Blackburn Rovers overcomes Stoke City 3-1 with 2 goals from T. Dolan. HIGHLIGHTS

BLACKBURN. Blackburn Rovers beat Stoke City 3-1 thanks to T. Dolan who scored in the 7th and 37th minute.

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David Brown
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Blackburn Rovers overcomes Stoke City 3-1 with 2 goals from T. Dolan. HIGHLIGHTS

BLACKBURN. Blackburn Rovers conquered Stoke City 3-1 thanks to T. Dolan who scored in the 7th and 37th minute. Blackburn Rovers was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Tyrhys Dolan (7′), Sammie Szmodics (20′) and Tyrhys Dolan (37′). Stoke City reduced the distance with a goal (39′) by Niall Ennis, but there was not much to do for them. Stoke City was truly superior in terms of ball possession (64%).​

Daniel Johnson missed a decisive penalty (49′). That would have allowed Stoke City to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Ewood Park stadium in Blackburn on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward with the collaboration of Lee Venamore and Adam Crysell. The 4th official was Scott Oldham. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.26 degrees Celsius or 46.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Blackburn Rovers

3 - 1

Team 1

Stoke City

  • ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
  • 9 Total 7
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 2 Off Target 1
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 75 Attack 128
  • 29 Dangerous attack 37
  • 100 Ball safe 117
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 5 Corners 8
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 4 Total 9
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Stoke City had a strong ball possession 64% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Stoke City was more aggressive with 37 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Blackburn Rovers was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Blackburn Rovers shot 9 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Stoke City shot 7 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Blackburn Rovers didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Stoke City received 2 yellow cards (Luke McNally and J. Tchamadeu).

Match Timeline

T. Dolan(goal)Callum Brittain
7'
Sammie Szmodics(goal)Ryan Hedges
20'
29'
Luke McNally- Yellow
T. Dolan(goal)Sam Gallagher
37'
39'
Niall Ennis(goal)Joon-ho Bae
49'
Daniel Johnson- missed penaltyDaniel Johnson
54'
J. Tchamadeu- Yellow
60'
L. Baker- sub ->Lynden Gooch
60'
Luke Cundle- sub ->Million Manhoef
60'
Ki-Jana Hoever- sub ->Daniel Johnson
J. Garrett- sub ->Joe Rankin-Costello
66'
S. Telalović- sub ->Sam Gallagher
66'
C. O'Riordan- sub ->Ryan Hedges
68'
77'
Sead Haksabanovic- sub ->Luke McNally
78'
Wesley- sub ->Wouter Burger
Andrew Moran- sub ->Tyrhys Dolan
85'
A. Sigurðsson- sub ->Sammie Szmodics
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After playing this contest, Blackburn Rovers has 36 points like Plymouth Argyle and Swansea City to remain in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Stoke City will stays with 32 points like Birmingham City to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will play away against Cardiff City on the 27th of January with a 6-6 head to head stats.

Stoke City will host Queens Park Rangers on the 14th of February with a 9-8 head to head statistic in favor of Queens Park Rangers (6 draws).

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers
G
A. Pears 1.England
7.3
D
Kyle McFadzean 55.England
6.7
D
Dominic Hyam 5.Scotland
6.7
D
S. Wharton 16.England
D
B. Chrisene 45.England
6.4
M
Callum Brittain 2.England
7.5
M
Sammie Szmodics 8.England
7.5
85' Goals20'
M
Ryan Hedges 19.Wales
7.9
68'
M
S. Tronstad 6.Norway
7.3
M
T. Dolan 10.England
8.5
85' Goals7', 37'
M
J. Rankin-Costello 11.England
6.4
66'
F
Sam Gallagher 9.England
7.5
66'
Substitutes
G
Leopold Wahlstedt 12.Sweden
D
C. O'Riordan 4.England
6.8
68'
M
J. Garrett 30.England
6.8
66'
M
Y. Ayari 44.Sweden
M
A. Sigurðsson 7.Iceland
6.8
85'
M
John Fleck 23.Scotland
M
Andrew Moran 24.Republic of Ireland
6.6
85'
F
D. Markanday 18.England
F
S. Telalović 33.Germany
6.8
66'

