BLACKBURN. Blackburn Rovers and Plymouth Argyle draw 1-1. S. Szmodics scored the first goal (7′) for Blackburn Rovers. M. Whittaker equalized (74′). Plymouth Argyle was much superior in terms of ball possession (70%)
The match was played at the Ewood Park stadium in Blackburn on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 14,108 spectators. The referee was Andrew Kitchen with the assistance of James Wilson and George Byrne. The 4th official was Andy Davies. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.14 degrees Celsius or 44.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
- 8 Total 21
- 4 On Target 7
- 2 Off Target 10
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 84 Attack 126
- 29 Dangerous attack 61
- 57 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 5
- 5 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Plymouth Argyle was in firm control of the ball 70% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Plymouth Argyle was more pushing with 61 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Plymouth Argyle to win the contest.
Blackburn Rovers shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Plymouth Argyle shot 20 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Yasin Ayari and Callum Brittain). Talking about the opposition, Plymouth Argyle received 1 yellow card (Bali Mumba).
(Blackburn Rovers) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (54′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Blackburn Rovers has 41 points like Plymouth Argyle and Stoke City to hold in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Plymouth Argyle will has 41 points like Blackburn Rovers and Stoke City to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will play away with Middlesbrough on the 16th of March with a 13-4 head to head in favor of Blackburn Rovers (11 draws).
Plymouth Argyle will host Preston North End on the 16th of March with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Preston North End (5 draws).
Blackburn Rovers – Formation
Blackburn Rovers adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager John Eustace decided to play with the following team: Leopold Wahlstedt , Dominic Hyam , Kyle McFadzean , Scott Wharton , Callum Brittain , Yasin Ayari , John Buckley , Harry Pickering , Sam Gallagher , Arnór Sigurdsson and Sammie Szmodics .
The home team had on the bench: Tyrhys Dolan , Jake Garrett , Billy Koumetio, Dilan Markanday, Ryan Hedges , Andrew Moran, Semir Telalović, Nicholas Michalski and Ben Chrisene.
Substitutions
Blackburn Rovers made 3 changes: Sam Gallagher for Tyrhys Dolan (59′), John Buckley for Jake Garrett (59′) and Arnór Sigurdsson for Ryan Hedges (72′).
Player of the match: Sammie Szmodics
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Sammie Szmodics.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 8.
Plymouth Argyle – Formation
Also Plymouth Argyle adopted the 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Ian Foster played with: Michael Cooper , Julio Pleguezuelo , Ashley Phillips , Lewis Gibson , Bali Mumba , Adam Forshaw , Jordan Houghton , Mickel Miller , Morgan Whittaker , Mustapha Bundu and Ryan Hardie .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Joe Edwards, Darko Gyabi , Adam Randell , Conor Hazard, Brendan Galloway , Lino Sousa, Alfie Devine , Ben Waine and Matthew Sorinola .
Substitutions
Plymouth Argyle made 5 changes: Ashley Phillips for Brendan Galloway (84′), Bali Mumba for Matthew Sorinola (80′), Julio Pleguezuelo for Darko Gyabi (72′), Mustapha Bundu for Alfie Devine (72′) and Jordan Houghton for Adam Randell (80′).
Player of the match: Bali Mumba
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Plymouth Argyle was Bali Mumba.
His rating is with 37 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Coventry City – 1-2
- Southampton – Sunderland – 4-2
- Queens Park Rangers – Middlesbrough – 0-2
- Preston North End – Stoke City – 1-2
- Norwich City – Rotherham United – 5-0
- Millwall – Birmingham City – 1-0
- Hull City – Leicester City – 2-2
- Cardiff City – Ipswich Town – 2-1
- Blackburn Rovers – Plymouth Argyle – 1-1