BLACKBURN. Blackburn Rovers and Blackpool draw 1-1. S. Gallagher scored the first goal (10′) for Blackburn Rovers. M. Ekpiteta made it even (48′).

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 Matt Donohue with the assistance of Philip Dermott and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Peter Wright. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.2 degrees Celsius or 46.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.​

Match Statistics​

Blackburn Rovers

1 - 1

Blackpool

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 11 Total 17
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 8 Off Target 14
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 106 Attack 77
  • 48 Dangerous attack 30
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 15 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Blackburn Rovers was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Blackpool that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Blackburn Rovers was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Blackburn Rovers to win the match​.

Blackburn Rovers shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Blackpool shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards (S. Gallagher, H. Pickering and ). On the opposite side, Blackpool received 4 yellow cards (K. Dougall, G. Madine, C. Connolly and J. Bowler).

Match Timeline

Sam Gallagher(goal)T. Kaminski
10'
44'
Kenny Dougall- Yellow
48'
Marvin Ekpiteta(goal)
J. Buckley- sub ->R. Nyambe
62'
62'
Sam Gallagher- Yellow
63'
71'
71'
Harry Pickering- Yellow
80'
81'
82'
85'
90'
Ryan Hedges- sub ->S. Gallagher
90'
90'
Callum Connolly- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Fulham
90
46
AFC Bournemouth
88
46
Huddersfield Town
82
46
Nottingham Forest
80
46
Sheffield United
75
46
Luton Town
75
46
Middlesbrough
70
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
69
46
West Bromwich Albion
67
46
Queens Park Rangers
66
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
64
46
Stoke City
62
46
Swansea City
61
46
Blackpool
60
46
Bristol City
55
46
Cardiff City
53
46
Hull City
51
46
Birmingham City
47
46
Reading
41
46
Peterborough United
37
46
Derby County
34
46
Barnsley
30
46

After this match, Blackburn Rovers will have 63 points to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Blackpool will have 53 points to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will play away with Peterborough United on the 15th of April with a 5-1 head to head record in favor of Blackburn Rovers (0 draws).

Blackpool will play away agasint West Bromwich Albion on the 15th of April with a 5-1 head to head in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers
G
Thomas Kaminski 1.Belgium
7.1
D
Darragh Lenihan 26.Republic of Ireland
7.1
D
S. Wharton 16.England
6.3
81'
D
Jan Paul van Hecke 25.Netherlands
7.2
M
Lewis Travis 27.England
6.1
M
Ryan Nyambe 2.Namibia
6.7
62'
M
Harry Pickering 3.England
6.0
80'
M
Joe Rothwell 8.England
7.4
F
T. Dolan 10.England
6.8
62'
F
Sam Gallagher 9.England
7.2
90' 63' 10'
F
Ben Brereton 22.Chile
7.1
Substitutes
G
A. Pears 13.England
M
Ryan Giles 28.England
6.4
81'
M
Tayo Edun 20.England
M
Bradley Johnson 4.England
M
Ryan Hedges 19.Wales
90'
M
B. Dack 23.England
6.8
62'
M
J. Buckley 21.England
6.8
62'

Blackburn Rovers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Tony Mowbray decided to play with the following team: .

Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of R. Giles (injured).

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 4 changes: R. Nyambe for J. Buckley (62′), T. Dolan for B. Dack (62′), S. Wharton for R. Giles (81′) and S. Gallagher for R. Hedges (90′).

Blackpool – Formation

Blackpool
G
C. Maxwell 1.Wales
6.7
D
James Husband 3.England
6.8
D
Marvin Ekpiteta 21.England
7.5
48'
D
Jordan Thorniley 34.England
7.5
D
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel 4.England
7.1
M
Callum Connolly 2.England
6.8
90'
M
Kenny Dougall 12.Australia
6.5
44'
M
Charlie Kirk 27.England
7.2
71'
M
CJ Hamilton 22.England
6.7
71'
F
Gary Madine 14.England
6.8
85'
F
Shayne Lavery 19.Northern Ireland
6.6
82'
Substitutes
G
Stuart Moore 13.England
D
Reece James 5.England
D
Richard Keogh 26.Republic of Ireland
6.4
82'
M
Ethan Robson 15.England
M
J. Bowler 11.England
7.2
71' 90'
F
Keshi Anderson 10.England
6.4
71'
F
Jerry Yates 9.England

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

Neil Critchley played with: .

Substitutions

Blackpool made 3 changes: C. Hamilton for K. Anderson (71′), C. Kirk for J. Bowler (71′) and S. Lavery for R. Keogh (82′).

Results of the day

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