Blackburn Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Jon Dahl Tomasson decided to play with the following team: Scott Wharton, Aynsley Pears (7.3), Dominic Hyam (6.7), Kyle McFadzean (6.7), Ben Chrisene (6.4), Callum Brittain (7.5), Joe Rankin-Costello (6.4), Sondre Tronstad (7.3), Ryan Hedges (7.9), Tyrhys Dolan (8.5), Sammie Szmodics (7.5) and Sam Gallagher (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Arnór Sigurdsson (6.8), John Fleck, Andrew Moran (6.6), Connor O’Riordan (6.8), Leopold Wahlstedt, Dilan Markanday, Jake Garrett (6.8), Semir Telalović (6.8) and Yasin Ayari.

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 5 changes: Ryan Hedges for Connor O’Riordan (68′), Joe Rankin-Costello for Jake Garrett (66′), Sam Gallagher for Semir Telalović (66′), Tyrhys Dolan for Andrew Moran (85′) and Sammie Szmodics for Arnór Sigurdsson (85′).

Player of the match: Tyrhys Dolan​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Tyrhys Dolan.

His rating is 8.5 with 2 goals, 22 passes (50% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 10.

Stoke City – Formation

Stoke City
G
Daniel Iversen 1.Denmark
6.6
D
Niall Ennis 14.England
7.3
Goals39'
D
Luke McNally 23.Republic of Ireland
6.3
77' 29'
D
Lynden Gooch 2.United States
6.4
60'
D
Michael Rose 5.Scotland
D
B. Wilmot 16.England
7.0
D
J. Tchamadeu 24.Cameroon
6.4
54'
M
André Vidigal 7.Portugal
7.3
M
Daniel Johnson 12.Jamaica
6.1
60'
M
Bae Jun-Ho 22.South Korea
7.1
M
M. Manhoef 42.Netherlands
6.6
60'
M
Wouter Burger 6.Netherlands
7.5
78'
M
Mehdi Léris 27.Algeria
Substitutes
G
J. Bonham 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Ki-Jana Hoever 17.Netherlands
7.0
60'
M
L. Baker 8.England
7.0
60'
M
Ben Pearson 4.England
M
Jordan Thompson 15.Northern Ireland
M
Luke Cundle 25.England
6.8
60'
F
Wesley 18.Brazil
6.8
78'
F
Sead Haksabanovic 20.Montenegro
6.8
77'
F
T. Campbell 10.England

Stoke City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Steven Schumacher played with: Michael Rose, Mehdi Léris, Daniel Iversen (6.6), J. Tchamadeu (6.4), Luke McNally (6.3), Ben Wilmot (7.0), Lynden Gooch (6.4), André Vidigal (7.3), Wouter Burger (7.5), Daniel Johnson (6.1), Million Manhoef (6.6) and Joon-ho Bae (7.1), Niall Ennis (7.3).

They had on the bench: Ben Pearson, Tyrese Campbell, Jordan Thompson, Luke Cundle (6.8), Lewis Baker (7.0), Jack Bonham, Ki-Jana Hoever (7.0), Wesley Moraes (6.8) and Sead Hakšabanović (6.8).

Substitutions

Stoke City made 5 changes: Luke McNally for Sead Hakšabanović (77′), Wouter Burger for Wesley Moraes (78′), Lynden Gooch for Lewis Baker (60′), Daniel Johnson for Ki-Jana Hoever (60′) and Million Manhoef for Luke Cundle (60′).

Player of the match: Wouter Burger​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Stoke City was Wouter Burger.

His rating is 7.5 with 60 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 12.

Results of the day

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