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

61': Daniel Ayala
65': Ben Brereton Díaz

FT
2 - 0

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

45'+1': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Hull City 0.
45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Hull City 0.
54': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Daniel Butterworth replaces Leighton Clarkson.
54': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Reda Khadra replaces John Buckley.
59': Callum Elder (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Hull City 0. Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Joe Rothwell with a cross following a corner.
65': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Hull City 0. Ben Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
67': Substitution, Hull City. George Moncur replaces Matthew Smith.
68': Substitution, Hull City. Ryan Longman replaces Josh Magennis.
74': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Substitution, Hull City. Tyler Smith replaces Mallik Wilks.
79': Di'Shon Bernard (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jacob Davenport replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Hull City 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 9,140

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+20	Coventry City	9	19	0
+6	Middlesbrough	9	18	1
+5	Leicester City	9	16	1
+4	Preston North End	9	16	1

Full Table

Statistics

HUL		BLK
11	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	6
4	Saves	4
55	Possession	45
16	SHOTS	18
4	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
410	Accurate Passes	314
495	Passes	404
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	3
16	Crosses	14
0.3	Cross %	0.2
61	Long Balls	55
27	Accurate Long Balls	11
0.4	Long Balls %	0.2
6	Blocked Shots	4
11	Effective Tackles	6
15	Tackles	14
0.7	Tackle %	0.4
13	Interceptions	8
15	Effective Clearances	23
15	Clearances	23

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

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

Substitutes:

Aynsley Pears, Connor McBride, Jacob Davenport, Tyler Magliore, Daniel Butterworth, Hayden Carter, Reda Khadra.

Hull City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Matt Ingram (GK)
4	Jacob Greaves
24	Di'Shon Bernard
3	Callum Elder
2	Lewie Coyle
8	Greg Docherty
20	Matt Smith
6	Richard Smallwood
27	Josh Magennis
11	Keane Lewis-Potter
7	Mallik Wilks

Substitutes:

Tyler Smith, Sean McLoughlin, Andrew Cannon, George Moncur, Ryan Longman, Nathan Baxter, Joshua Emmanuel.

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