BLACKBURN. Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers draw 1-1. A. Gordon scored the first goal (71′) for Newcastle United. S. Szmodics made it even (79′). Newcastle United was truly better in terms of ball possession (62%)
The match was played at the Ewood Park stadium in Blackburn on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 22,730 spectators. The referee was Jarred Gillett with the collaboration of Darren Cann and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Stephen Martin. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 4.55 degrees Celsius or 40.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 16 Total 19
- 9 On Target 8
- 4 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 5
- 94 Attack 148
- 46 Dangerous attack 73
- 138 Ball safe 160
- 10 Free Kicks 13
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 14
- 2 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 16 Total 8
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Newcastle United had a superior ball possession 62% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Newcastle United had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Newcastle United to win the match.
Blackburn Rovers shot 16 times, 9 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Newcastle United shot 19 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Ben Chrisene, Andrew Moran and Yasin Ayari). Talking about the opposition, Newcastle United received 2 yellow cards (Sean Longstaff and Jamaal Lascelles).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Blackburn Rovers has points to occupy the 0th place in the standings. On the other side, Newcastle United has points (0th).
Next matches
Blackburn Rovers – Formation
Blackburn Rovers
72'
18'
79'
Blackburn Rovers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager John Eustace decided to play with the following team: Aynsley Pears , Dominic Hyam , Kyle McFadzean , Scott Wharton , Callum Brittain , John Buckley , Andrew Moran , Ben Chrisene , Tyrhys Dolan , Sam Gallagher and Sammie Szmodics .
The home team had on the bench: Harry Pickering, Arnór Sigurdsson , Leopold Wahlstedt, Billy Koumetio , Dilan Markanday , Semir Telalović, Rory Finneran, Yasin Ayari and Jake Garrett .
Substitutions
Blackburn Rovers made 5 changes: Sam Gallagher for Arnór Sigurdsson (46′), John Buckley for Jake Garrett (64′), Tyrhys Dolan for Dilan Markanday (64′), Andrew Moran for Yasin Ayari (63′) and Kyle McFadzean for Billy Koumetio (72′).
Player of the match: Scott Wharton
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Scott Wharton.
His rating is with 62 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 11.
Newcastle United – Formation
Newcastle United
Newcastle United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Eddie Howe played with: Martin Dúbravka , Kieran Trippier , Jamaal Lascelles , Fabian Schär , Dan Burn , Sean Longstaff , Bruno Guimarães , Joseph Willock , Jacob Murphy , Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon .
These were the players on the bench: Matt Ritchie, Emil Krafth , Lewis Hall, Valentino Livramento , Miguel Almirón , Elliot Anderson, Lewis Miley , Loris Karius and Harvey Barnes .
Substitutions
Newcastle United made 5 changes: Alexander Isak for Harvey Barnes (62′), Joseph Willock for Lewis Miley (62′), Jacob Murphy for Miguel Almirón (62′), Lewis Miley for Elliot Anderson (116′) and Kieran Trippier for Valentino Livramento (90′).
Player of the match: Martin Dúbravka
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Newcastle United was the goalkeeper: Martin Dúbravka. His rating is 8.87. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the FA Cup.
- AFC Bournemouth – Leicester City – 0-1
- Blackburn Rovers – Newcastle United – 1-1
- Luton Town – Manchester City – 2-6
