal

Lynden Gooch 2.United States

6.3

74'

Jordan Thompson 15.Northern Ireland

6.4

80'

90'

Josh Laurent 28.England

T. Campbell 10.England

6.7

74'

Wesley 18.Brazil

6.7

80'

R. Mmaee 19.Morocco

6.4

56'

Stoke City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Alex Neil decided to play with the following team: Jack Bonham (6.3), Ki-Jana Hoever (7.7), Luke McNally (7.0), Michael Rose (6.8), Enda Stevens (7.3), Ben Pearson (6.8), Wouter Burger (7.5), Mehdi Léris (7.1), Daniel Johnson (7.3), Joon-ho Bae (7.3) and Dwight Gayle (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: André Vidigal, Lynden Gooch (6.3), Tyrese Campbell (6.7), Jordan Thompson (6.4), Wesley Moraes (6.7), Ryan Mmaee (6.4), Ciaran Clark, Josh Laurent and Tommy Simkim.

Substitutions

Stoke City made 5 changes: Dwight Gayle for Ryan Mmaee (56′), Enda Stevens for Jordan Thompson (80′), Daniel Johnson for Wesley Moraes (80′), Ki-Jana Hoever for Lynden Gooch (74′) and Mehdi Léris for Tyrese Campbell (74′).

Player of the match: Ki-Jana Hoever

The player that probably impressed the most for Stoke City was Ki-Jana Hoever.

His rating is (7.7) with 46 passes (67% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 10 crosses.

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers

Leopold Wahlstedt 12.Sweden

7.0

James Hill 4.England

7.3

S. Wharton 16.England

7.5

90'

Harry Pickering 3.England

7.0

Hayden Carter 17.England

7.3

Callum Brittain 2.England

7.0

85'

S. Tronstad 6.Norway

7.1

Sammie Szmodics 8.England

7.7

90'

Adam Wharton 23.England

7.3

Andrew Moran 24.Republic of Ireland

9.2

90'

86'

T. Dolan 10.England

6.4

90'

45'

Substitutes

Joe Hilton 34.England

Lewis Travis 27.England

7.3

10'

P. Gamble 15.England

A. Sigurðsson 7.Iceland

90'

J. Garrett 30.England

7.8

85'

D. Markanday 18.England

H. Leonard 20.England

90'

S. Telalović 33.Germany

90'

Also Blackburn Rovers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jon Dahl Tomasson played with: Leopold Wahlstedt (7.0), James Hill (7.3), Hayden Carter (7.3), Scott Wharton (7.5), Harry Pickering (7.0), Sondre Tronstad (7.1), Adam Wharton (7.3), Andrew Moran (9.2), Sammie Szmodics (7.7), Callum Brittain (7.0) and Tyrhys Dolan (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Arnór Sigurdsson, Lewis Travis (7.3), Patrick Gamble, Dilan Markanday, Harry Leonard, Jake Garrett (7.8), Semir Telalović, Joe Hilton and Leo Duru.

Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of Arnór Sigurdsson (injured).

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 5 changes: Scott Wharton for Lewis Travis (10′), Andrew Moran for Harry Leonard (90′), Scott Wharton for Arnór Sigurdsson (90′), Callum Brittain for Jake Garrett (85′) and Tyrhys Dolan for Semir Telalović (90′).