BLACKBURN. Southampton didn’t concede much to Blackburn Rovers to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Saturday. Southampton was truly superior in terms of ball possession (69%).
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 15,679 spectators. The referee was Craig Pawson assisted by Marc Perry and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Jeremy Simpson. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.71 degrees Celsius or 56.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
- 11 Total 7
- 3 On Target 2
- 4 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 77 Attack 120
- 36 Dangerous attack 51
- 52 Ball safe 66
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 5
Fouls
- 5 Total 6
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Southampton was in firm control of the ball 69% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Southampton was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Southampton to win the contest.
Blackburn Rovers shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Southampton shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards (C. Adams, J. Rankin-Costello and T. Dolan). On the other side, Southampton received 2 yellow cards (David Brooks and Harry Pickering).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Blackburn Rovers has 46 points like Queens Park Rangers and Stoke City to hold in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Southampton will has 75 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will play away with Bristol City on the 10th of April with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Blackburn Rovers (5 draws).
Southampton will play away against Leicester City on the 16th of March with a 12-11 head to head statistic in favor of Leicester City (8 draws).
Blackburn Rovers – Formation
Blackburn Rovers
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Blackburn Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager John Eustace decided to play with the following team: A. Pears , Callum Brittain , Dominic Hyam , S. Wharton , Harry Pickering , S. Tronstad , J. Rankin-Costello , Ryan Hedges , Sammie Szmodics , T. Dolan and Sam Gallagher .
The home team had on the bench: B. Chrisene, Leopold Wahlstedt, Hayden Carter, D. Markanday , J. Buckley, A. Moran, J. Garrett, S. Telalović and Kyle McFadzean.
Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of D. Markanday (injured).
Substitutions
Blackburn Rovers made only 1 change substituting Ryan Hedges for Dilan Kumar Markanday (27′).
Player of the match: Harry Pickering
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Harry Pickering.
His rating is with 26 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Southampton – Formation
Southampton
Southampton started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Russell Martin played with: S. Armstrong, Gavin Bazunu , Kyle Walker-Peters , T. Harwood-Bellis , Jan Bednarek , J. Stephens , Joe Aribo , Flynn Downes , Joe Rothwell , David Brooks and Adam Armstrong , Ryan Fraser .
The following players were sitting on the bench: C. Adams , Ryan Manning, Joe Lumley, Will Smallbone , Sékou Mara , Kamaldeen Sulemana , Samuel Edozie , Shea Charles and N. Lawrence.
Substitutions
Southampton made 5 changes: Adam Armstrong for Kamaldeen Sulemana (75′), Ryan Fraser for Samuel Edozie (75′), Kyle Walker-Peters for Sékou Mara (87′), David Brooks for C. Adams (62′) and Joe Rothwell for Will Smallbone (62′).
Player of the match: Joe Aribo
The most impressive player for Southampton was Joe Aribo.
His rating is with 51 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 11 duels out of 13. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Preston North End – 0-0
- Sunderland – Bristol City – 0-0
- Stoke City – West Bromwich Albion – 2-2
- Queens Park Rangers – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-2
- Norwich City – Ipswich Town – 1-0
- Middlesbrough – Swansea City – 2-0
- Leicester City – Birmingham City – 2-1
- Huddersfield Town – Millwall – 1-0
- Coventry City – Leeds United – 2-1
- Cardiff City – Hull City – 1-3
- Blackburn Rovers – Southampton – 0-0
