Blackburn vs Peterborough 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

16': Harry Pickering
35': Ben Brereton Díaz
45': Darragh Lenihan
60': Ben Brereton Díaz

FT
4 - 0

Introduction

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Peterborough United at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

16': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Peterborough United 0. Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by John Buckley with a cross.
27': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Johnson replaces Daniel Ayala because of an injury.
35': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Peterborough United 0. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
44': Mark Beevers (Peterborough United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 3, Peterborough United 0. Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Rothwell with a cross following a set piece situation.
45'+2': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 3, Peterborough United 0.
45': Substitution, Peterborough United. Harrison Burrows replaces Mark Beevers.
45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 3, Peterborough United 0.
45': Substitution, Peterborough United. Ronnie Edwards replaces Frankie Kent.
53': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
60': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4, Peterborough United 0. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Rothwell with a through ball following a fast break.
61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Reda Khadra replaces Ben Brereton.
61': Substitution, Peterborough United. Conor Coventry replaces Oliver Norburn.
68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Daniel Butterworth replaces John Buckley.
71': Ronnie Edwards (Peterborough United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 4, Peterborough United 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 9,038

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+29	Coventry City	27	55	4
+12	Middlesbrough	27	49	6
+21	Ipswich Town	26	47	5
-2	Millwall	27	46	7

Full Table

Statistics

PET		BLK
11	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	4
3	Corner Kicks	5
3	Saves	2
48.9	Possession	51.1
7	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
377	Accurate Passes	417
453	Passes	476
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	4
21	Crosses	18
0.1	Cross %	0.2
57	Long Balls	54
26	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	3
14	Effective Tackles	6
23	Tackles	13
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
12	Interceptions	17
10	Effective Clearances	16
10	Clearances	16

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Kaminski (GK)
5	Daniel Ayala
16	Scott Wharton
26	Darragh Lenihan
8	Joe Rothwell
27	Lewis Travis
21	John Buckley
3	Harry Pickering
2	Ryan Nyambe
22	Ben Brereton Díaz
10	Tyrhys Dolan

Substitutes:

Daniel Butterworth, Tayo Edun, Bradley Johnson, Reda Khadra, Leighton Clarkson, Jacob Davenport, Aynsley Pears.

Peterborough United (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
13	David Cornell (GK)
4	Nathan Thompson
5	Mark Beevers
6	Frankie Kent
8	Jack Taylor
18	Oliver Norburn
10	Siriki Dembele
3	Dan Butler
23	Joe Ward
9	Jonson Clarke-Harris
7	Sammie Szmodics

Substitutes:

Harrison Burrows, Ronnie Edwards, Kwame Poku, Will Blackmore, Conor Coventry, Josh Knight, Jorge Grant.

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