HULL. Hull City had a surprising win over Blackburn Rovers with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Honeyman (8′) and a goal from T. Eaves (67′).
The match was played at the KCOM Stadium stadium in Hull on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Bramall who had the assistance of James Wilson and Nicholas Barnard. The 4th official was Ross Joyce. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.4 degrees Celsius or 39.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 14 Total 16
- 4 On Target 5
- 10 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 102 Attack 99
- 45 Dangerous attack 57
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 10
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Hull City was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Blackburn Rovers that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Blackburn Rovers was more pushing with 57 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Hull City was able to find the solution to win this match.
Hull City shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Hull City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards (J. Rothwell, D. Lenihan and B. Brereton).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Hull City will have 26 points to hold in the 19th place. Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers will stay with 49 points like AFC Bournemouth to sit in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Hull City will play away against Sheffield United on the 15th of February with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Sheffield United (3 draws).
Blackburn Rovers will host Middlesbrough on the 24th of January with a 10-3 head to head record in favor of Blackburn Rovers (11 draws).
Hull City – Formation
Hull City
88'
8'
Hull City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Grant McCann decided to play with the following team: Nathan Baxter , Di’Shon Bernard , Sean McLoughlin , Jacob Greaves , Randell Williams , Richard Smallwood , Greg Docherty , Ryan Longman , George Honeyman , Tom Eaves and Keane Lewis-Potter .
The home team had on the bench: Tyler Smith , C. Jones, F. Arthur, Brandon Fleming, Matt Ingram, Tom Huddlestone and George Moncur.
Substitutions
Hull City made 2 changes: R. Longman for T. Smith (88′) and G. Honeyman for C. Jones (90′).
Best player: Di’Shon Bernard
The most impressive player for Hull City was Di’Shon Bernard even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 39 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8.
Blackburn Rovers – Formation
Blackburn Rovers
88'
Blackburn Rovers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Tony Mowbray played with: Thomas Kaminski , Darragh Lenihan , Jan Paul van Hecke , Scott Wharton , Joe Rankin-Costello , Joe Rothwell , John Buckley , Adetayo Edun , Sam Gallagher , Ben Brereton Díaz and Reda Khadra .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Bradley Johnson , J. Brown, Aynsley Pears, Daniel Butterworth, Daniel Ayala , Dilan Markanday and Jacob Davenport.
Substitutions
Blackburn Rovers made 3 changes: J. Buckley for B. Johnson (68′), J. Rankin-Costello for D. Ayala (68′) and S. Gallagher for D. Markanday (68′).
Best player: Joe Rothwell
The player that probably impressed the most for Blackburn Rovers was Joe Rothwell.
His rating is with 50 passes (88% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Reading – Luton Town – 0-2
- Hull City – Blackburn Rovers – 2-0
